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 ] Reproductive biology
300702 VO Animal Cells and Tissues

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

300046 UE [ de en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy of Cells and Tissues -Techniques and Preparation
300070 UE Special Course: Morphology of Mollusca - Morphology of Mollusca (only in combination with 300133)
300115 UE [ de en ] DNA Barcoding - A new approach to species identification in ecology and biodiversity research
300149 SE+UE [ de en ] Light and video microscopy in theory and practice (parallel courses)
300169 UE [ en ] Trophic ecology of aquatic ecosystems
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)

300046 UE [ de en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy of Cells and Tissues -Techniques and Preparation
300070 UE Special Course: Morphology of Mollusca - Morphology of Mollusca (only in combination with 300133)
300121 UE [ en ] Image analysis and reconstruction of morphological datasets
300133 VO Mollusca - Organization, Biology and Systematics of Mollusca
300138 VO [ en ] Biomechanics for Biologists
300144 UE Comparative morphology and evolution of basal vertebrates
300158 SE [ de en ] New concepts in light- and electron microscopy - (scientific results, instruments, methods)
300201 UE [ de en ] Morphology of arthropods
300218 UE [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
300306 UE [ en ] Hands-on Immunolabelling for Light and Electron Microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists

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

300067 VO+UE Fundamentals of phylogenetic systematics and cladistic analysis
300112 UE Bryozoa identification course
300124 VO The birds of Austria - an ecological and conservationbiological overview
300180 SE [ en ] Biology of tropical amphibians
300187 EX Birds on the water
300206 UE Genetic tools in ecology and conservation
300214 UE Herpetology - Current research in ecology, evolution and conservation of amphibians and reptiles
300356 UE Entomological Laboratory - Taxonomic studies on selected insects
300461 VO Biology and ecology of European amphibians and reptiles
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-7 Ecological Field Methods: Animals (5 ECTS)

MZO W-8 Marine Biology (10 ECTS)

300066 VO [ en ] Aquatic biodiversity - control and consequences
300170 VO [ en ] Biological Oceanography
300197 VO [ en ] Ecology of Marine Polar Systems
300240 UE [ de en ] Experimental and Applied Aquaristics of Tropical Coral Reefs
300329 VO [ en ] Biogeochemistry of the Ocean

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

300178 UE [ en ] Modelling spatial and temporal dynamics of (ecological) animal and plant populations - from theory to practice (UE)
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)

Courses of the Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists

290055 VO [ en ] Climate Change and Climate Crisis. Future perspectives and concepts.
290133 VO [ en ] Wetlands
290154 VO [ en ] Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology
300009 SE Departmental Seminar Anthropology
300010 VO Vertebrate social systems: mechanisms
300016 VO Animal Vocalization - Sound Production, Reception and Communication
300021 VO Bioacoustics - theory, equipment
300033 VO Aquatic Microbial Ecology
300036 VO Biological Invasions - Neobiota and their relevance
300046 UE [ de en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy of Cells and Tissues -Techniques and Preparation
300058 VO Urban Ecology
300062 UE Computer-assisted presentation techniques
300063 VO Climate Change - Biodiversity, Global Change and Climate Policy
300064 EX Speleological excursions Caves of Austria and neighboring countries
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
300113 UE [ en ] Molecular Evolution and Genomics
300122 VO [ en ] Biology and Evolution of Archaea - Archaea evolution, genetics, cell biology, ecology and biotechnology
300124 VO The birds of Austria - an ecological and conservationbiological overview
300126 VO [ en ] Environmental cell biology - Seminar for Master and PhD Students
300132 SE [ en ] Basics and current progress in theory of evolution
300139 VO [ de en ] Groundwater Ecology - An Introduction
300142 SE [ en ] Evolutionary Biology - Departmentalseminar for Master- and PhD-Students
300149 SE+UE [ de en ] Light and video microscopy in theory and practice (parallel courses)
300154 UE [ en ] Bioacoustics I - Introduction to vertebrate Bioacoustics
300167 SE Current topics in philosophy, theology and biology - Interdisciplinary discussions of current topics in Philosophy, Theology and Biology
300169 UE [ en ] Trophic ecology of aquatic ecosystems
300171 UE Writing scientific theses
300178 UE [ en ] Modelling spatial and temporal dynamics of (ecological) animal and plant populations - from theory to practice (UE)
300180 SE [ en ] Biology of tropical amphibians
300187 EX Birds on the water
300194 SE Biological Invasions - in-depth case studies and literature studies
300197 VO [ en ] Ecology of Marine Polar Systems
300199 UE Exercise on behaviour observation and behavioural genetics unsing the example of Japanese macaques
300202 UE Animal observations in the zoo - Basic practical course in observation of zoo kept animals
300213 SE [ de en ] Preparation for the UE Ecology & Palaeobiology of coral reefs (Red Sea)
300218 UE [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
300220 UE [ de en ] Algal culturing techniques and ecophysiological experiments
300236 VO [ en ] Prokaryotic evolution and diversity"
300241 VO Tropical ecosystems of South and Central America
300314 VO Renewable Energies
300316 SE [ en ] Morphology, systematics and developmental biology of animals - Seminar for Master- and PhD-Students
300351 VO Algae in Freshwaters - Ecophysiology with implications for the bio-assessment of aquatic systems and the response to climate change.
300371 SE [ en ] New concepts in archaeal and bacterial biology
300390 EX Highlights of palaeontology 1 - excursion
300394 VO [ en ] Introduction to molecular techniques
300397 SE [ en ] Comparative Anthropology: Physiological and Behavioral Constraints in Humans and Non-Human Primates
300438 SE [ de en ] Seminar in biometry - Basics of biometrical analysis
300461 VO Biology and ecology of European amphibians and reptiles
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)
300547 EX Excursions to Palaeolithic site
300659 SE [ en ] Limnology Seminar - Current research and ecological concepts
300669 VO Management of endangered species - practical species protection in marine and terrestrial ecosystems
301138 SE [ en ] Behavior, Rhythms and Neurological Diseases
301267 VO [ en ] Business in Biotech
301465 SE [ en ] Current Trends in Bioanalytical Technologies
301584 UE ( ON-SITE ) Project management in science communication
301655 SE [ en ] How to protect your creative work

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