Modules
Basic modules
Lecture modules
Lecture modules are held during the whole lecture period in the morning 2 or 3 times a week (45-90 minutes) during winter term. Registration takes place via KLIPS during the 2nd KLIPS phase. Students of the M.Sc. program “Ecology, Evolution, and Environment” have to select the following lecture series as mandatory lecture:
In addition, you have to select at least one more lectures from the following ones:
Credit points (6 CP each) are awarded upon successful completion of the final written examinations.
Seminar module
For students of the M.Sc. program “Ecology, Evolution, and Environment” the Seminar “Ecology, Evolution, and Environment (Seminar)” is compulsory.
It has a limited number of participants and is held during the whole lecture period afternoons during winter term. Registration takes place via KLIPS during the 2nd KLIPS phase (priority-based allocation).
Credit points (6 CP) are awarded upon successful completion of the final examination (oral presentation).
Tutorial module
For students of the M.Sc. program “Ecology, Evolution, and Environment” the Tutorial module “Ecology, Evolution, and Environment (Tutorial)” is compulsory.
It has a limited number of participants and is held during the whole lecture period afternoons during winter term. Registration takes place via KLIPS during the 2nd KLIPS phase (priority-based allocation).
Credit points (6 CP) are awarded upon successful completion of the final examination (oral presentation).
Lecture Time Slots and Exam Dates
Subject modules
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 2nd (for modules in the first half of the term) or 3rd (for modules in the 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:
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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)
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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)
Single PDF files of portfolio documents:
General Information
Please note:
- 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.
- Students may apply to exchange one subject module by a laboratory module. For further information please contact Dr. Jan Weber, Mscbiol-officeuni-koeln.de at least two weeks before the beginning of the module.
Subject module registration
Subject modules in the M.Sc. programs have to be chosen during the second application phase in KLIPS. Beginning and duration of the different application phases can be found below (see "Time schedules for subject modules" of the respective term).
To choose your modules, please log in with your smail account-data in KLIPS
Online-help websites are listed here:
Your chance to get a place in one of the courses will increase with the number of courses you apply for and subsequently prioritise. Please apply for at least three courses. However, you should not apply for or prioritise courses you definitely would not participate in.
Please also see the following PDF for important information concerning the correct path in the KLIPS system.
Time schedule for subject modules
Time schedule for the subject modules in the summer term can be found below. Please note the validity period at the top. There are no fixed time schedules for other types of modules (e.g. project or laboratory modules).
Subject modules | Summer term 2024
1st half (08.04. - 17.05.2024):
2nd half (03.06. - 12.07.2024):
Supplementary Module
Elective module
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Specialisation Modules
Project Module
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Master thesis and defense
Master thesis and defense
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