Bachelor Biology (630 [3] - Version 2015)

Introductory and Orientation Period (16 ECTS)

BIO 1 Biology 1 (8 ECTS)

• 300001 VO ( OV STEOP ) StEOP: Introductory Lecture in Biology I - Anthropology, ecology, botany and zoology

BIO 2 Biology 2 (8 ECTS)

• 300002 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP: B-BIO 2 Introductory Lecture in Biology II - biochemistry, cellbiology, genetics and microbiology

Block of Compulsory Modules (44 ECTS)

BIO 3 Chemistry 1 (5 ECTS)

BIO 4 Physics and Statistics (5 ECTS)

BIO 5 Bioethics and Gender Issues (4 ECTS)

• 300354 VO Man and Woman from an Evolutionary Viewpoint - (Gender)
• 300385 VO Woman in science - (Gender)

BIO 6 Evolution (6 ECTS)

• 300133 VO Evolution

BIO 7 Organisms, Structure and Function (6 ECTS)

• 300034 VO Animal Anatomy , Phylogeny and Evolution
• 300448 VO Plants, Structure and Function

BIO 8 Physiology and Ecology (6 ECTS)

• 300185 VO Introduction to physiology: From microbes to plants and animals
• 300239 VO Fundamentals of ecology

BIO 9 Molecular Biology and Genetics (6 ECTS)

• 301092 VO [ en ] Genetics for Biologists
• 301735 VO [ de en ] Modelsystems of Molecular Biology

BIO 10 Chemistry 2 (6 ECTS)

Alternative Compulsory Module Group: Anthropology (120 ECTS)

BAN 1 Human Anatomy and Physiology (20 ECTS)

• 300106 VO ( MIXED ) Human physiology
• 300111 UE Tutorial, Morphology of the human skeleton - (in Parallelen)
• 300187 VO Human Neuroanatomy
• 300191 VO ( MIXED ) Anatomy of the skull

BAN 2 Principles of Anthropology (15 ECTS)

• 300308 VO [ en ] Human Evolutionary Genetics: genomic, genes, diseases

BAN 3 Selected Topics in Anthropology (15 ECTS)

• 300420 VO Populationanthropoloy and Demography
• 300548 VO ( REMOTE ) Social-biological aspects of the human-animal interaction

BAN 4 Methods in Anthropology and their Applications (20 ECTS)

• 300090 UE Basics in Anthropology practical course - an introduction to scientific work
• 300377 SE Presentation techniques
• 300455 UE Archaeozoology - animal remains from the human sphere
• 300478 UE Osteoarchaeological practical course - Scientific work with archaeological skeletal remains
• 300497 UE Scientific Writing - How to write a scientific text?

BAN 5 Statistics, Mathematics and Computing in Anthropology (15 ECTS)

• 300048 UE [ en ] Sequencing bioinformatics for beginners
• 300058 UE [ en ] Introduction to R and Statistics for Anthropologists
• 300322 VU Biological Data: Introduction to statistics and SPSS

BAN 6 Biological Elective Subjects (10 ECTS)

• 300003 VO Palaeodiversity of plants
• 300012 UE Body plans of anmials, part 2
• 300022 UE Exercises Palaeodiversity of plants
• 300023 VO [ en ] Higher Plant diversity and phylogeny
• 300027 VO [ de en ] Fundamentals in Limnology
• 300036 VO [ en ] Molecular Evolution
• 300149 VO [ en ] Foundations of Evolutionary Theory
• 300178 VO Microbial communities
• 300220 VO Palaeoecology
• 300269 VO Palaeobiogeography
• 300292 UE Diversity and Ecology of Vascular Plants
• 300379 VO Population and community ecology
• 300386 UE Cells in the light microscope
• 300488 UE [ de en ] Watt course Adria - Microorganisms, foraminifera and ostracods
• 300495 VO Ecophysiology
• 300601 UE Diversity, systematics and ecology of algae, plants and fungi for ecologists - Exercise in three parallel courses
• 300609 VO Biodiversity and molecular Ecology of Micororganisms 2
• 300616 UE Life Cycles of Plants
• 300698 UE [ de en ] Palaeontological field methods
• 300725 VO Ecophysiology and Genetics of Microorganisms

BAN 7 Bachelor’s Thesis (10 ECTS)

• 300007 PP Project Practice II: Human ecology and osteology - Parallel courses

Alternative Compulsory Module Group: Botany (120 ECTS)

BBO 1 Plant Cell Biology (10 ECTS)

• 300019 UE The cell under the electron microscope
• 300386 UE Cells in the light microscope

BBO 2 Plant Molecular Biology and Genetics of Plants (10 ECTS)

• 301046 UE [ de en ] Laboratory Course I B - Microbiology and Genetics

BBO 3 Plant Physiology (10 ECTS)

BBO 4 Evolution and Diversity of Algae, Mooses, Ferns and Fungi (10 ECTS)

BBO 5 Evolution and Diversity of Spermatophytes (10 ECTS)

• 300023 VO [ en ] Higher Plant diversity and phylogeny
• 300292 UE Diversity and Ecology of Vascular Plants
• 300293 UE Diversity and Systematics of Vascular Plants

BBO 6 Developmental Biology and Reproduction (10 ECTS)

• 300616 UE Life Cycles of Plants

BBO 7 Concepts and Methods in Botany (15 ECTS)

• 300013 UE Eco-physiological - horticultural training course - applied ecology

BBO 8 Biological Elective Subjects (10 ECTS)

• 300003 VO Palaeodiversity of plants
• 300012 UE Body plans of anmials, part 2
• 300022 UE Exercises Palaeodiversity of plants
• 300027 VO [ de en ] Fundamentals in Limnology
• 300036 VO [ en ] Molecular Evolution
• 300096 EX Zoological basic excursions - (parallel courses)
• 300106 VO ( MIXED ) Human physiology
• 300149 VO [ en ] Foundations of Evolutionary Theory
• 300178 VO Microbial communities
• 300187 VO Human Neuroanatomy
• 300191 VO ( MIXED ) Anatomy of the skull
• 300220 VO Palaeoecology
• 300269 VO Palaeobiogeography
• 300301 UE Central European habitat types - in mehreren Parallelen
• 300379 VO Population and community ecology
• 300420 VO Populationanthropoloy and Demography
• 300488 UE [ de en ] Watt course Adria - Microorganisms, foraminifera and ostracods
• 300495 VO Ecophysiology
• 300609 VO Biodiversity and molecular Ecology of Micororganisms 2
• 300698 UE [ de en ] Palaeontological field methods
• 300725 VO Ecophysiology and Genetics of Microorganisms

BBO 9 Advanced Practical Course (10 ECTS)

• 300199 UE [ de en ] Introduction to the fauna and flora of marine habitats
• 300485 UE [ en ] Biodiversity Genomics: An introduction to genome analysis for non-model organisms
• 300648 UE [ en ] Molecular and cytogenetic tools in ecology & evolution

BBO 10 Bachelor’s Thesis (10 ECTS)

• 300110 PP [ de en ] Actual research topics in taxonomy, systematics and morphology of plants and fungi - Projektpraktikum
• 300213 PP [ en ] Biodiversity and Ecology of the Black Sea

Alternative Compulsory Module Group: Microbiology and Genetics (120 ECTS)

BMG 1 Methods in Molecular Biology (10 ECTS)

• 301046 UE [ de en ] Laboratory Course I B - Microbiology and Genetics
• 301626 UE [ de en ] Molecular Biology Course I A

BMG 2 Principles of Microbiology and Genetics (10 ECTS)

• 300131 VO Selected acpects of bacterial physiology
• 301150 VO [ en ] Chromosome Biology
• 301212 VO [ en ] General and Molecular Genetics I
• 301213 VO [ en ] General and Molecular Genetics II

BMG 3 Biochemistry (10 ECTS)

• 270175 UE Lab Course: Basic Techniques in Biochemistry - for Chemistry Students
• 301135 UE Laboratory Course II - Biochemistry - for Specialisation Microbiology/Genetics and Molecular Biology

BMG 4 Molecular Biology (5 ECTS)

• 301123 VO [ en ] Gene expression
• 301172 SE [ de en en ] Seminar to Course III A

BMG 5 Advanced Methods in Molecular Biology (10 ECTS)

• 301171 UE [ de en en ] Course III A - Laboratory Work in Molecular Biology

BMG 6 Advanced Chemistry (15 ECTS)

Alternative A: Organic Chemistry

Alternative B: (Bio)physical Chemistry

BMG 7 Mathematics and Bioinformatics (10 ECTS)

BMG 8 Cell Biology, Immunobiology and Infection Biology (10 ECTS)

• 301037 VO [ en ] Cell Biology I
• 301707 VO [ en ] Molecular Infectionbiology

BMG 9 Molecular Developmental Biology and Evolution (5 ECTS)

• 300036 VO [ en ] Molecular Evolution

BMG 10 Biological Elective Subjects (10 ECTS)

• 300012 UE Body plans of anmials, part 2
• 300027 VO [ de en ] Fundamentals in Limnology
• 300178 VO Microbial communities
• 300187 VO Human Neuroanatomy
• 300191 VO ( MIXED ) Anatomy of the skull
• 300308 VO [ en ] Human Evolutionary Genetics: genomic, genes, diseases
• 300420 VO Populationanthropoloy and Demography
• 300433 VO Medical parasitology - Transfer of basic knowledge
• 300485 UE [ en ] Biodiversity Genomics: An introduction to genome analysis for non-model organisms
• 300609 VO Biodiversity and molecular Ecology of Micororganisms 2
• 300725 VO Ecophysiology and Genetics of Microorganisms
• 301322 VO Neurobiology

BMG 11 Bachelor’s Thesis (10 ECTS)

• 301551 PP [ de en ] Advanced course in microbiology and genetics
• 301552 PP [ de en ] Advanced course in microbiology and genetics

Alternative Compulsory Module Group: Molecular Biology (120 ECTS)

BMB 1 Methods in Molecular Biology (10 ECTS)

• 301046 UE [ de en ] Laboratory Course I B - Microbiology and Genetics
• 301626 UE [ de en ] Molecular Biology Course I A

BMB 2 Advanced Molecular Biology (10 ECTS)

• 301123 VO [ en ] Gene expression
• 301212 VO [ en ] General and Molecular Genetics I
• 301213 VO [ en ] General and Molecular Genetics II
• 301322 VO Neurobiology

BMB 3 Biochemisty (10 ECTS)

• 270175 UE Lab Course: Basic Techniques in Biochemistry - for Chemistry Students
• 301135 UE Laboratory Course II - Biochemistry - for Specialisation Microbiology/Genetics and Molecular Biology

BMB 4 Cell Biology (10 ECTS)

• 301037 VO [ en ] Cell Biology I
• 301038 VO [ en ] Cell Biology II
• 301253 UE [ en ] Molecular Biology Laboratory Course III (Cell Biology)

BMB 5 Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry (10 ECTS)

BMB 6 Organic Chemistry (10 ECTS)

BMB 7 Mathematics and Bioinformatics (10 ECTS)

BMB 8 Quantitative Methods in Molecular Biology (5 ECTS)

BMB 9 Structural Biology (10 ECTS)

• 301618 VO+SE [ en ] Structural Biology II

BMB 10 Biological Elective Subjects (10 ECTS)

• 300012 UE Body plans of anmials, part 2
• 300027 VO [ de en ] Fundamentals in Limnology
• 300036 VO [ en ] Molecular Evolution
• 300178 VO Microbial communities
• 300187 VO Human Neuroanatomy
• 300191 VO ( MIXED ) Anatomy of the skull
• 300308 VO [ en ] Human Evolutionary Genetics: genomic, genes, diseases
• 300433 VO Medical parasitology - Transfer of basic knowledge
• 300485 UE [ en ] Biodiversity Genomics: An introduction to genome analysis for non-model organisms
• 300609 VO Biodiversity and molecular Ecology of Micororganisms 2
• 300725 VO Ecophysiology and Genetics of Microorganisms
• 301150 VO [ en ] Chromosome Biology

BMB 10 Biological Elective Subjects (10 ECTS)

• 301554 PP [ de en ] Advanced course in Molecular Biology

Alternative Compulsory Module Group: Ecology (120 ECTS)

BOE 1 General Ecology (10 ECTS)

BOE 2 Physiological Principles of Ecology (5 ECTS)

• 300495 VO Ecophysiology
• 300725 VO Ecophysiology and Genetics of Microorganisms

BOE 3 Structure and Diversity of Plants (5 ECTS)

• 300601 UE Diversity, systematics and ecology of algae, plants and fungi for ecologists - Exercise in three parallel courses

BOE 4 Animal Biodiversity (5 ECTS)

• 300101 UE Practical training in determination native animals - Morphology, systematics and diversity of Central European animals

BOE 5 Diversity of Microorganisms (5 ECTS)

• 300609 VO Biodiversity and molecular Ecology of Micororganisms 2

BOE 6 Field Biology (5 ECTS)

• 300301 UE Central European habitat types - in mehreren Parallelen

BOE 7 Functional Ecology (10 ECTS)

• 300365 SE+UE Course in functional ecology - Biodiversity and ecosystem functions at heavily and slightly impacted reaches of the Wien River
• 300423 SE+UE Field course in functional ecology - biodiversity and ecosystem fuctions
• 300424 SE+UE Field course in functional ecology - Biodiversity & Landuse in grassland ecosystems

BOE 8 Vegetation Ecology, Landscape Ecology, Population Ecology and Conservation Biology (10 ECTS)

• 300379 VO Population and community ecology

BOE 9 Microbial Ecology and Ecogenetics (10 ECTS)

• 300178 VO Microbial communities

BOE 10 Limnology, Oceanography and Ecosystem Ecology (10 ECTS)

• 300027 VO [ de en ] Fundamentals in Limnology

BOE 11 Biological Elective Subjects (10 ECTS)

• 300003 VO Palaeodiversity of plants
• 300012 UE Body plans of anmials, part 2
• 300022 UE Exercises Palaeodiversity of plants
• 300023 VO [ en ] Higher Plant diversity and phylogeny
• 300036 VO [ en ] Molecular Evolution
• 300096 EX Zoological basic excursions - (parallel courses)
• 300106 VO ( MIXED ) Human physiology
• 300149 VO [ en ] Foundations of Evolutionary Theory
• 300187 VO Human Neuroanatomy
• 300191 VO ( MIXED ) Anatomy of the skull
• 300220 VO Palaeoecology
• 300269 VO Palaeobiogeography
• 300292 UE Diversity and Ecology of Vascular Plants
• 300386 UE Cells in the light microscope
• 300420 VO Populationanthropoloy and Demography
• 300488 UE [ de en ] Watt course Adria - Microorganisms, foraminifera and ostracods
• 300616 UE Life Cycles of Plants
• 300698 UE [ de en ] Palaeontological field methods
• 301322 VO Neurobiology

BOE 12 Advanced Practical Course (10 ECTS)

• 300068 UE [ de en ] Diversity of marine zooplankton and the evolution of animal life cycles
• 300140 UE [ en ] Extremophilic and marine Microorganisms - Expedition and Basic course in environmental molecular microbiology
• 300199 UE [ de en ] Introduction to the fauna and flora of marine habitats
• 300485 UE [ en ] Biodiversity Genomics: An introduction to genome analysis for non-model organisms
• 300648 UE [ en ] Molecular and cytogenetic tools in ecology & evolution

BOE 13 Bachelor’s Thesis (10 ECTS)

• 300181 PP [ en ] Biodiversity of the Krakatau Islands and Java: the importance of natural and human disturbance
• 300186 PP [ de en ] Dipping into ecological research
• 300213 PP [ en ] Biodiversity and Ecology of the Black Sea

Alternative Compulsory Module Group: Palaeobiology (120 ECTS)

BPB 1 Palaeodiversity of Plants (5 ECTS)

• 300003 VO Palaeodiversity of plants
• 300022 UE Exercises Palaeodiversity of plants

BPB 2 Palaeodiversity of Vertebrates (5 ECTS)

BPB 3 Palaeodiversity of invertebrates (5 ECTS)

BPB 4 Micropalaeontology (5 ECTS)

BPB 5 Laboratory Methods in Palaeontology (5 ECTS)

BPB 6 Field Methods in Palaeontology (5 ECTS)

• 300698 UE [ de en ] Palaeontological field methods

BPB 7 Evolutionary Research in Biology (10 ECTS)

• 300151 VO Human Evolutionary Biology
• 300269 VO Palaeobiogeography

BPB 8 Plant and Animal Diversity (10 ECTS)

• 300101 UE Practical training in determination native animals - Morphology, systematics and diversity of Central European animals
• 300488 UE [ de en ] Watt course Adria - Microorganisms, foraminifera and ostracods
• 300601 UE Diversity, systematics and ecology of algae, plants and fungi for ecologists - Exercise in three parallel courses

BPB 9 General Ecology (10 ECTS)

BPB 10 Principles of Earth Sciences (15 ECTS)

• 300220 VO Palaeoecology
• 300269 VO Palaeobiogeography

BPB 11 Biological Elective Subjects (10 ECTS)

• 300012 UE Body plans of anmials, part 2
• 300023 VO [ en ] Higher Plant diversity and phylogeny
• 300027 VO [ de en ] Fundamentals in Limnology
• 300036 VO [ en ] Molecular Evolution
• 300096 EX Zoological basic excursions - (parallel courses)
• 300106 VO ( MIXED ) Human physiology
• 300149 VO [ en ] Foundations of Evolutionary Theory
• 300178 VO Microbial communities
• 300187 VO Human Neuroanatomy
• 300191 VO ( MIXED ) Anatomy of the skull
• 300292 UE Diversity and Ecology of Vascular Plants
• 300379 VO Population and community ecology
• 300386 UE Cells in the light microscope
• 300420 VO Populationanthropoloy and Demography
• 300488 UE [ de en ] Watt course Adria - Microorganisms, foraminifera and ostracods
• 300609 VO Biodiversity and molecular Ecology of Micororganisms 2
• 300616 UE Life Cycles of Plants
• 300725 VO Ecophysiology and Genetics of Microorganisms
• 301322 VO Neurobiology

BPB 12 Topics in Palaeobiology (10 ECTS)

• 300211 UE Palaeobotanical field methods - Sampling, treatment and presentation
• 300212 UE Palaeontological field school

BPB 13 Bachelor’s Thesis (10 ECTS)

Alternative compulsory module group: Zoology (120 ECTS)

BZO 1 Animal Body Plans 1 (10 ECTS)

BZO 2 Animal Body Plans 2 (10 ECTS)

• 300012 UE Body plans of anmials, part 2

BZO 3 Animal Physiology 1 (10 ECTS)

BZO 4 Animal Physiology 2 (10 ECTS)

• 300214 UE Animal Physiology Laboratory 2 - Nerve, Muscle, Senses

BZO 5 Behavioral Biology (5 ECTS)

BZO 6 Evolution and Development (5 ECTS)

BZO 7 Animal Biodiversity (5 ECTS)

• 300101 UE Practical training in determination native animals - Morphology, systematics and diversity of Central European animals

BZO 8 Field Biology (5 ECTS)

• 300301 UE Central European habitat types - in mehreren Parallelen

BZO 9 Animals in their Habitats (5 ECTS)

• 300096 EX Zoological basic excursions - (parallel courses)

BZO 10 Cognitive Biology (5 ECTS)

• 300130 SE Selected topics in Cognitive Biology

BZO 11 Biological Elective Subjects (15 ECTS)

• 300003 VO Palaeodiversity of plants
• 300022 UE Exercises Palaeodiversity of plants
• 300023 VO [ en ] Higher Plant diversity and phylogeny
• 300027 VO [ de en ] Fundamentals in Limnology
• 300036 VO [ en ] Molecular Evolution
• 300106 VO ( MIXED ) Human physiology
• 300149 VO [ en ] Foundations of Evolutionary Theory
• 300178 VO Microbial communities
• 300187 VO Human Neuroanatomy
• 300191 VO ( MIXED ) Anatomy of the skull
• 300220 VO Palaeoecology
• 300269 VO Palaeobiogeography
• 300292 UE Diversity and Ecology of Vascular Plants
• 300379 VO Population and community ecology
• 300386 UE Cells in the light microscope
• 300420 VO Populationanthropoloy and Demography
• 300488 UE [ de en ] Watt course Adria - Microorganisms, foraminifera and ostracods
• 300495 VO Ecophysiology
• 300601 UE Diversity, systematics and ecology of algae, plants and fungi for ecologists - Exercise in three parallel courses
• 300609 VO Biodiversity and molecular Ecology of Micororganisms 2
• 300616 UE Life Cycles of Plants
• 300698 UE [ de en ] Palaeontological field methods
• 300725 VO Ecophysiology and Genetics of Microorganisms
• 301322 VO Neurobiology

BZO 12 Advanced Practical Course (10 ECTS)

• 300068 UE [ de en ] Diversity of marine zooplankton and the evolution of animal life cycles
• 300199 UE [ de en ] Introduction to the fauna and flora of marine habitats
• 300247 UE [ de en ] Experimental developmental biology
• 300485 UE [ en ] Biodiversity Genomics: An introduction to genome analysis for non-model organisms

BZO 13 Bachelor’s Thesis (10 ECTS)

• 300081 PP [ en ] Research Project in Cognitive Biology
• 300181 PP [ en ] Biodiversity of the Krakatau Islands and Java: the importance of natural and human disturbance
• 300186 PP [ de en ] Dipping into ecological research
• 300213 PP [ en ] Biodiversity and Ecology of the Black Sea
• 300402 PP Bachelor Thesis Integrative Zoology and Evolution
• 300703 PP Animal Acoustic Signals - Animal Acoustic Signals

B-WZB Additional Scientific Qualifications for Biologists (15 ECTS)

• 300016 SE Science communication and Media Training - Professional communication of research results
• 300134 VO Primary processes of plant nutrition assimilation
• 300206 VO [ en ] Introduction to Marine Pollution
• 300265 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Safety in the laboratory
• 300278 VO GMO - the ecological perspective - Genetically Modified Organisms - the ecological perspective
• 300279 EX [ de en ] Palaeontological excursion - Highlights 2
• 300408 SE Different questions-different approaches - Lecture series in cooperation with the Austrian Zoological-Botanical Society
• 300433 VO Medical parasitology - Transfer of basic knowledge
• 300437 SE+UE [ de en ] Parasites as pathogens - backgrounds and diagnostic methods - Practical course of Medical Parasitology
• 300447 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Introduction to Tropical Ecology
• 300450 VO Helminthozoonoses in Cental Europe - Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, therapy
• 300545 SE ( REMOTE ) Efficient Learning - Revision course to Animal Anatomy, Phylogeny and Evolution (300034) (Parallel courses)
• 300548 VO ( REMOTE ) Social-biological aspects of the human-animal interaction
• 301033 UE Scientific Communication in the Laboratory - "Hands on - Minds on"