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Compulsory Module 1: Fundamentals of Natural Sciences (5 ECTS-Credits; 3 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates of this module understand natural scientific fundamentals of biology and are able to teach and apply them. They have acquired the skill to autonomously work on similar contents. They know about the natural scientific fundamentals of biology, understand important connections between biology and chemistry on the one hand, and biology and geology in the other hand, and they are able to describe and analyse biological connections with mathematical methods.
Compulsory Module 2: General Biology 1 (4 ECTS-Credits; 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates of this module have the skills to teach the contents of this module and to autonomously work on similar contents. They know about the structure and function of animal, plant and microbe cells.
Compulsory Module 3: General Biology 2 (5 ECTS-Credits; 3 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates of this module understand the contents of the lecture and have the competence to teach and apply them. They are able to autonomously work on similar contents. They know about diversity, the systematic classification of organisms and important trends in evolutionary development and recognise different organismic organisation levels.
Compulsory Module 4: Botany 1 (5 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates of this module know the most important construction principles of basic organs of plants, the main metabolic processes of plants, the development of plants and they are able to evaluate the influence of abiotic factors on the life of plants.
Compulsory Module 5: Botany 2 (5 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 3
Learning Outcome: Graduates of this module are able to categorise the vegetation types in Central Europe, address the most important representatives and know the most important types of algae, mosses, lichens and flowering plants. They know the most important crops and agricultural crops in consideration of ecological and cultivation issues for global food security.
Compulsory Module 6: Microbiology 1 (5 ECTS-Credits; 3 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates of this module have fundamental knowledge of general microbiology and the ecological importance of microorganisms. They are able to assess the role of microorganisms in different habitats for global nutrient cycles and know application possibilities of microorganisms in different fields of (environmental) biotechnology and nutritional microbiology.
Compulsory Module 7: Microbiology 2 (5 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 1
Learning Outcome: Graduates of this module know how to safely handle microorganisms and have the skills to apply fundamental microbial working techniques in the microbiological laboratory. They understand the fundamentals of medical microbiology and infectious diseases and know theoretical and practical aspects of hygiene.
Compulsory Module 8: Zoology 1 ( 5 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates of this module understand the body plans of important animal groups and are able to compare them. They have the competence to independently elaborate and practically apply similar contents.
Compulsory Module 9: Zoology 2 (5 ECTS-Credits; 3 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates of this module know and understand the fundamentals of substance transport and the energy metabolism and possess know about the developmental biology of important model organisms. They have the competence to independently elaborate and practically apply similar contents.
Compulsory Module 10: Ecology 1 (5 ECTS-AP; 3 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates of this module are able to present and explain the fundamentals of ecology and structure and function of ecosystems. They have the competence to independently elaborate and practically apply similar contents.
Compulsory Module 11: Ecology 2 (5 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates of this module are able to present and explain the diversity, ecological requirements and the niches and functions of plants and animals of selected native habitats as well as the fundamentals of environmental and nature protection. They have the competence to independently elaborate and practically apply similar contents.
Compulsory Module 12: Human Biology (7.5 ECTS-Credits; 5 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates of this Module understand the contents of the lectures and have the competence to reflect on them. They have the competence to independently elaborate and practically apply similar contents. They have knowledge of the biology, the anatomy, the physiology, the nutrition, the pathology, the psychosomatics and the sexuality of humans.
Compulsory Module 13: Molecular Biology (7.5 ECTS-Credits; 5 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 2
Learning Outcome: Graduates of this module understand the contents of the lectures and have the competence to reflect on them. They have the competence to independently elaborate and practically apply similar contents. They have an overview of functions and structures of DNA, RNA and proteins as well as the regulation of translation, transcription and DNA-replication. They possess fundamental knowledge of methods and procedures of molecular biology, classical and molecular genetics and genetic engineering.
Compulsory Module 14: Global Change and Environment (5 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates of this module are able to present and explain the fundamentals of global ecology (in particular global changes and their interrelations with ecological processes, the conflict of ecology-economy, sustainable development, human ecology) and environmental toxicology. They have the competence to independently elaborate and interpret similar contents.
Compulsory Module 15: Teaching Biology (2.5 ECTS-Credits; 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates of this module have an overview of national and European educational goals of the subject of Biology and Environmental Protection, are familiar with main theories of teaching biology and are able to classify and interpret expert knowledge within a subject-didactical context. They have gained insights into the planning and designing of competence-oriented biology lessons and are able to link subject-didactical theoretical knowledge with reflections of teaching practice.
Compulsory Module 16: Learning Outside the Classroom (2.5 ECTS-Credits; 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The graduates of this module are familiar with the principles and theories of learning outside the classroom and are able to apply this knowledge practically. They are familiar with different places for learning outside the classroom and know their potential for teaching and are able to prepare and follow-up these learning experiences in regular lessons in a meaningful fashion.
Compulsory Module 17: Subject-Related Practical Course (5 ECTS-Credits; 1 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 15
Learning Outcome: The graduates of this module are able to prepare expert knowledge correctly and comprehensibly in terms of biology lessons and to plan, implement and evaluate their teaching based on the principles of modern biology teaching. They take account of the learners' heterogeneity and consider didactical aspects of inclusion. They are able to reflect on research in the didactics of biology teaching in the context of their teaching practice and to critically reflect their own teaching.
Compulsory Module 18: Research-Oriented Learning in the Biology Classroom (5 ECTS-Credits; 3 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 15
Learning Outcome: The graduates of this module are familiar with the fundamentals of the way of working in natural sciences and the characteristics of finding processes in natural sciences (nature of science, theory of science and research ethics). They are able to efficiently accompany a research project within the scope of the practical-oriented 'prescientific' papers of pupils (i.e. formulate hypothesis, plan appropriate reviews, analyse and present collected data as well as discuss and present results in the context of specialist literature). They are able to research, critically read and process literature and are familiar with correct citation formats. Moreover, they are able to independently write a scientific text and to support pupils to structure and elaborate scientific texts. They are familiar with different teaching methods for promoting research-oriented teaching in class.
Students have to complete the VO and two of the UE
Compulsory Module 19: Teaching Biology: Research and Practice (5 ECTS-Credits; 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The graduates of this module are familiar with common research methods of the didactics of teaching biology, are able to explicitly address differences in research paradigms and plan a subject-didactical research project (questions, choice of methods etc.).
They are able to integrate experiments in biology lessons considering the age of their pupils, practical aspects and findings of cognitive science and learning theory.
Notes:
- There may still be changes in the courses offered as well as room allocation and course dates.
- The course descriptions found in the English version of the course catalogue are for informational purposes only. Authoritative information can be found in the "Vorlesungsverzeichnis" (German version of the course catalogue).