Module 0001: General Biology 1

The Module General Biology 1 introduces, on  a very general level, into the fundamentals of biology. This includes Molecular Basis of Cell Biology and Genetics as well as Morphology and Aanatomy of Animals and Plants, and Mechanisms of Evolution. The module contains three lectures and two accompanying practical courses.

Module 0010: Chemistry (Part General and Inorganic Chemistry)

The Module Chemistry is a central part of the General Sciences that are part of the Bachelor curriculum. It extends over three semesters and includes General and Inorganic Chemistry (1. Semester), Organic Chemistry (2. Semester), and Biochemistry (3. Semester). With exception of Biochemistry, each lecture is combined with a practical course.

For those students that did not attend Chemistry at school, there exists an introductory course by the e-learning center.More....

Time table of the 1. semester

Module 0002: General Biology 2

The module General Biology 2 extends the mechanisms and general laws treated in module 0001 to the organismic level (physiology, biochemistry, developmental biology), and, beyond, to the level of populations and ecosytems (biodiversity, ecology). A survey over the diversity of life forms and a solid knowledge of taxonomy are further objectives of this module.

Module 0010: Chemistry (Part Organic Chemistry)

Module parts 0010C (Lecture)+0010D (Practical Course).

Time table of the 2. semester

Module 0003: General Biology 3

The module General Biology 3 is dedicated to the molecular base of biology and consists of three lectures on microbiology, genetics, and molecular biology that are accompanied by two practical courses introducing into the methodology of molecular work and plant molecular biology and physiology.  extends the mechanisms and general laws treated in module 0001 to the organismic level (physiology, biochemistry, developmental biology), and, beyond, to the level of populations and ecosytems (biodiversity, ecology). A survey over the diversity of life forms and a solid knowledge of taxonomy are further objectives of this module.

Module 0010: Chemistry (Part Biochemistry)

Module part 0010E (Lecture)

Module 0011: Mathematics and Statistics (Part Mathematics)

The module Mathematics and Statistics is a central element of the General Science curriculum and accompanies the last 3 semesters of the Bachelor. The Submodule 0011A Mathematics introduces into the mathematical basics that are essential for biology.

Module 0012: Physics (Part Physics A)

The module Physics accompanies the semesters 3 and 4 and starts with Submodule 0012A Physics that introduces into classical physics, but also deals with central concepts (such as oscillations and their mathematical description) that are required for a deeper understanding of biology (for instance when it comes down to developmental biology).

Time table of the 3. semester

Module 0004: General Biology 4

The module General Biology 4 is focussed on the methodology of contemporary biology. In a cycle of lectures the entire spectrum of biological methods is presented and thoroughly treated. Methodological competence is more than just "recooking" lab protocols. Only he, who understands, why a given method is applied in this and not in a different way, will later be able to respond successfully to the challenges of research and professional life. The lecture runs through the whole semester and is accompanied by a substantial practical course, where you apply in the afternoon, what you exercised in the morning during the lectures. In this practical, the students rotate in small teams through different institutes and also have the chance to learn about different topics of research. In the second half of the semester they will become acquainted in a special bioinformatics unit with theoretical methods of biology including data base research. In the last semester third they will run through a "sniffing practical" (if possible, in an institute of choice), where students will have the opportunity, in a combination of seminar, independent information acquisition and practical lab work, to run their own little project and to "sniff research atmosphere".

Module 0005: Key Competences 1

A cenral element of the Bologna-Reform is the development of competeences that complement the acquired knowledge. This is meant by the term Key Competences. In Module 0005, some of these competences will be practiced and extended. In this semester it is mainly the ability to explain complex topics simply, but nevertheless precisely. This includes skills of speech and presentation, rhetorics and personality. To practice this close to reality, it will be exercized with real people - the students of the second semester during the corresponding tutorials. Of course the students will be supervised and accompanied during their path. We will develop common quality criteria that will be used to describe and document the individual development. By this feedback culture indvidual stenths and weaknesses will be recognized by a problem-oriented and objective process. By the way, to give feedback in a good way is also a Key Competence that becomes increasingly important.

Time table of the 4. semester

Module 0006: General Biology 5

Whereas the 4. semester was dedicated to experimental methods, the 5. semester will deal with concepts. On the one hand, the topics of the preceding semesters (organismic level: morphology, anatomy, evolution, ecoloy: cellular level: cell biology, microbiology; molecular level: genetics, molecular biology, current methodology) will be connected. On the other hand, the focus will be on that, what discriminates handicraft from science, for instance, the ability to reflect own approaches and their limitations or to acquire an own viewpoint on  the fundamentals of scientific thought. A part of module 0006 is built as seminar that can be performed at different  institutes in different disciplines to exercise the development and verification of central concepts. This will also require a higher degree of independent literature research as compared to the preceding modules.

Module 0007: Key Competencers 2

This is the second part of the Key Competences and organized as module 0005 in the 4. semester, this time, the students of the 1. and 3. semesters being the "target". The focus of module 0007 will be the practice of biobliography and extraction of important information from scientifc publications.

Modul 0008: Selected Aspects of Biological Research

This is the preparatory module for the bachelor thesis and aims to prepare students conceptionally and methodolgically such that they can subsequently complete their bachelor thesis in the very short time of the following semester. In principle, module 0008 represents a formalized kick-off phase for the bachelor thesis.

Modul 0011: Mathematics and Statistics (Part Statistics)

In module part 0011B Statistics the principles of statistics are introduced and then exercized practically in module part 0011C (as block following the semester) in connection with exemplary problems from the previous bachelor theses.

Time table of the 5. semester

Modul 0009: Bachelor thesis

The thesis is meant to practice independent investigation of a scientific topic. This happens in small teams that work independently. The topics originate from current research of the host institutes.

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