Agroecosystem Sciences Master |
Master Studies (Programme Regulations 2016) |
Major in Plant Sciences |
Disciplinary Competences |
Agronomy and Plant Breeding |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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751-4104-00L | Alternative Crops | W+ | 2 credits | 2V | |
751-4104-00 V | Alternative Crops | | | 2 hrs | | A. Walter,
B. Büter,
E. A. Pérez Torres |
751-4203-00L | Horticultural Science: Case Studies (HS) Number of participants limited to 24. | W+ | 2 credits | 2G | |
751-4203-00 G | Horticultural Science: Case Studies (HS) | | | 2 hrs | | L. Bertschinger,
J. Rösti,
V. J. U. Zufferey |
751-3603-00L | Current Challenges in Plant Breeding Number of participants limited to 15. | W+ | 2 credits | 2G | |
751-3603-00 G | Current Challenges in Plant Breeding
This course is composed by two parts: On 29.11.2016 there is a compulsory information event, in which the preparation and task assignment will take place. On 30.1.2017 a seminar is held, in which the group tasks will be presented. | | | 2 hrs | | B. Studer,
A. Hund,
University lecturers |
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Crop Health |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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751-5121-00L | Insect Ecology | W+ | 2 credits | 2V | |
751-5121-00 V | Insect Ecology | | | 2 hrs | | R. R. Kariyat Ramachandran,
C. De Moraes,
M. Mescher |
751-4811-00L | Alien Organisms in Agriculture | W+ | 2 credits | 2G | |
751-4811-00 G | Alien Organisms in Agriculture | | | 2 hrs | | J. Collatz,
M. Meissle |
701-0263-01L | Seminar in Evolutionary Ecology of Infectious Diseases | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | |
701-0263-01 G | Seminar in Evolutionary Ecology of Infectious Diseases | | | 2 hrs | | D. Croll,
S. Bonhoeffer,
R. R. Regös |
751-4506-00L | Plant Pathology III | W+ | 2 credits | 2G | |
751-4506-00 G | Plant Pathology III | | | 2 hrs | | U. Merz,
M. Maurhofer Bringolf |
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Agriculture and Environment |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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751-5101-00L | Biogeochemistry and Sustainable Management | W+ | 2 credits | 2G | |
751-5101-00 G | Biogeochemistry and Sustainable Management | | | 2 hrs | | N. Buchmann,
L. Hörtnagl |
751-3405-00L | Radio-Isotopes in Plant Nutrition | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | |
751-3405-00 G | Radio-Isotopes in Plant Nutrition
The lectures will spread over nine Friday mornings in the autumn semester. The lecture will be organized in Eschikon, in the Group of Plant Nutrition at the Experimental station Eschikon, 8315 Eschikon-Lindau. The location of the experimental station Eschikon is given at Link. | | | 28s hrs | | E. Frossard |
751-5123-00L | Rhizosphere Ecology Number of participants limited to 18.
Prerequisites: Only students who have passed the courses 751-3401-00L Pflanzenernährung I and 751-3402-00L Pflanzenernährung II - Integriertes Nährstoffmanagement can be admitted to this course. | W+ | 4 credits | 4G | |
751-5123-00 G | Rhizosphere Ecology
The course is held in English at the ETH research station in Lindau-Eschikon ( Link). Regular course dates. Submission of report: 06.01.2017 | | | 4 hrs | | H. A. Gamper,
T. I. McLaren |
751-5125-00L | Stable Isotope Ecology of Terrestrial Ecosystems | W+ | 2 credits | 2G | |
751-5125-00 G | Stable Isotope Ecology of Terrestrial Ecosystems
Permission from lecturers required for all students.
Blockkurs findet am 20. und 23.-27.Januar 2017 statt | | | 2 hrs | | R. A. Werner,
N. Buchmann,
A. Gessler |
751-5201-00L | Tropical Soils and Land Use | W | 2 credits | 2G | |
751-5201-00 G | Tropical Soils and Land Use (with excursion)
The field excursion to Ethiopia will take place from 4 December to 18 December 2016. | | | 2 hrs | | J. Six,
A. Hofmann |
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Methodology Competences |
Seminar in Plant Sciences |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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751-4805-00L | Recent Advances in Biocommunication Number of participants limited to 25 | W+ | 2 credits | 2S | |
751-4805-00 S | Recent Advances in Biocommunication | | | 2 hrs | | C. De Moraes |
751-5001-00L | Agroecologists without Borders | W+ | 2 credits | 2S | |
751-5001-00 S | Agroecologists without Borders | | | 2 hrs | | C. Decock,
A. Hofmann,
J. Six |
751-5115-00L | Current Aspects of Nutrient Cycle in Agro-Ecosystems | W+ | 2 credits | 1S | |
751-5115-00 S | Current Aspects of Nutrient Cycle in Agro-Ecosystems (with Excursion)
Blockkurs | | | 18s hrs | | E. Frossard,
A. Oberson Dräyer |
751-4003-01L | Current Topics in Grassland Sciences (HS) | W+ | 2 credits | 2S | |
751-4003-01 S | Current Topics in Grassland Sciences | | | 2 hrs | | N. Buchmann |
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Design, Analysis and Communication of Science |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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751-3801-00L | Experimental Design and Applied Statistics in Agroecosystem Science | O | 3 credits | 2G | |
751-3801-00 G | Experimental Design and Applied Statistics in Agroecosystem Science
Course will be held in German unless there are students present who ask for English lecturing. Handouts are in English. Students should be aware that in addition to 2 weeks of presence during the course there are 3-5 hours per week of individual study necessary to fulfill the targets of this course. | | | 2 hrs | | A. Hund,
W. Eugster,
C. Grieder,
R. Kölliker |