Resolutions

Diploma, bachelor's, and master's theses must be submitted in triplicate in printed and bound form (book binding) to the relevant examination office by the deadline; the date of submission must be recorded.

Resolution of the Examination Committee meeting on 15.12.2009

Exception: Master of Science in Nanosciences: 3 bound copies and digital submission.

In the event of illness during the completion of a thesis, the following applies:
The medical certificate must be submitted to the Examinations Office no later than one week after the onset of the illness.

Resolution of the Examination Committee meeting on 21.11.2012

The following procedure applies to the field of biology: Students writing their bachelor's thesis in biology must clarify the admission requirements at the Biology Examinations Office and register their thesis (see  forms). 120 out of 180 credit points must be proven. The thesis must be submitted to the Examinations Office.
The grades from the assessments are entered into Opium by the Biology Examinations Office. Certificates and diplomas are issued by PATMOS, the multidisciplinary examinations office.

The presentation or oral contribution of an external Master's thesis can be held at Osnabrück University. In principle, one of the two reviewers and another person authorized to conduct examinations must be present.

Resolution of the Examination Committee meeting on 5.6.2013

The following addendum is added to the resolution: If the presentation takes place at an external location, the external first reviewer and a member of staff with a doctorate (at least 3 years) from the external institution must evaluate the presentation.

Resolution of the Examination Committee meeting on 11.02.2015

Excerpt from the examination regulations:

“The assignment of a Bachelor's thesis is usually requested from the Examinations Office towards the end of the fifth semester of the Bachelor's program. The Examinations Office checks whether the requirements for starting a Bachelor's thesis have been met and informs the candidate in writing whether they have been accepted or rejected. The start of the Bachelor's thesis is usually registered with the Examinations Office at the beginning of the sixth semester.”

Resolution:
The thesis must be registered with the Examinations Office at the beginning of the thesis period. In exceptional cases, the period between receipt of the complete registration documents by the Examinations Office and submission of the thesis to the Examinations Office must be at least four weeks.

Resolution of the Examination Committee meeting 03.02.2021

Once the transfer student has been accepted to study biology at Osnabrück University, they must submit a written application to the Examinations Office requesting recognition of credits already earned.

Students who wish to be placed in a higher semester for a degree programme at Osnabrück University must submit the form ‘Placement in a higher semester’ (available under Forms, Admissions Office) to the Biology Examinations Office.

In addition to the content, the scope of the coursework in ECTS or teaching hours (SWS) or equivalent credit points is decisive for the recognition of coursework completed abroad, as is the type of coursework or examination, e.g. lecture, seminar or tutorial.

• Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Altendorf – Microbiology
• Dr. Oliver Ambrée – Behavioural Biology
• Dr. Lidia Bakota – Neurobiology
• Prof. Dr. Kerstin Bartscherer – Animal Physiology
• Dr. Karen Bernhardt – IT
• Dr. Peter Borgmann – Botanical Garden
• Prof. Dr. Michael Böer – Behavioural Biology
• Prof. Dr. Roland Brandt – Neurobiology
• Dr. Andrea Busch – Botany
• Dr. Katia Cosentino – Molecular Cell Biophysics
• Dr. Jörg Deiwick – Microbiology
• Dr. Maik Drechsler – Zoology
• PD Dr. Thomas Fartmann – Biodiversity and Landscape Ecology
• Dr. Florian Fiebelkorn (Special Didactics)
• Dr. Florian Fröhlich – Molecular Membrane Biology
• Dr. Verena Nadine Fritsch – Microbiology
• Dr. Ayelen Gonzalez Montoro – Cellular Communication
• Dr. Nora Gutsche – Botany
• Dr. Wilfried Hamann – Neurobiology
• Dr. Heiko Harten – Zoology
• Prof. Dr. Jürgen Heinisch – Genetics
• Prof. Dr. Michael Hensel – Microbiology
• Dr. Denisa Jamecna – Chemical Membrane Biology
• Dr. Dovile Januliene – Structural biology
• Prof. Dr. Joost Holthuis – Molecular Cell Biology
• Dr. Michael Holtmannspötter – Biophysics
• PD Dr. Knut Jahreis – Genetics
• Dr. Vitalina Kharchenko – Molecular Cell Biology
• Dr. Matthijs Kol – Molecular Cell Biology
• Prof. Dr. Christian Kost – Ecology
• Dr. Rainer Kurre – Biophysics
• Dr. Lars Langemeyer – Biochemistry
• Dr. Vera Linke – Plant Physiology
• Dr. Viktoria Liss – Microbiology
• Dr. Neele Meyer – Behavioural Biology
• Prof. Dr. Arne Möller – Structural Biology
• Dr. Linea Muhsal – Ecology
• apl. Prof. Dr. Klaus Mummenhoff – Botany
• Dr. Leonardo Oña Bubach – Ecology
• Prof. Dr. Achim Paululat – Zoology
• Prof. Dr. Jacob Piehler – Biophysics
• Dr. Dominik Poniatowski – Biodiversity and Landscape Ecology
• Dr. Olympia Ekaterini Psathaki – Microbiology
• Dr. Virginie Rappeneau – Behavioural Biology
• Dr. Dominique Remy – Ecology
• PD Dr. Hans-Peter Schmitz – Genetics
• Dr. Dmitry Shvarev – Structural Biology of Photosynthetic Microorganisms
• Lena Szczepanski – Biology Didactics
• Prof. Dr. Chadi Touma – Behavioural Biology
• Dr. Lena Tveriakhina – Animal Physiology
• Prof. Dr. Christian Ungermann – Biochemistry
• Dr. Stefan Walter – Microbiology
• Dr. Tanja Wolf – Behavioural Biology
• Dr. Alina Weber (Special Didactics)
• Dr. Changjiang You – Biophysics
• Prof. Dr. Sabine Zachgo – Botany

(Does not apply to multiple-choice examinations; for multiple-choice examinations, see § 10 (7) of the General Examination Regulation (APO, 2013).
 

This regulation applies to all degree programs (Notice to teaching staff on 14.01.2002)

A written examination may be retaken at the earliest after two weeks and at the latest in the following semester. This applies to all degree programs.

Resolution of the Examination Committee meeting on 07.02.2007

Medical certificates must be submitted to the Biology Examinations Office immediately, at the latest one week after the examination date missed due to illness.

Resolution of the Examination Committee meeting on 26.02.2014

Students enrolled in a dual-subject Bachelor's program who are aiming for a scientific Master's degree or who wish to enter a career may apply to the Examinations Office to extend their Bachelor's thesis by one month to four months. The project work will be graded with the same mark as the Bachelor's thesis.

The following procedure applies to the field of biology: Students writing their Bachelor's thesis in biology must clarify the admission requirements at the Biology Examinations Office and register their thesis ( forms). 120 out of 180 credit points must be proven. The thesis must be submitted to the Examinations Office. The grades of the assessments are entered into hisinone by the Biology Examinations Office. The certificate and diploma are issued by PATMOS, the multi-subject examinations office.

Supplementary modules I and II (term paper) can be completed in addition to parts 1-3 of Advanced Module Human Biology, biological modules in the Master's program, and basic and advanced modules already completed in the Bachelor's program. Extended reports on field trips cannot be credited in this context.

Resolution of the Examination Committee meeting on 03.02.2021

The distribution of soft skill points in the Bachelor's program in Biology is regulated as follows:
3 CP in the compulsory assistant module, a maximum of 7 CP in biology, the remaining CP (8 or more) additionally in non-biology subjects.

Resolution of the Examination Committee meeting on 26.02.2020

One excursion module can be recognised as an advanced module in the Bachelor's program Biology.

Resolution of the Examination Committee meeting on 26.02.2020

Biology courses

Cross-disciplinary workshops Professional Skills Development Office (KoPro)

if places are available, primarily for students enrolled in the dual-subject Bachelor's program

Lecture with examination / Institute of Geography

only with credit in an examination, term paper, or similar

A master module can be replaced by an additional excursion module.

Resolution of the Examination Committee meeting on 26.02.2020

Only two master modules from one subject area that are clearly different in terms of subject matter can be recognised upon application.

Resolution of the Examination Committee meeting on 26.02.2020

An application for recognition of a non-biological master module must be submitted in writing to the Examinations Office. The module must comprise at least 8 teaching hours (SWS) and 11 credit points. Non-biological master modules recognised to date come from disciplines such as health/ pharmacology, computer science, physics, chemistry, geography and economics.

When a module from a different School is credited as a master module, the overall grade is calculated as the arithmetic mean of the available partial grades for the module.

Resolution of the Examination Committee meeting on 26.02.2020

The StuKo decides that for external project work, the examination and grading will be carried out by a member of the biology teaching staff in Osnabrück.

Academic planning committee Study Commission meeting on 15.01.2020

The external supervisor of the specialisation module (literature module) issues a certificate with a grade. A local representative or the second examiner of the Master's thesis confirms the content and grading.

Resolution of the Examination Committee meeting on 03.02.2021

The Examinations Office recognises the following lectures as In-Depth lectures

• Immunobiology
• Functional Neuroanatomy
• Advanced module Human Biology part 1