Master Cognition, Behavior and Neurobiology (878 [2] - Version 2023)

Group of Compulsory Modules (60 ECTS)

CoBeNe 1 Concepts in Cognitive Biology, Behavioral Biology and Neurobiology (15 ECTS)

• 300074 SE [ en ] Cognition, Behavior and Neurobiology Seminar
• 300336 VO [ en ] Biology of Cognition
• 300464 VO [ en ] Behavioral Ecology

CoBeNe 2 Core Methods in Cognition, Behavior and Neurobiology (15 ECTS)

• 180159 VO+UE [ en ] Tools in Cognitive Science II: Basic Statistics for Cognitive Scientists
• 300150 VO [ en ] Methods in Neurobiology
• 300401 VU [ en ] Statistics course based on R - (Data Analysis and modeling)

CoBeNe 3 Advanced Methods (15 ECTS)

• 300018 UE [ en ] Scientific Literature and Communication for Biologists
• 300091 VU [ en ] Biologging Methods - Understanding GPS and ACC technology, applications in behavioural ecology and advanced statistical movement analysis
• 300171 UE [ en ] Science Writing
• 300228 UE [ en ] Field methods in bird migration research
• 300253 VU [ en ] Methods in Field Research - Focus: Birds and small Mammals
• 300443 SE+UE [ en ] Scientific Writing: Abstracts and Articles
• 300530 UE [ en ] Imaging and visualization in developmental biology - Principles and applications, including 3 D Methods

CoBeNe 4 Individual Specialization (15 ECTS)

• 300040 SE Human Behavioral Biology: Current topics
• 300042 SE [ en ] Seminar for Master’s Students in Biology of Cognition
• 300093 SE [ en ] Seminar for Master-students in Neurobiology
• 300102 VO Human Behavioural Biology
• 300123 UE [ de en ] Comparative morphology, neuroanatomy and evolution of chelicerates - (Spinnentiere i.w.S.)
• 300152 SE [ en ] Seminar for Masters in Behavioural Ecology
• 300203 SE [ en ] Seminar for Master-students in Behavioural Biology
• 300233 UE Scientific work in human behavioral biology
• 300361 SE+UE Practical Course: Human Behavioral Biology
• 300394 SE Urban Ethology
• 300407 UE [ de en ] AI and Interdisciplinary Research - Basics, Potential and Limitations
• 300454 UE Surface scanning for the visualization and measurement of biological form

Group of Elective Modules CoBeNe (30 ECTS from 2 different Elective Modules)

CoBeNe W1 Behavioral Physiology and Ecology (15 ECTS)

• 300337 UE [ en ] Further practice in behavioral physiology

CoBeNe W2 Cognition and Communication (15 ECTS)

• 300009 SE [ en ] Current topics in cognitive biology 2
• 300136 UE [ en ] Animal Personality
• 300245 SE [ en ] Auditory and language neuroscience
• 300335 UE [ en ] Bio-Acoustics II - Advanced Bioacoustics

CoBeNe W3 Social Behavior, Innovation and Culture (15 ECTS)

• 300053 SE [ en ] Current topics in human-animal relationships - Discussion of new scientific results. Seminar with lecture human-animal relations
• 300137 UE [ en ] Social Complexity
• 300167 VO [ en ] Animal innovation and culture
• 300230 UE Animal Behaviour Observation - Practical Course
• 300257 VO [ de en ] Primates and their societies
• 300557 VO Anthrozoology - the evolutionaty foundations of human relationships with companion animals

CoBeNe W4 Neurobiology (15 ECTS)

• 300216 UE [ de en ] Molecular and cellular neurobiology
• 300280 SE [ de en ] Principles of Brain Evolution
• 300311 SE [ de en ] Molecular mechanisms of brain disorders