Course Catalog

Study Program WiSe 2025/2026

Marine Biology

Marine Biology - Module Guide for the Master's Program Marine Biology (Version 5)

Studienrichtung Marine Biology - Pflichtmodule

Concepts of Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography (gültig ab SoSe 2024)
Introduction to Aquatic Ecology
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-A0a
Introduction to Aquatic Ecology (in English)
Seminar

+ lecture
Block course Mo 13.10.2025 to Th 16.10.2025
Monday to Thursday, from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
PD Dr. Broder Breckling
PD Dr. Hauke Reuter
Marine Flora and Fauna
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-A1
Marine Flora and Fauna (in English)
Exkursion

+ practical course
Block course Mo 20.10.2025 to Fr 24.10.2025
full time on Helgoland

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
PD Dr. Holger Auel
Dr. rer. nat. Karin Springer
Concepts of Marine Biology and Oceanography
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-A2
Concepts of Marine Biology and Oceanography (in English)
Seminar

+ lecture
Block course Tu 28.10.2025 to Fr 07.11.2025
from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Victor Shahid Smetacek
Maria del Mar Fernandez Mendez
Prof. Dr. Charlotte Havermans
Scientific Writing
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-A3
Scientific Writing (in English)
Seminar

+ lecture
Block course Tu 25.11.2025 to Fr 28.11.2025
from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Prof. Dr. Christian Wild
Prof. Dr. Agostino Merico
Fisheries Biology and Aquaculture
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-A4
Fisheries Biology and Aquaculture (in English)
Seminar

+ lecture
Part 1: Fisheries Biology
Block course Tu 11.11.2025 to Thu 13.11.2025, from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm
Part 2: Aquaculture
Block course Tu 18.11.2025 to Thu (…)

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Tim Dudeck
Dr. Carolin Müller
PD Dr. Holger Auel
Matthew Slater
Multi-Disciplinary Oceanography (gültig ab SoSe 2020)
Marine Geosciences
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-B1
Marine Geosciences (in English)
Seminar

+ lecture
Block course Tu 06.01.2026 to Fr 09.01.2026
from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm
at ZMT (or BIOM 2060)

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Tim Rixen
Physical Oceanography
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-B2
Physical Oceanography (in English)
Seminar

+ lecture
Block course Tu 20.01.2026 to Fr 23.01.2026
from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Prof. Dr. Judith Hauck
Dr. Leonardo Alvarado Bonilla
Marine Biogeochemistry
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-B3
Marine Biogeochemistry (in English)
Seminar

+ lecture
Block course Tu 27.01.2026 to Fr 31.01.2026
from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Prof. Dr. Björn Christen Rost
PD Dr. Tim Jennerjahn
Marine Chemistry
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-B4
Marine Chemistry (in English)
Seminar

+ lecture
Block course Tu 13.01.2026 to Fr 16.01.2026
from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Prof. Dr. Tilmann Harder
Dr. Christina Carola Roggatz
Marine Biological Lab Practical (gültig ab WiSe 2024/2025)
Invertebrate Nutrition
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-D1
Invertebrate Nutrition (in English)
Praktikum

+ seminar
ONLY AVAILABE FOR MARINE BIOLOGY
Block course Mo 01.12.2025 to Fr 12.12.2025
from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm
at AWI Bremerhaven
Please register before 10.11.2025 with  (…)

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Dr. rer. nat. Reinhard Günther Saborowski
Marine Chemical Ecology: Part 1
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-D3a
Marine Chemical Ecology: Part 1 (in English)
Praktikum

+ seminar

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Prof. Dr. Tilmann Harder
Dr. Christina Carola Roggatz
Marine Chemical Ecology: Part 2
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-D3b
Marine Chemical Ecology: Part 2 (in English)
Praktikum

+ seminar
ONLY AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN PART 1 DURING THE TERM
Block course Mo 09.02.2026 – Fr 20.02.2026
from 10.15 am to 05 pm

 (…)
You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Prof. Dr. Tilmann Harder
Dr. Christina Carola Roggatz
Trophodynamic Interactions: Field Course on Helgoland
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-D4
Trophodynamic Interactions: Field Course on Helgoland (in English)
Praktikum

+ seminar
Block course Mo 23.02.2026 - Fr 06.03.2026
full time on Helgoland
Please register before 11.11.2025 with Maarten.Boersmaprotect me ?!awi.de.

 (…)
You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Prof. Dr. Maarten Boersma
Statistics and Mathematical Methods with R for Marine Biologists
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-D7
Statistics and Mathematical Methods with R for Marine Biologists (in English)
Übung

+ lecture
+ seminar
Block course Mo 16.03.2026 – Fr 27.03.2026
from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm
Please register before 31.12.2025 with sonia.bejaranoprotect me ?!leibniz-zmt.de.

 (…)
You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
N. N.
Functional Ecology: From Biodiversity Patterns to Ecosystem Functioning
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-02-MOE-FunctEcol
Functional Ecology: From Biodiversity Patterns to Ecosystem Functioning (in English)
Übung

+ lecture
+ seminar
Block course Mo 09.03.2026 to Fr 20.03.2026
from 8 am to 4 pm
Please register before 31.12.2025 with reichprotect me ?!uni-bremenprotect me ?!.de

 (…)
You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Dr. Marlis Reich
Dr. Rolf Nimzyk
Professionalisation and Internationalisation (gültig ab SoSe 2024)
Professonalisation and Internationalisation
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-G
Defense of Grant Proposals (in English)
Seminar

Monday 02.02.2026 from 9 am to 7 pm
Defense of grant proposals (of previous M.Sc. cohort)

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Prof. Dr. Kai Bischof
PD Dr. Holger Auel
Prof. Dr. Martin Zimmer

Studienrichtung International Studies in Aquatic Tropical Ecology (ISATEC) - Pflichtmodule

Concepts of Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography (gültig ab SoSe 2024)
Introduction to Aquatic Ecology
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-A0a
Introduction to Aquatic Ecology (in English)
Seminar

+ lecture
Block course Mo 13.10.2025 to Th 16.10.2025
Monday to Thursday, from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
PD Dr. Broder Breckling
PD Dr. Hauke Reuter
Marine Flora and Fauna
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-A1
Marine Flora and Fauna (in English)
Exkursion

+ practical course
Block course Mo 20.10.2025 to Fr 24.10.2025
full time on Helgoland

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
PD Dr. Holger Auel
Dr. rer. nat. Karin Springer
Concepts of Marine Biology and Oceanography
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-A2
Concepts of Marine Biology and Oceanography (in English)
Seminar

+ lecture
Block course Tu 28.10.2025 to Fr 07.11.2025
from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Victor Shahid Smetacek
Maria del Mar Fernandez Mendez
Prof. Dr. Charlotte Havermans
Scientific Writing
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-A3
Scientific Writing (in English)
Seminar

+ lecture
Block course Tu 25.11.2025 to Fr 28.11.2025
from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Prof. Dr. Christian Wild
Prof. Dr. Agostino Merico
Fisheries Biology and Aquaculture
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-A4
Fisheries Biology and Aquaculture (in English)
Seminar

+ lecture
Part 1: Fisheries Biology
Block course Tu 11.11.2025 to Thu 13.11.2025, from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm
Part 2: Aquaculture
Block course Tu 18.11.2025 to Thu (…)

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Tim Dudeck
Dr. Carolin Müller
PD Dr. Holger Auel
Matthew Slater
Multi-Disciplinary Oceanography (gültig ab SoSe 2020)
Marine Geosciences
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-B1
Marine Geosciences (in English)
Seminar

+ lecture
Block course Tu 06.01.2026 to Fr 09.01.2026
from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm
at ZMT (or BIOM 2060)

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Tim Rixen
Physical Oceanography
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-B2
Physical Oceanography (in English)
Seminar

+ lecture
Block course Tu 20.01.2026 to Fr 23.01.2026
from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Prof. Dr. Judith Hauck
Dr. Leonardo Alvarado Bonilla
Marine Biogeochemistry
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-B3
Marine Biogeochemistry (in English)
Seminar

+ lecture
Block course Tu 27.01.2026 to Fr 31.01.2026
from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Prof. Dr. Björn Christen Rost
PD Dr. Tim Jennerjahn
Marine Chemistry
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-B4
Marine Chemistry (in English)
Seminar

+ lecture
Block course Tu 13.01.2026 to Fr 16.01.2026
from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Prof. Dr. Tilmann Harder
Dr. Christina Carola Roggatz
Tropical Coastal Ecosystems (gültig ab SoSe 2024)
Tropical Coastal Ecosystems
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-C
Tropical Coastal Ecosystems (in English)
Seminar

+ lecture
MANDATORY FOR ISATEC
Block course Tu 02.12.2025 to Fr 12.12.2025
from 10.15 am to 04.15 pm

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Prof. Dr. Martin Zimmer
Prof. Dr. Claudio Richter
Professionalisation and Internationalisation (gültig ab SoSe 2024)
Professonalisation and Internationalisation
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-G
Defense of Grant Proposals (in English)
Seminar

Monday 02.02.2026 from 9 am to 7 pm
Defense of grant proposals (of previous M.Sc. cohort)

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Prof. Dr. Kai Bischof
PD Dr. Holger Auel
Prof. Dr. Martin Zimmer

Ergänzende Veranstaltungen

Supplementary Courses in the Master Marine Biology (gültig ab WiSe 2024/2025)
Lab Safety and Fire Prevention Workshop (in English)
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-msc-lab-safety
Lab Safety and Fire Prevention Workshop (in English) (in English)
Vorlesung

+ exercises
Participation in lecture and fire drill are obligatory.
Without proof of attendance you will not be allowed to work in the labs!
Wednesday 05.11.2025, 7:45 (…)

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
Mihaela Gianina Torozan
Introduction to the Master program
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-INFO
Introduction to the Master program (in English)
Vorlesung

Including Introduction to field practical Marine Flora & Fauna on Helgoland

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
PD Dr. Holger Auel
Prof. Dr. Kai Bischof
Dr. rer. nat. Karin Springer
Dr. Oliver Janssen-Weets
Jour fixe
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-JFa
Jour fixe (in English)
Vorlesung

Tuesday 11.11.2025, from 8.30 am to 10 am

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
PD Dr. Holger Auel
Prof. Dr. Kai Bischof
Dr. Oliver Janssen-Weets
Sylvia Köhler
Jour fixe
Course number Title of event Lecturer
02-M21-JFb
Jour fixe (in English)
Vorlesung

We 07.01.2026 from 08.30 am to 10 am

You can find course dates and further information in Stud.IP.
PD Dr. Holger Auel
Prof. Dr. Kai Bischof
Dr. Oliver Janssen-Weets