Courses
Faculty of Biology
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Bachelor's Programme Biology according to the curriculum 2019 (180 ECTS-Credits, 6 semesters)
Compulsory Modules (115 ECTS-Credits)
Compulsory Module 13: Botany II (7,5 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of compulsory module 7
Learning Outcome: Students
- understand the basics of plant physiology
- know the basics of vegetation and population ecology,
- can recognise common plant species and know about the historical and recent use of forest and grassland habitats.
717030
EU Botanical Excursion (EU / 1h / 1,5 ECTS-AP)
Bozo Frajman, Jean Nicolas Haas, Walter Oberhuber, Peter Schönswetter
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Elective Modules (50 ECTS-credits)
Elective Module 1: Practical Skills: Fieldwork (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of compulsory module 1
Learning Outcome: Students
- master sampling strategies and the use of sampling equipment in the field,
- have basic knowledge of biodiversity in the field,
- have basic knowledge of structure and functions of the soil.
743413
VU Skills in Field Work and Soil Science (VU / 3h / 4 ECTS-AP)
Albin Alfreider, Bozo Frajman, Elias Wolfgang Nitz, Birgit Sattler, Peter Schönswetter, Julia Seeber, Michael Traugott
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Elective Module 4: Diversity, Systematics and Ecology and Vascular Plants and Algae (7,5 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of compulsory module 13
Learning Outcome: Students
- can discuss characteristic vascular plant species of selected habitats,
- can use identification literature,
- know basic aspects of hydrobotany.
717036
VU Diversity and Systematics of Vascular Plants I (VU / 3h / 4,5 ECTS-AP)
Bozo Frajman, Konrad Pagitz
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717037
EU Botanical Excursion (Advanced) (EU / 1h / 1,5 ECTS-AP)
Bozo Frajman, Peter Schönswetter
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Bachelor's Programme Biology according to the curriculum 2008 (180 ECTS-Credits, 6 semesters)
Fourth Semester
Compulsory Module 5A: General Education II - Fieldwork (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: positive completion of compulsory modules 2 and 4
Learning Outcome: Students have basic knowledge of the earth as the basis of terrestrial life, of common practice ecological field methods and are able to present scientific content in lecture form.
743201
VO Methods in Field Work (VO / 1h / 1,5 ECTS-AP)
Albin Alfreider, Bozo Frajman, Leopold Füreder, Julia Seeber, Florian Michael Steiner
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743202
UE Methods in Field Work - Practical Course (UE / 2h / 3 ECTS-AP)
Albin Alfreider, Bozo Frajman, Birgit Sattler, Peter Schönswetter, Julia Seeber, Michael Traugott
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Compulsory Module 7: Botany II (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: positive completion of compulsory modules 2 and 6
Learning Outcome: Students have basic knolwedge of the physiology of plants and of vegetational and population ecology and have insights into the phytodiversity of local habitats.
717030
EU Botanical Excursion (EU / 1h / 1,5 ECTS-AP)
Bozo Frajman, Jean Nicolas Haas, Walter Oberhuber, Peter Schönswetter
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Fifth and Sixth Semester
Elective modules amounting to 45 ECTS-Credits are to be completed.
Elective Module 2: Advanced Botany II (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: positive completion of compulsory module 2
Learning Outcome: Students have basic knowledge of the area of hydrobotany and enhanced knowledge in the area of diversity and the systemics of higher plants (theoretical and practical) and an enhanced understanding of botanical aspects of an habitat.
717017
VU Diversity and Systematics of "Higher Plants" (VU / 2h / 3 ECTS-AP)
Bozo Frajman, Konrad Pagitz
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Master's Programme Botany according to the curriculum 2008 (120 ECTS-Credits, 4 semesters)
Compulsory Modules (20 ECTS-Credits)
Compulsory Module 1: Instructions for Scientific Working (17,5 ECTS-Credits, 1 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students are able to formulate scientific questions based on the latest scientific findings for
their Master's Thesis. They are able to develop hypothesis, test them with suitable methods
and reflect on the results in scientific discourse.
717000
PS Instructions for Scientific Working (PS / 1h / 17,5 ECTS-AP)
Bozo Frajman, Laurent Alexandre Pierre Marquer, Gilbert Neuner
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Elective Modules (72.5 ECTS-Credits)
Elective Module 1: Plant Diversity in Selected Native Habitats (5 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students are able to capture selected native habitats with regards to their flora, vegetation and
ecology. They are able to distinguish different kinds and species of selected groups of native
spermatophytes and are able to apply this knowledge to other Groups.
717063
VU Diversity of Selected Seed Plants I (VU / 2h / 2,5 ECTS-AP)
Bozo Frajman, Peter Schönswetter
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717064
EU Flora and Vegetation of the Eastern Alps and Adjacent Areas (EU / 3h / 2,5 ECTS-AP)
Bozo Frajman, Peter Schönswetter
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Elective Module 8: Analysis of Vegetation II (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students are able to carry out research in vegetation studies and assess vegetation based on
ecological criteria. They have knowledge of the flora and vegetation of a foreign flora Region.
717079
EU Excursion to Another Biogeographic Unit (EU / 3h / 4,5 ECTS-AP)
Pau Carnicero Campmany, Bozo Frajman
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