30.04 Master's Degree Programmes Biology

300238 VO Habitatmapping - Assessment of conservation value
300242 UE Habitatmapping - Habitat of cultural landscapes
300635 UE Ecosystems and Vegetation of natural Landscapes - Fieldcourse Ötschergräben

4.2. Block of Elective Modules: Conservation Biology and Biodiversity

MNB W-1 Management of Protected sites

300271 UE+EX Management of Protected Sites

MNB W-2 Conservation Policy

300341 VO Conservation Politics
300343 SE Conservation Politics Seminar

MNB W-3 Ex-situ Conservation

300159 VO Conservation Genetics - Konzepte und Anwendungen am Beispiel ausgewählter Arten , z.B. Wölfe, Tiger, Seeadler, Kondore
300614 VO Importance of Zoos for Conservation of endangered species - Practice-related analysis of the historical development and approach in current programms

MNB W-4 Spatial Analysis and Presentation Techniques

300016 VO VO: Digital Spatial Analysis - Digital Spatial Analysis (GIS / Remote Sensing / Geo-statistics) als instrument of Conservation Biology and applied Landscape Ecology
300170 VO Spatial analytic methods in Conservation Biology - Introduction to GIS
300171 UE Spatial analytic methods in Conservation Biology - Introduction to GIS: Exercises
300345 UE Application of Geographical Information Systems - Application of Geographical Information Systems, Geo-statistics and Remote Sensing II (for advanced students)

MNB W-5 Conservation Related Methodologies of Social, Cultural and Economic Sciences

300309 UE Conservation Related Methodologies of Social, Cultural and Economic Sciences

MNB W-6 Bioindication

300104 VO [ en ] Bioindicaton and Biomonitoring
300183 UE Practical Course in bioindication and monitoring

5. Palaeobiology

5.1. Compulsory Modules

MPB 1 Taphonomy and Palaeoecology

280114 UE MA-ERD-17.30 Environmental Paleontology (PI)

MPB 2 Terrestrial Actuopalaeontology

280080 VU MA-ERD-14 Actuopaleontology (PI)

MPB 3 Palaeontology and Evolution

MPB 4 Palaeoclimatology and Palaeogeography

280083 VU MA-ERD-16 Climate Change Through Time (PI)

MPB 5 Special Issues of Hominide Evolution

300552 UE Comparative morphology of fossil hominids

MPB 6 Sedimentology and Facies Analysis

5.2. Block of Elective Modules: Palaeobiology

MPB W-1 Aquatic Palaeo-Ecosystems

280112 VU MA-ERD-17.28 Microorganisms and Implementation (PI)

MPB W-2 Field Course in Aquatic Sediments

MPB W-3 Introduction to Archaeobiology

MPB W-4 Palaeobiology of Vertebrates

280111 VU MA-ERD-17.27 Evolution of Vertebrata (PI)

MPB W-5 Plant Evolution and the Development of Vegetation through Time

6. Behavior, Neurobiology and Cognition

6.1. Compulsory Modules

MVN 1 Basic Module Behaviour, Neurobiology and Cognition

300310 VO Neurobiology II - Neurobiologie II
300336 VO [ en ] Biology of Cognition
300464 VO Behavioral Ecology
300683 VO Physiology of the Senses

MVN 2 Fundamentals of Scientific Research in Behaviour, Neurobiology and Cognition

300031 SE [ en ] Seminar for Masters, Diploma and PhD-students in Biology of Cognition
300041 SE Seminar for Masters, Diploma and PhD-students in Neurobiology
300203 SE [ en ] Seminar for Masters, Diploma and doctoral-students in Behavioural Biology

6.2. Block of Elective Modules: Behavior, Neurobiology and Cognition

MVN W-1 Behavioural Physiology

300116 PP Practical course in Behavioural Biology, Gruenau - (social mechanisms) at the Konrad Lorenz Forschungsstelle in Gruenau
300337 PP Practical course in Behavioral Physiology

MVN W-10 Actual Research Topics in Neurobiology

300675 SE Neurobiology Seminar: Ongoing resarch

MVN W-11 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

300280 SE [ de en ] Principles of Brain Evolution
300311 SE [ de en ] Molecular mechanisms of brain disorders

MVN W-12 Cognition for Advanced Students

300110 SE [ en ] Current topics in cognitive biology 2

MVN W-13 Cognition Methods

300656 PP Practical course in animal cognition - Introduction into the methods of learning experiments with animals

MVN W-2 Behavioural Endocrinology

MVN W-3 Reproduction and Biological Rhythms

300017 VO Topics in Sexual Biology

MVN W-4 Sound Communication in Animals

MVN W-5 Animal Communication

300231 VO Behavioural biology of aquatic vertebrates - fishes, whales and dolphins
300335 UE [ en ] Bio-Acoustics II - Advanced Bioacoustics

MVN W-6 Social Mechanisms

300117 SE Ethological and ecoethological Seminar (Grünau)

MVN W-7 Human Animal Relationship

300042 SE Current topics in human-animal relationships - Discussion of new scientific results. Seminar with lecture human-animal relations
300557 VO Human-Animal Interactions (Anthropozoology) - evolutionary functions and mechanisms, animals as social partners, species management

MVN W-8 Neurobiology for Advanced Students

MVN W-9 Neuroanatomy

300216 PP Molecular and cellular neurobiology

7. Zoology

7.1. Compulsory Modules

MZO 1 Basic Modul Zoology

300388 VO Form, Funktion and Evolution in Animals
300435 VO Animal biogeography - Principles of animal biogeography
300702 VO Animal Cells and Tissues

MZO 2 Methods and Research Training in Zoology

300040 PP DNA Barcoding - a new approach to species identification in ecology and biodiversity research
300057 PP North Sea, Wadden Sea field trip
300088 PP Practical Course: Vertebrates - Comparative Morphology of Vertebrates
300136 PP Population biology of native amphibians
300145 PP [ de en ] Developmental biology of marine invertebrates in Villefranche-sur-Mer
300156 PP Advanced techniques of electronmicroscopy and ultrastructural research
300198 PP Alpin field course in zoology
300216 PP Molecular and cellular neurobiology
300247 PP Experimental developmental biology
300285 SE+UE Light and video microscopy in theory and practice (parallel courses)
300307 PP [ en ] Experimental evolutionary biology
300416 PP [ en ] 3-D Imaging and Modeling Using MicroCT
300418 UE [ en ] Research Training in Zoology

7.2. Block of Elective Modules: Zoology

MZO W-1 Morphology, Anatomy and Ultrastructure of Animals

300079 SE [ en ] Zoology and Evolution - Seminar for Master- and PhD Students
300221 SE [ en ] Cell Imaging and Ultrastructure Research (2) - Seminar for Master- and PhD Students
300250 VO Bryozoa - Morphology, biology, phylogeny and ecology
300291 VO Electron Microscopy in Biology - Methods, Preparation and Interpreparation
300316 SE [ en ] Morphology, systematics and developmental biology of animals - Seminar for Master- and PhD-Students
300356 UE Entomological Laboratory - Taxonomic studies on selected insects

MZO W-2 Biodiversity and Systematics of Animals

300038 EX EX to voices of Austrian birds
300049 VO Biology, ecology and conservation biology of bats
300054 UE+EX Limnetic ostracods from Central Europe - Biodiversity, systematics, zoogeography and bioindication
300079 SE [ en ] Zoology and Evolution - Seminar for Master- and PhD Students
300128 UE [ en ] Marine Microbial Symbiosis Course
300193 SE [ en ] Symbiosis - concepts and model systems
300201 UE [ en ] Microbial Oceanography Course
300228 UE [ en ] Field methods in bird migration research
300230 UE Animal Behaviour Observation - Practical Course
300244 UE [ de en ] Advanced field course fish ecology
300250 VO Bryozoa - Morphology, biology, phylogeny and ecology
300257 VO [ de en ] Primates and their societies
300286 UE [ en ] Field Methods in Ornithology
300295 UE Field course "Aquatic habitats" - advanced level
300335 UE [ en ] Bio-Acoustics II - Advanced Bioacoustics
300387 UE [ en ] Biodiversity of Stream Ecosystems
300428 UE+EX Aquatic Heteroptera identification course - advanced level
300482 VO The world of mites - morphology, biology, ecology, phylogeny, medical and commercial relevance
300499 VO Voices of Austrian birds - Introduction to the songs and calls of Austrian birds

MZO W-3 Developmental Biology

300053 SE [ de en ] Principles of multivariate statistics for biologists - autonoms development of computer programs
300134 VO [ en ] Comparative Embryology of the Vertebrates
300530 UE [ en ] Imaging and visualization in developmental biology - Principles and applications, including 3 D Methods

MZO W-4 Theoretical Biology

300073 VO Basics of biosystems theory

MZO W-5 Basic Modul of Evolutionary Biology

300329 VO Introduction into evolutionary biology - Principles of molecular evolution - from gene evolution to speciation

MZO W-6 Behaviour, Neurobiology and Cognition

300310 VO Neurobiology II - Neurobiologie II
300336 VO [ en ] Biology of Cognition
300464 VO Behavioral Ecology
300683 VO Physiology of the Senses

MZO W-7 Ecological Field Methods: Animals

300253 UE [ de en ] Methods in Field Research - Focus: Birds and small Mammals

MZO W-8 Marine Biology

300175 VO [ en ] Microbial Oceanography
300314 UE [ en ] Fauna and flora of marine habitats - only together with course 300303

MZO W-9 Interpretation of Ecological Data

B-WZB Elective Module Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists

240236 VU VU topics - Lecture Series & Workshops
300008 SE Code of practice in science communication - Professional Use of Print and New Media in your career
300011 SE [ en ] Collection Sciences and Research
300013 UE Microscopical course on freshwater algae - Microscopical course on freshwater algae in lakes aimed at EC Water Framework Directive
300016 VO VO: Digital Spatial Analysis - Digital Spatial Analysis (GIS / Remote Sensing / Geo-statistics) als instrument of Conservation Biology and applied Landscape Ecology
300018 SE [ en ] Scientific Literature and Communication for Biologists - in Parallelen
300020 SE Social-biological aspects of the human-animal interaction
300029 VO [ de en ] Water Framework Directive &Habitats Directives &European Standards related to the aquatic vegetation - Basics for assessing the ecological status of waterbodies in Europe
300033 UE Scientific Communication in the Laboratory - "Hands on - Minds on"
300035 EX Speleological excursions Caves of Austria and neighboring countries
300043 VO Selected statistical Methods I: Time Series Analysis
300044 UE [ en ] Business in Biotech I - Business in Biotech I
300049 VO Biology, ecology and conservation biology of bats
300050 UE Scientific Illustration - Introduction to scientific illustration for application in Botany, Ecology and Evolution
300053 SE [ de en ] Principles of multivariate statistics for biologists - autonoms development of computer programs
300054 UE+EX Limnetic ostracods from Central Europe - Biodiversity, systematics, zoogeography and bioindication
300062 UE Computer-assisted presentation techniques
300067 UE Basics and handling with intellectual property for biologists
300073 VO Basics of biosystems theory
300075 VO Basic lecture for starting Masterstudents
300085 SE [ en ] COSB Colloquium - Vorträge im Center for Organismal Systems Biology
300090 VO Behavioural Ecology of Bird Song
300097 SE Animals in Scientific Films
300098 SE Current topics in philosophy, theology and biology - Interdisciplinary discussions of current topics in Philosophy, Theology and Biology
300105 SE Writer's workshop for biologists - Principles of scientific publication
300108 UE Introduction to Molecular Biological Techniques - Molecular Techniques
300121 VO An Introduction to Epigenetics
300129 VO Bio- and chemodiversity of economic plants - secondary metabolites
300131 VO Selected acpects of bacterial physiology
300141 VO Aspects of freshwater bioindication - Methods of assessment
300149 UE [ en ] Species distribution modelling
300152 UE [ en ] Digital Illustration for Biologists
300157 UE Eco-physiological - horticultural training course - applied ecology
300159 VO Conservation Genetics - Konzepte und Anwendungen am Beispiel ausgewählter Arten , z.B. Wölfe, Tiger, Seeadler, Kondore
300197 UE Animal ecological special course - methods and questions in outdoor laboratories
300206 VO [ en ] Introduction to Marine Pollution
300223 VO Methods of population analysis II: multivariat analysis methods - Multiple regression and correlationmodels; linear and nonlinear models; metaanalysis
300227 EX Special excursion in animal ecology
300230 UE Animal Behaviour Observation - Practical Course
300231 VO Behavioural biology of aquatic vertebrates - fishes, whales and dolphins
300237 SE Botanical field research and collecting tours
300240 UE Computer Training to Applied Statistics for Biologists
300253 UE [ de en ] Methods in Field Research - Focus: Birds and small Mammals
300254 UE Computer applications in biology
300257 VO [ de en ] Primates and their societies
300278 VO GMO - the ecological perspective - Genetically Modified Organisms - the ecological perspective
300279 EX [ de en ] Palaeontological excursion - Highlights 2
300285 SE+UE Light and video microscopy in theory and practice (parallel courses)
300291 VO Electron Microscopy in Biology - Methods, Preparation and Interpreparation
300297 UE [ en ] Methods in plant diversity research
300302 UE Laboratory Safety and Security Culture - biological, radiological and chemical safety and security in research
300303 SE [ en ] Preparatory seminar for "Fauna and Flora of marine habitats" - only together with course 300314
300314 UE [ en ] Fauna and flora of marine habitats - only together with course 300303
300324 VO Hygiene-relevant microbiology: The art of Parasitic - a synopsis of a historical Parasitology, and the system of the medicinischen Polizey. Knowledge transfer of the past and medicine-historical roots of the contemporary Parasitology
300325 SE Topics of Climate Change
300334 UE Field course "Amphibian Ecology"
300335 UE [ en ] Bio-Acoustics II - Advanced Bioacoustics
300345 UE Application of Geographical Information Systems - Application of Geographical Information Systems, Geo-statistics and Remote Sensing II (for advanced students)
300349 UE Project Management for Ecologists - Planning, Executing and Evaluating interdisciplinary Projects
300351 VO The Use and Abuse of Biology - Darwin und die Humanwissenschaften
300374 UE [ de en ] Water Framework Directive: Introduction to Macrophyte survey - Practical application
300383 SE Economics for Biologists - Preliminary lectures in Economics
300405 UE [ de en ] Palaeontological field school - Alpine Bear cave
300410 VO General basics of medicine for biologists, Part 2 - The course reinforces knowledge of the skills gained by the course "General basics of medicine for biologists, Part 1". The current lecture will analyse in particular pharmacological aspects as well as disease patterns of the inner organs and musculoskeletal systems.
300428 UE+EX Aquatic Heteroptera identification course - advanced level
300430 EX Vertebrate ecological excursion: Soca/ Isonzo - valley - Habitats in a Karst-river valley from the spring to the estuary
300433 VO Medical parasitology - Transfer of basic knowledge
300438 SE [ de en ] Seminar in biometry for beginners - Basics of biometrical analysis
300439 UE [ de en ] Basics in molecular parasitology - Molecular Parasitology (DNA, genomes, PCR, sequencing, mol. phylogeny, designer drugs)
300450 VO Helminthozoonoses in Cental Europe - Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, therapy
300453 UE Management and Evaluation of Multifactorial Experiments - including Statistics , advanced Graphics Software, Production of Presentations and Web Content
300472 EX Excursion to heavy metal habitats
300482 VO The world of mites - morphology, biology, ecology, phylogeny, medical and commercial relevance
300494 VO System ecology of the animals - Fundamentals to the system ecology of the animals
300517 SE+UE Theory and Application of Confocal Microscopy - (parallel courses)
300530 UE [ en ] Imaging and visualization in developmental biology - Principles and applications, including 3 D Methods
300545 SE Efficient Learning - Revision course to Animal Anatomy, Phylogeny and Evolution (300098) (Parallel courses)
300562 VO Ornithology IV - Ornithology IV
300602 UE Data base in place of datachaos-Access for biologists
300667 VO Applied Statistics for Biologists
300716 UE Preparation and determination of Pleistocene animal remains - (parallel courses)
450008 VU [ en ] Historical ecology and conservation paleobiology

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