Admission to master programme Cognition, Behavior and Neurobiology

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• Qualitative admission requirements

  Applications have to prove the following knowledge as qualitative admission requirements

  a) Scientific knowledge from the field of Cognitive, Behavioural and Neurobiology, Animal Physiology as well as Evolutionary Theory and its concepts to an extent of 15 ECTS in total
  
  AND EITHER
  
  b) Scientific knowledge of the concepts of Ecology, Main Habitats of the World as well as Interaction of Organisms and Relations of Organisms to the Ecosystem to an extent of 15 ECTS in total
  
  OR
  
  c) Knowledge from the field of Evolutionary Anthropology, more specifically in the following areas:

  • Area Evolution (6 ECTS), including for example Hominid Evolution, Primatology, Foundations of Theoretical Biology and Evolutionary Theory

  • Area Human Biology and Gender Studies (4 ECTS), including for example Physiology for Anthropologists, Human Anatomy – Osteology and Arthrology, Gender in the Natural Sciences, Human Social Biology

  • Area Applied Anthropology (5 ECTS), including for example Virtual Anthropology, Bioethics and Research Ethics, Introduction to Excavation Techniques for Uncovering of Prehistoric and Early Historical Graves, Introduction to Forensic Anthropology
    
    To an extent of 15 ECTS in total.
    All areas listed in lit a) and lit b) and lit c) must be covered.

  • Knowledge of the language of instruction of the degree programme: English language proficiency at level B2 

  
  By completing the extension curriculum "EC Cognition, Behavior and Neurobiology" the qualitative admission requirements regarding the Scientific knowledge from the field of Cognitive, Behavioural and Neurobiology, Animal Physiology as well as Evolutionary Theory and its concepts (= lit a) are fulfilled.
  
  By completion the extension curriculum "EC Ecology: Relationship between Organisms and the Environment" the qualitative admission requirements regarding the Scientific knowledge of the concepts of Ecology, Main Habitats of the World as well as Interaction of Organisms and Relations of Organisms to the Ecosystem (= lit b) are fulfilled.
  
  By completion the extension curriculum "EC Evolutionary Anthropology: Human Evolution" the qualitative admission requirements regarding the knowledge from the field of Evolutionary Anthropology (= lit c) are fulfilled.
  
  If unable to prove the knowledge by completing extension curricula, applicants have to provide a description of qualifications. Therein achievements that were made before the application to admission which correspond to the required examinations in the extension curricula have to be presented. On the basis of this description of qualifications the competent body responsible for study matters will review if the qualitative admission requirements are fulfilled.

  • Description of qualifications form

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• Biology (bachelor)

  Admission without supplementary examinations.
• Nutritional Sciences (bachelor)

  Admission not possible.
• Teacher education - teaching subject Biology and Environmental Studies (bachelor)

  Admission not possible.
• Pharmacy (bachelor)

  Admission not possible.

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• FH Campus Wien: Bioengineering (bachelor)

  Admission not possible.
• FH Campus Wien: Biomedical Science (bachelor)

  Admission not possible.
• FH Campus Wien: Dietetics (bachelor)

  Admission not possible.
• FH Campus Wien: Occupational Therapy (bachelor)

  Admission not possible.
• FH Campus Wien: Health Care and Nursing (bachelor)

  Admission not possible.
• FH Campus Wien: Molecular Biotechnology (bachelor)

  Admission not possible.
• FH Campus Wien: Physiotherapy (bachelor)

  Admission not possible.
• FH Technikum Wien: Biomedical Engineering (bachelor)

  Admission not possible.
• FH Wiener Neustadt: Biomedizinische Analytik (bachelor)

  Admission not possible.
• Paris Lodron University of Salzburg: Biology (bachelor) in combination with the completion of qualitative admission requirements

  Has to be examined on an individual basis.
• University of Graz: Biology (bachelor) in combination with the completion of qualitative admission requirements

  Has to be examined on an individual basis.
• University of Innsbruck: Biology (bachelor) in combination with the completion of qualitative admission requirements

  Has to be examined on an individual basis.

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• Completion of a degree programme at a university in Germany: Biology (bachelor) in combination with the completion of qualitative admission requirements

  Completed degree programmes - Biology (bachelor) - at the following universities in Germany in combination with the completion of the qualitative admission requirements has to be examined on an individual basis:

  • Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
  • Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
  • Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
  • Freie Universität Berlin
  • Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
  • Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
  • Universität Bremen
  • Universität Göttingen
  • Universität Hamburg
  • Universität Heidelberg
  • Universität Leipzig
  • Universität Regensburg
  • Universität Würzburg
  • Universität zu Köln

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• Completion of a degree programme from a non-EU/EEA country (bachelor or diploma) in combination with the completion of qualitative admission requirements

  Has to be examined on an individual basis.