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Composition of the Study Programme

Composition of the Study Programme

 

1st/ 2nd semester (60 CP)3rd / 4th semester (60 CP)

Specialisation Area (51 CP)

Students can choose:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology, Evolution and Nature Conservation
  • Biomedicine

Project Laboratory Biology (6 CP)
(prerequisite for Master's thesis)
Philosophy of Science (3 CP)

Master's thesis (30 CP)
Work Group Seminar (3 CP) Optional area (24 CP)
Master's seminar (3 CP)

 

Modules

Specialisation areas (1st/2nd semester)

Students can choose one out of the three specialisation areas

  • "Molekulare Biology",
  • "Ecology, Evolution and Nature Conservation" or
  • "Biomedicine"

Your specialisation area may depend on your qualification from your Bachelor's degree or from the capacity of the faculty. Further information can be found here: Studienfachberatung.

Modules you can choose from can be found in the attachmend Speziellen Ordnung (Mitteilungen der Universität Gießen) (in German)

 

Optional area (3rd/4th semester)

Here, in the second study year, elective modules (including non-biological ones) with a total of 24 cp must be attended. Part of the option area are: optional-, assistant-, laboratory-, excusion- and team modules as well as practical training. You can also complete the optional area with other modules from other factulties or from a foreign university. Please talk to your study advisor.

 

Project placement (3rd semester)

The four week project placement (usually in the 3rd semester) should serve to familiarise students with the laboratory in which the Master's thesis will be produced.

 

Master's seminar (1st – 2nd semester)

The aim of this module is to give all Master students of biology a forum and an opportunity to get to know each other, to meet regularly, to meet each other and people from outside the immediate context professionally.  Organisation will be left as far as possible to the students (inviting guest speakers, organization of workshops, etc.).

 

Master's thesis (after the practical training, normally in the 4th semester)

With the Master's thesis the students will demonstrate their ability to work independently on scientific problems in one of the focus areas of their subject and the course is then completed.

 

Further Information

A description of the core- and specialisation modules can be found in the special regulations with module descriptions and module plans (in German)

More on this... ("Spezielle Ordnung")

 

Courses offered in the course catalogue