• Anatomy and metabolic processes of plants
• Plant systematics
• Microscopy exercises

Amount: 6 Credits

• classes of biomolecules
• fundamental biochemical reactions
• application of biochemical methods
• protein chemistry and genetics

Amount: 6 Credits

• modern methods to assess genetic diversity
• evolutionary factors to shape genetic diversity
• evolutionary processes
• impact of global change on genetic resources

Amount: 6 Credits

• fundamental chemical and physical concepts
• basic chemical and physical equaations in calculations

Amount: 6 Credits

• descriptive, exploratory and confirmatory statistics
• concepts of statistical predictions and model choice
• introduction to the R language for statistical computing

Amount: 6 Credits

• Microbial organisms in structure, growth, physiology and function, their diversity and roles in ecosystems, diseases and environmental applications
• Prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes and gene structures, encoded function and regulation on all levels, proteins and enzymes, molecular techniques and applications

Amount: 6 Credits

• plant morphology and plant systematics
• identification of plants

Amount: 6 Credits

• aut-, population- and synecological concepts in plant and animal ecology
• succession of plant communities
• role of plants in carbon, water and nutrient cycling
• major animal taxa, their biodiversity and their functional role in ecosystems

Amount: 6 Credits

• C, N and P cycles of terrestrial ecosystems
• anthropogenic changes on these biogeochemical cycles
• principles and calculations of indices of soil fertility

Amount: 6 Credits

• notations from logic and set theory, relations, graphs, functions, vectors, linear
• transformations, matrices, eigenvalues, limits, derivatives, extreme values, integration,
• calculation of areas and volumes, number systems, representation of information,
• databases, the World Wide Web, foundations of programming, simulation, visualization

Amount: 6 Credits

• bacterial and fungal diseases in forest ecosystems, epidemiology
• abiotic environmental factors
• measures for protection
• practical exercises

Amount: 6 Credits

• Introduction in current topics in ecosystem sciences and on-going research of the Faculty of Forest Sciences
• review actual research findings
• scientific data presentation and discussion
• strategic project planning

Amount: 6 Credits

• sustainable management of forest ecosystems
• competition in plant communities
• principles of stand management and silvicultural treatments
• nature conservation
• major threats to natural ecosystems, global change

Amount: 6 Credits

• main atmospheric characteristics and how they influence ecosystem processes
• impact of climate change on ecosystem functions and services
• atmospheric variables such as radiation, humidity, temperature, and wind
• quantitative exercises

Amount: 6 Credits

• Theoretical foundations and classical and modern models of terrestrial ecology
• Application and analysis of classical and modern ecological models and concepts

Amount: 6 Credits

• Introduction to various analytical methods, e.g. gravimetric, spectroscopic, thermal and mechanical, and other methods
• Introduction to microbial isolation and cultivation techniques, DNA isolation, PCR, protein tests, gel-electrophoresis, microscopy

Amount: 6 Credits

• field sampling of important plants, DNA extraction from different tissues, laboratory analyses with various types of molecular markers, data analyses and interpretation
• quantitative methods to evaluate metabolites and enzyme activities

Amount: 6 Credits

• quantification/measurement of soil properties and biochemical processes
• principles of chemical analysis and calculations of soil GHG fluxes, element stocks, and plant-available nutrients in the soil
• measure, analyze and interpret meteorological variables
• impact of land-use change on meteorological variables

Amount: 6 Credits

• design of field trials in forest ecology, silviculture and vegetation science
• measurement, analyzes and interpretation of basic forest structural attributes and vegetation relevés

Amount: 6 Credits

• learn how to to structure and write clear scientific texts in the English language
• report results in text, tables and figures
• scientific writing as a collaborative and iterative process
• reading scientific texts
• writing Research proposals/scientific posters

Amount: 6 Credits

You can chose from several elective courses offered by the Forest Faculty. It is also possible to spend a semester abroad at a partner university and collect credits from other university courses or do an internship, either at the faculty or any other scientific/research institution of your choice (Germany or elsewhere)

Amount: 30 Credits

• acquisition of theoretical and conceptual skills to implement a bachelor thesis project
• practical training in laboratory or field work to collect and analyze data

Amount: 12 Credits

• major components of the earth system
• environmental processes and biogeochemical cycles and biosphere-hydrosphere-atmosphere feedbacks
• biogeochemical models

Amount: 6 Credits

Scientific thesis on a specific topic, 20 to 30 pages, timeframe: 3 months

Amount: 12 Credits

• descriptive
• descriptive
• descriptive
• descriptive

Ammount: 6 Credits