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An overview of the courses offered by the Life Science Zurich Graduate Schools (LSZGS) PhD Program in Ecology for the current semester in the University of Zurich course catalogue:
Core Elective Modules:
Subject-specific matters
Methods
Transferable skills
Research seminars

Elective Modules

LSZGS PhD Program in Ecology courses

Summary of the courses taught and organized by the LSZGS PhD Program in Ecology for the current semester.

Subject- specific matters

Course

LH

ECTS

UZH, ETHZ

ECO 341 Ecological Concepts and Research 1

14

1

UZH

BIO 663 The impact of ethics on doing science

42

3

methods

Course

LH

ECTS

IEU

ECO 353 Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling

14

1

PSC

Introduction to Machine Learning for Plant Scientists Block 1

14

1

PSC

Introduction to Machine Learning for Plant Scientists Block 2

28

2

IEU

EEE 334 Biodiversity from Species to Landscape Scale – Concepts and Methods in Spatial Ecology and Remote Sensing

28

2

IEU

EEE 352 Contemporary Analysis for Ecology

56

4

Transferable skills

Course

LH

ECTS

LSZGS

Transferable and Methodological Skills Courses

-

-

Research  seminars

Course

LH

ECTS

EE

 

IEU

 

ECO 401 Presentation/Organization at Zurich Interaction Seminar
(or equivalent)

BIO 606 BEEES Seminar (Behaviour, Ecology, Environment and Evolution)

-


-

 

1


-

 

 

*14 LH (lesson hours) = 1 ECTS credit point = 30 hours of work (including preparation, participation, homework)
**CP = credit points
***Presentation (talk) in one of the seminars = 1 CP

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