The M.Sc. Study Course Animal Biology and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (TiHo) is a research-orientated study course and lasts four semesters. The workload of the entire study course amounts to 120 Credit Points (CP), i.e., circa 3,600 hours of study. The study time is divided up into attendance time (lectures, practicals, seminars etc.) and own study (time for preparing for and following up lectures). The M.Sc. study course at the TiHo is a sequential modularly designed course. It enables a specialism in one of three main subject areas:
- Evolution, biodiversity and behaviour
- Cell biololgy, developmental biology and neurobiology
- Infection biology
In the 1st Semester teaching content from all three main subject areas as well as interdisciplinary modules are offered.
In the 2nd Semester the students choose five modules from at least two main subject areas (see Module Table).
The research weeks in the 3rd Semester (see Module Table for choice) serve as preparation for the practical research for the Master’s dissertation.
Teaching courses and exmas are held in English. A good command of English (B2) is therefore a requirement for admission to the study course.
In the 1st Semester the course “Animal Protection and Planning Animal Experiments” is run for all students. Additionally, the course FELASA B is optionally offered insofar as it is necessary for the further course of study.
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