Master

  • ADVANCED MODULE "INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY"

    Content: Research and teaching focus of the Department of Biology, identifying, understanding and solving biological problems, experimental design and statistics, biological relationships and links, preparation for the consecutive masters degree, getting to know fellow students.

    Suitable for: MSc Biowissenschaften, MSc Molekulare Biomedizin

    Responsible persons: i.a. Melanie Dammhahn, Sylvia Kaiser, Helene Richter

    For details see Modulhandbuch

  • ADVANCED MODULE "MATING AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS OF MAMMALS"

    Content: Analysis of social systems; ecological basis of social behaviour. Aims: conduct independent research in behavioural biology (including data analysis, documentation, and presentation); written report on the diversity of social systems.

     

    Suitable for: MSc Biosciences

    Responsible persons: Sylvia Kaiser, Helene Richter

  • ADVANCED MODULE "FROM FAKE TO FACT – EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN & DATA ANALYSIS IN BEHAVIOURAL RESEARCH"

    Contents: Elements of experimental design; determination of sample size; different types of bias (e.g., experimenter bias, selection bias, detection bias, etc.); nonparametric and parametric statistical procedures; different forms of data presentation (e.g., different forms of illustration), critical examination of statistics presented in the media on biological, especially behavioral, and/or animal welfare topics.

     

    Suitable for: MSc Biowissenschaften, MSc Molekulare Biomedizin

    Responsible persons: Helene Richter, Sylvia Kaiser

  • ADVANCED MODULE "ANIMAL WELFARE"

    Contents: During the exercise "wellfare diagnostics" different methods of wellfare diagnostics will be covered theoretically and practically. During the exercise "Alternative Methods" different alternative methods will be performed independently. During the seminar "Animal Welfare" current aspects of animal welfare research will be presented and discussed.

     

    Suitable for: MSc Biowissenschaften, MSc Molekulare Biomedizin

    Responsible persons: Helene Richter, Sylvia Kaiser

  • ADVANCED MODULE "CONCEPTS AND CURRENT TOPICS IN BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY"

    Contents: Theoretical basis of behavioral ecology; current content of behavioral ecology research. Aims: Review of basic publications in behavioral ecology; conduct independent research in behavioral ecology (including data analysis, documentation, presentation).

     

    Suitable for: MSc Biowissenschaften

    Responsible person: Melanie Dammhahn

  • RESEARCH MODULE "BEHAVIOURAL BIOLOGY"

    Content: A wide range of topics in behavioural biology are covered in this course including stress, stress avoidance and welfare, the development of social behaviour, the ontogeny of behaviour, behavioural genetics, the interaction of genes and the environment, and genetic control of emotional, cognitive, and social behaviour.

     

    Suitable for: MSc Biosciences, MSc Molecular Biomedicine

    Responsible person: Sylvia Kaiser

  • RESEARCH MODULE "ANIMAL WELFARE"

    Content: This course covers various topics relevant to animal welfare, e.g. animal-friendly housing conditions, behavioural phenotyping, refinement, animal science, and emotions in animals.

     

    Suitable for: MSc Biosciences, MSc Molecular Biomedicine

    Responsible person: Helene Richter

  • MASTER THESIS

    The preparation of the master thesis in the field of behavioural biology requires prior knowledge in the field of behavioural biology and practical experience in this area. Please reach out to one of the responsible persons.

     

    Suitable for: MSc Biosciences, MSc Molecular Biomedicine

    Responsible persons: Melanie Dammhahn, Sylvia Kaiser, Helene Richter