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Master's Programme Botany

Faculty	Faculty of Biology
Duration / ECTS-Credits	4 semesters / 120 ECTS-Credits
Academic Degree	Master of Science (MSc)
Qualification Level	Master (Second Cycle) ISCED-11: Level 7, EQF/NQF: Level 7
ISCED-F	0511 Biology
Mode of Study	Full-Time
Study Code	UC 066 832
Curriculum	Information on the Curriculum (2008W) *
Language of Instruction	German
Admission Requirements	Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent and Language Certificates
Application	Apply ONLINE

* Information on the Curriculum (2008W)

The complete version of the curriculum reflects the currently valid version of the curriculum. It is for informational purposes only and is not legally binding. The legally binding version of the curriculum, including any amendments, may be found in the University of Innsbruck Bulletins.

In order to determine which version of the curriculum is applicable in your case, see the Catalogue of Studies
  available at: https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/lfuonline_meinestudien.studienblatt
  Section: Current Curriculum version

University of Innsbruck Bulletins » (Click to open all University of Innsbruck Bulletins)

Requirements

Relevant bachelor's degrees at the University of Innsbruck:

• Bachelor's Programme Biology

Proof of general university entrance qualification:

The general university entrance qualification for admission to a master's programme must be proven by the completion of a subject-related bachelor's programme, another subject-related programme of at least the same higher education level at a recognised domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution, or a program defined in the curriculum of the master's programme. To compensate for significant differences in subject matter, supplementary examinations (maximum 30 ECTS credits) may be prescribed, which must be taken by the end of the second semester of the master's programme. The rectorate may determine which of these supplementary examinations are prerequisites for taking examinations provided for in the curriculum of the master's programme.

In the course of the proof of the general university entrance qualification, the completion of the following core areas within the framework of the completed bachelor's degree programme shall be examined in any case:

• 5 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Functional Anatomy of Plants 
•  5 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Diversity and Systematics of Plants
• 3 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Vegetation and Population Ecology
• 5 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Plant Physiology, Cell Biology
• 5 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry, Statistics
• 3 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Biological Lab and Field Methods

Recommended Course Sequence

The exemplary course sequence given below is recommended for full-time students beginning their study programme in the winter semester. The table shows one possible course sequence for the bachelor's programme and is not compulsory. Delays resulting from repeated examinations are not taken into account.

The standard duration of the study programme is 4 semesters or 120 ECTS-Credits, whereby according to the Universities Act of 2002, a workload of 1,500 (real) hours per academic year must be fulfilled, corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits (one ECTS-Credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 hours).

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Qualification Profile and Skills

The Master's Programme Botany covers the functions, structures, distribution and evolution of plants as well as the development of plant communities, especially in the Alpine regions. Areas of focus include molecular, cellular, organismic and social investigations of

• biodiversity in the Alps and other mountain regions,
• adaptation strategies for extreme climate conditions,
• effects of climate change on vegetation,
• current and historical vegetation and climate dynamics.

Master's theses are usually integrated into our numerous research projects, allowing insights into a wide range of modern laboratory and field work methods

Expected Learning Outcomes

Graduates possess highly specialized knowledge in the fields of botany described above. They are able to apply their knowledge at the intersections of other biological disciplines, agriculture and forestry, pharmaceutics, medicine, and environment and nature conservation to independently formulate and substantiate scientific arguments and to find innovative solutions to problems.

Future Prospects: Occupational Profiles and Career Opportunities

Graduates of the Master’s Programme in Botany can pursue careers in research and teaching as well as in practice. Possible professional fields include the areas of environmental and nature protection, landscape management and conservation, agriculture and forestry, plant cultivation and breeding, plant bio technology, pharmacy and medicine, food examination, science journalism, museums and botanical gardens, nature conservation areas and regional development

Postgraduate and further Studies at the University of Innsbruck

• Doctor of Philosophy programme Biology

Supplementary Programme

Within the scope of the Study Programme, a Supplementary Programme corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits may be passed. Admission to the Supplementary Programme requires the admission to or the having passed of one of the selected Study Programmes. Detailed information: https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/es-informatik/

Information about examination regulations, assessment and grading

Examination regulations

The examination regulation is an integral part of the curriculum, detailed information can be found under the paragraph examination regulations.

Description of the applied grading system (including the grade distribution table) »

Information about the Programme (in German only)

• Deadlines
• Master's Thesis Defense
• Guidelines for electronic submission and publication of academic theses and Instruction 

Equivalence Lists (in German only)

• Equivalence List (Modification of the Curriculum - Universities Bulletin October 7 2015)
• Equivalence List for the Master's Programme Botany  according to the course catalogue 2008/2009)
  
• Equivalence List for the Master's Programme Molecular Biology (according to the course catalogue 2008/2009)
  
• Equivalence List for Bachelor's Programme (according to the course catalogue 2008/2009)
  

Forms (in German only)

• Application for the Master's Thesis
• To block the Master's Thesis
• Submission of the Master's Thesis
• Examination Records
• Recognition of exams AND Supplementary Sheet
• Declaration of Academic Honesty
• Application for Admission to the third and fourth repetition of a course examination

Contact and Information

Examination Office
Standort Technikerstraße 17

Dean of Studies
Ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Leopold Füreder

Further persons to contact: 
Kornelia Tschann und Univ. Prof. Dr. Peter Schönswetter

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