Master Zoology (831 [2] - Version 2021)

Compulsory Modules (60 ECTS)

MZO1 Foundations of Zoology (15 ECTS)

• 300388 VO Form, Funktion and Evolution in Animals
• 300435 VO Animal biogeography - Principles of animal biogeography

MZO2 Scientific Methods (10 ECTS)

• 300114 UE [ en ] Histological image digitization and 3D object reconstruction
• 300115 UE DNA Barcoding - A approach to species identification in ecology and biodiversity research
• 300117 UE [ en ] Advanced histology with focus on vertebrate reproduction
• 300123 UE [ de en ] Comparative morphology, neuroanatomy and evolution of chelicerates - (Spinnentiere i.w.S.)
• 300145 UE [ de en ] Developmental biology of marine invertebrates in Villefranche-sur-Mer
• 300163 UE [ en ] Methods in pollination biology
• 300218 UE [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
• 300517 VU Theory and Application of Confocal Microscopy
• 300530 UE [ en ] Imaging and visualization in developmental biology - Principles and applications, including 3 D Methods

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

• 300018 UE [ en ] Scientific Literature and Communication for Biologists
• 300171 UE [ en ] Science Writing
• 300217 UE [ en ] Professional development: skills of the trade
• 300368 UE [ en ] Practical data analysis in ecology, biodiversity and zoology - Data Analysis and modelling
• 300443 SE+UE [ en ] Scientific Writing: Abstracts and Articles

MZO4 Individual Spezialization (30 ECTS)

• 280145 LP [ en ] Conservation Paleobiology and Historical Ecology
• 300047 UE Insects in the Nationalpark Donau-Auen: Butterflies and Moths
• 300049 VO Biology, ecology and conservation biology of bats
• 300067 UE [ de en ] Communicative behavior in animals
• 300075 VU [ en ] Lessons in Scientific Thinking: Understanding Evolution
• 300120 VO [ en ] Systems conditions for Evolution
• 300123 UE [ de en ] Comparative morphology, neuroanatomy and evolution of chelicerates - (Spinnentiere i.w.S.)
• 300124 SE [ en ] Concepts in Evolutionary Theory - How unique are humans in mammalian context ?
• 300132 SE [ en ] Basics and current progress in theory of evolution
• 300142 SE [ en ] Evolutionary Biology - Departmentalseminar for Masterstudents
• 300158 SE [ en ] From genes to ecosystems - recent insights from ecological and evolutionary genomics
• 300159 VO [ de en ] Conservation Genetics - (Conservation Genetics)
• 300193 RV Silent Spring - sixth mass extinction of species: reasons and consequences
• 300218 UE [ de en ] Scanning electron microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
• 300228 UE [ en ] Field methods in bird migration research
• 300230 UE [ de en ] Zoo Biology and Animal Behaviour - Practical course at the Vienna Zoo
• 300257 VO [ de en ] Primates and their societies
• 300258 EX Restoration Ecology of Viennese Waters
• 300295 UE [ en ] Field course "Biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems" - advanced level (Botany / Zoology)
• 300329 VO Introduction into evolutionary biology - Principles of molecular evolution - from gene evolution to speciation
• 300364 SE [ de en ] Evolutionary genetics - Concepts and applications in population genetics and phylogenetics
• 300401 VU [ en ] Statistics course based on R - (Data Analysis and modeling)
• 300407 UE [ de en ] AI and Interdisciplinary Research - Basics, Potential and Limitations
• 300410 UE [ en ] Script Programming in Biological Sciences
• 300464 VO [ en ] Behavioral Ecology
• 550003 SE [ en ] Path to Success: Exploring Academic Careers

Elective Modules (30 ECTS)

MZO W1 Morphology, Anatomy and Function (15 ECTS)

• 300006 VO Vertebrates - Morphology, Phylogeny, Biology
• 300052 VO [ en ] Entomology - Introduction to insect science
• 300059 UE [ en ] Comparative Animal Regeneration - Mechanisms and Evolutionary Contexts of Regeneration, Dormancy and Asexual Reproduction
• 300114 UE [ en ] Histological image digitization and 3D object reconstruction
• 300117 UE [ en ] Advanced histology with focus on vertebrate reproduction
• 300123 UE [ de en ] Comparative morphology, neuroanatomy and evolution of chelicerates - (Spinnentiere i.w.S.)
• 300250 VO Bryozoa - Morphology, biology, phylogeny and ecology

MZO W2 Systematics and Phylogeny (15 ECTS)

MZO W3 Evolution and Theoretical Biology (15 ECTS)

• 300114 UE [ en ] Histological image digitization and 3D object reconstruction
• 300117 UE [ en ] Advanced histology with focus on vertebrate reproduction
• 300120 VO [ en ] Systems conditions for Evolution
• 300121 VO [ en ] An Introduction to Epigenetics
• 300124 SE [ en ] Concepts in Evolutionary Theory - How unique are humans in mammalian context ?
• 300132 SE [ en ] Basics and current progress in theory of evolution
• 300223 VO [ en ] Evolutionary Genomics and Admixture
• 300232 VU [ en ] Introduction to coding in R (VU): A hands-on approach
• 300329 VO Introduction into evolutionary biology - Principles of molecular evolution - from gene evolution to speciation
• 300364 SE [ de en ] Evolutionary genetics - Concepts and applications in population genetics and phylogenetics

MZO W4 Biodiversity and Field Biology (15 ECTS)

• 300032 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Bird Ecology
• 300037 VO Biology and Ecology of animals in the Alps
• 300047 UE Insects in the Nationalpark Donau-Auen: Butterflies and Moths
• 300050 EX EX to voices of Austrian birds
• 300103 VU ( MIXED ) Dragonflies- ecology, taxonomy and bioindication - (Zoology)
• 300157 VU Introduction to the ecology, classification and determination of wild bees - (Zoology)
• 300202 UE [ de en ] Biodiversity of marine coastal habitats - (Botany / Zoology)
• 300234 UE [ de en ] Biodiversity and Ecology of the hyporheic Zone - the Vjosa in Albania - (Botany / Zoology)
• 300251 UE Biology of marine habitats of the North Sea - (Botany / Zoology)
• 300253 VU [ en ] Methods in Field Research - Focus: Birds and small Mammals
• 300264 SE Seminar in tropical ecology
• 300295 UE [ en ] Field course "Biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems" - advanced level (Botany / Zoology)
• 300334 UE Field course "Amphibian Ecology" - (Zoology)