Module Types

Subject modules

Subject modules are six weeks full-time modules with limited number of participants, offered in summer term. Students are able to participate in one module during the first half of the term and another module during the second half of the term. Registration takes place via KLIPS during the 2^nd (first half of the term) or 3^rd (second half of the term) KLIPS phase (priority-based allocation).

Depending on the module, the final examination consists of either two or three parts. Credit points (12 CP) are awarded upon successful completion of all examinations:

Two hours written examination about topics of the lectures and the practical/lab part (50 % of the total module mark), oral presentation (25 % of the total module mark) and seminar paper (25 % of the total module mark)

or
Two hours written examination about topics of the lectures and the practical/lab part (70 % of the total module mark) and oral presentation (30 % of the total module mark)

Seminar modules

Seminar modules have a limited number of participants and are held during the whole lecture period afternoons during winter term. Students are able to participate in one module. (Registration via KLIPS, priority-based assignement.) Registration takes place via KLIPS during the 2^nd KLIPS phase (priority-based allocation).

Credit points (6 CP) are awarded upon successful completion of the final examinations, depending on the module an oral examination, seminar paper or homework exercise.

Lecture modules

Lecture modules are not limited in the number of participants and are held during the whole lecture period in the morning 2 or 3 times a week (45-90 minutes) during winter term. Students are able to participate in multiple modules. Registration takes place via KLIPS during the 2^nd KLIPS phase.

Credit points (6 CP) are awarded upon successful completion of the final written examination.

General Information

Please note

The following module descriptions of ongoing and past terms are for orientation purposes only. In general, the offers as well as the specific content of modules may differ from year to year.
If you are unsure whether restrictions for the participation in a certain module may apply (e.g. in case of allergies or pregnancy) please contact Dr. Jan Weber.
Participation in a subject module requires attendance of the introduction to the module (date specified in the subject module description) and at all scheduled days. Students who do not attend may be excluded from the module.
Students can cancel participation in a subject module only before the module has started (contact Dr. Jan Weber, Mscbiol-officeuni-koeln.de). In exceptional cases, the M.Sc. Degree Committee will decide whether a request for cancelling participation in a module that has already begun is justified. Such request must be submitted by the student within the first two weeks of the module (contact Mscbiol-officeuni-koeln.de).
Students may apply to exchange one subject module by a laboratory module. For further information please contact Dr. Jan Weber at least two weeks before the beginning of the module.
For further information and evaluation forms for examiners download the subject module portfolio.

Forms

Module descriptions

Summer 2023

Registration phase for 1^st term slot: 3^rd - 20^th of March 2023

Registration phase for 2^nd term slot: 30^th of March - 16^th of April 2023.

Computational Biology

Ecology, Evolution, and Environment

Mechanisms of Aging and Aging Associated Diseases

Molecular and Developmental Genetics

Molecular Plant and Microbial Sciences

Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits, and Behavior

Additional Modules

Winter 2022/2023

Registration for all theory and seminar modules will be possible during the 2^nd KLIPS registration phase (August 31^st - September 21^st). Places in seminar modules are limited as seats in regular subject modules and students can only be registered for one seminar module while participation in multiple lecture modules will be available for all students upon registration. In addition, the study area Ecology, Evolution and Environment offers a tutorial module, which is mandatory for students participating in the corresponsding seminar module. Students of other study areas cannot register for this tutorial.

Lecture Module Descriptions (6 CP)

Seminar Module Descriptions (6 CP)

Tutorial Module Descriptions (6 CP)

Ecology, Evolution, and Environment (E)
Neuroscience (N)

Summer 2022

Registration phase for 1^st term slot: 3^rd - 21^st of March 2022

Registration phase for 2^nd term slot: 31^st of March - 18^th of April 2022

Computational Biology

Ecology, Evolution, and Environment

Mechanisms of Aging and Aging Associated Diseases

Molecular and Developmental Genetics

Molecular Plant and Microbial Sciences

Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits, and Behavior

Additional Modules

Advanced Light and Electron Microscopy (1^st term slot)
3D Cryo Electron Microscopy (1^st term slot)
Molecular Human Genetics (2^nd term slot)
Peptide Biochemistry (2^nd term slot)

Winter 2021/2022

Registration for all theory and seminar modules will be possible during the 2^nd KLIPS registration phase (September 2^nd - September 23^rd). Places in seminar modules are limited as seats in regular subject modules and students can only be registered for one seminar module while participation in multiple lecture modules will be available for all students upon registration. In addition, the study area Ecology, Evolution and Environment offers a tutorial module, which is mandatory for students participating in the corresponsding seminar module. Students of other study areas cannot register for this tutorial.

Lecture Module Descriptions (6 CP)

Seminar Module Descriptions (6 CP)

Tutorial Module Descriptions (6 CP)

Ecology, Evolution, and Environment (E)

Summer 2021

Modules will incluce face-to-face teaching as long as the general Corona-regulations of the University of Cologne allow this.

Registration phase for 1^st term slot: 5^th - 24^th of March 2021

Registration phase for 2^nd term slot: 8^th - 28^th of April 2021

Computational Biology

Population Genetics and Molecular Evolution (1^st term slot)
Advanced Bioinformatics (2^nd term slot)

Ecology, Evolution, and Environment

Mechanisms of Aging and Aging Associated Diseases

Molecular and Developmental Genetics

Molecular Plant and Microbial Sciences

Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits, and Behavior

Additional Modules

Winter 2020/2021

Registration for all theory and seminar modules will be possible during the 2^nd KLIPS registration phase (September 8^th - October 15^th). Places in seminar modules are limited as seats in regular subject modules and students can only be registered for one seminar module while participation in multiple theory modules will be available for all students upon registration.