Introductory Courses and Tutorials
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Overview
- All Master's students are required to complete all three introductory courses and tutorials. This ensures that all entering students have the same background knowledge.
- All three courses meet several times per week throughout the first semester of the program (~20weeks).
Breakdown of Credits for Intro Courses and Tutorials
- Below is a breakdown of the credits for this section. Click on the given class to go to the web page for it.
- Note that the professors for these introductory courses might change from year to year.
| ECTS | Class | Professor |
| 4 | Evolutionary Genetics Lecture | Stephan and Parsch |
| 2 | Evolutionary Genetics Tutorial | Stephan and Parsch |
| 4 | Evolutionary Ecology Lecture | Foitzikand Gabriel and Jeschke and Kempenaers |
| 2 | Evolutionary Ecology Tutorial | Foitzikand Gabriel and Jeschke and Kempenaers |
| 4 | Systematics Data and Evidence Lecture | Renner, et al. |
| 2 | Systematics Data and Evidence Tutorial | Renner, et al. |
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| 18 | Total |
Module P3
Overview
- Instructors: Stephan, Parsch
- Description: This module is one of the three basic modules in the first semester. Students will be introduced to the main topics of evolutionary genetics.
- Goals: Students will get background knowledge in evolutionary genetics, they will become familiar with important terminology and theory.
- ECTS points: 6
Evolutionary Genetics Lecture
- Course No.: P3.1
- Description: Students will learn basic theory, methods and examples from molecular population genetics, quantitative genetics, evolutionary genomics, Evo-Devo, and rates of evolution.
- Goals: Students acquire a firm knowledge of the principles of evolutionary genetics on the phenotypic and the molecular side. They get exposed to problems of contemporary research and learn how the basic concepts apply in this context.
- Type of Instruction: Lecture
- ECTS points: 4
Evolutionary Genetics Tutorial
- Course No.: P3.2
- Description: Students are assigned questions and tasks, which must be answered in small teams. Requires literature search and further reading in textbooks and publications. The results are presented and discussed in the tutorial.
- Goals: By doing exercises, students work through the content of the lecture and acquire a firm understanding of the topics covered.
- Type of Instruction: Tutorial
- ECTS points: 2
Module P4
Overview
- Instructors: Wilfried Gabriel, Jonathan Jeschke, Bart Kempenaers
- Description: This module is one of the three basic modules in the first semester. Students will be introduced to the main topics of evolutionary ecology.
- Goals: Students will get background knowledge in evolutionary ecology, they will get familiar with important terminology and important theory.
- ECTS points: 6
Evolutionary Ecology Lecture
- Course No.: P4.1
- Description: Students will get an overview of the important topics in evolutionary ecology. The following topics will be discussed: plasticity and the ecological niche, physiological ecology, life history theory, reproductive behavioral ecology, population dynamics, species interactions, competition, community ecology, ecosystem ecology.
- Goals: Students acquire a firm knowledge of the principles of evolutionary ecology. They will understand the relationships between the topics discussed in the lecture.
- Type of Instruction: Lecture
- ECTS points: 4
Evolutionary Ecology Tutorial
- Course No.: P4.2
- Description: Students get questions and tasks, which must be answered in small teams. Requires literature search and further reading in textbooks and publications. The results are presented and discussed in the tutorial.
- Goals: By completing exercises, students work through the content of the lecture and acquire a
firm understanding of the topics covered in the lecture.
- Type of Instruction: Tutorial
- ECTS points: 2
Module P5
Overview
- Instructors: Susanne Renner & others
- Description: This module is one of the three basic modules in the first semester. Students will be introduced to the main research goals and analytical approaches in the field of biological systematics.
- Goals: Students will gain background knowledge in systematics, they will become familiar with important terminology and concepts.
- ECTS points: 6
Systematic Data and Evidence Lecture
- Course No.: P5.1
- Description: A series of lectures will discuss the following topics: paleontological and biogeographical data; the kinds of data used in primatology; speciation and radiations (diversity hotspots); principles of phylogenetic tree inference; introduction to biological collecting and collections (including visits to the Bavarian Natural History collections); taxon-specific approaches and problems (e.g., species concepts in bacteria vs. species concepts in higher organisms); role of organismal interactions in the evolution of adaptation; role of systematics in evolutionary biology
- Goals: Participants will acquire an understanding of the kinds of data used to infer phylogenetic relationships and macroevolution. They will also understand and be able to discuss some problems in systematics. They will know the role of systematics in evolutionary biology.
- Type of Instruction: Lecture
- ECTS points: 4
Systematic Data and Evidence Tutorial
- Course No.: P5.2
- Description: Students will be given questions and tasks, which must be answered in small teams. Requires literature search and further reading in textbooks and publications. The results will be presented and discussed in the tutorial.
- Goals: By doing exercises, students will work through the content of the main lectures and acquire a firmer understanding of the topics covered in them.
- Type of Instruction: Tutorial
- ECTS points: 2
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