Master Zoology (831 [1] - Version 2007) - discontinued

Compulsory Modules (30 ECTS)

MZO 1 Basic Modul Zoology (15 ECTS)

• 300388 VO Form, Funktion and Evolution in Animals
• 300435 VO Animal biogeography - Principles of animal biogeography

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

• 300031 UE Practical Course: Vertebrates - Comparative Morphology of Vertebrates
• 300068 UE [ de en ] Diversity of marine zooplankton and the evolution of animal life cycles
• 300113 UE [ de en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy of Cells and Tissues -Techniques and Preparation
• 300115 UE DNA Barcoding - A new approach to species identification in ecology and biodiversity research
• 300145 UE [ de en ] Developmental biology of marine invertebrates in Villefranche-sur-Mer
• 300163 UE [ en ] ( MIXED ) Methods in pollination biology
• 300216 UE Molecular and cellular neurobiology
• 300218 UE [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
• 300247 UE [ de en ] Experimental developmental biology
• 300334 UE Field course "Amphibian Ecology"

Block of Elective Modules Zoology (30 ECTS)

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

MZO W-1 Morphology, Anatomy and Ultrastructure of Animals (15 ECTS)

• 300006 VO Vertebrates - Morphology, Phylogeny, Biology
• 300127 UE Introductory course on animal gene expression
• 300262 UE Comparative morphology and evolution of basal vertebrates

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

• 300004 UE Ecology and biodiversity of moths
• 300037 VO Biology and Ecology of animals in the Alps
• 300049 VO ( MIXED ) Biology, ecology and conservation biology of bats
• 300050 EX EX to voices of Austrian birds
• 300068 UE [ de en ] Diversity of marine zooplankton and the evolution of animal life cycles
• 300103 VU ( REMOTE ) Dragonflies- ecology, taxonomy and bioindication
• 300108 VU [ en ] ( MIXED ) Macroecology and spatial phylogenetics of animals
• 300157 VU Introduction to the ecology, classification and determination of wild bees
• 300226 VO Molecular Biodiversity Research: DNA Barcoding and other methods - Examples from practical application and theoretical basics
• 300230 UE Animal Behaviour Observation - Practical Course
• 300251 UE Biology of marine habitats of the North Sea
• 300257 VO [ de en ] Primates and their societies
• 300295 UE [ en ] Field course "Biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems" - advanced level
• 300482 VO ( ON-SITE ) The world of mites - morphology, biology, ecology, phylogeny, medical and commercial relevance
• 300499 VO Voices of Austrian birds - Introduction to the songs and calls of Austrian birds

MZO W-3 Developmental Biology (15 ECTS)

MZO W-4 Theoretical Biology (10 ECTS)

• 300120 VO [ en ] Systems conditions for Evolution
• 300153 SE [ en ] ( MIXED ) Advanced aspects of zoological taxonomy and species concepts in theory and practice

MZO W-5 Basic Modul of Evolutionary Biology (15 ECTS)

• 300099 SE [ en ] Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Reproductive Biology
• 300120 VO [ en ] Systems conditions for Evolution
• 300246 VU [ en ] Analysis of biological data with Python for non-bioinformaticians
• 300369 UE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Genomic approaches to variation, adaptation and speciation

MZO W-6 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

MZO W-7 Ecological Field Methods: Animals (5 ECTS)

• 300108 VU [ en ] ( MIXED ) Macroecology and spatial phylogenetics of animals
• 300253 VU [ de en ] Methods in Field Research - Focus: Birds and small Mammals

MZO W-8 Marine Biology (10 ECTS)

• 300202 UE [ de en ] Biodiversity of marine coastal habitats
• 300251 UE Biology of marine habitats of the North Sea

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

• 300232 VU [ en ] Introduction to coding in R (VU): A hands-on approach - study design
• 300368 UE [ en ] Practical data analysis in ecology, biodiversity and zoology - data analysis and modelling

Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists (30 ECTS)

• 300078 UE [ en ] ( MIXED ) Biogeographical Excursions

Courses of the Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists

• 280145 LP [ en ] MA-ERD-W-3.26 Conservation Paleobiology and Historical Ecology (PI)
• 300006 VO Vertebrates - Morphology, Phylogeny, Biology
• 300014 VO ( ON-SITE ) Aspects of freshwater bioindication - Methods of assessment
• 300080 VO [ en ] Symbiosis concepts and model systems (Part 2)
• 300085 SE [ en ] Interaction and Evolution of Organisms - Evolutionary Systemsbiology 2
• 300094 UE [ en ] Proteomics in Systems Biology
• 300095 VU [ en ] Metabolic network reconstruction and analysis
• 300104 UE [ en ] Physiology and cell biology of marine symbionts and their hosts
• 300113 UE [ de en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy of Cells and Tissues -Techniques and Preparation
• 300119 SE [ en ] Evolutionary Ecology
• 300127 UE Introductory course on animal gene expression
• 300146 SE [ de en ] Preparation for the UE Ecology & Palaeobiology of coral reefs (Red Sea)
• 300171 UE [ de en ] Science Writing & Communication
• 300182 VO ( MIXED ) Ecology and diversity of secondary plant metabolites
• 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 ] Introduction to coding in R (VU): A hands-on approach - study design
• 300246 VU [ en ] Analysis of biological data with Python for non-bioinformaticians
• 300258 EX Restoration Ecology of Viennese Waters
• 300297 UE [ en ] Methods in plant diversity research - (Investigation Design)
• 300335 UE [ en ] Bio-Acoustics II - Advanced Bioacoustics
• 300344 VO [ en ] Introduction to Quantitative Biology and Systems Biology
• 300362 UE [ en ] Applied Data Analysis
• 300433 VO Medical parasitology - Transfer of basic knowledge
• 300447 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Introduction to Tropical Ecology