Master Behavior, Neurobiology and Cognition (878)

Compulsory Modules (25 ECTS)

MVN 1 Basic Module Behaviour, Neurobiology and Cognition (15 ECTS)

• 300102 VO Human Behavioural Biology
• 300310 VO Neurobiology II - Neurobiologie II
• 300336 VO [ en ] Biology of Cognition
• 300464 VO Behavioral Ecology

MVN 2 Fundamentals of Scientific Research in Behaviour, Neurobiology and Cognition (10 ECTS)

• 300052 SE [ en ] ( MIXED ) Seminar for Masters and PhD-students in Biology of Cognition
• 300093 SE Seminar for Masters and PhD-students in Neurobiology
• 300203 SE [ en ] Seminar for Masters and doctoral-students in Behavioural Biology

Block of Elective Modules Behavior, Neurobiology and Cognition (35 ECTS)

MVN W-1 Behavioural Physiology (10 ECTS)

• 300188 UE Practical course in Behavioural Biology, Gruenau - (social mechanisms) at the Konrad Lorenz Forschungsstelle in Gruenau
• 300337 UE Further practice in behavioral physiology

MVN W-2 Behavioural Endocrinology (5 ECTS)

MVN W-3 Reproduction and Biological Rhythms (5 ECTS)

• 300025 VO Topics in Sexual Biology

MVN W-4 Sound Communication in Animals (10 ECTS)

MVN W-5 Animal Communication (5 ECTS)

• 300231 VO ( REMOTE ) Behavioural biology of aquatic vertebrates - fishes and whales

MVN W-6 Social Mechanisms (5 ECTS)

MVN W-7 Human Animal Relationship (5 ECTS)

• 300053 SE Current topics in human-animal relationships - Discussion of new scientific results. Seminar with lecture human-animal relations
• 300557 VO ( MIXED ) Human-Animal Interactions (Anthrozoology) - evolutionary functions and mechanisms, animals as social partners, species management

MVN W-8 Neurobiology for Advanced Students (10 ECTS)

MVN W-9 Neuroanatomy (10 ECTS)

• 300216 UE Molecular and cellular neurobiology

MVN W-10 Actual Research Topics in Neurobiology (5 ECTS)

• 300152 SE [ en ] Modern approaches in the analysis of neuronal circuits and behavior
• 300675 SE [ de en ] Neurobiology Seminar: Ongoing resarch

MVN W-11 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology (5 ECTS)

• 300280 SE [ de en ] Principles of Brain Evolution
• 300311 SE [ de en ] Molecular mechanisms of brain disorders

MVN W-12 Cognition for Advanced Students (10 ECTS)

• 300009 SE [ en ] Current topics in cognitive biology 2
• 300245 SE [ en ] ( MIXED ) Auditory and language neuroscience

MVN W-13 Cognition Methods (10 ECTS)

• 300656 UE [ en ] Practical course in animal cognition - Introduction into the methods of learning experiments with animals

Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists (30 ECTS)

• 300165 UE [ de en ] Algae - their world explored

Courses of the Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists

• 280250 SE [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Transitions Towards Sustainability: Possibilities and Pitfalls - Environmental Engagements: talks (PI)
• 300006 VO Vertebrates - Morphology, Phylogeny, Biology
• 300014 VO Aspects of freshwater bioindication - Methods of assessment
• 300047 UE Insects in the Nationalpark Donau-Auen: Butterflies and Moths
• 300062 UE Computer-assisted presentation techniques
• 300072 UE Rhizosphere
• 300074 VO [ de en ] ( MIXED ) Principles of multivariate statistics for biologists
• 300080 VO [ en ] Symbiosis concepts and model systems (Part 2)
• 300085 SE [ en ] Evolutionary Systemsbiology
• 300094 UE [ en ] Proteomics in System Biology
• 300108 VU [ en ] Macroecology and spatial phylogenetics of animals
• 300113 UE [ de en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy of Cells and Tissues -Techniques and Preparation
• 300117 VU [ en ] Introduction to ecological modelling - data analysis and modelling
• 300127 UE Introductory course on animal gene expression
• 300132 SE [ en ] Basics and current progress in theory of evolution
• 300142 SE [ en ] Evolutionary Biology - Departmentalseminar for Master- and PhD-Students
• 300156 SE ( REMOTE ) Current topics in philosophy, theology and biology - Interdisciplinary discussions of current topics in Philosophy, Theology and Biology
• 300171 UE [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Science Writing & Communication
• 300193 RV Silent Spring - sixth mass extinction of species: reasons and consequences
• 300218 UE [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
• 300232 VU [ en ] ( MIXED ) Introduction to coding in R (VU): A hands-on approach - study design (Investigation Design)
• 300236 UE [ en ] Methods in phytosociology - field sampling and data analysis
• 300243 SE [ en ] Functional and Evolutionary Ecology 1
• 300246 VU [ en ] Analysis of biological data with Python for non-bioinformaticians
• 300250 VO Bryozoa - Morphology, biology, phylogeny and ecology
• 300258 EX Restoration Ecology of Viennese Waters
• 300261 SE [ en ] Limnology Seminar II - Fundamental and Applied Research Projects
• 300266 EX Speleological excursions Caves of Austria and neighboring countries
• 300283 UE+EX Identification of amphibian larvae in lab and field
• 300297 UE [ en ] Methods in plant diversity research
• 300316 SE [ en ] Morphology, systematics and developmental biology of animals - Seminar for Master- and PhD-Students
• 300334 UE Field course "Amphibian Ecology"
• 300344 VO [ en ] ( MIXED ) Introduction to Quantitative Biology and Systems Biology
• 300362 UE [ en ] Applied Data Analysis
• 300517 SE+UE ( MIXED ) Theory and Application of Confocal Microscopy
• 300724 SE [ en ] Ecological Genetics 1- Seminar for Master- and PhD Students