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Biology / Bioscience, Department

Fachbereich 4: Mathematik, Naturwissenschaften, Wirtschaft und Informatik

Stiftung Universität Hildesheim

Fachbereich 4: Mathematik, Naturwissenschaften, Wirtschaft und Informatik
Institut für Biologie und Chemie
Universitätsplatz 1
D-31141 Hildesheim
https://www.uni-hildesheim.de
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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

450

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

80

Teaching in core subjects

  • General Biology/Evolution, Genetic: 32.4%
  • Biochemistry/Biophysics/Physiology; Cell- & Developmental Biology: 8.5%
  • Zoology: 12.7%
  • Botany/Plant Science: 12.7%
  • Microbiology: 5.6%
  • Ecology: 28.2%

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

14/16 points

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support

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Support in studies

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Courses offered

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subject-specific skills

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methodological skills

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interdisciplinary skills

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Study organisation

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Exam organisation

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Digital teaching elements

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Laboratory internships

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Excursions

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Research orientation

Introduction to scientific work

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Offers for career orientation

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Support for stays abroad

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Rooms

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Library

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IT-infrastructure

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Overall study situation

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Return rate of the questionnaires

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme

Balance between sound theory and practice, internships and field exercises, quality-assured; Practical feedback, small groups, good student/teacher ratio. Direct contact with lecturers, e.g. with individual course guidance. Studium Generale Regional cooperation partners. Advantages of a small institute: Close relationships with students, close proximity of facilities, profiling in the fields of conservation biology, ecotoxicology and bioindication, vegetation ecology and paleobiology. Teaching of broad methodological knowledge, introduction to research projects.

Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes

Balance between sound theory and practice, internships and field exercises, quality-assured; Practical feedback, small groups, good student/teacher ratio. Direct contact with lecturers, e.g. with individual course guidance. Studium Generale Regional cooperation partners. Advantages of a small institute: Close relationships with students, close proximity of facilities, profiling in the fields of conservation biology, ecotoxicology and bioindication, vegetation ecology and paleobiology. Teaching of broad methodological knowledge, introduction to research projects.

Special features regarding the international orientation

Erasmus cooperation agreements have been concluded (including Bolzano, Sassari/Italy; Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Salzburg/Austria; Poznan/Poland) focussing on student and lecturer exchanges.

Exchange universities for stay abroads

Uni Bozen, Italien; Uni Insbruck, Österreich; Uni Klagenfurt, Österreich; Uni Poznan, Polen; Uni Salzburg, Österreich; Uni Sassari, Italien

Special features regarding the equipment

Good central and local infrastructure (laboratories; fibre optic network, campus-wide WiFi, groupware); Teaching-related IT services (LearnWeb, forums); Multimedia rooms, video conference rooms; Media centre in the Central Library

Special features regarding research activities

Hard Tissue and Bioarchaeology Research Group (HTBRG); Didactics of Biology; Vegetation Ecology & Nature Conservation – Plant Ecology & Nature Conservation.

Other special features

Faculty award for best students, "Sustainability and Education" certificate; University-wide features: family-friendly university, extra-curricular studies programme, foundation university, Green Office

Information on access restrictions

https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/faq/

Website of the Student Council

online-application

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(P) = Professors' judgements

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Last Update 2024: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education
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