Master Zoology (831 [2] - Version 2021)

Compulsory Modules (60 ECTS)

MZO1 Foundations of Zoology (15 ECTS)

• 300143 VO 3 ECTS [ de en ] Principles in metazoan systematics, evodevo and evolutionary research
  Wanninger, Mo 13:15-14:45 (8×), Th 09:45-11:15 (8×)
• 300472 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Reproductive biology
  Pavlicev, Fr 11:30-13:00 (12×)
• 300702 VO 3 ECTS Animal Cells and Tissues
  Schwaha, Tu 07:30-09:30 (3×), We 07:30-09:30 (3×), Th 07:30-09:30 (3×), Fr 07:30-09:30 (3×)

MZO2 Scientific Methods (10 ECTS)

• 300073 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Modern Light Microscopy in Study and Research
  Schmidt
• 300115 UE 10 ECTS DNA Barcoding - A new approach to species identification in ecology and biodiversity research
  Barfuss, We 02.10. 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×)
• 300160 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Practical introduction to programming for biologists
  Papadopoulos, We 09:45-11:15 (12×), Fr 09:45-11:15 (9×), Mo 09:45-11:15 (10×), Tu 09:45-11:15 (2×)
• 300200 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] High-Throughput DNA Sequencing: - Whole Genome Sequencing, Target Enrichment and Phylogenetics/-genomics - a hands-on tutorial
  Barfuss, We 02.10. 11:30-12:00, 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×)
• 300218 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
  Gruber, Mo 02.12. 08:00-14:45, Fr 13.12. 08:00-11:15
• 300306 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy: A hands-on course including immunolabelling of cells and tissues - Hands-on Immunolabelling for Light and Electron Microscopy
  Montanaro-Punzengruber, Fr 15.11. 13:15-14:45, Mo 08:00-09:30 (2×), We 20.11. 08:00-09:30, Fr 22.11. 08:00-09:30
• 300416 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] 3-D Imaging and Modeling Using MicroCT - Microscopy and software methods for 3D morphological analysis
  Metscher, Tu 13:30-15:00 (15×)

MZO3 Data Analysis, Scientific Writing and Presentation Techniques (5 ECTS)

• 300065 VU 5 ECTS [ en ] Quantitative analysis of time series and population data - (Data Analysis and modeling)
  Waldherr, Th 09:45-11:15 (15×), We 13:15-16:30 (9×)
• 300101 SE 2 ECTS [ en ] Scientific Writing Workshop
  Hülber, Th 03.10. 11:30-12:00, Tu 09:00-14:00 (3×)
• 300104 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Science Communication
  Maas, Th 14:00-15:00 (2×), Th 14:00-17:00 (3×)
• 300171 UE 2 ECTS [ en ] Science Writing
  Hülber, Th 03.10. 11:00-11:30, Tu 09:00-14:00 (3×)
• 300531 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Writing Theses and Articles in English - Effective communication and presentation of scientific research
  Metscher, We 13:15-14:45 (15×)

MZO4 Individual Spezialization (30 ECTS)

• 300003 VU 3 ECTS [ en ] Measuring time: Scientific Dating methods
  Higham, Tu 09:45-11:15 (16×)
• 300020 SE 2 ECTS Seminar on current topics in behavioural biology
  Frigerio, Tu 22.10. 09:45-13:00, We 13.11. 11:30-13:00, We 13.11. 13:15-18:15
• 300046 VO 5 ECTS Mollusca - Organization, Biology and Systematics of Mollusca
  Steiner, Tu 13:15-14:45 (16×), Th 13:15-14:45 (14×)
• 300052 UE 10 ECTS [ de en es ] Tropical Botany: Ants-Plants-Microorganisms - Modellsysteme für multitrophische Interaktionen
  Mayer
• 300070 UE 10 ECTS Special Course: Mollusca - Morphology of Mollusca (only in combination with 300133)
  Redl, Tu 01.10. 13:15-14:45, Tu 15:00-18:00 (16×), Th 15:00-18:00 (15×)
• 300087 UE 5 ECTS Identification of aquatic invertebrates in Central European freshwaters
  Zittra, We 02.10. 09:45-11:15, Mo 13:00-17:00 (14×)
• 300092 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] Introduction to Coral Reef Biology
  Steiner, Th 10.10. 18:30-19:30, Mo 16:45-18:15 (6×)
• 300094 VU 5 ECTS [ en ] Scientific Thinking: Understanding Evolution - How does science establish our knowledge of the natural world ?
  Metscher, We 11:30-13:00 (15×)
• 300097 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] Natural History Collections - an introduction to management and utilization
  Pavlicev, Fr 09:00-15:00 (4×), Th 21.11. 09:00-15:00, Mo 25.11. 09:00-15:00, Tu 26.11. 09:00-15:00
• 300099 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Reproductive Biology
  Wagner, Tu 15:00-16:30 (13×)
• 300106 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Analyses of single cell transcriptome data - Genome/transcriptome assembly and annotation
  Cole, Tu 08:00-16:30 (3×), We 08:00-16:30 (3×), Mo 08:00-16:30 (2×), Mo 27.01. 08:00-14:45, Tu 28.01. 08:00-16:45, We 29.01. 08:00-13:00
• 300108 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Genome analysis for Ecologists
  Baltazar de Lima de Sousa, Tu 09:45-14:45 (13×)
• 300117 VO 3 ECTS [ de en ] Mammalogy
  Millesi, Th 11:30-13:00 (11×)
• 300121 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] Image analysis and reconstruction of morphological datasets
  Schwaha, Mo 04.11. 09:45-14:45, Tu 05.11. 09:45-16:30, We 06.11. 09:45-16:30, Th 07.11. 09:45-16:30, Fr 08.11. 09:45-14:45
• 300131 VU 5 ECTS [ en ] Statistics course based on R
  Nemeth, Mo 15:00-18:00 (14×)
• 300142 SE 2 ECTS [ en ] Evolutionary Biology - Departmentalseminar for Masterstudents
  Wanninger, Tu 11:30-13:00 (16×)
• 300160 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Practical introduction to programming for biologists
  Papadopoulos, We 09:45-11:15 (12×), Fr 09:45-11:15 (9×), Mo 09:45-11:15 (10×), Tu 09:45-11:15 (2×)
• 300161 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Innovations in spiralian evolution
  Wollesen, Mo 15:00-16:30 (8×), We 15:00-16:30 (7×)
• 300164 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] New insights into adaptation and speciation from genomic research.
  Paun, Mo 07.10. 16:00-16:30, Mo 14:00-16:00 (11×)
• 300172 UE 5 ECTS Evolution in the museum - Development, endangerment and protection of biodiversity
  Gollmann, We 02.10. 16:45-18:15, We 16:00-18:30 (14×)
• 300180 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Biology of tropical amphibians
  Preininger, Th 13:15-14:45 (15×)
• 300187 EX 3 ECTS Birds on the water
  Waringer
• 300199 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] ( REMOTE ) Exercise on behaviour observation and behavioural genetics using the example of Japanese macaques
  Pflüger, Tu 01.10. 18:00-19:00
• 300206 UE 5 ECTS Genetic tools in ecology and conservation
  Strutzenberger, We 09.10. 11:15-11:45, Mo 17.02. 10:00-17:00, Tu 18.02. 10:00-17:00, We 19.02. 10:00-17:00, Th 20.02. 10:00-17:00, Fr 21.02. 10:00-17:00
• 300218 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
  Gruber, Mo 02.12. 08:00-14:45, Fr 13.12. 08:00-11:15
• 300306 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy: A hands-on course including immunolabelling of cells and tissues - Hands-on Immunolabelling for Light and Electron Microscopy
  Montanaro-Punzengruber, Fr 15.11. 13:15-14:45, Mo 08:00-09:30 (2×), We 20.11. 08:00-09:30, Fr 22.11. 08:00-09:30
• 300433 VO 3 ECTS Medical parasitology - Transfer of basic knowledge
  Aspöck
• 300527 UE 3 ECTS Practical course: molecular phylogeny based on museum specimens
  Haring
• 300669 VO 4 ECTS Management of endangered species - practical species protection in marine and terrestrial ecosystems
  Stachowitsch, We 16:45-19:15 (13×)

Elective Modules (30 ECTS)

MZO W1 Morphology, Anatomy and Function (15 ECTS)

• 300070 UE 10 ECTS Special Course: Mollusca - Morphology of Mollusca (only in combination with 300133)
  Redl, Tu 01.10. 13:15-14:45, Tu 15:00-18:00 (16×), Th 15:00-18:00 (15×)

MZO W2 Systematics and Phylogeny (15 ECTS)

• 300079 VU 5 ECTS [ en ] Comparative animal genome informatics
  Simakov, Th 10.10. 13:15-14:45, We 23.10. 13:15-16:30, Tu 03.12. 13:15-16:30, Th 09.01. 13:15-16:30
• 300127 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Genomic approaches to variation and adaptation: a road map
  Paun, Mo 16:30-18:30 (10×)
• 300462 SE 3 ECTS Phylogenetics actually - Actual problems and results in Phylogeny
  Steiner, Th 11:30-13:00 (15×)
• 300527 UE 3 ECTS Practical course: molecular phylogeny based on museum specimens
  Haring

MZO W3 Evolution and Theoretical Biology (15 ECTS)

• 300094 VU 5 ECTS [ en ] Scientific Thinking: Understanding Evolution - How does science establish our knowledge of the natural world ?
  Metscher, We 11:30-13:00 (15×)
• 300099 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Reproductive Biology
  Wagner, Tu 15:00-16:30 (13×)
• 300114 SE 1 ECTS [ en ] Interaction and Evolution of Organisms - Evolutionary Systemsbiology 1
  Simakov, Tu 13:15-14:45 (16×)
• 300160 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Practical introduction to programming for biologists
  Papadopoulos, We 09:45-11:15 (12×), Fr 09:45-11:15 (9×), Mo 09:45-11:15 (10×), Tu 09:45-11:15 (2×)
• 300302 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] Practical Course in Developmental Biology
  Technau, 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×), Fr 22.11. 09:45-14:45
• 300685 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] EvoDevo: Evolution of developmental processes
  Technau, We 09:45-11:15 (15×)

MZO W4 Biodiversity and Field Biology (15 ECTS)

• 300082 VU 5 ECTS [ en ] Introduction to ecological modelling - (Data Analysis and modelling)
  Kaiser, Mo 13.01. 09:00-18:00, Tu 14.01. 09:00-18:00, We 15.01. 09:00-18:00, Th 16.01. 09:00-18:00, Fr 17.01. 09:00-18:00, Mo 20.01. 09:00-17:00, Tu 21.01. 09:00-17:00, We 22.01. 09:00-17:00, Th 23.01. 09:00-16:00, Fr 24.01. 09:00-16:00
• 300087 UE 5 ECTS Identification of aquatic invertebrates in Central European freshwaters
  Zittra, We 02.10. 09:45-11:15, Mo 13:00-17:00 (14×)
• 300124 VO 3 ECTS The birds of Austria - an ecological and conservationbiological overview
  Ranner, Fr 16:45-18:15 (13×)
• 300214 VU 5 ECTS Herpetology - Current research in ecology, evolution and conservation of amphibians and reptiles
  Schweiger, We 02.10. 15:00-16:30
• 300226 VO 3 ECTS [ de en ] Biology and Biodiversity of European Marine Coastal Habitats
  Steiner, Mo 09:45-11:15 (13×)