Master Zoology (831 [1] - Version 2007) - discontinued

Compulsory Modules (30 ECTS)

MZO 1 Basic Modul Zoology (15 ECTS)

• 300143 VO 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Principles in metazoan systematics, evodevo and evolutionary research
  Wanninger, Mo 08:00-09:30 (8×), Th 09:45-11:15 (7×)
• 300472 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Reproductive biology
  Pavlicev, Fr 11:30-13:00 (13×)
• 300702 VO 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Animal Cells and Tissues
  Schwaha, Mo 07:30-09:30 (2×), Mo 11:30-13:00 (2×), Tu 04.10. 07:30-09:30, Tu 04.10. 11:30-13:00, We 05.10. 07:30-09:30, We 05.10. 11:30-13:00, Th 06.10. 07:30-09:30, Th 06.10. 11:30-13:00, Fr 07.10. 07:30-09:30, Fr 07.10. 11:30-13:00

MZO 2 Methods and Research Training in Zoology (15 ECTS)

• 300070 UE 10 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Special Course: Morphology of Mollusca - Morphology of Mollusca (only in combination with 300133)
  Redl, Tu 15:00-18:00 (14×), Th 15:00-18:00 (13×)
• 300115 UE 10 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) DNA Barcoding - A new approach to species identification in ecology and biodiversity research
  Barfuss, We 05.10. 11:00-11:30, Mo 09:00-18:00 (2×), Tu 09:00-18:00 (2×), We 09:00-18:00 (2×), Th 09:00-18:00 (2×), Fr 11.11. 09:00-18:00, Fr 02.12. 09:00-13:00
• 300169 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Trophic ecology of aquatic ecosystems
  Keckeis, Mo 03.10. 09:45-10:45
• 300218 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
  Gruber, Th 01.12. 08:00-14:45
• 300232 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Fluorescence staining, confocal microscopy and computer generated 3D-reconstruction
  Wanninger, We 05.10. 10:00-11:00, Mo 09:00-17:00 (3×), Tu 09:00-17:00 (3×), We 09:00-17:00 (3×), Th 09:00-17:00 (3×), Fr 09:00-17:00 (3×)
• 300239 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Multiple preparation techniques for use in light- and electron microscopy
  Grimsson, Th 06.10. 10:00-11:00, Mo 16.01. 09:00-11:00
• 300302 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Practical Course in Developmental Biology
  Technau, Mo 09:00-17:00 (2×), Tu 09:00-17:00 (2×), We 09:00-17:00 (2×), Th 09:00-17:00 (2×), Fr 09:00-17:00 (2×), Fr 25.11. 13:15-17:00
• 300416 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) 3-D Imaging and Modeling Using MicroCT
  Metscher, Th 11:30-13:00 (13×)

Block of Elective Modules Zoology (30 ECTS)

MZO W-1 Morphology, Anatomy and Ultrastructure of Animals (15 ECTS)

• 300070 UE 10 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Special Course: Morphology of Mollusca - Morphology of Mollusca (only in combination with 300133)
  Redl, Tu 15:00-18:00 (14×), Th 15:00-18:00 (13×)
• 300121 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] Image analysis and reconstruction of morphological datasets
  Schwaha, Mo 23.01. 08:00-14:45, Tu 24.01. 09:45-16:30, We 25.01. 09:45-16:30, Th 26.01. 09:45-16:30, Fr 27.01. 08:00-14:45
• 300133 VO 5 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Mollusca - Organization, Biology and Systematics of Mollusca
  Steiner, Tu 13:15-14:45 (13×), Th 13:15-14:45 (13×)
• 300166 VO 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Entomology - Introduction to insect science
  Krenn, Mo 09:45-11:15 (14×)
• 300306 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Hands-on Immunolabelling for Light and Electron Microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
  Montanaro-Punzengruber, Fr 11.11. 13:15-14:45, Mo 09:45-14:45 (2×), Th 24.11. 09:45-13:00, Th 15.12. 18:30-21:30

MZO W-2 Biodiversity and Systematics of Animals (15 ECTS)

• 300124 VO 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) The birds of Austria - an ecological and conservationbiological overview
  Ranner, Fr 16:45-18:15 (13×)
• 300157 VU 5 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Introduction to the ecology, classification and determination of wild bees
  Hölzler, Fr 14:00-17:00 (13×)
• 300180 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Biology of tropical amphibians
  Preininger, Th 13:15-14:45 (13×)
• 300187 EX 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Birds on the water
  Waringer
• 300206 UE 5 ECTS ( MIXED ) Genetic tools in ecology and conservation
  Strutzenberger, Th 13.10. 11:15-12:00, Mo 06.02. 10:00-17:00, Tu 07.02. 10:00-17:00, We 08.02. 10:00-17:00, Th 09.02. 10:00-17:00, Fr 10.02. 10:00-17:00
• 300214 VU 5 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Herpetology - Current research in ecology, evolution and conservation of amphibians and reptiles
  Schweiger, We 05.10. 15:00-16:30, We 13:15-15:45 (11×)
• 300548 SE 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Mutualistic Interactions of plants and ants
  Mayer, Th 09:15-11:00 (10×)

MZO W-3 Developmental Biology (15 ECTS)

• 300175 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Introductory lecture into techniques of EVO-DEVO
  Wollesen, Mo 13:15-14:45 (12×)
• 300186 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Current topics in Molecular Evolution and Development
  Simakov, Mo 05.12. 12:30-17:00
• 300685 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) EvoDevo: Evolution of developmental processes
  Technau, We 09:45-11:15 (12×)

MZO W-4 Theoretical Biology (10 ECTS)

• 300132 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Basics and current progress in theory of evolution
  Pavlicev, Mo 13:15-14:45 (14×)
• 300206 UE 5 ECTS ( MIXED ) Genetic tools in ecology and conservation
  Strutzenberger, Th 13.10. 11:15-12:00, Mo 06.02. 10:00-17:00, Tu 07.02. 10:00-17:00, We 08.02. 10:00-17:00, Th 09.02. 10:00-17:00, Fr 10.02. 10:00-17:00
• 300357 UE 4 ECTS [ en ] Mathematical Basics for Quantitative Biology
  Mitteröcker, Fr 09:45-11:15 (14×)
• 300386 VO 2 ECTS ( MIXED ) Oscillations in biological systems
  Nemeschkal, We 15:00-16:30 (12×)

MZO W-5 Basic Modul of Evolutionary Biology (15 ECTS)

• 300127 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( MIXED ) Genomic approaches to variation and adaptation: a road map
  Paun, Mo 17:30-19:30 (8×)
• 300164 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Current topics in Speciation Genomics
  Paun, Th 14:00-16:00 (9×)

MZO W-6 Behaviour, Neurobiology and Cognition (15 ECTS)

• 300558 VO 3 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Animal Communication
  Ladich, Th 10:15-12:00 (12×)

MZO W-7 Ecological Field Methods: Animals (5 ECTS)

MZO W-8 Marine Biology (10 ECTS)

MZO W-9 Interpretation of Ecological Data (5 ECTS)

• 300178 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Modelling spatial and temporal dynamics of (ecological) animal and plant populations - from theory to practice (UE)
  Wessely, Mo 16:15-18:30 (15×)
• 300193 VU 5 ECTS [ de en ] ( REMOTE ) Preparation and evaluation of multifactorial experiments in Ecology - (Investigation Design)
  Bachmann, Tu 04.10. 09:00-10:00, Mo 08:00-12:00 (2×), Tu 08:00-12:00 (2×), We 08:00-12:00 (2×), Th 08:00-12:00 (2×)
• 300205 VU 5 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Analysis of Ecological Data - univariate methods - (Data Analysis and modeling)
  Dullinger, Tu 04.10. 09:15-11:00, Tu 16:00-18:00 (14×), Tu 09:30-11:00 (13×), We 16:00-18:00 (11×)

Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists (30 ECTS)

Courses of the Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists

• 290109 VO 5 ECTS [ en ] Climate Change and Climate Crisis - Staying within Planetary Boundaries
  Schleper, Th 16:45-18:15 (12×), Fr 15:00-16:30 (2×)
• 300010 VO 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Vertebrate social systems: mechanisms
  Frigerio, Th 11:30-13:00 (6×), Fr 11:30-13:00 (4×), Fr 11:30-14:45 (2×)
• 300012 VO 3 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Introduction to Geodata and Spatial Analysis - GIS1
  Kleinbauer
• 300021 VO 2 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Bioacoustics - theory, equipment
  Kratochvil, Fr 11:30-13:00 (7×)
• 300057 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Biodiversity and Conservation Science - Seminar for Masterstudents
  Schulze, Tu 04.10. 15:00-16:00, Fr 14:00-17:00 (12×)
• 300058 VO 2 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Urban Ecology
  Punz, Fr 13:15-14:45 (11×)
• 300071 VO 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Climate Change - Biodiversity, Global Change and Climate Policy - (climate change)
  Essl, Tu 15:15-17:00 (13×)
• 300092 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] Introduction to Coral Reef Biology
  Steiner, Th 06.10. 18:30-20:00, Mo 16:45-18:15 (6×)
• 300097 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Natural History Collections - an introduction to management and utilization
  Pavlicev, Tu 09:00-15:00 (3×), Mo 12.12. 09:00-18:00, Tu 13.12. 09:00-18:00, We 14.12. 09:00-18:00, Fr 16.12. 09:00-15:00
• 300102 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Research Ethics - A hands-on approach - What do I have to consider when writing proposals and working in the laboratory?
  Rath, Mo 18:00-19:30 (14×)
• 300113 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Molecular Evolution and Genomics
  Gelabert Xirinachs, Th 09:45-11:15 (13×)
• 300119 SE 2 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Functional Ecology
  Bright, We 09:45-11:15 (6×)
• 300122 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Biology and Evolution of Archaea - Archaea evolution, genetics, cell biology, ecology and biotechnology
  Baltazar de Lima de Sousa, Fr 13:15-14:45 (13×)
• 300124 VO 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) The birds of Austria - an ecological and conservationbiological overview
  Ranner, Fr 16:45-18:15 (13×)
• 300129 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Ecology of Coral Reefs in the Anthropocene
  N.N., Tu 15:00-16:30 (14×)
• 300130 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Environmental cell biology - Growth and reproduction of non-model cells
  Bulgheresi, Fr 11:30-13:00 (13×)
• 300132 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Basics and current progress in theory of evolution
  Pavlicev, Mo 13:15-14:45 (14×)
• 300139 VO 3 ECTS [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Groundwater Ecology - An Introduction
  Griebler, Mo 15:00-16:30 (13×)
• 300154 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Bioacoustics I - Introduction to vertebrate Bioacoustics
  Fitch
• 300156 SE 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Current topics in philosophy, theology and biology - Interdisciplinary discussions of current topics in Philosophy, Theology and Biology
  Weckwerth, Th 18:30-21:00 (13×)
• 300165 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) History of evolutionary biology - what a dead dodo can tell us about how we understand evolution
  Grill, Mo 10.10. 13:15-14:45, Mo 14.11. 16:45-18:15, Tu 15.11. 15:00-16:30, We 16.11. 15:00-16:30, Th 17.11. 15:00-18:15, Fr 18.11. 15:00-18:15
• 300168 VO 2 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Introduction to Biomimetics
  Drack, Mo 09.01. 16:45-18:15, Tu 10.01. 16:45-20:00, We 11.01. 16:45-20:00, Th 12.01. 16:45-18:15, Fr 13.01. 16:45-18:30
• 300169 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Trophic ecology of aquatic ecosystems
  Keckeis, Mo 03.10. 09:45-10:45
• 300171 UE 2 ECTS [ de en ] ( MIXED ) Science Writing & Communication
  Maas, Tu 04.10. 11:00-12:00, Tu 11.10. 13:00-16:00, Th 27.10. 13:00-16:00, Tu 08.11. 12:00-16:00, Th 12.01. 11:00-12:00
• 300172 UE 5 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Evolution in the museum - Development, endangerment and protection of biodiversity
  Gollmann, We 05.10. 16:45-18:15
• 300173 VU 3 ECTS Biological Invasions
  Essl, We 16:45-18:15 (11×)
• 300178 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Modelling spatial and temporal dynamics of (ecological) animal and plant populations - from theory to practice (UE)
  Wessely, Mo 16:15-18:30 (15×)
• 300180 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Biology of tropical amphibians
  Preininger, Th 13:15-14:45 (13×)
• 300187 EX 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Birds on the water
  Waringer
• 300199 UE 5 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Exercise on behaviour observation and behavioural genetics unsing the example of Japanese macaques
  Pflüger
• 300218 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
  Gruber, Th 01.12. 08:00-14:45
• 300220 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Applied Phycology: isolation, cultivation, experiments
  Schagerl, We 13:00-17:00 (4×), Fr 08:00-17:00 (3×), Mo 08:00-17:00 (2×), Tu 08:00-17:00 (2×), We 08:00-17:00 (2×), Th 08:00-17:00 (2×)
• 300236 VO 2 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Prokaryotic evolution and diversity"
  Baltazar de Lima de Sousa, We 14:45-18:15 (4×)
• 300241 VO 3 ECTS ( MIXED ) Tropical ecosystems of South and Central America
  Weissenhofer, Tu 04.10. 15:00-16:00, Tu 14:00-18:00 (6×)
• 300264 VO 3 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Soil Ecology (interdisciplinary lecture)
  Bachmann
• 300314 VO 2 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Renewable Energies
  Lichtscheidl, Tu 04.10. 16:45-19:30, Mo 16:45-19:30 (14×)
• 300323 SE 3 ECTS [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Current Trends in Parasitology - Current parasitological topics, lecture works english slides
  Walochnik
• 300351 VO 3 ECTS Algae in Freshwaters - Ecophysiology with implications for the bio-assessment of aquatic systems and the response to climate change.
  Teubner, Mo 03.10. 13:15-14:15, Th 11:30-13:00 (10×)
• 300353 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Applied programming for Bioinformatics - Principles and techniques for simple programming to solve biological problems, using a common programming language. Practical experience with text processing and automation of external programms.
  Goldenberg, We 11:30-13:00 (12×)
• 300371 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] New concepts in archaeal and bacterial biology
  Baltazar de Lima de Sousa, Fr 14.10. 10:00-12:00, Mo 16.01. 09:00-13:00, Th 19.01. 09:00-13:00
• 300387 SE+EX 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Field Trips in Microbiology
  Horn, Tu 15:00-18:15 (13×), Tu 11.10. 15:30-18:00
• 300390 EX 2 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Highlights of palaeontology 1 - excursion
  Nagel
• 300393 EX 1 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Field mycology
  Greilhuber
• 300394 VO 2 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Introduction to molecular techniques
  Genikhovich, We 09:45-11:45 (7×)
• 300397 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Comparative Anthropology: Physiological and Behavioral Constraints in Humans and Non-Human Primates
  Wallner
• 300433 VO 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Medical parasitology - Transfer of basic knowledge
  Aspöck
• 300462 SE 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Phylogenetics actually - Actual problems and results in Phylogeny
  Steiner, Th 11:30-13:00 (13×)
• 300469 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] ( MIXED ) Management and analysis of spatial Data - GIS III - Programming in ArcGIS, QGIS and R (Spatial Analysis)
  Moser, Tu 04.10. 10:00-11:00, Mo 28.11. 09:00-16:00, Tu 29.11. 09:00-16:00, We 30.11. 09:00-16:00, Th 01.12. 09:00-16:00
• 300504 SE 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) How to write a scientific paper
  Zechmeister, Th 15:00-18:00 (7×)
• 300517 SE+UE 3 ECTS Theory and Application of Confocal Microscopy
  Koller-Peroutka, Mo 05.12. 09:45-14:45, Mo 05.12. 16:45-18:15, Tu 06.12. 09:45-13:00, Tu 06.12. 15:00-18:15, We 07.12. 09:45-14:45
• 300527 UE 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Practical course: molecular phylogeny based on museum specimens
  Haring
• 300531 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Writing Theses and Articles in English - (parallel courses)
  Metscher, We 13:15-14:45 (12×)
• 300548 SE 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Mutualistic Interactions of plants and ants
  Mayer, Th 09:15-11:00 (10×)
• 300669 VO 4 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Management of endangered species - practical species protection in marine and terrestrial ecosystems
  Stachowitsch, We 16:45-20:00 (11×)
• 301138 SE 2 ECTS [ en ] Behavior, Rhythms and Neurological Diseases
  Teßmar-Raible
• 301267 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Business in Biotech
  Laurer, Th 09:00-13:15 (3×), Tu 09:00-13:15 (2×)
• 301465 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Current Trends in Bioanalytical Technologies
  Köcher, We 17:00-18:30 (12×)
• 301584 UE 2 ECTS ( MIXED ) Project management in science communication
  Gschmeidler, We 12.10. 11:00-12:00, Mo 21.11. 09:00-14:00, Tu 22.11. 09:00-14:00, We 23.11. 09:00-14:00, Th 24.11. 09:00-14:00