A. Bachelor's Degree Programme Biology

I. Introductory Phase

• 300012 VO Ecology - an introduction
• 300024 VO Introductory Lecture in Molecular Cell Biology
• 300036 VO Bioethics and Research Ethics
• 300069 VO [ en de ] Plants: their diversity - and importance in human affairs
• 300194 VO Introductory Lecture in Genetics
• 300195 VO General and Organic Chemistry
• 300354 VO Man and Woman from an Evolutionary Viewpoint
• 300409 VO Introduction to Zoology
• 300427 VO Physics for students of Biology
• 300477 VO Introductory Lecture in Microbiology part II
• 300516 VO Gender in Science
• 300663 VO Introductory Lecture in Microbiology part I
• 300718 VO Statistics in biology
• 300719 VO Gender in science

II-A. Alternative Block of Compulsory Modules (ABCM) A

• 300030 UE Chemical laboratory course for biologists
• 300139 UE Physics laboratory work for students of biology - Phyical measurement

II-B. Alternative Block of Compulsory Modules (ABCM) B

III. ABCM Disciplines of Specialization

1. Anthropology

• 300033 VO Virtual Anthropology - Introduction into digital 3D-methods
• 300047 UE Mathematiic-statisitcal exercises
• 300078 VO Hominid Evolution
• 300122 UE Anatomical Dissection Course
• 300123 UE Applied Statistics for Anthropologists
• 300225 UE Basic principles for qualitative and quantitative Real Time PCR
• 300227 VO Primatology
• 300231 VO Introduction in Social Biology
• 300266 UE Traditional measurements
• 300320 PP Project practicum III
• 300327 VO Introduction into Human Ethology
• 300330 SE Scientific presentation
• 300331 PP Basic Course IV: Human Ethology
• 300346 UE Variations of epigenetic features and pathological variability of skeletal remains - Variations of epigenetic features and pathological variability of skeletal remains
• 300397 VO Anthropology of disabled persons
• 300398 UE Computer-assisted Evaluation Methods I
• 300399 UE Preparation exercises for ancient human skeletal remains - Exercises
• 300426 VO Introduction into Human Ecology - Introduction into Human Ecology
• 300431 VO [ en ] Methods of Phylogenetic Analyses
• 300441 VO+SE History of Parasitology (an account of modern parasitology)
• 300444 VO Cultural Anthropology and History of Ethiopia
• 300490 VO Introduction of excevation technique of burials in the Prehistory and Early History
• 300492 VO Anatomy 2 - Biomechanics
• 300497 UE Scientific Writing: An Introduction to writing techniques and reading techniques - and their application in different stages of a scientific writing process
• 300509 EX Expert Excursion
• 300683 VO Anatomy for Anthropologists
• 300686 EX Spelaeological excursions to Palaelithic sites for Anthropologists

2. Microbiology and Genetics

• 300021 UE Practical Course in Analytical Chemistry for Biology Students - for the specialization Microbiology/Genetics
• 300028 UE Laboratory Course I - Microbiology and Genetics - Introductory Lecture in Molecular Cell Biology
• 300091 UE Course III A - Laboratory Work in Molecular Biology - for the specialization Microbiology/Genetics
• 300092 SE Seminar to Laboratory Course III A - for the specialization Microbiology/Genetics
• 300105 VO Molecular Developmental Biology of plants
• 300135 UE Laboratory Course II - Biochemistry
• 300214 UE Course III B - Computing in Molecular Biology
• 300260 VO Immunology and Cellular Microbiology, Part A
• 300284 VO Principles of Biochemistry
• 300344 VO Immunology and Cellular Microbiology, Part B
• 300403 UE Semicompulsory Lab Course Organic Chemistry
• 300553 UE Advanced course in microbiology and genetics: molecular biology
• 300554 SE Presentation of the advanced course in microbiology and genetics: molecular biology
• 300559 UE Advanced course in microbiology and genetics: molecular biology
• 300560 UE Advanced course in microbiology and genetics: molecular biology
• 300562 SE Presentation of the advanced course in microbiology and genetics: molecular biology
• 300563 SE Presentation of the advanced course in microbiology and genetics: molecular biology
• 300571 SE Prasentation of the advanced course in microbiology and genetics: bioinformatics
• 300575 VO [ en ] Indroduction in Bioinformatics
• 300609 VO Molecular Developmental Biology
• 300612 UE Laboratory course: Mathematics
• 300626 UE Molecular Biology Course I A
• 300628 VO Mathematics for Molecular Biologists
• 300817 UE Advanced course in microbiology and genetics: bioinformatics

3. Molecular Biology

• 300028 UE Laboratory Course I - Microbiology and Genetics - Introductory Lecture in Molecular Cell Biology
• 300105 VO Molecular Developmental Biology of plants
• 300135 UE Laboratory Course II - Biochemistry
• 300214 UE Course III B - Computing in Molecular Biology
• 300260 VO Immunology and Cellular Microbiology, Part A
• 300284 VO Principles of Biochemistry
• 300344 VO Immunology and Cellular Microbiology, Part B
• 300590 VO Fundamental Bioinformatics
• 300593 SE+UE Molecular Biology Laboratory Course II A
• 300609 VO Molecular Developmental Biology
• 300612 UE Laboratory course: Mathematics
• 300615 UE Laboratory Course in Organic Chemistry - for the specialization Molecular Biology
• 300626 UE Molecular Biology Course I A
• 300628 VO Mathematics for Molecular Biologists
• 300629 UE Practical Course in Analytical Chemistry - for the specialization Molecular Biology
• 300631 VO Structural Biology II
• 300632 UE Exercises for Foundations of Bioinformatics
• 300641 SE+UE Molecular Biology Course II B
• 300817 UE Advanced course in microbiology and genetics: bioinformatics
• 300831 UE Advanced course in molecular biology

4. Ecology

• 300020 VO Concepts in Ecology - Concepts in Ecology
• 300048 VO Ecology of the ecozones of the world - (part Grabherr 2h = Terrestial ecozones of the World for students of Botany)
• 300083 VO Chemical Ecology
• 300152 PP Soil Biology - The soil as a habitat for organisms, introduction in the ecology of the soil and taxonomy of selected soil organisms
• 300173 PP Ecology of urban settlements, part 1 - only in combination with 300278
• 300184 PP [ de en ] Ecology of coral reefs and desert ecosystems - Field observations and experimental studies in marine and terrestrial coastal ecosystems, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Egypt
• 300277 PP Functional Cytology and Anatomy of Plants - Structure and function of glands of carnivorous plants
• 300278 PP Urban Ecology, part 2; seminar
• 300309 VO Genetics in Ecology
• 300316 PP Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH)
• 300317 VO Biodiversity and molecular ecology of microorganisms 1
• 300341 VO Conservation Biology and Landscape Conservation
• 300358 VO Vegetation Ecology and Landscape Ecology
• 300365 PP Survey of bird communities in city parks
• 300366 UE Plant Anatomy
• 300379 VO Population Ecology - Population Ecology
• 300449 PP Ecology and behavior of insects & birds in Costa Rica - Habitat and resource use of insect pollinators (like butterflies and orcid bees) and birds in tropical ecosystems
• 300488 PP Ethology and biodiversity of neotropic amphibians - Ethoecology and biodiversity of neotropical amphibians. PP in French Guiana. In compulsory combination with the seminar "biology and systematics of neoptropical amphibians" 300180 (VO + SE)
• 300495 VO Eco-Physiology
• 300496 VO Marine Biology
• 300543 PP Viral and bacterial diversity in anthropogenic influenced aquatic systems - with special emphases on pathogens (Use of a combined approach applying methods of aquatic microbial ecology and molecular biology to assess the potential of aquatic ecosystems as a sink for pathogens and emerging pathogens)
• 300613 VO Ecosystem Ecology and Biogeochemistry
• 300640 PP Plant Chemodiversity in the Palaeotropics - Diversity and Ethnobotanic Importance of Bioactive Plant Products
• 300717 VO Limnology

5. Palaeobiology

• 280001 VO The Earth System (BA01) STEP (NPI) - part I
• 280030 VO Stratigraphy, Earth History and Phylogeny of Organisms (BA16) part I (NPI)
• 280033 UE Stratigraphy, Earth History and Phylogeny of Organisms (BA16) part I (PI)
• 300020 VO Concepts in Ecology - Concepts in Ecology
• 300043 VO Introduction to Evolutionary Biology
• 300048 VO Ecology of the ecozones of the world - (part Grabherr 2h = Terrestial ecozones of the World for students of Botany)
• 300268 VO Introduction into Archaeozoology I - Analysis of archaeological animal bone samples I
• 300269 UE Methods in Palaeobotany: Sampling, preparation and demonstration
• 300274 UE Marine environments from thin sections (microfacies analysis)
• 300339 VO Island biology Biogeography - Island biology Biogeography and evolutionary processes on islands
• 300366 UE Plant Anatomy
• 300483 UE Palaeontological Working Methods - Laboratory
• 300496 VO Marine Biology
• 300533 VO Plant diversity and phylogeny

6. Plant Sciences

• 300014 UE Diversity and systematics of cryptogams
• 300091 UE Course III A - Laboratory Work in Molecular Biology - for the specialization Microbiology/Genetics
• 300092 SE Seminar to Laboratory Course III A - for the specialization Microbiology/Genetics
• 300105 VO Molecular Developmental Biology of plants
• 300135 UE Laboratory Course II - Biochemistry
• 300248 VO Cell Biology of Plants - Structure and Function of the Plant Cell
• 300277 PP Functional Cytology and Anatomy of Plants - Structure and function of glands of carnivorous plants
• 300284 VO Principles of Biochemistry
• 300366 UE Plant Anatomy
• 300395 PP Chemodiversity Research in Plants - Phytochemistry, sturcture, function, chemosystematics
• 300421 VO Plant Genetics and Plant Biotechnology - Plant Genetics and Plant Biotechnology
• 300533 VO Plant diversity and phylogeny
• 300545 UE Fungal diversity in their habitats
• 300609 VO Molecular Developmental Biology
• 300614 PP Metabolomics
• 300640 PP Plant Chemodiversity in the Palaeotropics - Diversity and Ethnobotanic Importance of Bioactive Plant Products
• 300695 PP Field Course : Tropical ecology in Costa Rica
• 300801 UE Advanced course in plantscience: Plant Molecularbiology
• 300802 UE Advanced course in plantscience: Plantdevelopment and reproduction

7. Zoology

• 300025 PP Project course: Histological methods
• 300026 EX Vertebrate ecological special excursions
• 300038 PP Neurobiology of Senses and Behavior
• 300043 VO Introduction to Evolutionary Biology
• 300044 VO Introduction to the development of animals and plants
• 300068 UE Practical courses in Zoology, part A
• 300073 VO Bioacoustics - theory, equipment
• 300076 PR Entomological laboratory - Ecological and taxonomic studies on selected insects
• 300079 PP Practical Course in Animal Behavior
• 300089 PP Animal Behavior Pract. at Konrad-Lorenz-Res.Stat. - Animal Behavior Practical at the Konrad-Lorenz -Research Station
• 300090 VO Introduction to the native fauna and their habitat
• 300096 PP Arthropoda - morphology and evolution
• 300118 VO Animal Cognition 1
• 300119 PP Bioacoustic Project Course
• 300154 VO Animal Vocalization - Sound Production, Reception and Communication
• 300156 VO Biology and Ecology of alpine animals
• 300158 SE New concepts in light- and electron microscopy - New concepts in light- and electron microscopy (scientific results, instruments, methods)
• 300163 VO Biometry and statistic
• 300177 SE Fishes: Functional and comparative anatomy
• 300179 VO Introduction into the fauna and ecology of the Amazon basin
• 300180 SE [ en ] Biology and systematics of neotropical amphibians
• 300209 EX Excursion in east pannonical habitats - Excursion
• 300211 PP Submicroscopical Anatomy & Practical Electron Microscopy
• 300222 VO Vergleichende Embryologie von Tieren
• 300223 PR Practical soil zoology - Practical soil zoology
• 300230 PP Observation of zoo-kept animals - Course
• 300251 SE Ecophysiology of visual systems
• 300257 VO Behaviour and ecology of higher vertebrates
• 300270 SE+EX The Aquarium Model of an Ecosystem?
• 300299 VO Introduction to Animal Behavior
• 300365 PP Survey of bird communities in city parks
• 300394 SE Introduction to&guidance in ultrastruct. Research - Introduction to and guidance in ultrastructural Research
• 300396 VO Vertebrates - Morphology, Phylogeny, Biology
• 300449 PP Ecology and behavior of insects & birds in Costa Rica - Habitat and resource use of insect pollinators (like butterflies and orcid bees) and birds in tropical ecosystems
• 300475 UE Animal Behaviour - Introductory experiments in Animal Behaviour
• 300476 VO Animal Physiology II: Nerves, Muscles, Senses
• 300488 PP Ethology and biodiversity of neotropic amphibians - Ethoecology and biodiversity of neotropical amphibians. PP in French Guiana. In compulsory combination with the seminar "biology and systematics of neoptropical amphibians" 300180 (VO + SE)
• 300505 UE Species determination and biology of nativ fishes
• 300512 PP Functional Anatomy of Vertebrates - Analyses of selected Movement - Patters
• 300618 VO Flying animals - Morphology and Evolution
• 300646 PP Neurobiology: visual Systems
• 300648 VO Animals Physiology I: Reproduction, Metabolism and Immunolgy
• 300669 VO Management of endangered species - practical species protection in marine and terrestrial ecosystems
• 300703 PP Animal Acoustic Signals - Animal Acoustic Signals