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Master Zoology (831 [2] - Version 2021)

Compulsory Modules (60 ECTS)

MZO1 Foundations of Zoology (15 ECTS)

300143 VO [ de en ] Principles in metazoan systematics, evodevo and evolutionary research
300472 VO [ en ] Reproductive biology
300702 VO Animal Cells and Tissues

MZO2 Scientific Methods (10 ECTS)

300035 UE Introductory course on animal gene expression
300061 UE [ de en ] Phylogenetic methods - introduction to theory and applications - Methods and concepts of molecular and morphological phylogenetics
300073 UE [ de en ] Modern Light Microscopy in Study and Research - Software Supported Quantification in Stereo-, Transmitted Light and Confocal Microscopy
300115 UE DNA Barcoding - A approach to species identification in ecology and biodiversity research
300160 UE [ en ] Practical introduction to programming for biologists
300218 UE [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
300232 UE [ en ] Fluorescence staining, confocal microscopy and computer generated 3D-reconstruction
300306 UE [ en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy: A hands-on course including immunolabelling of cells and tissues - Hands-on Immunolabelling for Light and Electron Microscopy
300370 UE [ de en ] Functional morphology of Insects
300416 UE [ en ] 3-D Imaging and Modeling Using MicroCT - Microscopy and software methods for 3D morphological analysis

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

300065 VU [ en ] Quantitative analysis of time series and population data - (Data Analysis and modeling)
300101 SE [ en ] Scientific Writing Workshop
300104 UE [ en ] Science Communication
300171 UE [ en ] Science Writing
300531 UE [ en ] Writing Theses and Articles in English - Effective communication and presentation of scientific research

MZO4 Individual Spezialization (30 ECTS)

300003 VU [ en ] Measuring time: Scientific Dating methods
300012 VO ( REMOTE ) Introduction to Geodata and Spatial Analysis - GIS1
300020 SE [ de en ] Seminar on current topics in behavioural biology
300061 UE [ de en ] Phylogenetic methods - introduction to theory and applications - Methods and concepts of molecular and morphological phylogenetics
300066 VO Ant biology and ecology
300070 UE Microscopic anatomy of vertebrates
300071 VO Climate Change - Biodiversity, Global Change and Climate Policy - (climate change)
300087 UE Identification of aquatic invertebrates in Central European freshwaters - (Zoology)
300094 VU [ en ] Scientific Thinking: Understanding Evolution - How does science construct our knowledge of the natural world ?
300097 UE [ en ] Natural History Collections - an introduction to management and utilization
300099 SE [ en ] Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Reproductive Biology
300106 UE [ en ] Analyses of single cell transcriptome data - Genome/transcriptome assembly and annotation
300108 UE [ en ] Genome analysis for Ecologists
300113 UE [ en ] Molecular Evolution and Genomics
300117 VO [ de en ] Mammalogy
300121 UE [ en ] Image analysis and reconstruction of morphological datasets
300131 VU [ en ] Statistics course based on R - (Data Analysis and modeling)
300142 SE [ en ] Evolutionary Biology - Departmentalseminar for Masterstudents
300160 UE [ en ] Practical introduction to programming for biologists
300161 VO [ en ] Innovations in spiralian evolution
300164 SE [ en ] New insights into adaptation and speciation from genomic research.
300173 VU Biological Invasions
300180 SE [ en ] Biology of tropical amphibians
300187 EX Birds on the water
300199 UE [ de en ] Exercise on behaviour observation and behavioural genetics using the example of Japanese macaques
300218 UE [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
300306 UE [ en ] Transmission Electron Microscopy: A hands-on course including immunolabelling of cells and tissues - Hands-on Immunolabelling for Light and Electron Microscopy
300433 VO Medical parasitology - Transfer of basic knowledge
300464 VU Limnetic and marine copepods of Europe - Diversity, systematics and ecology of the copepods of Europe (Microcrustaceans) (Zoology)
300527 UE Practical course: molecular phylogeny based on museum specimens
300669 VO Management of endangered species - practical species protection in marine and terrestrial ecosystems

Elective Modules (30 ECTS)

MZO W4 Biodiversity and Field Biology (15 ECTS)

300066 VO Ant biology and ecology
300082 VU [ en ] Introduction to ecological modelling - (Data Analysis and modelling)
300087 UE Identification of aquatic invertebrates in Central European freshwaters - (Zoology)
300124 VO The birds of Austria - an ecological and conservationbiological overview
300129 VO [ en ] Ecology of Coral Reefs in the Anthropocene
300214 VU Herpetology - Current research in ecology, evolution and conservation of amphibians and reptiles (Zoology)
300226 VO [ de en ] Biology and Biodiversity of European Marine Coastal Habitats
300464 VU Limnetic and marine copepods of Europe - Diversity, systematics and ecology of the copepods of Europe (Microcrustaceans) (Zoology)

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