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

Compulsory Modules (30 ECTS)

MZO 1 Basic Modul Zoology (15 ECTS)

• 300143 VO 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Principles in metazoan systematics, evodevo and evolutionary research
  Wanninger, Th 09:45-11:15 (10×), Tu 15:00-16:30 (8×)
• 300472 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Reproductive biology
  Pavlicev, Fr 11:30-13:00 (14×)
• 300702 VO 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Animal Cells and Tissues
  Schwaha, Mo 18.10. 07:30-09:30, Mo 18.10. 11:30-13:30, Tu 19.10. 07:30-09:30, Tu 19.10. 11:30-13:30, We 20.10. 07:30-09:30, We 20.10. 11:30-13:00, Th 21.10. 07:30-09:30, Th 21.10. 13:15-14:45, Fr 22.10. 07:30-09:30, Fr 22.10. 11:30-13:00, Sa 23.10. 08:00-10:00, Sa 23.10. 11:30-14:00

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

• 300046 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] ( MIXED ) Transmission Electron Microscopy of Cells and Tissues -Techniques and Preparation
  Reipert
• 300115 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) DNA Barcoding - A new approach to species identification in ecology and biodiversity research
  Barfuss, We 06.10. 11:00-11:30, Mo 09:00-18:00 (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×)
• 300169 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Trophic ecology of aquatic ecosystems
  Keckeis, Mo 04.10. 11:30-13:00
• 300218 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
  Gruber, Mo 06.12. 08:00-14:45
• 300232 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Fluorescence staining, confocal microscopy and computer generated 3D-reconstruction
  Wanninger
• 300302 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Practical Course in Developmental Biology
  Technau, Mo 11.10. 11:30-13:00, Mo 09:00-17:00 (2×), Tu 09:00-17:00 (2×), We 09:00-17:00 (2×), Th 09:00-17:00 (2×), Fr 09:00-17:00 (2×)
• 300354 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] ( MIXED ) Molecular phylogenetics and phylogenomics
  Schneeweiss, Fr 08.10. 09:00-10:00, Th 09:00-18:00 (7×)
• 300416 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) 3-D Imaging and Modeling Using MicroCT
  Metscher, Th 11:30-13:00 (14×)
• 300561 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Molecular Phylogenetics - from the root to the tips of the animal tree - Methods and concepts of molecular phylogenetics: from DNA to interpreted phylogenies
  Steiner, Mo 11.10. 11:30-13:00, Mo 08.11. 08:00-17:00, Tu 09.11. 08:00-17:00, We 10.11. 08:00-17:00, Th 11.11. 08:00-17:00, Fr 12.11. 08:00-17:00, Mo 15.11. 08:00-14:45, Mo 15.11. 14:45-17:00, Tu 16.11. 08:00-16:30, We 17.11. 08:00-16:30, Th 18.11. 08:00-16:30, Fr 19.11. 08:00-14:45, Fr 19.11. 14:45-17:00, Fr 26.11. 16:00-19:00

Block of Elective Modules Zoology (30 ECTS)

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

• 300121 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( MIXED ) Image analysis and reconstruction of morphological datasets
  Schwaha, Fr 01.10. 08:30-09:25, Mo 08.11. 08:00-14:45, Tu 09.11. 08:00-18:15, We 10.11. 08:00-18:15, Th 11.11. 08:00-18:15, Fr 12.11. 08:00-14:45
• 300135 UE 3 ECTS ( MIXED ) Microscopic anatomy of vertebrates
  Schwaha, Fr 01.10. 08:00-08:30, Sa 10:00-16:00 (3×), Su 10:00-16:00 (3×)
• 300166 VO 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Entomology - Introduction to insect science
  Krenn, Mo 09:45-11:15 (12×)
• 300306 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] ( MIXED ) Hands-on Immunolabelling for Light and Electron Microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
  Montanaro-Punzengruber, Mo 09:45-14:45 (2×)

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

• 300067 VO+UE 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Fundamentals of phylogenetic systematics and cladistic analysis
  Aspöck, Tu 09:45-11:15 (5×)
• 300124 VO 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) The birds of Austria - an ecological and conservationbiological overview
  Ranner, Fr 16:45-18:15 (14×)
• 300128 VO 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Ant biology and ecology
  Fiedler, Th 09:45-11:15 (13×)
• 300157 VU 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Introduction to the ecology, classification and determination of wild bees
  Hölzler, Fr 14:00-17:15 (16×)
• 300180 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Biology of tropical amphibians
  Preininger, Th 13:15-14:45 (14×)
• 300187 EX 3 ECTS ( MIXED ) Birds on the water
  Waringer-Löschenkohl
• 300206 UE 5 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Genetic tools in ecology and conservation
  Strutzenberger, Th 07.10. 11:15-12:00, Mo 14.02. 10:00-17:00, Tu 15.02. 10:00-17:00, We 16.02. 10:00-17:00, Th 17.02. 10:00-17:00, Fr 18.02. 10:00-17:00
• 300214 UE 5 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Herpetology - Current research in ecology, evolution and conservation of amphibians and reptiles
  Gollmann, We 06.10. 15:00-16:30
• 300461 VO 3 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Biology and ecology of European amphibians and reptiles
  Waringer-Löschenkohl, We 11:30-13:00 (13×)
• 300464 UE 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Limnetic and marine copepods of Europe and Russia - Diversity, systematics and ecology of the copepods of Europe and Russia (Microcrustaceans)
  Gaviria-Melo, Mo 04.10. 08:00-08:45, Mo 08:00-13:00 (3×), Mo 08:00-11:15 (2×)
• 300657 UE 9 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Identification course for aquatic invertebrates - in Central European freshwaters
  Waringer, Mo 13:00-18:00 (14×), We 13:00-18:00 (14×)

MZO W-3 Developmental Biology (15 ECTS)

• 300175 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Introductory lecture into techniques of EVO-DEVO
  Wollesen, Mo 13:15-14:45 (13×)
• 300183 VO 3 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Human "Evo-Devo": The evolution of human development
  Mitteröcker, Mo 06.12. 09:00-13:00, Tu 07.12. 09:00-13:00, Th 09.12. 09:00-13:00, Fr 10.12. 09:00-13:00
• 300186 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Current topics in Molecular Evolution and Development
  Simakov, We 06.10. 13:15-14:45, Tu 07.12. 09:45-13:00, Tu 07.12. 13:15-18:15, Mo 20.12. 09:45-18:15
• 300191 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Bioinformatics for non-bioinformaticians - how to build and analyse a transcriptome
  De Oliveira, Th 07.10. 11:30-12:30, Mo 09:45-13:45 (2×), Tu 09:45-13:45 (2×), We 09:45-13:45 (2×), Th 09:45-13:45 (2×), Fr 09:45-13:45 (2×)
• 300204 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Comparative developmental anatomy of vertebrates
  Wagner, We 13:15-14:45 (5×), Mo 13:15-14:45 (6×)
• 300489 VO 3 ECTS [ de en ] ( REMOTE ) Growth and Proportion - Basics of biosystemstheory II
  Nemeschkal, Th 13:15-14:45 (14×)
• 300685 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) EvoDevo: Evolution of developmental processes
  Technau, We 09:45-11:15 (13×)

MZO W-4 Theoretical Biology (10 ECTS)

• 300132 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Basics and current progress in theory of evolution
  Pavlicev, Mo 13:15-14:45 (14×)
• 300203 VO 2 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Introduction to zoological taxonomy and species concepts
  Strutzenberger, We 13:15-14:45 (7×)
• 300206 UE 5 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Genetic tools in ecology and conservation
  Strutzenberger, Th 07.10. 11:15-12:00, Mo 14.02. 10:00-17:00, Tu 15.02. 10:00-17:00, We 16.02. 10:00-17:00, Th 17.02. 10:00-17:00, Fr 18.02. 10:00-17:00
• 300357 UE 4 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Mathematical Basics for Quantitative Biology
  Mitteröcker, Fr 09:45-11:15 (16×)

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

• 300127 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Genomic approaches to variation and adaptation: a road map
  Paun, Th 07.10. 15:30-17:30, Mo 17:00-19:00 (8×)
• 300204 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Comparative developmental anatomy of vertebrates
  Wagner, We 13:15-14:45 (5×), Mo 13:15-14:45 (6×)
• 300511 VO 3 ECTS [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Concepts in Evolutionary Biology
  Steiner, Fr 13:15-14:45 (14×)

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

• 300558 VO 3 ECTS ( REMOTE ) 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)

• 300240 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Experimental and Applied Aquaristics of Tropical Coral Reefs
  Steiner, Tu 08:00-17:00 (2×), We 08:00-17:00 (2×), Th 08:00-17:00 (2×), Fr 08:00-17:00 (2×), Sa 05.02. 08:00-17:00, Mo 07.02. 08:00-17:00, Mo 14.03. 16:45-19:00

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

• 300193 SE+UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] ( MIXED ) Preparation and evaluation of multifactorial experiments in Ecology
  Bachmann, Mo 08:00-12:00 (2×), Tu 08:00-12:00 (2×), We 08:00-12:00 (2×), Th 08:00-12:00 (2×)
• 300205 VU 5 ECTS [ en ] ( MIXED ) Analysis of Ecological Data - univariate methods
  Dullinger, Tu 09:30-11:00 (12×), Tu 16:00-18:00 (11×), We 16:00-18:00 (13×), Tu 19.10. 17:00-19:00

Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists (30 ECTS)

Courses of the Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists

• 280250 SE 2 ECTS [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Sustainable Solutions for Planetary Health - Environmental Engagements: talks (PI)
  Hofmann, We 17:00-18:30 (6×)
• 290105 VO 5 ECTS [ en ] ( MIXED ) Climate Change and Climate Crisis - Transformative Concepts and Innovations
  Schleper, Th 13:15-14:45 (13×), Tu 25.01. 13:15-14:45, Th 27.01. 13:15-15:15
• 300010 VO 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Vertebrate social systems: mechanisms
  Frigerio, Th 11:30-13:00 (7×), Fr 11:30-13:00 (6×), Fr 12.11. 13:15-14:45
• 300021 VO 2 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Bioacoustics - theory, equipment
  Kratochvil, Fr 11:30-13:00 (6×)
• 300031 SE 3 ECTS ( MIXED ) Departmental Seminar Anthropology
  Schäfer, Fr 09:45-11:15 (12×)
• 300046 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] ( MIXED ) Transmission Electron Microscopy of Cells and Tissues -Techniques and Preparation
  Reipert
• 300058 VO 2 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Urban Ecology
  Punz, Fr 13:15-14:45 (16×)
• 300062 UE 4 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Computer-assisted presentation techniques
  Ulrich
• 300071 VO 3 ECTS ( MIXED ) Climate Change - Biodiversity, Global Change and Climate Policy - (climate change)
  Essl, Tu 15:15-17:00 (12×)
• 300085 SE 1 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Evolutionary Systemsbiology
  Simakov, Tu 13:15-14:45 (12×)
• 300101 VO 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Soil science for Ecologists
  Leitgeb, Fr 15:00-16:30 (15×)
• 300102 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Research Ethics - A hands-on approach - What do I have to consider when writing proposals and working in the laboratory?
  Rath, Mo 18:00-20:00 (13×)
• 300105 SE 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Writer's workshop for biologists - Principles of scientific publication
  Gollmann, Tu 15:00-16:30 (12×)
• 300109 UE 1 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) HTML-Programming for the Internet
  Wichert, Tu 18.01. 09:45-18:15, Th 20.01. 09:45-18:15
• 300113 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Molecular Evolution and Genomics
  Gelabert Xirinachs, Th 09:45-11:15 (14×)
• 300122 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Biology and Evolution of Archaea - Archaea evolution, genetics, cell biology, ecology and biotechnology
  Schleper, Fr 13:15-14:45 (13×)
• 300124 VO 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) The birds of Austria - an ecological and conservationbiological overview
  Ranner, Fr 16:45-18:15 (14×)
• 300126 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( MIXED ) Environmental cell biology - Growth and reproduction of non-model cells
  Bulgheresi, Fr 15:00-16:30 (6×), Fr 19.11. 10:00-11:30, Fr 13:00-14:30 (2×)
• 300128 VO 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Ant biology and ecology
  Fiedler, Th 09:45-11:15 (13×)
• 300132 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Basics and current progress in theory of evolution
  Pavlicev, Mo 13:15-14:45 (14×)
• 300139 VO 3 ECTS [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Groundwater Ecology - An Introduction
  Griebler, Mo 15:00-16:30 (12×)
• 300142 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( MIXED ) Evolutionary Biology - Departmentalseminar for Master- and PhD-Students
  Wanninger, Tu 10:45-13:00 (12×)
• 300154 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] Bioacoustics I - Introduction to vertebrate Bioacoustics
  Fitch
• 300156 SE 3 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Current topics in philosophy, theology and biology - Interdisciplinary discussions of current topics in Philosophy, Theology and Biology
  Weckwerth
• 300165 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) History of evolutionary biology - what a dead dodo can tell us about how we understand evolution
  Grill, Mo 15.11. 15:00-16:30, Mo 15.11. 16:45-18:15, Tu 16.11. 15:00-18:15, We 17.11. 13:15-18:15, Th 18.11. 15:00-18:15, Fr 19.11. 15:00-18:15
• 300168 VO 2 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Introduction to Biomimetics
  Drack, Mo 08.11. 16:45-18:15, Tu 09.11. 16:45-20:00, We 10.11. 16:45-20:00, Th 11.11. 16:45-18:15, Fr 12.11. 16:45-17:15
• 300169 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Trophic ecology of aquatic ecosystems
  Keckeis, Mo 04.10. 11:30-13:00
• 300171 UE 2 ECTS [ de en ] ( MIXED ) Science Writing & Communication
  Maas, Tu 05.10. 13:00-14:00, Tu 19.10. 11:00-17:00, Tu 09.11. 11:00-14:00, Tu 23.11. 11:00-15:00
• 300173 VU 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Biological Invasions
  Essl, We 16:45-18:15 (9×), We 16:45-20:00 (3×)
• 300180 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Biology of tropical amphibians
  Preininger, Th 13:15-14:45 (14×)
• 300187 EX 3 ECTS ( MIXED ) Birds on the water
  Waringer-Löschenkohl
• 300197 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Ecology of Marine Polar Systems
  Degen, Fr 15:00-16:30 (15×)
• 300199 UE 5 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Exercise on behaviour observation and behavioural genetics unsing the example of Japanese macaques
  Pflüger
• 300218 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
  Gruber, Mo 06.12. 08:00-14:45
• 300220 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Algal culturing techniques and ecophysiological experiments
  Schagerl, Mo 04.10. 09:45-11:15, Th 13:15-16:30 (4×), Fr 08:00-17:00 (3×), Mo 08:00-17:00 (2×), Tu 08:00-17:00 (2×), We 08:00-17:00 (2×), Th 08:00-17:00 (2×), Sa 19.02. 08:00-17:00, Su 20.02. 08:00-17:00
• 300227 EX 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Speleological excursions Caves of Austria and neighboring countries
  Rabeder
• 300236 VO 2 ECTS [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Prokaryotic evolution and diversity"
  Baltazar de Lima de Sousa, We 14:15-17:30 (4×)
• 300241 VO 3 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Tropical ecosystems of South and Central America
  Weissenhofer, Tu 05.10. 14:00-14:30, We 09:00-12:30 (3×), Tu 14.12. 14:00-17:00
• 300314 VO 2 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Renewable Energies
  Lichtscheidl, Mo 16:45-19:30 (13×), Mo 18.10. 16:45-18:15
• 300316 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Morphology, systematics and developmental biology of animals - Seminar for Master- and PhD-Students
  Wanninger
• 300351 VO 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Algae in Freshwaters - Ecophysiology with implications for the bio-assessment of aquatic systems and the response to climate change.
  Teubner, Mo 04.10. 13:15-14:00, Fr 18:30-20:30 (2×), Sa 08:00-16:00 (4×), Su 08:00-16:00 (3×), Th 18:30-20:30 (2×), Su 05.12. 08:00-15:00
• 300354 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] ( MIXED ) Molecular phylogenetics and phylogenomics
  Schneeweiss, Fr 08.10. 09:00-10:00, Th 09:00-18:00 (7×)
• 300371 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( MIXED ) New concepts in archaeal and bacterial biology
  Baltazar de Lima de Sousa, Fr 08.10. 09:45-11:15
• 300390 EX 2 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Highlights of palaeontology 1 - excursion
  Nagel
• 300393 EX 1 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Field mycology
  Greilhuber
• 300394 VO 2 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Introduction to molecular techniques
  Genikhovich, We 09:45-11:45 (8×)
• 300397 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Comparative Anthropology: Physiological and Behavioral Constraints in Humans and Non-Human Primates
  Wallner, Th 09:45-11:15 (14×)
• 300461 VO 3 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Biology and ecology of European amphibians and reptiles
  Waringer-Löschenkohl, We 11:30-13:00 (13×)
• 300462 SE 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Phylogenetics actually - Actual problems and results in Phylogeny
  Steiner, Th 11:30-13:00 (14×)
• 300464 UE 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Limnetic and marine copepods of Europe and Russia - Diversity, systematics and ecology of the copepods of Europe and Russia (Microcrustaceans)
  Gaviria-Melo, Mo 04.10. 08:00-08:45, Mo 08:00-13:00 (3×), Mo 08:00-11:15 (2×)
• 300469 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Management and analysis of spatial Data - GIS III - Programming in ArcGIS, QGIS and R
  Moser, We 06.10. 10:00-11:00, Mo 29.11. 09:00-16:00, Tu 30.11. 09:00-16:00, We 01.12. 09:00-16:00, Th 02.12. 09:00-16:00
• 300504 SE 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) How to write a scientific paper
  Zechmeister, Fr 09:15-12:00 (7×)
• 300517 SE+UE 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Theory and Application of Confocal Microscopy
  Koller-Peroutka, Mo 07.02. 09:00-17:00, Tu 08.02. 09:00-17:00, We 09.02. 09:00-17:00
• 300525 SE+UE 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Scientific research at the Museum of Natural History - significance of scientific collections for evolutionary studies
  Haring
• 300527 UE 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Practical course: molecular phylogeny based on museum specimens
  Haring
• 300531 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Writing Theses and Articles in English - (parallel courses)
  Metscher, We 13:15-14:45 (13×)
• 300552 VO 1 ECTS [ de en ] ( REMOTE ) Physiology and Ecology of Cyanobacteria
  Kurmayer, Mo 20.12. 10:00-16:00, Tu 21.12. 10:00-16:00, We 22.12. 10:00-13:00
• 300657 UE 9 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Identification course for aquatic invertebrates - in Central European freshwaters
  Waringer, Mo 13:00-18:00 (14×), We 13:00-18:00 (14×)
• 300659 SE 2 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Limnology Seminar - Current research and ecological concepts I
  Fillinger, Mo 09:45-11:15 (13×)
• 300669 VO 4 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Management of endangered species - practical species protection in marine and terrestrial ecosystems
  Stachowitsch, We 16:45-20:00 (12×)
• 301138 SE 2 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Behavior, Rhythms and Neurological Diseases
  Teßmar-Raible
• 301267 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Business in Biotech
  Laurer, Th 09:00-13:30 (4×), Tu 09:00-13:30 (2×)
• 301465 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Current Trends in Bioanalytical Technologies
  Köcher
• 301584 UE 2 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Project management in science communication
  Gschmeidler, Mo 11.10. 09:00-14:00, Tu 12.10. 09:00-14:00, We 13.10. 09:00-14:00, Th 14.10. 09:00-14:00
• 301655 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Practical Guide for Intellectual Property for scientist
  Herzog, Mo 10:00-14:00 (3×)