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The Master's degree programme requires a total of 120 credit points (cr). The Master's degree programme is divided into:

I. the introductory module of 15 cr with the following modules:

1. Introduction to Advanced Biology (10 cr)

2. Introductiton to Advance Biostatistics (5 cr)

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II. the supplementary area of 60 CP, in which the following modules are offered:

A specialization of 15 CP is possible. For a specialization, at least15 CP must be successfully completed in the chosen specialization area and the appropriate module in the project area and the Master's thesis must be completed in the same specialization area. The following modules are offered in thematic order: Modules totalling 60 CP must be selected and completed.

a) Specialization Biodiversity, Evolution, and Ecology:

• Module: Foundations of Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology (5 cr) with the variants:
  1. Conservation Social Science
  2. Current and future sustainability initiatives on campus
  3. Evolution, Systematics and biogeography - Concepts and Analytical Methods
  4. Fungal Biology and Ecology
  5. Integrative Taxonomy

6. Applied Aspects of Plant-Insect-Interactions

7. Applied topics in evolution and ecology

• Module: Topics in Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology (5 cr) with the variants:
  
  1. Biotic Interactions in a changing world
  2. Political and aesthetic respresentation of nature in human societies
  3. Classic topics in evolution and ecology
  4. Gender and Science: An Introduction
  5. Current topics in Freshwater Ecology: Structure, Function and Dynamics
     
• Module: Advanced Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology (10 cr) with the variants:
  1. Evolutionary Parasitology

2. Evolution and diversity of vegetative structures and growth forms in land plants

• Module: Trends in Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology (15 cr) with the variants:

1. Experimental and Theoretical Evolutionary Ecology

• Module: Project Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology (10 cr)

b) Specialization Genetics and Genomics:

• Module: Foundations of Genetics and Genomics (5 cr) with the variants:
  1. Recent Research topics in Plant Epigenetics
• Module: Topics in Genetics and Genomics (5 cr) with the variants:
• Module: Advanced Genetics and Genomics (10 cr) with the variants:

1. Epigentics of Plants, Animals and Fungi 

• Module: Trends in Genetics and Genomics (15 cr) with the variants:
• Module: Project Genetics und Genomics (10 cr)

c) Specialization Microbiology: 

• Module: Foundations of Microbiology (5 cr) with the variants:
  1. Antimicrobial Resistance
  2. Quality Management in Microbiological Laboratoies
• Module: Topics in Microbiology (5 cr) with the variants:
  1. Methods of functional genomics research of bacteria
  2. Plant microbe interactions and single-cell methods
• Module: Advanced Microbiology (10 cr) with the variants:
• Module: Trends in Microbiology (15 cr) with the variants:
  1. Microbial stress responses and regulation of gene expression

1. Leaf Surface Microbiology

• Module: Project Microbiology (10 cr)

d) Specialization Molecular- and Cellular Biology: 

• Module: Foundations of Molecular- and Cellular Biology (5 cr) with the variants:
• Module: Topics in Molecular- and Cellular Biology (5 cr) with the variants:
  1. Evolutionary Medicine
  2. Molecular Biology of Viruses and Viral Vectors

3. Introduction to Immunology

4. Submicroscopical optical microscopy

• Module: Advanced Molecular- and Cellular Biology (10 cr) with the variants:
  1. Advanced Immunology
• Module: Trends in Molecular- and Cellular Biology (15 cr) with the variants:
• Module: Project Molecular- and Cellular Biology (10 cr)

In addition, all modules in the Microbiology specialization area can also be completed here.

e) Specialization Molecular Plant Sciences: 

• Module: Foundations of Molecular Plant Sciences (5 cr) with the variants:
• Module: Topics in Molecular Plant Sciences (5 cr) with the variants:
  1. AI Applications in Plant Sciences
• Module: Advanced Molecular Plant Sciences (10 cr) with the variants:

1. Molecular Phylogenetics

• Module: Trends in Molecular Plant Sciences (15 cr) with the variants:

1. Molecular-Plant-Microbe Interactions

• Module: Project Molecular Plant Sciences (10 cr)

f) Specialization Neurobiology and Behavior: 

• Module: Foundations of Neurobiology and Behavior (5 cr) with the variants:
  1. Neuronal Basis of Natural Behavior
• Module: Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior (5 cr) with the variants:
  1. Current topics in Neuroethology

2. Development and Structure of the Nervous System Alternative II

3. Hearing and Communication Alternative II

• Module: Advanced Neurobiology and Behavior (10 cr) with the variants:
  1. Neuroimmunology and Physiology of Microglia

2. Hearing and Communication Alternative I

• Module: Trends in Neurobiology and Behavior (15 cr) with the variants:

1. Development and Structure of the Nervous System Alternative I

• Module: Project Neurobiology and Behavior (10 cr)

g) Specialization Biology: 

• Module: Foundations of Biology (5 cr) with the variants:
  1. Introductions on bioethcs of human remains, tissues and DNA
  2. Preparing for the Future: Exploring Career Options post MSc
• Module: Topics in Biology (5 cr) with the variants:
• Module: Practical Aspects of Biology (5 cr) with the variants:

1. Laboratory biosafety, biosecurity and laboratory training

• Module: Collection Management and Curation (5 cr) with the variants:
• Module: Advanced Biology (10 cr) with the variants:
• Module: Computational Biology (10 cr) with the variants:

1.  Introduction to Ecological Modelling
2. Introduction to Generalized Linear Mixed Models in R
3. Quantitative Community Ecology

• Module: Trends in Biology (15 cr) with the variants:
• Module: Flora and Vegetation of Selected Areas of Biology (15 cr)
• Module: Applied Bioinformatics (15 cr)
• Module: Research Topics in Selected Areas of Biology (20 cr)

1. Research Topics in Molecular Neurogenetics

• Module: Project Biology (10 cr)

In addition, all other modules of the specialization areas according to a) to f) can be completed here.