Master Zoology (831)

Compulsory Modules (30 ECTS)

MZO 1 Basic Modul Zoology (15 ECTS)

• 300143 VO 3 ECTS Principles in metazoan systematics, evodevo and evolutionary research
  Wanninger, Tu 15:00-16:30 (9×), Th 09:45-11:15 (9×)
• 300472 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Reproductive biology
  Pavlicev
• 300702 VO 3 ECTS Animal Cells and Tissues
  Schwaha

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

• 300046 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy of Cells and Tissues -Techniques and Preparation
  Reipert
• 300070 UE 10 ECTS Special Course: Morphology of Mollusca - Morphology of Mollusca (only in combination with 300133)
  Steiner, Tu 06.10. 12:30-13:40, Tu 14:15-17:00 (13×), Th 14:15-17:00 (15×), Th 28.01. 09:00-15:00
• 300115 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] DNA Barcoding - A new approach to species identification in ecology and biodiversity research
  Barfuss, We 07.10. 11:00-11:30, Mo 09:00-17:00 (2×), Tu 09:00-18:00 (2×), We 09:00-18:00 (2×), Th 09:00-18:00 (2×), Fr 09:00-18:00 (2×)
• 300149 SE+UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Light and video microscopy in theory and practice (parallel courses)
  Schmidt
• 300169 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Trophic ecology of aquatic ecosystems
  Keckeis, Mo 05.10. 10:00-11:00
• 300218 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
  Gruber
• 300232 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Fluorescence staining, confocal microscopy and computer generated 3D-reconstruction
  Wanninger, Th 08.10. 08:00-09:30, Mo 11.01. 09:00-12:00, Tu 12.01. 14:00-17:00, We 13.01. 09:00-12:00, Th 14.01. 09:00-12:00, Fr 15.01. 09:00-12:00, We 20.01. 09:00-13:00, Fr 29.01. 11:00-16:00
• 300302 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] Practical Course in Developmental Biology
  Technau, Mo 05.10. 10:00-11:00, Mo 09:00-16:00 (2×), Tu 09:00-16:00 (2×), We 09:00-16:00 (2×), Th 09:00-16:00 (2×), Fr 19.02. 09:00-16:00, Fr 26.02. 09:00-17:00
• 300354 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Molecular phylogenetics and phylogenomics
  Schneeweiss, Th 09:00-18:00 (3×)
• 300416 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] 3-D Imaging and Modeling Using MicroCT
  Metscher
• 300646 UE 10 ECTS Neurobiology: Visual Systems
  Schmid

Block of Elective Modules Zoology (30 ECTS)

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

• 300046 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy of Cells and Tissues -Techniques and Preparation
  Reipert
• 300070 UE 10 ECTS Special Course: Morphology of Mollusca - Morphology of Mollusca (only in combination with 300133)
  Steiner, Tu 06.10. 12:30-13:40, Tu 14:15-17:00 (13×), Th 14:15-17:00 (15×), Th 28.01. 09:00-15:00
• 300121 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] Image analysis and reconstruction of morphological datasets
  Schwaha, Mo 25.01. 09:00-16:00, Tu 26.01. 09:00-16:00, We 27.01. 09:00-16:00, Th 28.01. 09:00-13:00, Th 28.01. 14:00-16:00, Fr 29.01. 09:00-16:00
• 300133 VO 5 ECTS Mollusca - Organization, Biology and Systematics of Mollusca
  Steiner
• 300138 VO 2 ECTS [ en ] Biomechanics for Biologists
  Stansfield
• 300144 UE 5 ECTS Comparative morphology and evolution of basal vertebrates
  Kriwet, Mo 09:00-16:00 (2×), Tu 09:00-16:00 (2×), We 09:00-16:00 (2×), Th 09:00-16:00 (2×), Fr 05.02. 09:00-16:00, Fr 12.02. 09:00-15:55
• 300158 SE 3 ECTS [ de en ] New concepts in light- and electron microscopy - (scientific results, instruments, methods)
  Weidinger, Mo 14:15-16:00 (11×)
• 300201 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Morphology of arthropods
  Sombke, Fr 09:00-12:00 (15×)
• 300218 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
  Gruber
• 300306 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Hands-on Immunolabelling for Light and Electron Microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
  Montanaro-Punzengruber

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

• 300067 VO+UE 3 ECTS Fundamentals of phylogenetic systematics and cladistic analysis
  Aspöck
• 300112 UE 4 ECTS Bryozoa identification course
  Waringer, Mo 08.02. 09:00-17:00, Tu 09.02. 09:00-17:00, We 10.02. 09:00-17:00, Th 11.02. 09:00-17:00, Fr 12.02. 09:00-17:00
• 300124 VO 3 ECTS The birds of Austria - an ecological and conservationbiological overview
  Ranner, Fr 16:45-18:15 (7×)
• 300180 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Biology of tropical amphibians
  Hödl
• 300187 EX 3 ECTS Birds on the water
  Waringer-Löschenkohl
• 300206 UE 5 ECTS Genetic tools in ecology and conservation
  Strutzenberger, Mo 05.10. 11:15-12:00, Mo 15.02. 10:00-17:00, Tu 16.02. 10:00-17:00, We 17.02. 10:00-17:00, Th 18.02. 10:00-17:00, Fr 19.02. 10:00-17:00
• 300214 UE 5 ECTS Herpetology - Current research in ecology, evolution and conservation of amphibians and reptiles
  Gollmann, We 07.10. 13:15-14:00
• 300356 UE 4 ECTS Entomological Laboratory - Taxonomic studies on selected insects
  Waitzbauer, Fr 12:00-17:00 (5×), Fr 12:00-16:30 (2×)
• 300461 VO 3 ECTS Biology and ecology of European amphibians and reptiles
  Waringer-Löschenkohl, We 11:15-13:00 (9×), We 13:00-14:30 (5×)
• 300543 UE 3 ECTS Biology of the Cladoceran Branchiopods - Systematics, Biology and Ecology of the Cladoceran Branchiopods of Europe.
  Gaviria-Melo, Mo 05.10. 08:00-09:00, Mo 08:00-12:30 (5×), Mo 30.11. 08:00-11:00, Mo 07.12. 08:00-10:15
• 300548 SE 3 ECTS Mutualistic Interactions of plants and ants
  Mayer, Th 09:00-11:00 (15×)

MZO W-3 Developmental Biology (15 ECTS)

• 300186 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Current topics in Molecular Evolution and Development
  Simakov, We 14:00-16:00 (14×)
• 300191 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] Bioinformatics for non-bioinformaticians - how to build and analyse a transcriptome
  Calcino, Mo 09:00-13:00 (2×), Tu 09:00-13:00 (2×), We 09:00-13:00 (2×), Th 09:00-13:00 (2×), Fr 09:00-13:00 (2×)
• 300685 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] EvoDevo: Evolution of developmental processes
  Technau, We 09:15-11:00 (12×)

MZO W-4 Theoretical Biology (10 ECTS)

• 300132 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Basics and current progress in theory of evolution
  Pavlicev
• 300138 VO 2 ECTS [ en ] Biomechanics for Biologists
  Stansfield
• 300203 VO 2 ECTS Introduction to zoological taxonomy and species concepts
  Strutzenberger, Tu 09:45-11:15 (8×)
• 300206 UE 5 ECTS Genetic tools in ecology and conservation
  Strutzenberger, Mo 05.10. 11:15-12:00, Mo 15.02. 10:00-17:00, Tu 16.02. 10:00-17:00, We 17.02. 10:00-17:00, Th 18.02. 10:00-17:00, Fr 19.02. 10:00-17:00
• 300357 UE 4 ECTS [ en ] Mathematical Basics for Quantitative Biology
  Mitteröcker, Mo 09:45-11:15 (12×)
• 300386 VO 2 ECTS Oscillations in biological systems
  Nemeschkal

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

• 300127 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Genomic approaches to variation and adaptation: a road map
  Paun, Mo 15:30-17:30 (8×)
• 300511 VO 3 ECTS [ de en ] Concepts in Evolutionary Biology
  Steiner, Fr 08:30-10:00 (15×)

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

• 300558 VO 3 ECTS Animal Communication
  Ladich, Th 10:00-12:00 (14×)

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

MZO W-8 Marine Biology (10 ECTS)

• 300066 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Aquatic biodiversity - control and consequences
  Ptacnik
• 300170 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Biological Oceanography
  Herndl
• 300197 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Ecology of Marine Polar Systems
  Degen
• 300240 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] Experimental and Applied Aquaristics of Tropical Coral Reefs
  Steiner, Mo 09:00-17:00 (2×), Tu 02.02. 09:00-17:00, We 09:00-17:00 (2×), Th 09:00-17:00 (2×), Fr 09:00-17:00 (3×)
• 300329 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Biogeochemistry of the Ocean
  Reinthaler

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

• 300178 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Modelling spatial and temporal dynamics of (ecological) animal and plant populations - from theory to practice (UE)
  Wessely, Mo 05.10. 16:00-18:00, Mo 16:00-20:00 (10×)
• 300193 SE+UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Preparation and evaluation of multifactorial experiments in Ecology
  Bachmann
• 300269 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Analysis of ecological data (VO) - univariate methods
  Dullinger, We 16:00-19:00 (14×)
• 300445 UE 2 ECTS [ en ] Analysis of ecological data (UE) - univariate methods
  Dullinger, We 16:00-19:00 (14×)

Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists (30 ECTS)

Courses of the Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists

• 290055 VO 5 ECTS [ en ] Climate Change and Climate Crisis. Future perspectives and concepts.
  Schleper, Th 16:45-18:15 (15×)
• 290133 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Wetlands
  Glatzel, Mo 09:00-11:00 (11×)
• 290154 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology
  Glatzel, Tu 09:00-11:00 (12×)
• 300009 SE 3 ECTS Departmental Seminar Anthropology
  Schäfer, Fr 10:15-11:45 (8×)
• 300010 VO 3 ECTS Vertebrate social systems: mechanisms
  Frigerio, Th 12:00-14:00 (5×), Fr 12:00-14:00 (5×)
• 300016 VO 2 ECTS Animal Vocalization - Sound Production, Reception and Communication
  Ladich, Tu 13:15-14:00 (12×)
• 300021 VO 2 ECTS Bioacoustics - theory, equipment
  Kratochvil, Fr 10:15-11:00 (10×)
• 300033 VO 3 ECTS Aquatic Microbial Ecology
  Peduzzi
• 300036 VO 2 ECTS Biological Invasions - Neobiota and their relevance
  Essl, We 17:15-18:45 (9×)
• 300046 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy of Cells and Tissues -Techniques and Preparation
  Reipert
• 300058 VO 2 ECTS Urban Ecology
  Punz, Fr 13:00-15:00 (16×)
• 300062 UE 4 ECTS Computer-assisted presentation techniques
  Weber
• 300063 VO 3 ECTS Climate Change - Biodiversity, Global Change and Climate Policy
  Essl, Tu 15:15-17:00 (13×)
• 300064 EX 3 ECTS Speleological excursions Caves of Austria and neighboring countries
  Rabeder
• 300102 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Research Ethics - A hands-on approach - What do I have to consider when writing proposals and working in the laboratory?
  Rath, We 18:00-20:00 (13×)
• 300105 SE 3 ECTS Writer's workshop for biologists - Principles of scientific publication
  Gollmann
• 300113 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] Molecular Evolution and Genomics
  Gelabert Xirinachs, Th 10:00-12:00 (12×), Th 13:15-15:15 (3×), Fr 22.01. 10:00-12:00
• 300122 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Biology and Evolution of Archaea - Archaea evolution, genetics, cell biology, ecology and biotechnology
  Schleper, Fr 13:15-14:45 (13×)
• 300124 VO 3 ECTS The birds of Austria - an ecological and conservationbiological overview
  Ranner, Fr 16:45-18:15 (7×)
• 300126 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Environmental cell biology - Seminar for Master and PhD Students
  Bulgheresi
• 300132 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Basics and current progress in theory of evolution
  Pavlicev
• 300139 VO 3 ECTS [ de en ] Groundwater Ecology - An Introduction
  Griebler, Mo 15:00-16:30 (8×), Mo 07.12. 15:05-16:30, Mo 25.01. 15:00-16:25
• 300142 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Evolutionary Biology - Departmentalseminar for Master- and PhD-Students
  Wanninger, Tu 11:00-12:30 (13×)
• 300149 SE+UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Light and video microscopy in theory and practice (parallel courses)
  Schmidt
• 300154 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] Bioacoustics I - Introduction to vertebrate Bioacoustics
  Fitch
• 300167 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 (7×), Th 15.10. 19:00-20:30
• 300169 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Trophic ecology of aquatic ecosystems
  Keckeis, Mo 05.10. 10:00-11:00
• 300171 UE 2 ECTS Writing scientific theses
  Maas, Th 01.10. 16:00-17:00, Mo 07.12. 11:00-16:00, Th 17.12. 13:00-15:00, Mo 11.01. 12:00-16:00
• 300178 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Modelling spatial and temporal dynamics of (ecological) animal and plant populations - from theory to practice (UE)
  Wessely, Mo 05.10. 16:00-18:00, Mo 16:00-20:00 (10×)
• 300180 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Biology of tropical amphibians
  Hödl
• 300187 EX 3 ECTS Birds on the water
  Waringer-Löschenkohl
• 300194 SE 1 ECTS Biological Invasions - in-depth case studies and literature studies
  Essl, We 09.12. 17:15-18:45
• 300197 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Ecology of Marine Polar Systems
  Degen
• 300199 UE 5 ECTS Exercise on behaviour observation and behavioural genetics unsing the example of Japanese macaques
  Pflüger
• 300202 UE 3 ECTS Animal observations in the zoo - Basic practical course in observation of zoo kept animals
  Kratochvil, Mo 05.10. 13:00-14:00
• 300213 SE 3 ECTS [ de en ] Preparation for the UE Ecology & Palaeobiology of coral reefs (Red Sea)
  Zuschin
• 300218 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
  Gruber
• 300220 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] Algal culturing techniques and ecophysiological experiments
  Schagerl
• 300236 VO 2 ECTS [ en ] Prokaryotic evolution and diversity"
  Baltazar de Lima de Sousa
• 300241 VO 3 ECTS Tropical ecosystems of South and Central America
  Weissenhofer, We 07.10. 09:30-12:30, We 09:00-12:30 (9×)
• 300314 VO 2 ECTS Renewable Energies
  Lichtscheidl, Mo 05.10. 16:45-18:15
• 300316 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Morphology, systematics and developmental biology of animals - Seminar for Master- and PhD-Students
  Wanninger, Fr 11:00-14:00 (4×)
• 300351 VO 3 ECTS Algae in Freshwaters - Ecophysiology with implications for the bio-assessment of aquatic systems and the response to climate change.
  Teubner
• 300371 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] New concepts in archaeal and bacterial biology
  Baltazar de Lima de Sousa
• 300390 EX 2 ECTS Highlights of palaeontology 1 - excursion
  Nagel
• 300394 VO 2 ECTS [ en ] Introduction to molecular techniques
  Genikhovich, We 10:00-12:00 (13×), We 25.11. 11:00-13:00
• 300397 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Comparative Anthropology: Physiological and Behavioral Constraints in Humans and Non-Human Primates
  Wallner
• 300438 SE 3 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar in biometry - Basics of biometrical analysis
  Nemeschkal
• 300461 VO 3 ECTS Biology and ecology of European amphibians and reptiles
  Waringer-Löschenkohl, We 11:15-13:00 (9×), We 13:00-14:30 (5×)
• 300469 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] Management and analysis of spatial Data - GIS III - Programming in ArcGIS, QGIS and R
  Moser, Fr 02.10. 13:00-14:00, Mo 30.11. 09:00-16:00, Tu 01.12. 09:00-16:00, We 02.12. 09:00-16:00, Th 03.12. 09:00-16:00, Fr 04.12. 09:00-16:00
• 300504 SE 3 ECTS How to write a scientific paper
  Zechmeister, Fr 09:15-11:30 (12×), Fr 15.01. 09:15-12:00
• 300517 SE+UE 3 ECTS Theory and Application of Confocal Microscopy
  Koller-Peroutka
• 300527 UE 3 ECTS Practical course: molecular phylogeny based on museum specimens
  Haring
• 300531 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Writing Theses and Articles in English - (parallel courses)
  Metscher
• 300547 EX 1 ECTS Excursions to Palaeolithic site
  Rabeder
• 300659 SE 1 ECTS [ en ] Limnology Seminar - Current research and ecological concepts
  Fillinger, Mo 11:30-12:30 (12×)
• 300669 VO 4 ECTS Management of endangered species - practical species protection in marine and terrestrial ecosystems
  Stachowitsch, We 16:45-19:45 (7×), Fr 15:00-18:15 (7×)
• 301138 SE 2 ECTS [ en ] Behavior, Rhythms and Neurological Diseases
  Teßmar-Raible
• 301267 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Business in Biotech
  Laurer, Tu 09:00-13:15 (3×), Th 09:00-13:15 (3×)
• 301465 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Current Trends in Bioanalytical Technologies
  Köcher, We 17:00-18:30 (14×)
• 301584 UE 2 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Project management in science communication
  Gschmeidler
• 301655 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] How to protect your creative work
  Herzog