Master Zoology (831 [2] - Version 2021)

Compulsory Modules (60 ECTS)

MZO1 Foundations of Zoology (15 ECTS)

• 300143 VO 3 ECTS [ de en ] Principles in metazoan systematics, evodevo and evolutionary research
  Wanninger, Mo 13:15-14:45 (11×), Th 09:45-11:15 (12×)
• 300472 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Reproductive biology
  Pavlicev, Fr 11:30-13:00 (13×)
• 300702 VO 3 ECTS Animal Cells and Tissues
  Schwaha, We 07:30-09:30 (3×), Th 07:30-09:30 (3×), Fr 07:30-09:30 (2×), Mo 07:30-09:30 (2×), Tu 07:30-09:30 (2×)

MZO2 Scientific Methods (10 ECTS)

• 300035 UE 10 ECTS Introductory course on animal gene expression
  Wollesen, Tu 07.10. 13:15-14:45, Mo 09:00-17:00 (3×), Tu 09:00-17:00 (3×), We 09:00-17:00 (2×), Th 09:00-17:00 (2×), Fr 09:00-17:00 (2×)
• 300073 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Modern Light Microscopy in Study and Research - Software Supported Quantification in Stereo-, Transmitted Light and Confocal Microscopy
  Schmidt, Fr 16:45-20:00 (2×), Fr 14.11. 16:45-18:15
• 300115 UE 10 ECTS DNA Barcoding - A approach to species identification in ecology and biodiversity research
  Barfuss, We 01.10. 11:00-11:30, Mo 09:00-18:00 (2×), Tu 09:00-18:00 (2×), We 09:00-18:00 (2×), Th 09:00-18:00 (2×), Fr 21.11. 09:00-18:00, Fr 28.11. 09:00-13:00
• 300160 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Practical introduction to programming for biologists
  Papadopoulos, We 13:15-15:30 (12×), Fr 09:45-12:00 (13×), Mo 09:45-12:00 (10×)
• 300218 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
  Gruber, Mo 01.12. 08:00-13:00, Fr 19.12. 08:00-11:15
• 300232 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Fluorescence staining, confocal microscopy and computer generated 3D-reconstruction
  Wanninger, We 01.10. 13:00-14:00, Fr 09:00-17:00 (3×), Mo 09:00-17:00 (3×), Tu 09:00-17:00 (2×), We 09:00-17:00 (2×), Th 09:00-17:00 (2×)
• 300306 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy: A hands-on course including immunolabelling of cells and tissues - Hands-on Immunolabelling for Light and Electron Microscopy
  Montanaro-Punzengruber, Fr 14.11. 13:15-14:45, Mo 08:00-09:30 (2×), We 19.11. 08:00-09:30, Fr 21.11. 08:00-09:30, Fr 19.12. 11:30-14:45
• 300370 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] Functional morphology of Insects
  Matsumura, We 08.10. 11:00-12:00, Mo 09:00-17:00 (2×), Tu 08:00-17:00 (2×), Tu 09:00-17:00 (2×), We 08:00-13:00 (2×), We 09:00-17:00 (2×), Th 08:00-17:00 (2×), Th 09:00-17:00 (2×), Fr 09:00-17:00 (2×), Mo 15.12. 08:00-14:45
• 300416 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] 3-D Imaging and Modeling Using MicroCT - Microscopy and software methods for 3D morphological analysis
  Metscher, Tu 13:15-14:45 (14×)

MZO3 Data Analysis, Scientific Writing and Presentation Techniques (5 ECTS)

• 300065 VU 5 ECTS [ en ] Quantitative analysis of time series and population data
  Waldherr, Th 09:45-11:15 (16×), We 13:15-16:30 (10×)
• 300101 SE 2 ECTS [ en ] Scientific Writing Workshop
  Hülber, Th 02.10. 11:30-12:00, Tu 09:00-14:00 (3×)
• 300104 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Science Communication
  Maas, Th 23.10. 13:00-15:00, Th 13:00-16:00 (3×), Th 08.01. 13:00-14:00
• 300171 UE 2 ECTS [ en ] Science Writing
  Hülber, Th 02.10. 11:00-11:30, Tu 09:00-14:00 (3×)
• 300531 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Writing Theses and Articles in English - Effective communication and presentation of scientific research
  Metscher, We 13:15-14:45 (15×)

MZO4 Individual Spezialization (30 ECTS)

• 290605 VO 5 ECTS [ en ] Climate Change and Climate Crisis - Towards the Eco-Sociological Transformation
  Schleper, We 18:30-20:00 (15×)
• 300003 VU 3 ECTS [ en ] Measuring time: Scientific Dating methods
  Higham, Tu 09:45-11:15 (14×)
• 300012 VO 3 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Introduction to Geodata and Spatial Analysis - GIS1
  Kleinbauer
• 300020 SE 2 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar on current topics in behavioural biology
  Frigerio, Th 16.10. 09:45-13:00, Mo 15.12. 09:45-13:00, Mo 15.12. 13:15-18:15
• 300066 VO 3 ECTS Ant biology and ecology
  Fiedler, Mo 09:45-11:15 (12×)
• 300070 UE 3 ECTS Microscopic anatomy of vertebrates
  Schwaha
• 300071 VO 3 ECTS Climate Change - Biodiversity, Global Change and Climate Policy - (climate change)
  Essl, Tu 15:00-16:30 (12×), Tu 25.11. 15:00-16:45
• 300087 UE 5 ECTS Identification of aquatic invertebrates in Central European freshwaters
  Zittra, Mo 12:00-17:00 (13×)
• 300092 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] Introduction to Coral Reef Biology
  Steiner, Mo 16:45-18:15 (7×), Tu 10.03. 16:45-20:00
• 300094 VU 5 ECTS [ en ] Scientific Thinking: Understanding Evolution - How does science construct our knowledge of the natural world ?
  Metscher, We 11:30-13:00 (15×)
• 300097 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] Natural History Collections - an introduction to management and utilization
  Pavlicev, Mo 13.10. 08:00-13:00, Mo 13.10. 13:15-16:00, Sa 08:00-16:00 (2×), Mo 08:00-16:00 (2×), Tu 28.10. 08:00-13:00, Tu 28.10. 13:15-16:00
• 300099 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Reproductive Biology
  Wagner, Tu 15:00-16:30 (13×)
• 300106 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Analyses of single cell transcriptome data - Genome/transcriptome assembly and annotation
  Cole, We 09:45-16:30 (4×), Mo 08:00-14:45 (3×), Tu 09:45-16:30 (3×)
• 300108 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Genome analysis for Ecologists
  Baltazar de Lima de Sousa, Tu 09:45-14:45 (13×)
• 300113 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] Molecular Evolution and Genomics
  Gelabert Xirinachs, Th 09:45-11:15 (16×)
• 300117 VO 3 ECTS [ de en ] Mammalogy
  Millesi, Th 11:30-13:00 (12×)
• 300121 UE 3 ECTS [ en ] Image analysis and reconstruction of morphological datasets
  Schwaha, Mo 03.11. 08:00-14:45, Tu 04.11. 09:45-14:45, Tu 04.11. 15:00-16:30, We 05.11. 09:45-16:30, Th 06.11. 09:45-16:30, Fr 07.11. 08:00-13:00, Fr 07.11. 13:15-14:45
• 300131 VU 5 ECTS [ en ] Statistics course based on R
  Nemeth, Mo 09:30-12:30 (12×), Mo 17.11. 09:45-12:45
• 300133 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Island biogeography - natural laboratories for theory and practice in ecology and conservation
  Lenzner, Mo 10:15-11:45 (13×), Tu 03.02. 11:00-12:00
• 300142 SE 2 ECTS [ en ] Evolutionary Biology - Departmentalseminar for Masterstudents
  Wanninger, Tu 11:30-13:00 (14×)
• 300160 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Practical introduction to programming for biologists
  Papadopoulos, We 13:15-15:30 (12×), Fr 09:45-12:00 (13×), Mo 09:45-12:00 (10×)
• 300161 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Innovations in spiralian evolution
  Wollesen, Mo 13:15-14:45 (7×), We 13:15-14:45 (7×)
• 300173 VU 3 ECTS Biological Invasions
  Essl, We 16:45-18:15 (16×)
• 300180 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Biology of tropical amphibians
  Preininger, Th 13:15-14:45 (11×), Th 13:15-16:30 (2×)
• 300187 EX 3 ECTS Birds on the water
  Waringer
• 300199 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Exercise on behaviour observation and behavioural genetics using the example of Japanese macaques
  Pflüger
• 300218 UE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
  Gruber, Mo 01.12. 08:00-13:00, Fr 19.12. 08:00-11:15
• 300306 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy: A hands-on course including immunolabelling of cells and tissues - Hands-on Immunolabelling for Light and Electron Microscopy
  Montanaro-Punzengruber, Fr 14.11. 13:15-14:45, Mo 08:00-09:30 (2×), We 19.11. 08:00-09:30, Fr 21.11. 08:00-09:30, Fr 19.12. 11:30-14:45
• 300433 VO 3 ECTS Medical parasitology - Transfer of basic knowledge
  Aspöck
• 300464 VU 3 ECTS Limnetic and marine copepods of Europe - Diversity, systematics and ecology of the copepods of Europe (Microcrustaceans) (Zoology)
  Gaviria-Melo, We 08.10. 09:00-10:00, We 09:00-12:30 (2×), We 09:00-14:00 (2×), We 03.12. 09:00-13:30
• 300527 UE 3 ECTS Practical course: molecular phylogeny based on museum specimens
  Haring
• 300669 VO 4 ECTS Management of endangered species - practical species protection in marine and terrestrial ecosystems
  Stachowitsch, We 16:45-19:15 (14×)

Elective Modules (30 ECTS)

MZO W1 Morphology, Anatomy and Function (15 ECTS)

• 300070 UE 3 ECTS Microscopic anatomy of vertebrates
  Schwaha
• 300370 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] Functional morphology of Insects
  Matsumura, We 08.10. 11:00-12:00, Mo 09:00-17:00 (2×), Tu 08:00-17:00 (2×), Tu 09:00-17:00 (2×), We 08:00-13:00 (2×), We 09:00-17:00 (2×), Th 08:00-17:00 (2×), Th 09:00-17:00 (2×), Fr 09:00-17:00 (2×), Mo 15.12. 08:00-14:45
• 300383 VU 5 ECTS Evolution of the Vertebrate Body Plan
  Kriwet

MZO W2 Systematics and Phylogeny (15 ECTS)

• 300079 VU 5 ECTS [ en ] Comparative animal genome informatics
  Simakov, Mo 13.10. 15:00-16:30, We 11:30-13:00 (3×)
• 300127 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Genomic approaches to variation and adaptation: a road map
  Paun, Mo 06.10. 16:30-17:00, Mo 06.10. 17:00-18:30, Mo 16:30-18:30 (7×)
• 300527 UE 3 ECTS Practical course: molecular phylogeny based on museum specimens
  Haring

MZO W3 Evolution and Theoretical Biology (15 ECTS)

• 300094 VU 5 ECTS [ en ] Scientific Thinking: Understanding Evolution - How does science construct our knowledge of the natural world ?
  Metscher, We 11:30-13:00 (15×)
• 300099 SE 3 ECTS [ en ] Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Reproductive Biology
  Wagner, Tu 15:00-16:30 (13×)
• 300114 SE 1 ECTS [ en ] Interaction and Evolution of Organisms - Evolutionary Systemsbiology 1
  Simakov, Tu 13:15-14:45 (14×)
• 300160 UE 10 ECTS [ en ] Practical introduction to programming for biologists
  Papadopoulos, We 13:15-15:30 (12×), Fr 09:45-12:00 (13×), Mo 09:45-12:00 (10×)
• 300183 VO 3 ECTS Human "Evo-Devo": The evolution of human development
  Mitteröcker
• 300302 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] Practical Course in Developmental Biology
  Technau, Mo 09:00-17:00 (2×), Tu 09:00-17:00 (2×), We 09:00-17:00 (2×), Th 09:00-17:00 (2×), Fr 09:00-17:00 (2×)
• 300685 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] EvoDevo: Evolution of developmental processes
  Technau, We 09:45-11:15 (13×)

MZO W4 Biodiversity and Field Biology (15 ECTS)

• 300066 VO 3 ECTS Ant biology and ecology
  Fiedler, Mo 09:45-11:15 (12×)
• 300082 VU 5 ECTS [ en ] Introduction to ecological modelling
  Kaiser, Mo 01.12. 08:00-18:15, Tu 08:00-18:15 (2×), Th 08:00-18:15 (2×), Fr 08:00-18:15 (2×), We 10.12. 08:00-18:15
• 300087 UE 5 ECTS Identification of aquatic invertebrates in Central European freshwaters
  Zittra, Mo 12:00-17:00 (13×)
• 300092 UE 10 ECTS [ de en ] Introduction to Coral Reef Biology
  Steiner, Mo 16:45-18:15 (7×), Tu 10.03. 16:45-20:00
• 300124 VO 3 ECTS The birds of Austria - an ecological and conservationbiological overview
  Ranner, Fr 16:45-18:15 (13×), We 14.01. 16:45-18:15
• 300129 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Ecology of Coral Reefs in the Anthropocene
  Rodrigues Frade, We 15:00-16:30 (16×)
• 300214 VU 5 ECTS Herpetology - Current research in ecology, evolution and conservation of amphibians and reptiles
  Schweiger, We 01.10. 15:00-16:30, We 13:15-15:45 (15×)
• 300226 VO 3 ECTS [ de en ] Biology and Biodiversity of European Marine Coastal Habitats
  Steiner, Mo 09:45-11:15 (12×)
• 300464 VU 3 ECTS Limnetic and marine copepods of Europe - Diversity, systematics and ecology of the copepods of Europe (Microcrustaceans) (Zoology)
  Gaviria-Melo, We 08.10. 09:00-10:00, We 09:00-12:30 (2×), We 09:00-14:00 (2×), We 03.12. 09:00-13:30