Master Zoology (831 [2] - Version 2021)

Compulsory Modules (60 ECTS)

MZO1 Foundations of Zoology (15 ECTS)

• 300143 VO ( ON-SITE ) Principles in metazoan systematics, evodevo and evolutionary research
• 300472 VO [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Reproductive biology
• 300702 VO ( ON-SITE ) Animal Cells and Tissues

MZO2 Scientific Methods (10 ECTS)

• 300115 UE [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) DNA Barcoding - A new approach to species identification in ecology and biodiversity research
• 300232 UE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Fluorescence staining, confocal microscopy and computer generated 3D-reconstruction
• 300416 UE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) 3-D Imaging and Modeling Using MicroCT
• 300561 UE [ 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

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

MZO4 Individual Spezialization (30 ECTS)

• 300046 UE [ de en ] ( MIXED ) Transmission Electron Microscopy of Cells and Tissues -Techniques and Preparation
• 300121 UE [ en ] ( MIXED ) Image analysis and reconstruction of morphological datasets
• 300142 SE [ en ] ( MIXED ) Evolutionary Biology - Departmentalseminar for Master- and PhD-Students
• 300206 UE ( REMOTE ) Genetic tools in ecology and conservation
• 300218 UE [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
• 300306 UE [ en ] ( MIXED ) Hands-on Immunolabelling for Light and Electron Microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
• 300354 UE [ en ] ( MIXED ) Molecular phylogenetics and phylogenomics

Elective Modules (30 ECTS)

MZO W1 Morphology, Anatomy and Function (15 ECTS)

• 300166 VO ( ON-SITE ) Entomology - Introduction to insect science
• 300204 VO [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Comparative developmental anatomy of vertebrates

MZO W2 Systematics and Phylogeny (15 ECTS)

• 300127 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Genomic approaches to variation and adaptation: a road map
• 300203 VO ( REMOTE ) Introduction to zoological taxonomy and species concepts

MZO W3 Evolution and Theoretical Biology (15 ECTS)

• 300183 VO ( REMOTE ) Human "Evo-Devo": The evolution of human development
• 300302 UE [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Practical Course in Developmental Biology
• 300489 VO [ de en ] ( REMOTE ) Growth and Proportion - Basics of biosystemstheory II
• 300511 VO [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Concepts in Evolutionary Biology
• 300685 VO [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) EvoDevo: Evolution of developmental processes

MZO W4 Biodiversity and Field Biology (15 ECTS)

• 300066 VO [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Aquatic biodiversity - control and consequences
• 300124 VO ( ON-SITE ) The birds of Austria - an ecological and conservationbiological overview
• 300128 VO ( ON-SITE ) Ant biology and ecology
• 300226 VO [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Biology and Biodiversity of European Marine Coastal Habitats
• 300461 VO ( REMOTE ) Biology and ecology of European amphibians and reptiles