Master Zoology (831)
Compulsory Modules (30 ECTS)
MZO 1 Basic Modul Zoology (15 ECTS)
- 300143 VO Principles in metazoan systematics, evodevo and evolutionary research
- 300472 VO [ en ] Behavioural ecology
MZO 2 Methods and Research Training in Zoology (15 ECTS)
- 300099 UE [ de en ] Costa Rica: From bio- to chemodiversity and natural products in tropical rain forests
- 300104 UE [ de en ] *Hands on" Cryopreparation of Biological Samples for Ultrastructural Studies
- 300106 UE DNA Barcoding - A new approach to species identification in ecology and biodiversity research
- 300123 UE Special Course: Morphology of Mollusca - Morphology of Mollusca (only in combination with 300133)
- 300149 SE+UE [ de en ] Light and video microscopy in theory and practice (parallel courses)
- 300218 UE [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
- 300232 UE [ en ] Fluorescence staining, confocal microscopy and computer generated 3D-reconstruction
- 300302 UE [ de en ] Practical Course in Developmental Biology
- 300354 UE [ en ] Molecular phylogenetics and phylogenomics
- 300416 UE [ en ] 3-D Imaging and Modeling Using MicroCT
- 300646 UE Neurobiology: Visual Systems
Block of Elective Modules Zoology (30 ECTS)
MZO W-1 Morphology, Anatomy and Ultrastructure of Animals (15 ECTS)
- 300104 UE [ de en ] *Hands on" Cryopreparation of Biological Samples for Ultrastructural Studies
- 300120 SE Morphology, systematics and reproductive biology of arachnids - Ausgewählte Themen der Arachnologie
- 300121 UE [ en ] Image theory and analysis using open-source programs on morphological datasets
- 300123 UE Special Course: Morphology of Mollusca - Morphology of Mollusca (only in combination with 300133)
- 300133 VO Mollusca - Organization, Biology and Systematics of Mollusca
- 300142 SE [ en ] Zoology and Evolution - Seminar for Master- and PhD Students
- 300149 SE+UE [ de en ] Light and video microscopy in theory and practice (parallel courses)
- 300158 SE [ de en ] New concepts in light- and electron microscopy - (scientific results, instruments, methods)
- 300218 UE [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
- 300219 SE [ en ] Cell Imaging and Ultrastructure 1 - Seminar for Master and PhD-students - in Special Cell Imaging and Ultrastructure Research
- 300221 UE [ de en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy of Cells and Tissues -Techniques and Preparation
- 300306 UE [ en ] Hands-on Immunolabelling for Light and Electron Microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
- 300316 SE [ en ] Morphology, systematics and developmental biology of animals - Seminar for Master- and PhD-Students
MZO W-2 Biodiversity and Systematics of Animals (15 ECTS)
- 300010 VO Social Systems - Social Systems in vertebrates with special emphasis on mechanismus - behaviour - brain-personality-stress, etc.
- 300029 VO Introduction Hydrology and Running Water Ecology
- 300070 VO Evolutionary biology of amphibians
- 300080 VO Sexual Selection - an introduction
- 300101 UE Chironomidae identification course - advanced level - Anleitung zur Bestimmung für Fortgeschrittene
- 300124 VO The birds of Austria - an ecological and conservationbiological overview
- 300125 VO [ en ] Symbiosis - concepts and model systems (Part 1)
- 300142 SE [ en ] Zoology and Evolution - Seminar for Master- and PhD Students
- 300180 SE [ en ] Biology of tropical amphibians
- 300202 UE Animal observations in the zoo - Basic practical course in observation of zoo kept animals
- 300290 VO Introduction to pollination biology
- 300356 UE Entomological Laboratory - Taxonomic studies on selected insects
- 300543 UE Biology of the Cladoceran Branchiopods - Systematics, Biology and Ecology of the Cladoceran Branchiopods of Europe.
- 300548 SE Mutualistic Interactions of plants and ants
MZO W-3 Developmental Biology (15 ECTS)
- 300186 SE [ en ] Current topics in Molecular Evolution and Development
- 300191 UE [ en ] Bioinformatics for non-bioinformaticians - how to build and analyse a transcriptome
- 300685 VO [ en ] EvoDevo: Evolution of developmental processes
MZO W-4 Theoretical Biology (10 ECTS)
- 300069 SE [ de en ] Seminar in biometry for advanced students
- 300357 UE [ en ] Mathematical Basics for Quantitative Biology
- 300386 VO Oscillations in biological systems
MZO W-5 Basic Modul of Evolutionary Biology (15 ECTS)
- 300080 VO Sexual Selection - an introduction
- 300511 VO [ de en ] Concepts in Evolutionary Biology
- 300515 VO [ en ] Speciation and coevolution - Concepts und case studies
- 300685 VO [ en ] EvoDevo: Evolution of developmental processes
MZO W-6 Behaviour, Neurobiology and Cognition (15 ECTS)
- 300558 VO Animal Communication
MZO W-7 Ecological Field Methods: Animals (5 ECTS)
MZO W-8 Marine Biology (10 ECTS)
- 300066 VO [ en ] Aquatic biodiversity - control and consequences
- 300092 UE [ de en ] Introduction to Coral Reef Biology
- 300170 VO [ en ] Biological Oceanography
- 300197 VO [ en ] Ecology of Marine Polar Systems
- 300329 VO [ en ] Biogeochemistry of the Ocean
MZO W-9 Interpretation of Ecological Data (5 ECTS)
- 300193 SE+UE [ de en ] Preparation and evaluation of multifactorial experiments in Ecology
- 300269 VO [ en ] Analysis of ecological data (VO) - univariate methods
- 300445 UE [ en ] Analysis of ecological data (UE) - univariate methods
Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists (30 ECTS)
- 300104 UE [ de en ] *Hands on" Cryopreparation of Biological Samples for Ultrastructural Studies
- 300126 SE [ en ] Bacterial symbiont cell biology and physiology - Seminar for Master and PhD Students
- 300208 VO [ de en ] Life history evolution: Why do elephants live longer than flies ?
- 300220 UE [ de en ] Algal culturing techniques and ecophysiological experiments
- 300323 SE [ de en ] Current Trends in Parasitology = Journal Club - Current parasitological topics, lecture works english slides
- 300525 SE+UE Scientific research at the Museum of Natural History - significance of scientific collections for evolutionary studies
- 450010 VU [ de en ] Morphology and taxonomy of stony corals, notably from the Red Sea (PI)
Courses of the Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists
- 280081 VU [ de en ] MA-ERD-15 Morphology of Functions (PI)
- 280082 VU [ de en ] MA-ERD-15 Methods of Palaeobiology (PI)
- 300009 SE [ de en ] Collection Sciences and Research
- 300016 VO Animal Vocalization - Sound Production, Reception and Communication
- 300021 VO Bioacoustics - theory, equipment
- 300029 VO Introduction Hydrology and Running Water Ecology
- 300035 EX Speleological excursions Caves of Austria and neighboring countries
- 300036 VO Biological Invasions - Neobiota and their relevance
- 300058 VO Urban Ecology
- 300062 UE Computer-assisted presentation techniques
- 300085 SE [ en ] COSB Colloquium - Vorträge im Center for Organismal Systems Biology
- 300102 VO [ en ] Research Ethics - A hands-on approach - What do I have to consider when writing proposals and working in the laboratory?
- 300105 SE Writer's workshop for biologists - Principles of scientific publication
- 300111 UE Computer applications for biologists
- 300112 SE Current topics in philosophy, theology and biology - Interdisciplinary discussions of current topics in Philosophy, Theology and Biology
- 300118 VO [ en ] Conservation research in international practice - socio-ecological perspectives and implementation
- 300124 VO The birds of Austria - an ecological and conservationbiological overview
- 300148 VO Introduction to Desert Biology. Life communities of subtropical and tropical deserts
- 300149 SE+UE [ de en ] Light and video microscopy in theory and practice (parallel courses)
- 300154 UE [ en ] Bioacoustics I - Introduction to vertebrate Bioacoustics
- 300162 UE Field course Hydrology and Running Water Ecology
- 300168 VO Introduction to Biomimetics
- 300169 SE Departmental Seminar Anthropology
- 300180 SE [ en ] Biology of tropical amphibians
- 300197 VO [ en ] Ecology of Marine Polar Systems
- 300202 UE Animal observations in the zoo - Basic practical course in observation of zoo kept animals
- 300218 UE [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
- 300221 UE [ de en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy of Cells and Tissues -Techniques and Preparation
- 300241 VO Tropical ecosystems of South and Central America
- 300251 SE Ecophysiology of visual systems
- 300257 VO Managing Research and Higher Education
- 300290 VO Introduction to pollination biology
- 300314 VO Renewable Energies
- 300351 VO Algae in Freshwaters - Ecophysiology with implications for the bio-assessment of aquatic systems and the response to climate change.
- 300387 SE+EX Field Trips in Microbiology
- 300390 EX Highlights of palaeontology 1 - excursion
- 300394 VO [ en ] Introduction to molecular techniques
- 300433 VO Medical parasitology - Transfer of basic knowledge
- 300438 SE [ de en ] Seminar in biometry - Basics of biometrical analysis
- 300461 VO Biology and ecology of European amphibians and reptiles
- 300462 SE Phylogeny currently - Actual problems and results in Phylogeny
- 300463 VO Immunbiology and immundiagnosis of parasitic infections of humans
- 300466 VO [ de en ] Hygiene-related environmental microbiology: Medical Entomology - Epidemiology of water-borne medical parasites and aquatic vectors
- 300469 UE [ en ] Management and analysis of spatial Data - GIS III - Programming in ArcGIS, QGIS and R
- 300504 SE How to write a scientific paper
- 300517 SE+UE Theory and Application of Confocal Microscopy
- 300527 UE Practical course: molecular phylogeny based on museum specimens
- 300531 SE [ en ] Writing Theses and Articles in English - (parallel courses)
- 300659 SE [ en ] Limnology Seminar - Current research and ecological concepts
- 300669 VO Management of endangered species - practical species protection in marine and terrestrial ecosystems
- 300697 VO History of Anthropology
- 301138 SE [ en ] Behavior, Rhythms and Neurological Diseases
- 301211 VO General and Molecular Microbiology II
- 301267 VO [ en ] Business in Biotech
- 301465 SE [ en ] Current Trends in Bioanalytical Technologies
- 301565 SE Basics and handling with intellectual property for biologists - Basics for Scientists
- 301584 UE Project management in science communication
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