Master Conservation Biology and Biodiversity Management (879)

Compulsory Modules (45 ECTS)

MNB 1 Conservation Biology (5 ECTS)

MNB 2 Conservation: Cultural, Social, Economic Perspectives (5 ECTS)

• 300274 VO 2 ECTS [ en ] Conservation Planning - tools for mainstreaming biodiversity management - Scientific approaches to prioritize conservation actions at global, regional and local scale
  Drius, We 06.03. 13:00-14:00, Tu 09.04. 10:00-13:00, We 10.04. 15:00-18:00, Th 11.04. 15:00-18:00

MNB 3 Conservation Laws and Conventions (5 ECTS)

MNB 4 Conservation Training (5 ECTS)

• 300174 UE 5 ECTS Conservation training
  Wrbka, Th 07.03. 15:00-16:00

MNB 5 Ecological Restoration (5 ECTS)

• 300192 UE 2 ECTS Practical Restoration Ecology
  Wrbka, We 06.03. 10:00-11:00

MNB 6 Special Knowledge of Protected Species, Habitats and Landscapes: Species (Diversity, Ecology, Conservation Needs) (10 ECTS)

• 300173 UE 5 ECTS Species of conservation interest: montane/ alpine Habitats
  Moser, Tu 05.03. 14:00-15:00
• 300268 UE 5 ECTS Excursions on vegetation ecology - Excursions on Conservation, Vegetation and Landscape Ecolgy in Austria
  Hülber, Th 07.03. 11:00-12:00
• 300431 UE 5 ECTS Specific knowledge of protected assets: Species of habitats in the foothills zone
  Hülber, Th 07.03. 09:00-10:00, Mo 08.04. 17:00-20:00
• 300658 EX 3 ECTS Diversity of Bryophyes, Vulneribility and Conservation
  Zechmeister, Th 14.03. 15:00-16:45

MNB 7 Special Knowledge of Protected Species, Habitats and Landscapes: Communities, Habitats and Landscapes (10 ECTS)

• 300099 EX 3 ECTS Excursion to the mires of the Tamsweg area
  Steiner, Tu 05.03. 16:00-17:00
• 300238 VO 1 ECTS Habitatmapping - Assessment of conservation value
  Wrbka, We 06.03. 12:00-13:00
• 300242 UE 3 ECTS Habitatmapping - Habitat of cultural landscapes
  Wrbka, We 06.03. 12:00-13:00
• 300635 UE 3 ECTS Ecosystems and Vegetation of natural Landscapes - Fieldcourse Ötschergräben/Gesäuse
  Ertl, Tu 05.03. 11:00-12:00

Block of Elective Modules Conservation Biology and Biodiversity (15 ECTS)

MNB W-1 Management of Protected sites (5 ECTS)

• 300271 UE+EX 3 ECTS Management of Protected Sites - large scale nature reserves in Central Europa
  Wrbka, We 06.03. 11:00-12:00

MNB W-2 Conservation Policy (5 ECTS)

MNB W-3 Ex-situ Conservation (5 ECTS)

• 300102 VU 3 ECTS Introduction to the ecology, classification and determination of wild bees
  Hölzler, Fr 09:00-11:00 (16×)
• 300159 VO 3 ECTS [ de en ] Conservation Genetics - Konzepte und Anwendungen am Beispiel ausgewählter Arten , z.B. Wölfe, Tiger, Seeadler, Kondore
  Zachos
• 300334 UE 5 ECTS Field course "Amphibian Ecology"
  Gollmann

MNB W-4 Spatial Analysis and Presentation Techniques (5 ECTS)

• 300029 VO 1 ECTS VO: Digital Spatial Analysis - Digital Spatial Analysis (GIS / Remote Sensing / Geo-statistics) als instrument of Conservation Biology and applied Landscape Ecology
  Kleinbauer, Mo 09:15-10:30 (2×), Tu 09.04. 09:15-10:30, We 09:15-10:30 (2×), Th 09:15-10:30 (2×), Fr 09:15-10:30 (2×)
• 300063 UE 4 ECTS Spatial analytic methods in Conservation Biology - Introduction to GIS (GIS 1)
  Kleinbauer, Tu 05.03. 09:30-10:00, Mo 10:30-17:00 (2×), Tu 10:30-17:00 (2×), We 10:30-17:00 (2×), Th 28.03. 10:30-13:00, Fr 10:30-17:00 (2×), Th 04.04. 10:30-17:00
• 300170 VO 1 ECTS Spatial analytic methods in Conservation Biology - Introduction to GIS (GIS 1)
  Kleinbauer, Mo 09:15-10:30 (2×), Tu 09:15-10:30 (2×), We 09:15-10:30 (2×), Th 09:15-10:30 (2×), Fr 09:15-10:30 (2×)
• 300345 UE 4 ECTS Digital Spatial Analyses - GIS II (for advanced students)
  Kleinbauer, Tu 05.03. 10:00-10:30, Mo 10:30-14:00 (2×), Tu 09.04. 10:30-14:00, We 10:30-14:00 (2×), Th 10:30-14:00 (2×), Fr 10:30-14:00 (2×), We 15.05. 09:00-14:00

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

• 300309 UE 5 ECTS Conservation Related Methodologies of Social, Cultural and Economic Sciences
  Wrbka, Th 07.03. 16:00-17:00, Th 10:00-13:00 (5×), We 02.10. 14:00-17:00

MNB W-6 Bioindication (5 ECTS)

• 300099 EX 3 ECTS Excursion to the mires of the Tamsweg area
  Steiner, Tu 05.03. 16:00-17:00
• 300102 VU 3 ECTS Introduction to the ecology, classification and determination of wild bees
  Hölzler, Fr 09:00-11:00 (16×)
• 300103 UE 5 ECTS Dragonflies- ecology, taxonomy and bioindication
  Fischer, Mo 06.05. 09:00-16:00, Tu 07.05. 09:00-16:00, We 08.05. 09:00-13:00, Th 09.05. 09:00-16:00, Fr 10.05. 09:00-12:00, Fr 10.05. 12:00-16:00
• 300104 VO 3 ECTS Bioindicaton and Biomonitoring
  Zechmeister, We 09:15-12:00 (12×)
• 300141 VO 2 ECTS Aspects of freshwater bioindication - Methods of assessment
  Chovanec
• 300183 UE 2 ECTS Practical Course in bioindication and monitoring
  Zechmeister, We 09:15-12:00 (12×), We 05.06. 09:00-11:00

Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists (30 ECTS)

• 300078 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Biogeographical Excursions
  Schneeweiss, Fr 08.03. 13:00-14:00
• 300094 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Proteomics in systembiology
  Wienkoop
• 300116 UE 2 ECTS Evolutionary Ecology of Fish
  Kriwet, We 10:00-12:00 (12×)
• 300129 VO 3 ECTS Bio- and chemodiversity of economic plants - secondary metabolites
  Vetschera, Tu 15:30-17:00 (13×)
• 300138 UE 10 ECTS Ascertaining major components of the Austrian flora in the field
  Ehrendorfer, Mo 11.03. 18:30-19:30, Fr 15.03. 09:00-14:00, Fr 22.03. 09:00-13:00
• 300140 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Community phylogeny of animals
  Strutzenberger, Tu 05.03. 11:00-11:45, Mo 13:00-17:00 (2×), Tu 13:00-17:00 (2×), We 13:00-17:00 (2×), Th 13:00-17:00 (2×), Fr 13:00-17:00 (2×)
• 300169 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Trophic ecology of aquatic ecosystems
  Keckeis
• 300171 UE 2 ECTS Writing scientific theses
  Maas, Tu 05.03. 13:00-14:00, Tu 30.04. 12:00-17:00, Mo 06.05. 12:00-14:00, We 29.05. 10:00-14:00
• 300182 VO 2 ECTS [ en ] Beyond networks: the evolution of dynamic regulatory systems
  Jäger, Mo 16:00-17:30 (7×), Fr 09:00-10:30 (7×)
• 300184 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Current topics in Evolutionary Systems Biology
  Jäger
• 300269 VO 2 ECTS Palaeobiogeography
  Nagel
• 300323 SE 3 ECTS [ de en ] Current Trends in Parasitology = Journal Club - Current parasitological topics, lecture works english slides
  Walochnik
• 300362 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Applied Data Analysis
  Zimmermann, We 10.04. 12:00-13:00, Mo 10:00-18:00 (2×), Tu 10:00-18:00 (2×), Th 02.05. 10:00-18:00, Fr 10:30-18:30 (3×), Mo 09:00-16:00 (2×)

Courses of the Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists

• 300035 EX 3 ECTS Speleological excursions Caves of Austria and neighboring countries
  Rabeder
• 300062 UE 4 ECTS Computer-assisted presentation techniques
  Weber
• 300085 SE 1 ECTS [ en ] COSB Colloquium - Vorträge im Center for Organismal Systems Biology
  Schäfer, Mo 11:15-13:00 (8×), Mo 01.04. 16:45-18:15, Mo 03.06. 14:00-15:30
• 300112 SE 3 ECTS Current topics in philosophy, theology and biology - Interdisciplinary discussions of current topics in Philosophy, Theology and Biology
  Weckwerth, Th 18:30-20:00 (13×)
• 300149 SE+UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Light and video microscopy in theory and practice (parallel courses)
  Lichtscheidl-Schultz
• 300218 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
  Gruber, Fr 01.03. 08:00-10:00, Mo 04.03. 08:15-15:00, We 13.03. 08:15-13:00
• 300221 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy of Cells and Tissues -Techniques and Preparation
  Reipert
• 300433 VO 3 ECTS Medical parasitology - Transfer of basic knowledge
  Aspöck
• 300438 SE 3 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar in biometry - Basics of biometrical analysis
  Nemeschkal, Th 10:15-13:00 (9×)
• 300447 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Introduction to Tropical Ecology
  Schulze, Mo 17:00-19:00 (8×), We 17:00-19:00 (5×)
• 300517 SE+UE 3 ECTS Theory and Application of Confocal Microscopy
  Koller-Peroutka
• 300530 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] Imaging and visualization in developmental biology - Principles and applications, including 3 D Methods
  Metscher
• 300659 SE 1 ECTS [ en ] Limnology Seminar - Current research and ecological concepts
  Zittra