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n.BA.UI.BiÖk.24HS (Biology and Ecology) 
Module: Biology and Ecology
This information was generated on: 20 July 2026
No.
n.BA.UI.BiÖk.24HS
Title
Biology and Ecology
Credits
5

Description

Version: 2.0 start 01 August 2025

 

Study Programme Natural Resource Sciences
Regulations Applicable RPO, 29 January 2008, School of Life Sciences and Facility Management Academic Regulations, 15 Dec. 2009, Annex for the Bachelor of Natural Resource Sciences degree programme
Module Type  
X Compulsory Module    Elective Module    Optional Module
Planned Semester 2nd Semester
Module Coordinator Dominik Refardt
Telephone / E-Mail +41 (0)58 934 53 65 / dominik.refardt@zhaw.ch
Lecturer(s),
Speaker(s),
Associate(s)		 Dominik Refardt, Roger Kuhn, Sophia Egloff, and others
Entrance Requirements See Digital Study Planner
Learning Outcomes and Competencies The students will …
  • acquire a solid foundational understanding of ecology, genetics, and botany.
  • be able to explain concepts associated with these fields.
  • learn how to prepare and examine microscopic specimens.
  • be able to apply selected concepts to field studies.
Module Content Biology:
  • Genes, alleles, dominant-recessive and incompletely dominant inheritance
  • Anatomy of the cormophytes (root, shoot axis, leaf)
  • The functions of plant organs
  • Photosynthesis, including photorespiration and C4 plants
  • Reproduction in flowering plants (flower anatomy, development of female and male gametophyte, double fertilisation, fruits and seeds)
Ecology:
  • Evolution
  • Environmental conditions and resources
  • Biotic interactions (competition, predator-prey)
  • Material and energy flows in ecosystems
  • Population ecology
  • Population genetics
  • Biotic communities
Follow-up Modules See Digital Study Planner
Methods of Instruction 
  • Lectures
  • Exercises
  • Practicals
Digital Resources
  • Moodle
  • Hybrid lectures offered
Lesson Structure / Workload  
 Contact Hours 38
 Guided Self-Study 18
 Independent Self-Study 94
 Total Workload 150
Classroom Attendance Attending the practicals is compulsory
Assessment Written exam at the end of the semester (100%) / e-assessment

If there is a low number of participants, the lecturer may change the form of a repeat examination after consultation with the head of the study programme: e.g. an oral examination can be used to replace a written one. Please report any changes to the form of examinations by e-mail to pruefungsadmin.lsfm@zhaw.ch and Cc. Head of study programme.
Language of Instruction  German
Comments The ecology lectures are largely based on the book " Ökologie", which is available online for free from the university library (third edition of the German version). Selected and shortened chapters (and possibly sections from other textbooks) are provided on Moodle.

Begon, M., Howarth, R. W., & Townsend, C. R. (2017). Ökologie (3. Auflage). Springer Spektrum

Course materials are provided for the biology part.

 

Note

Course: Biology and Ecology
No.
n.BA.UI.BiÖk.24HS.V
Title
Biology and Ecology

Note

  • No module description is available in the system for the cut-off date of 20 July 2026.