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

Compulsory Modules (30 ECTS)

MZO 1 Basic Modul Zoology (15 ECTS)

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

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

• 300031 UE Practical Course: Vertebrates - Comparative Morphology of Vertebrates
• 300113 UE [ de en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy of Cells and Tissues -Techniques and Preparation
• 300115 UE DNA Barcoding - A new approach to species identification in ecology and biodiversity research
• 300145 UE [ de en ] Developmental biology of marine invertebrates in Villefranche-sur-Mer
• 300148 UE [ de en ] Costa Rica: From bio- to chemodiversity and natural products in tropical rain forests
• 300163 UE [ en ] ( MIXED ) Methods in pollination biology
• 300216 UE Molecular and cellular neurobiology
• 300218 UE [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
• 300334 UE Field course "Amphibian Ecology"

Block of Elective Modules Zoology (30 ECTS)

• 300165 UE [ de en ] Algae - their world explored

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

• 300006 VO Vertebrates - Morphology, Phylogeny, Biology
• 300127 UE Introductory course on animal gene expression
• 300250 VO Bryozoa - Morphology, biology, phylogeny and ecology
• 300262 UE ( ON-SITE ) Comparative morphology and evolution of basal vertebrates

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

• 300037 VO Biology and Ecology of alpine animals
• 300049 VO ( MIXED ) Biology, ecology and conservation biology of bats
• 300050 EX EX to voices of Austrian birds
• 300060 UE+EX Limnetic ostracods from Europe - Biodiversity, systematics and bioindication
• 300103 VU ( REMOTE ) Dragonflies- ecology, taxonomy and bioindication
• 300108 VU [ en ] Macroecology and spatial phylogenetics of animals
• 300119 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Bird Ecology
• 300128 UE [ en ] Marine Microbial Symbiosis Course
• 300157 VU Introduction to the ecology, classification and determination of wild bees
• 300226 VO Molecular Biodiversity Research: DNA Barcoding and other methods - Examples from practical application and theoretical basics
• 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
• 300251 UE Biology of marine habitats of the North Sea
• 300257 VO [ de en ] Primates and their societies
• 300263 UE Taxonomy, systematics and ecology of free-living nematodes
• 300283 UE+EX Identification of amphibian larvae in lab and field
• 300295 UE [ en ] Field course "Biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems" - advanced level
• 300499 VO Voices of Austrian birds - Introduction to the songs and calls of Austrian birds

MZO W-3 Developmental Biology (15 ECTS)

• 300227 VO [ en ] Comparative developmental anatomy of vertebrates II - Part 2
• 300530 UE [ en ] Imaging and visualization in developmental biology - Principles and applications, including 3 D Methods

MZO W-4 Theoretical Biology (10 ECTS)

• 300074 VO [ de en ] ( MIXED ) Principles of multivariate statistics for biologists
• 300120 VO [ en ] Systems conditions for Evolution
• 300132 SE [ en ] Basics and current progress in theory of evolution
• 300153 SE [ en ] ( MIXED ) Advanced aspects of zoological taxonomy and species concepts in theory and practice

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

• 300120 VO [ en ] Systems conditions for Evolution
• 300227 VO [ en ] Comparative developmental anatomy of vertebrates II - Part 2
• 300246 VU [ en ] Analysis of biological data with Python for non-bioinformaticians
• 300329 VO Introduction into evolutionary biology - Principles of molecular evolution - from gene evolution to speciation

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

• 300102 VO Human Behavioural Biology
• 300310 VO Neurobiology II - Neurobiologie II
• 300336 VO [ en ] Biology of Cognition
• 300464 VO Behavioral Ecology

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

• 300108 VU [ en ] Macroecology and spatial phylogenetics of animals
• 300253 VU [ de en ] Methods in Field Research - Focus: Birds and small Mammals

MZO W-8 Marine Biology (10 ECTS)

• 300087 UE From viruses to animals - nutritional interactions in the sea - Who eats whom in ten days at the sea
• 300202 UE [ de en ] Biodiversity of marine coastal habitats
• 300251 UE Biology of marine habitats of the North Sea

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

• 300117 VU [ en ] Introduction to ecological modelling - data analysis and modelling
• 300232 VU [ en ] ( MIXED ) Introduction to coding in R (VU): A hands-on approach - study design (Investigation Design)
• 300368 UE [ en ] Practical data analysis in ecology, biodiversity and zoology - data analysis and modelling

Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists (30 ECTS)

Courses of the Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists

• 280145 LP [ en ] ( REMOTE ) MA-ERD-W-3.26 Conservation Paleobiology and Historical Ecology (PI)
• 280250 SE [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Transitions Towards Sustainability: Possibilities and Pitfalls - Environmental Engagements: talks (PI)
• 300006 VO Vertebrates - Morphology, Phylogeny, Biology
• 300014 VO Aspects of freshwater bioindication - Methods of assessment
• 300047 UE Insects in the Nationalpark Donau-Auen: Butterflies and Moths
• 300062 UE Computer-assisted presentation techniques
• 300072 UE Rhizosphere
• 300074 VO [ de en ] ( MIXED ) Principles of multivariate statistics for biologists
• 300080 VO [ en ] Symbiosis concepts and model systems (Part 2)
• 300085 SE [ en ] Evolutionary Systemsbiology
• 300094 UE [ en ] Proteomics in System Biology
• 300113 UE [ de en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy of Cells and Tissues -Techniques and Preparation
• 300117 VU [ en ] Introduction to ecological modelling - data analysis and modelling
• 300132 SE [ en ] Basics and current progress in theory of evolution
• 300142 SE [ en ] Evolutionary Biology - Departmentalseminar for Master- and PhD-Students
• 300156 SE ( REMOTE ) Current topics in philosophy, theology and biology - Interdisciplinary discussions of current topics in Philosophy, Theology and Biology
• 300171 UE [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Science Writing & Communication
• 300193 RV Silent Spring - sixth mass extinction of species: reasons and consequences
• 300218 UE [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
• 300232 VU [ en ] ( MIXED ) Introduction to coding in R (VU): A hands-on approach - study design (Investigation Design)
• 300236 UE [ en ] Methods in phytosociology - field sampling and data analysis
• 300243 SE [ en ] Functional and Evolutionary Ecology 1
• 300245 SE [ en ] ( MIXED ) Auditory and language neuroscience
• 300246 VU [ en ] Analysis of biological data with Python for non-bioinformaticians
• 300250 VO Bryozoa - Morphology, biology, phylogeny and ecology
• 300258 EX Restoration Ecology of Viennese Waters
• 300261 SE [ en ] Limnology Seminar II - Fundamental and Applied Research Projects
• 300266 EX Speleological excursions Caves of Austria and neighboring countries
• 300283 UE+EX Identification of amphibian larvae in lab and field
• 300297 UE [ en ] Methods in plant diversity research
• 300316 SE [ en ] Morphology, systematics and developmental biology of animals - Seminar for Master- and PhD-Students
• 300334 UE Field course "Amphibian Ecology"
• 300344 VO [ en ] ( MIXED ) Introduction to Quantitative Biology and Systems Biology
• 300362 UE [ en ] Applied Data Analysis
• 300517 SE+UE ( MIXED ) Theory and Application of Confocal Microscopy
• 300724 SE [ en ] Ecological Genetics 1- Seminar for Master- and PhD Students