Master Conservation Biology and Biodiversity Management (879 [2] - Version 2021)

Compulsory Modules (90 ECTS)

MNB1 Principles of Conservation Biology and Biodiversity (15 ECTS)

• 300159 VO [ de en ] Conservation Genetics - (Conservation Genetics)

MNB2 Quantitative Methods in Conservation Biology and Biodiversity (15 ECTS) Management

• 300008 UE [ en ] Species distribution modelling - Data Analysis and modelling
• 300011 UE Field methods in Vegetation Ecology - Fieldcourse Gesäuse (Investigation Design)
• 300063 VU Introduction to GIS: Focus on Nature Conservation - geographic information system
• 300108 VU [ en ] Macroecology and spatial phylogenetics of animals - (Data Analysis and modelling)
• 300141 VU [ en ] Multivariate statistical methods in ecology - data analysis and modelling
• 300232 VU [ en ] Introduction to coding in R (VU): A hands-on approach - study design
• 300297 UE [ en ] Methods in plant diversity research - (Investigation Design)
• 300345 VU Digital Spatial Analyses - GIS 2 (Spatial Analysis)
• 300368 UE [ en ] Practical data analysis in ecology, biodiversity and zoology - Data Analysis and modelling
• 300401 VU [ en ] Statistics course based on R - (Data Analysis and modeling)

MNB3 Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Knowledge of Species (15 ECTS)

• 300004 UE Ecology and biodiversity of moths
• 300015 UE Vascular plants in montane/ alpine Habitats
• 300077 UE Systematics and ecology of macromycetes
• 300103 VU Dragonflies- ecology, taxonomy and bioindication
• 300138 UE ( MIXED ) Ascertaining major components of the Austrian flora in the field
• 300157 VU Introduction to the ecology, classification and determination of wild bees
• 300165 UE [ de en ] Algae - their world explored
• 300202 UE [ de en ] Biodiversity of marine coastal habitats
• 300234 UE [ de en ] Biodiversity and Ecology of the hyporheic Zone - the Vjosa in Albania
• 300251 UE Biology of marine habitats of the North Sea
• 300259 VU Introduction to bryology
• 300268 UE Deepening and expanding the knowledge of native vascular plants
• 300295 UE [ en ] Field course "Biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems" - advanced level
• 300334 UE Field course "Amphibian Ecology"

MNB4 Principles of Related Scientific Disciplines (15 ECTS)

• 233032 VO [ en ] Techno-Science and Society: Communicating and Interacting - Central Issues, Questions and Concepts
• 300018 UE [ en ] Scientific Literature and Communication for Biologists
• 300171 UE [ en ] Science Writing
• 300217 UE [ en ] Professional development: skills of the trade
• 300443 SE+UE [ en ] Scientific Writing: Abstracts and Articles

MNB5 Applied Nature Conservation (15 ECTS)

• 300174 UE Conservation training - Compulsory course
• 300190 UE Monitoring of selected target habitats in protected areas of Eastern Austria
• 300258 EX Restoration Ecology of Viennese Waters
• 300403 VU Revitalisation of wetlands
• 300480 VU Nature conservation planning with using "Marxan"

MNB6 Individual Specialisation (15 ECTS)

• 300011 UE Field methods in Vegetation Ecology - Fieldcourse Gesäuse (Investigation Design)
• 300014 VO Aspects of freshwater bioindication - Methods of assessment
• 300015 UE Vascular plants in montane/ alpine Habitats
• 300028 VU Revitalisation of wetlands - Restoration of Mires
• 300032 UE [ de en ] Bat Monitoring and Methods
• 300037 VO Biology and Ecology of animals in the Alps
• 300049 VO Biology, ecology and conservation biology of bats
• 300064 VU Biology of the european cladocerans - Systematics, biology and ecology of the limnetic and marin cladocerans of Europe
• 300079 VU Ecology of peatlands
• 300108 VU [ en ] Macroecology and spatial phylogenetics of animals - (Data Analysis and modelling)
• 300126 SE [ en ] Biodiversity and Conservation Science - Seminar for Masterstudents - Pflichtseminar im MNB6 / alternatives Masterseminar MEC-9
• 300138 UE ( MIXED ) Ascertaining major components of the Austrian flora in the field
• 300153 SE [ en ] Advanced aspects of zoological taxonomy and species concepts in theory and practice
• 300157 VU Introduction to the ecology, classification and determination of wild bees
• 300163 UE [ en ] ( MIXED ) Methods in pollination biology
• 300170 VO Introduction to Geodata and Spatial Analysis
• 300176 UE [ de en ] Diversity and functional attributes of biological communities - along enviromental gradients
• 300192 UE Practical ecological restoration
• 300226 VO Molecular Biodiversity Research: DNA Barcoding and other methods - Examples from practical application and theoretical basics
• 300238 VO Habitatmapping - Assessment of conservation value
• 300251 UE Biology of marine habitats of the North Sea
• 300268 UE Deepening and expanding the knowledge of native vascular plants
• 300278 VO GMO - the ecological perspective - Genetically Modified Organisms - the ecological perspective
• 300295 UE [ en ] Field course "Biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems" - advanced level
• 300349 UE ( REMOTE ) Project Management for Ecologists - Planning, Executing and Evaluating interdisciplinary Projects
• 300357 VO Specific Human Ecology
• 300407 UE [ de en ] AI and Interdisciplinary Research - Basics, Potential and Limitations
• 300433 VO Medical parasitology - Transfer of basic knowledge
• 300447 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Introduction to Tropical Ecology
• 300471 UE+EX [ en ] Alpine Plant Life
• 300658 EX Diversity of Bryophyes, Vulneribility and Conservation