Masters' programme "Biodiversity and Collection Management" (M.Sc.)
study, document and organize geo-biodiversity!
Addressing the rapid loss of biodiversity at the global scale counts as one of the key challenges of our time. Detailed knowledge of species and their environment is
urgently needed; however, universities increasingly lack resources and expertise to provide specialist teaching on species‘ taxonomy. To address this, IHI Zittau joined forces with Senckenberg, a large natural history research institute (part of the German Leibniz Association), and established a novel research-oriented MSc course.
The course is unique in that it explicitly links biodiversity studies with collection management. The curriculum covers aspects of global biodiversity including taxonomy,
systematics and ecology, and it develops skills in management and project organisation. The key research infrastructure of the course is centred on learning about collections; the methods and administrative frameworks governing the acquisition, study and maintenance of biological and geological specimens.
Throughout the course, students develop a detailed knowledge on biodiversity and palaeontology, have the opportunity to specialise on certain taxonomical groups
and learn how to obtain and reliably document data on biodiversity. A secondary focus of the course is on developing project management skills, promoting international
cooperation and organizing research teams.
The programme's duration is four semesters.Further information:
Study regulations (English version for information purposes. Please note, that only the officially published German version is legally valid!)
Examination regulations (English version for information purposes. Please note, that only the officially published German version is legally valid!)
This is your way for application.
Advisers:
Mr. Prof. Willi Xylander, academic coordinator of the programme* Tel.: +49 3581 4760 5110, to the professorship
Ms. Leonor Elizalde Gomez, student coordinator of the programme*
Ms. Uta Scheunig, adviser for the admission process and programme, Tel.: +49 3583 612715
* More informations on the tasks of the coordinators of the programme