Basic modules are the compulsory courses "General Biology", "Organismic Biology" and "Cellular and Molecular Biology".

Of the five possible courses, "Flora/Fauna Form Recognition", "Physiology of Plants" and "Genetics" are available.

The scientific foundations include "Biochemistry" (EM5), "Physics" (EM2) and "Mathematical Methods in the Biosciences" (EM4)

The two modules relevant to plant biodiversity, "Evolutionary Biology" (AS3) and "Biodiversity of Plants" (AS4), should be taken in the area of specialisation. The latter module deals with the pollination and dispersal biology of plants in more detail.

In the three lectures of the General Biology course, the evolution of plants from algae to angiosperms is presented. The focus is on the decisive steps in the development of land plants, angiosperms and their reproduction.

The aim of the lecture is to present the theoretical background of plant morphology and the technical terms necessary for the identification of plants in a systematic way and using examples. Important characteristics of native plant families are presented and explained using photos and drawings.

The aim of the excursions is to practise plant identification in a natural environment or in the Botanical Garden. On the field trips, the native flora is also presented in the overall vegetation. During the excursion to the Botanical Garden, the garden and its opportunities for learning and research are presented. Plants are compared with their close relatives.

In the identification exercises, a basis is laid for recognising species of the local flora. The use of identification literature and the precise observation of organisms are practised. Many of the theoretical principles of the lecture are observed on the object.

Performance requirements: Written exam, report of one (teaching degree) or two (B.Sc.) excursions

In this module, consisting of a lecture (during the semester), seminar (end of the semester) and exercise (lecture-free period), the various ways in which plants reproduce are explored theoretically and practically. All topics from pollinator attraction to seed germination are covered. In the seminar, the theoretical knowledge from the lecture is applied to a group of plants in the student lecture in the Botanical Garden. In the exercise, various objects and methods for pollination, fertilisation, dispersal and seed germination are presented and carried out.

Performance requirements: Portfolio of seminar and exercise parts, lecture in the seminar

In this module, the most important concepts of evolutionary biology are discussed in detail. These range from population genetics to questions of speciation and phylogenetics. In the exercises, we will analyse variation in morphology, molecular traits and in the ecological niche between closely related species and within species in order to obtain a comprehensive picture of differentiation within species up to the speciation process.

Performance requirements: Written exam, seminar presentation

In this course, the methods for analysing DNA sequence data are introduced and then applied in the students' own projects. The course starts with a day in the laboratory, but focuses mainly on the theoretical background of the analysis and the presentation of the computer programmes. This course is a basic requirement for work in the molecular laboratory in the training module and Bachelor's thesis.

Performance requirements: Project protocol (in manuscript form)

In this module, the methods of evolutionary biology, reproductive biology and floristic analysis are practised in the field. The exact methods and further possibilities depend on the other accompanying lecturers and the excursion destination. In addition to the excursion, the module includes a preparatory seminar and preparatory and, above all, follow-up parts. Attention should therefore be paid to appropriate timetabling.

Performance requirements: Project protocols (in manuscript form), seminar presentation

In this module, methods for carrying out public relations work in the Botanical Garden are presented on an annually changing basis.

Performance requirements: Varying by method, own concepts for an event (in the broadest sense) in the Botanical Garden.