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)

MNB 3 Conservation Laws and Conventions (5 ECTS)

MNB 4 Conservation Training (5 ECTS)

• 300174 UE 5 ECTS Conservation training
  Wrbka, We 04.03. 16:00-17:00

MNB 5 Ecological Restoration (5 ECTS)

• 300192 UE 2 ECTS Practical Restoration Ecology
  Wrbka, We 04.03. 13:00-14:00

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

• 300014 UE 5 ECTS Species of conservation interest: montane/ alpine Habitats
  Moser, Th 05.03. 10:00-11:00
• 300102 VU 3 ECTS Introduction to the ecology, classification and determination of wild bees
  Hölzler, Fr 09:00-13:00 (10×), Fr 13.03. 08:00-09:30, Fr 13.03. 09:45-11:15, Mo 08:30-17:00 (2×), Tu 08:30-17:00 (3×)
• 300268 UE 5 ECTS Excursions on vegetation ecology - Excursions on Conservation, Vegetation and Landscape Ecolgy in Austria
  Hülber, Th 05.03. 15:00-16:00
• 300334 UE 5 ECTS Field course "Amphibian Ecology"
  Gollmann
• 300431 UE 5 ECTS Specific knowledge of protected assets: Species of habitats in the foothills zone
  Willner, Th 05.03. 09:00-10:00, Tu 21.04. 17:00-20:00
• 300658 EX 3 ECTS Diversity of Bryophyes, Vulneribility and Conservation
  Zechmeister, Th 19.03. 15:00-16:45

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

• 300238 VO 1 ECTS Habitatmapping - Assessment of conservation value
  Wrbka, We 04.03. 15:00-16:00
• 300242 UE 3 ECTS Habitatmapping - Habitat of cultural landscapes
  Wrbka, We 04.03. 15:00-16:00
• 300635 UE 3 ECTS Ecosystems and Vegetation of natural Landscapes - Fieldcourse Ötschergräben/Gesäuse
  Ertl, Tu 03.03. 10:00-11:00

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 04.03. 14:00-15:00

MNB W-2 Conservation Policy (5 ECTS)

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

• 300159 VO 3 ECTS [ de en ] Conservation Genetics - Konzepte und Anwendungen am Beispiel ausgewählter Arten , z.B. Wölfe, Tiger, Seeadler, Kondore
  Zachos

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

• 300063 UE 4 ECTS Spatial analytic methods in Conservation Biology - Introduction to GIS (GIS 1)
  Kleinbauer, We 04.03. 09:00-09:30, Mo 10:30-17:00 (2×), Tu 10:30-17:00 (3×), We 10:30-17:00 (3×), Th 10:30-17:00 (3×), Fr 10:30-17:00 (3×)
• 300170 VO 1 ECTS Spatial analytic methods in Conservation Biology - Introduction to GIS (GIS 1)
  Kleinbauer, We 04.03. 09:00-09:30, Mo 09:15-10:30 (2×), Tu 09:15-10:30 (3×), We 09:15-10:30 (3×), Th 09:15-10:30 (3×), Fr 09:15-10:30 (3×)

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, We 04.03. 17:00-18:00, We 17:00-20:00 (5×)

MNB W-6 Bioindication (5 ECTS)

• 300013 VO 2 ECTS Aspects of freshwater bioindication - Methods of assessment
  Chovanec
• 300102 VU 3 ECTS Introduction to the ecology, classification and determination of wild bees
  Hölzler, Fr 09:00-13:00 (10×), Fr 13.03. 08:00-09:30, Fr 13.03. 09:45-11:15, Mo 08:30-17:00 (2×), Tu 08:30-17:00 (3×)
• 300103 UE 5 ECTS Dragonflies- ecology, taxonomy and bioindication
  Fischer, Th 05.03. 14:00-15:00, Mo 04.05. 09:00-16:00, Tu 05.05. 08:00-14:00, We 06.05. 09:00-13:00, Th 07.05. 09:00-13:00, Th 07.05. 13:00-16:00, Fr 08.05. 09:00-16:00
• 300104 VO 3 ECTS Bioindicaton and Biomonitoring
  Zechmeister, We 14:15-17:00 (9×)
• 300183 UE 2 ECTS Practical Course in bioindication and monitoring
  Zechmeister, We 14:15-17:00 (6×)

Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists (30 ECTS)

Courses of the Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists

• 280114 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] MA-ERD-17.30 Environmental Paleontology (PI)
  Nawrot
• 290071 PR 3 ECTS Practical Training in Geoecology and Quaternary Research
  Glatzel, Th 28.05. 09:00-12:00, Fr 26.06. 09:00-12:00
• 300057 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Cell Imaging and Ultrastructure Research (2) - Seminar for Master- and PhD Students
  Lichtscheidl-Schultz, Tu 14:15-16:00 (14×)
• 300062 UE 4 ECTS Computer-assisted presentation techniques
  Weber
• 300064 EX 3 ECTS Speleological excursions Caves of Austria and neighboring countries
  Rabeder
• 300085 SE 1 ECTS [ en ] Colloquium of Organismal Systems Biology
  Schäfer
• 300094 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Proteomics in systembiology
  Wienkoop
• 300099 VO 2 ECTS [ en ] Beyond networks: the evolution of dynamic regulatory systems
  Jäger, Mo 16:00-17:30 (9×), Fr 09:00-10:30 (5×)
• 300105 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Current topics in Evolutionary Systems Biology
  Jäger, We 22.04. 13:00-14:30
• 300106 UE 7 ECTS Rhizosphere
  Bachmann
• 300138 UE 10 ECTS Ascertaining major components of the Austrian flora in the field
  Schneeweiss, Mo 02.03. 18:00-20:00, Fr 09:00-13:00 (4×), Fr 22.05. 09:00-11:00
• 300142 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Evolutionary Biology - Departmentalseminar for Master- and PhD-Students
  Krenn, Tu 11:00-12:30 (15×)
• 300149 SE+UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Light and video microscopy in theory and practice (parallel courses)
  Lichtscheidl-Schultz, Th 05.03. 12:15-12:45, Mo 09.03. 09:00-18:00, Tu 10.03. 09:00-14:00, We 11.03. 09:00-13:00, Mo 16.03. 09:00-14:00, Th 17.09. 09:00-18:00, Fr 18.09. 09:00-13:00, Tu 22.09. 09:00-16:00
• 300167 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] Ecology & Palaeobiology of coral reefs (Red Sea)
  Zuschin
• 300171 UE 2 ECTS Writing scientific theses
  Maas, Mo 02.03. 13:00-14:00, Tu 03.03. 13:00-18:00, Th 26.03. 12:00-15:00, We 22.04. 13:00-17:00
• 300180 SE 3 ECTS [ de en ] Preparation for the UE Ecology & Palaeobiology of coral reefs (Red Sea)
  Zuschin
• 300182 VO 3 ECTS Ecology and diversity of secondary plant metabolites
  Vetschera, Th 15:00-17:00 (12×)
• 300193 RV 3 ECTS Silent Spring - sixth mass extinction of species: reasons and consequences
  Herndl, Mo 11:30-13:00 (12×)
• 300218 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
  Gruber, Mo 02.03. 08:15-15:00, Tu 03.03. 08:15-12:00, Th 12.03. 08:15-12:00
• 300225 SE 1 ECTS [ en ] Critical analysis skills for microbial ecology
  Neufeld
• 300250 VO 3 ECTS Bryozoa - Morphology, biology, phylogeny and ecology
  Schwaha
• 300283 UE+EX 3 ECTS Identification of amphibian larvae in lab and field
  Waringer-Löschenkohl
• 300316 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Morphology, systematics and developmental biology of animals - Seminar for Master- and PhD-Students
  Wanninger
• 300323 SE 3 ECTS [ de en ] Current Trends in Parasitology - Current parasitological topics, lecture works english slides
  Walochnik
• 300334 UE 5 ECTS Field course "Amphibian Ecology"
  Gollmann
• 300362 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Applied Data Analysis
  Simakov, We 25.03. 13:30-14:30, Mo 09:00-17:00 (4×), Tu 09:00-12:00 (3×), Tu 12:00-17:00 (3×), Th 09:00-17:00 (3×)
• 300438 SE 3 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar in biometry - Basics of biometrical analysis
  Nemeschkal, Th 10:15-13:00 (9×)
• 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
  Fillinger
• 450009 SE 3 ECTS Advanced Paleoecology (PI)
  Tomasovych
• 450010 VU 3 ECTS Stratigraphic Paleoecology - Principles and applications (PI)
  Tomasovych, Tu 09:00-13:00 (2×)