Master’s Programme Botany
Are you interested in the importance of plants for humans and the environment and do you want to understand the plant in the ecosystem and in the changing climate?
In the Master’s Degree Programme in Botany the students gain extensive knowledge about the biology of plants from the molecular to the ecosystem level.
Students may specialise in biochemistry and cell biology, stress physiology and ecophysiology, evolutionary systematics, biodiversity and population biology, palynology and archeobotany, agricultural and forest ecology, climate change and environmental protection.
Study Code
UC 066 832
FAQ
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.
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.
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.
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Curriculum
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
- English version of the Curriculum (from October 1 2019)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin October 17 2019, Issue 4, No. 52 (equivalence list)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 28 2019, Issue 65, No. 573 (modification of the curriculum)
- English version of the Curriculum (from October 1 2015)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin October 1 2015, Issue 1, No. 1 (Equivalence list)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin May 6 2015, Issue 25, No. 385 (amendment of the curriculum)
- English version of the Curriculum (from October 1 2010)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 23 2010, Issue 42, No. 328 (amendment of the curriculum)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin April 29 2008, Issue 40, No. 269
Requirements
Relevant bachelor's degrees at the University of Innsbruck:
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).
2.5 ECTS-Credits: CM Selected Chapters of Botany
7.5 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
7.5 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
7.5 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
7.5 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
7.5 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
7.5 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
7.5 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
7.5 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
7.5 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
15 ECTS-Credits: CM Instructions for Scientific Working
27.5 ECTS-Credits: Master’s Thesis
2.5 ECTS-Credits: Master's Thesis Defence
| Semester | ECTS-AP | Titel |
|---|---|---|
Extension Programme
Within the scope of the Study Programme, a Extension Programme corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits may be passed. Admission to the Extension 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.
The grade distribution table is a statistical representation of the distribution of all successfully completed examinations in a given programme of study or subject (based on all registered students for the programme or subject). The grade distribution table is updated in regular intervals.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian grading scheme | Definition | %-age | ||
| 1 | EXCELLENT: Outstanding performance | 63.4 | = 100% | |
| 2 | GOOD: Generally good, but with some errors | 26.8 | ||
| 3 | SATISFACTORY: Generally sound work with a number of substantial errors | 7.8 | ||
| 4 | SUFFICIENT: Performance meets the minimum criteria | 2 | ||
| 5 | INSUFFICIENT: Substantial improvement necessary; requirement of further work |
December 2021
Overall classification of the qualification
Not applicable
Explanation: An overall classification (mit Auszeichnung bestanden/pass with distinction, bestanden/pass, nicht bestanden/fail) – is awarded only for examinations that conclude a programme of study and consist of more than one subject (an examination of this type is not specified in the curriculum of this programme of study).
Contact and Information
Examination Office
Standort Technikerstraße 17
Dean of Studies
Ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Leopold Füreder
Further persons to contact:
Kornelia Tschann and Univ. Prof. Dr. Peter Schönswetter
Information portal for Biology Students of the University of Innsbruck
biopage.info:
Information about the Programme (in German only)
Older curricula can be found in the archive Course Catalog
From the field
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