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Welcome
Welcome Faculty of Biology
Master’s program in
Evolution, Ecology & Systematics
             Cohort 12
     Winter semester 2019/2020
Welcome Faculty of Biology
Mathematics course
• mathematics course (1 ECTS Point) with Prof.
  Dr. Dirk Metzler and Dr. Noémie Becker during
  your first two weeks in Munich.
• the concepts you will learn here will help you
  understand the ecology and evolution classes
  during the first semester.
Welcome Faculty of Biology
Monday                       Tuesday                                 Wednesday                          Thursday                     Friday
Sept. 30, 2019               Oct. 1, 2019                            Oct. 2, 2019                       Oct. 3, 2019                 Oct. 4, 2019
                             9-00 Enrollment at International        9:00 - 12:00; Math course
                             office                                  (course leader Prof. Dr. Dirk
                             11:00h Meet Dr. Michael Bögle           Metzler; room D00.013)
                             (coordinator), D00.013: welcome
9:00 - 11:00; D00.013                                                                                                                9:45 - 15:00          Visit
                             and information (introduction date
Short introduction with                                                                                                              at MPIO Seewiesen (via S-
                             Geobiocenter, IRTs information,
Dr. Michael Bögle                                                                                                                      Bahn S6, departure i.e.
                             cohorte speaker election,
                             international students, documents                                                                         8:28h at Marienplatz,
                             check )                                                                              German Unity Day   arrival 9:02h at Starnberg
                             11:30h Meet your siblings                                                                                Nord, Bus 951 departure
11:15-12:15 Math course lunch                                                                                                         9.05h arrival MPI 9.25h
                                                                     lunch
(course leader Prof. Dirk 13:00 - 15.00 Math course (course                                                                          Prof. Dr. W. Goymann will
                                                                     14:00-16:00; B01.015 Ecology
Metzler; D00.013)                                                                                                                            come there)
                          leader: Prof. Dr. Dirk Metzler, room       Department Introduction (Prof.
                          D00.013)                                   Dr. Niels Dingemanse, Prof. Dr.
                                                                     Herwig Stibor, Prof. Dr. Nicolas
                                                                     Gompel)
Monday                       Tuesday                                 Wednesday                          Thursday                     Friday
Oct. 7, 2019                 Oct. 8, 2019                            Oct. 9, 2019                       Oct. 10, 2019                Oct. 11, 2019

9:00 - 12:00 Math course
                          9:00 - 12:00 Math course                9:00 - 12:00 Math course
(course leader: Prof. Dr.                                                                               9:00-12:00 B01.027
                          (course leader: Prof. Dr. Dirk Metzler, (course leader: Prof. Dr. Dirk
Dirk Metzler; room                                                                                      EES conference
                          room D00.013)                           Metzler, room D00.013)
B01.019)

lunch                        lunch                                   lunch                              lunch

  13:00-17:00 B00.019
                                                                                                                                     9:00-13:00 or 14:00 - 18:00
     Presentations of
                                                                                                                                     E03.052
    divisions (Prof. Dr.
                                                                                                                                     Intercultural workshop
Martin Parniske, Prof. Dr.
                             14:00-16:00 Evolution department
 Dario Leister, Prof. Dr.
                             introduction (Prof. Dr. Jochen Wolf,                                       14:00-17:00 B01.027
  Kirsten Jung, Prof. Dr.
                             Prof. Dr. John Parsch, Prof. Dr. Dirk                                      EES conference
Wolfgang Enard, Prof. Dr.
                             Metzler, room C00.013)
Nicolas Gompel, Prof. Dr.
  Gerhard Haszprunar,
Prof. Dr. Susanne Renner
       and others)
Welcome Faculty of Biology
Monday                       Tuesday                                 Wednesday                          Thursday                     Friday
Sept. 30, 2019               Oct. 1, 2019                            Oct. 2, 2019                       Oct. 3, 2019                 Oct. 4, 2019
                             9-00 Enrollment at International        9:00 - 12:00; Math course
                             office                                  (course leader Prof. Dr. Dirk
                             11:00h Meet Dr. Michael Bögle           Metzler; room D00.013)
                             (coordinator), D00.013: welcome
9:00 - 11:00; D00.013                                                                                                                9:45 - 15:00          Visit
                             and information (introduction date
Short introduction with                                                                                                              at MPIO Seewiesen (via S-
                             Geobiocenter, IRTs information,
Dr. Michael Bögle                                                                                                                      Bahn S6, departure i.e.
                             cohorte speaker election,
                             international students, documents                                                                         8:28h at Marienplatz,
                             check )                                                                              German Unity Day   arrival 9:02h at Starnberg
                             11:30h Meet your siblings                                                                                Nord, Bus 951 departure
11:15-12:15 Math course lunch                                                                                                         9.05h arrival MPI 9.25h
                                                                     lunch
(course leader Prof. Dirk 13:00 - 15.00 Math course (course                                                                          Prof. Dr. W. Goymann will
                                                                     14:00-16:00; B01.015 Ecology
Metzler; D00.013)                                                                                                                            come there)
                          leader: Prof. Dr. Dirk Metzler, room       Department Introduction (Prof.
                          D00.013)                                   Dr. Niels Dingemanse, Prof. Dr.
                                                                     Herwig Stibor, Prof. Dr. Nicolas
                                                                     Gompel)
Monday                       Tuesday                                 Wednesday                          Thursday                     Friday
Oct. 7, 2019                 Oct. 8, 2019                            Oct. 9, 2019                       Oct. 10, 2019                Oct. 11, 2019

9:00 - 12:00 Math course
                          9:00 - 12:00 Math course                9:00 - 12:00 Math course
(course leader: Prof. Dr.                                                                               9:00-12:00 B01.027
                          (course leader: Prof. Dr. Dirk Metzler, (course leader: Prof. Dr. Dirk
Dirk Metzler; room                                                                                      EES conference
                          room D00.013)                           Metzler, room D00.013)
B01.019)

lunch                        lunch                                   lunch                              lunch

  13:00-17:00 B00.019
                                                                                                                                     9:00-13:00 or 14:00 - 18:00
     Presentations of
                                                                                                                                     E03.052
    divisions (Prof. Dr.
                                                                                                                                     Intercultural workshop
Martin Parniske, Prof. Dr.
                             14:00-16:00 Evolution department
 Dario Leister, Prof. Dr.
                             introduction (Prof. Dr. Jochen Wolf,                                       14:00-17:00 B01.027
  Kirsten Jung, Prof. Dr.
                             Prof. Dr. John Parsch, Prof. Dr. Dirk                                      EES conference
Wolfgang Enard, Prof. Dr.
                             Metzler, room C00.013)
Nicolas Gompel, Prof. Dr.
  Gerhard Haszprunar,
Prof. Dr. Susanne Renner
       and others)
Welcome Faculty of Biology
Friday, October 4th, 2019 (Main seminar room in House 4):

09.25h Arrival (bus 951) in Seewiesen, pick up by Wolfgang Goymann (this
bus departs from Starnberg Nord at 09.05h)
Program
09:45-10:00 h Wolfgang Goymann: A short history of the MPIO
10.00-10.45 h Wolfgang Goymann (Department of Behavioural
Neurobiology), also introducing Holger Goerlitz’s Research Group Acoustic
and Functional Ecology and Henrik Brumm’s Research Group Communication
and Social Behaviour
10.45-11.15 h Clemens Küpper (Research Group Behavioural Genetics and
Evolutionary Ecology)
11.15-11.45 h Jakob Müller (Department of Behavioural Ecology and
Evolutionary
Genetics)
11.45-12.15 h Kasja Malkok (Research Group Evolutionary Physiology)

12.37 h Departure (bus 951) from Seewiesen to Starnberg Nord
Welcome Faculty of Biology
Welcome Faculty of Biology
Note: We assume all of you will participate in the intercultural workshop
Welcome Faculty of Biology
Master’s program in
Evolution, Ecology & Systematics
• About the LMU
• About EES
• General information for international
  students
• Orientation weeks
• Study plan
• 1 semester
• General information
Welcome Faculty of Biology
1472 The Bavarian state university is
    founded by Duke Ludwig the
    Wealthy in Ingolstadt
1800 Transfer to Landshut
1802 named ”Ludwig-Maximilians-
     Universität” after its founder Ludwig
     the Wealthy and Elector Max IV
    Joseph (later King Maximilian I)
1826 King Ludwig transfers the university
    to the city of the royal residence Munich

   Today: Successful in the Excellence Initiative, promoting top-level university research
   Times Higher Education World University Rankings             2018:
   LMU                                                          34th place
   Life Sciences at LMU                                         36th place
   LMU in Germany                                               1st place
The University

Students:        50,000
International students: 7,000

Professors :       700

Academic staff: 2,900
(without Medical Center)

Faculties:          18

Courses on 150 subjects and a vast number of
combinations:
humanities, law, economic and social sciences,
medicine, natural sciences
Biozentrum Martinsried

                                     The sculpture

                                     „Batterie“
                                     by Gregor Passens

                                     „… a fascinating inversion of a
                                     victory arch as a symbol of new
                                     ideas and unconventional
                                     thought processes …“

Prof. Dr. Heinrich Jung
General information EES
•   Two year Master´s degree in Evolution, Ecology and
    Systematics (EES)
•   Focuses on organismic biology in the core disciplines
    of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics (EES)
•   Award winner with its innovative teaching program
    •   mentoring program
    •   focus on research (Individual Research Training)
    •   training in writing and presentation skills
    •   large selection of courses
What to expect
•   network from university research and research
    institutions
•   international students and lecturers
•   gaining practical expertise
•   modern technology (field experiments,
    genetic/genomic methods ...)
•   modern data analysis (statistics, computer,
    mathematical models ...)
•   individual research practice in research groups
•   skill courses
•   deep knowledge in EES topics, but also individual
    selection of courses
General information
•   2007 start of the Master‘s program „Evolution, Ecology and
    Systematics“ (EES)
•   international students (80%) and staff
•   focus on research training, writing and presentation skills
•   large selection of courses
Where can I find what
Campus Martinsried &
                 Campus Großhadern

Wo finden die Veranstaltungen der Fachwissenschaft statt?

                                                            Fakultät für
                                                              Chemie
                                                            Butenandtstr.
                                                                5-13
                                                             Biozentrum
                                                            Großhaderner
                                                                Str. 2
                                                             Martinsried
Standorte der Fakultät
                                                   University Headquarters

          Zoological           Geobiocenter
       State Collection

      Systemic Botany
       und Mycology

Prof. Dr. Heinrich Jung   Biocenter Martinsried
Please ...

• fill out the online immatriculation form
• open a bank account
• show proof of financial support (non-EU)
THINGS TO DO

• Before registration: health insurance (bring
  “Zulassungsbescheid” and bank account
  details)

• KVR – register in the city (“Anmeldung”; bring
  passport and current address)
Residence permit

• application form                           Opening hours KVR:
                                             Mon:   7:30 – 12:00
• proof of finance for at least a            Tue:   10:00 – 18:30
                                             Wed:   closed
  year                                       Thu:   10:00 – 16:00
(blocked account, scholarship papers,        Fri:   7:30 – 12:00
etc.)                                   Address:
• health insurance papers               Kreisverwaltungsreferat (KVR)
                                        Ruppertstr. 19
• immatriculation papers                80337 München
                                        U6 to „Poccistraße“
• passport
1. Semester

                                                                                     20 talks
4.   Master Thesis & Disputation                                                     AGS
                                                                                      S5
                                       Sem.
3.   Research project           S4     EES
                                                Free choice of courses

                                       Exc, Sem. +
2.   Research project           S3     Global change
                                                         Stat. 2   Free choice of courses

                                                                            Systematic Data
1.   Research project   S2   Stat. 1   Evol. Genetics    Evol. Ecology
                                                                            and Evidence
                                S1
Master EES 1. Sem
 Semester 1

              ECTS - Punkte
               • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

                 Pflicht            3 aus 9 Modulen wählen (mind. 2 EES-Module)                 9 Punkte wählen
               Analyse        Evolution              Ökologie              Systematik   Forschungspraktikum EES, MCB,
               3 Punkte       6 Punkte               6 Punkte               6 Punkte        Plant od. Neuro 9 Punkte
              VL Sk 1            VL                     VL                     VL        Forschungspraktikum         Sk 2
              Kl und Ref       Klausur                Klausur               Klausur
                                                                                              Protokoll und Referat
               benotet         benotet                benotet               benotet
Semester 1

                                                     Zoologie                            VL EES     Sem EES     Üb EES
                                                     6 Punkte                           3 Punkte    3 Punkte    3 Punkte
                                                 VL           Üb.                          VL          VL          Üb
                                              Klausur u. Ref benotet                    Klausur      Referat    Protokoll

                                               MCB; Plant, Neuro                        Sem & Dis    EES, MCB, Plant od.
                                                    6 Punkte                               1           Neuro 6 Punkte
                                                 VL       VL / Sem                        Sem          VL       VL / Sem
                                                  S           Üb                         Referat        S           Üb
                                                       VL                                           Klausur u./od. Referat
                                              Klausur u./od. Referat
Master EES 2. Sem
                          Pflicht                                             21 Punkte wählen
                           Ökosysteme und
             Statistik                            Vert. Forschungspraktikum EES, MCB, Plant od. Neuro          VL + Üb EES
                          Interakt. von Org.
             3 Punkte                                                  12 Punkte                                6 Punkte
                               6 Punkte
              VL Üb      Sem Ex Sem & Dis 2                  Forschungspraktikum                   Sk 3       VL         Üb
             Kl und Üb   Protokoll und Referat                   Protokoll und Poster                          Kl und Ref.
Semester 2

                                                  VL EES     VL EES     VL EES    Sem EES     Sem EES      Üb EES      Üb EES
                                                 3 Punkte   3 Punkte   3 Punkte   3 Punkte    3 Punkte     3 Punkte    3 Punkte
                                                    VL         VL         VL        Sem         Sem        Üb EES         Üb
                                                 Klausur    Klausur    Klausur     Referat     Referat     Protokoll   Protokoll

                                                                                  MCB, Plant od. Neuro     MCB, Plant od. Neuro
                                                                                        6 Punkte                 6 Punkte
                                                                                     VL       VL / Sem        VL       VL / Sem
                                                                                      S           Üb           S          Üb
                                                                                  Klausur u./od. Referat   Klausur od. Protokoll
Semester 3

                                  Master EES 3. Sem und 4. Sem
                Pflicht                      Pflicht                                           15 Punkte wählen
              Sem & Dis     Forschungspraktikum EES, MCB, Plant oder         VL EES      VL EES    Sem EES    Sem EES       Üb EES
                   3                    Neuro 12 Punkte                     3 Punkte    3 Punkte   3 Punkte   3 Punkte      3 Punkte
                 Sem              Forschungspraktikum            Sk 4        VL Üb         VL        Sem        Sem            Üb
Semester 3

               Referat                Referat und Protokoll                Kl und Üb    Klausur     Referat    Referat      Protokoll

                                                                            VL Bio      Sem Bio      Pr Bio     MCB, Plant od. Neuro
                                                                           3 Punkte     3 Punkte    3 Punkte          6 Punkte
                                                                              VL          Sem          Üb          VL       VL / Sem
                                                                           Klausur       Referat    Protokoll       S          Üb
                                                                                                                Klausur od. Protokoll

                                                                                                                            Begl. Vera.
                                                        Masterabschlussmodul
Sem. 4

                                                                                                                              Zur MA
                                                       Master thesis 26 Punkte                                          Di K        AgS
                                                               benotet                                                  be    Referat
              VL: Vorlesung; Pr: Praktikum; S: Seminar; Be: Berufsqualifizierende Ver.; AgS: Arbeitsgruppenseminar; K: Kolloqium
Course Semester dates WS 19/20: 14.10.2019 – 7.02.2020

Christmas break: 24.12.2019 – 06.01.2019
IRT conferences (March), report (IRT1 guideline), Course Semester dates

EES Excursion (Pentecost, May), IRT 2 Project
IRT 3 Project
Semester dates SS 2020: 20.04.2020 -24.07.2020
Master thesis
Ecology                                     Evolutionary Biology
 Evolutionary
   Ecology                          Evolutionary
                                   and Ecological
                                      Genetics

          Behavioural               Statistical
            Ecology                 Genetics

                          Evolutionary &
Aquatic
                        Functional Genomics
Ecology
Molecular geo- &
                        paleaobiology,
                        phylogenetics,
                        freshwater & marine
Behavioural ecology &
                        biology
Evolutionary genetics

                                         Systematic
                                         zoology,
                                         marine
                                         biology

     Behavioural
     neurobiology

                                          Systematic
                                  botany & mycology
Other “events“
•weekly seminar series
      international speakers
      meetings with students                                    Katja Nowick
                                                                                               D. Presgraves

                                                             Samantha Patrick, University of Liverpool

•annual EES Conference
      In October

•annual IRT1 & IRT3 Conferences
      In March                   Katie Peichel, University of Bern

                                                                                     Robert Page, Arizona State University
First Semester Schedule / obligatory and
elective courses
   Day     Time          Course                                 Room
           8:30-10:00    Evolutionary Ecology (lecture)         B 01.027
           10:30-12:00   Evolutionary Genetics(lecture)         B 01.027
 Monday    12:30-14:00   Presentation Skills 1                  C 00.013
           15:00-16:00   Meet seminar speakers                  B 01.015
           16:00-17:00   EES Seminar                            B 01.027
           8:30-10:00    Evolutionary Ecology (lecture)         B 01.027
 Tuesday
          10:30-12:00    Evolutionary Genetics(lecture)         B 01.027
Wednesday 8:30-10:00     Presentation Skills 1                  C 00.013
 Thursday 10:30-12:00    Seminar and Discussion 1               D 00.013
  Friday  8:30-12:00     Systematic Data & Evidence (lecture)   B 01.027
Mentoring Program
1. Semester

                                                                                     20 talks
4.   Master Thesis & Disputation                                                     AGS
                                                                                      S5
                                       Sem.
3.   Research project           S4     EES
                                                Free choice of courses

                                       Exc, Sem. +
2.   Research project           S3     Global change
                                                         Stat. 2   Free choice of courses

                                                                            Systematic Data
1.   Research project   S2   Stat. 1   Evol. Genetics    Evol. Ecology
                                                                            and Evidence
                                S1
Why EES?
•   become a critical thinking and independent scientist
•   become familiar with modern research methods and
    techniques
•   gain research experience
•   acquire skills in communication, writing and analytical
    thinking to be prepared for a job inside or outside of
    academia
•   be optimally prepared to join a PhD
•   know your own strengths and be ready to make informed
    career decisions
•   learn about and experience different cultures
•   learn and use at least two languages
More information …
• Dr. Michael Bögle’s office: B.00.057

• computer room: C00.001 & G00.027

• cafeteria card: bring letter of acceptance & €12

• information on housing: “Studentenwerk” located at
  Leopoldstr. 15 (U6 to “Giselastr.”)
• www.ees.bio.lmu.de (downloads)
University sports
Going Abroad
• Support for ERASMUS Praktikum Student jobs:
  – Anna Schwark
  – Carreer Service

• Study abroad
Other important things
•   Health issues
•   Missing of lectures/practical courses
•   Exams
•   Max. study duration
•   Acknowledgement
•   Emails
    – Accounts
    – Contact
    – W-LAN www.lrz.de
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