Ab dem Wintersemester 2025/26 bietet die Abteilung Umweltmikrobiologie zwei neue Module mit jeweils 3 ECTS für Studierende des M.Sc. WASTE an. Einerseits führen wir die 3-ECTS-Option unseres Moduls Sectors and Bioremediation wieder ein, die letztes Jahr durch ein 6-ECTS-Modul ersetzt wurde. Ab diesem Wintersemester wird das Modul in beiden Formen zur Verfügung stehen. Sarüber hinaus bieten wir ein neues 3-ECTS-Modul, Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, an, das lediglich aus einem Praktikum mit angeschlossener Exkursion bestehen wird, ohne eine begleitende Vorlesung. Da die Module sehr ähnlich benannt sind und teilweise dieselben Kurse enthalten, bitten wir SIe bei der Anmeldung ganz besonders darauf zu achten, dass Sie sich für die von Ihnen gewünschte Moduloption anmelden.
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[111800] Sectors and Bioremediation (3 ECTS)
The bioremediation module will examine bioremediation methods and their applications through a lecture course and a case study. There are a multitude of pollutants or contaminants that come from anthropogenic activities such as oil and gas processing, mining, and agriculture. These pollutants can cause long-term issues not only for humans, but also for other macroflora and -fauna and the natural microbial community. These pollutants can also find their way into another crucial anthropogenic sector, wastewater treat-ment. Through the lecture and case study, students will learn about various bioremediation methods and how they can be applied in the anthropogenic sectors listed above. Furthermore, in the lecture case study, students will apply what they have learned to develop their own bioremediation scenario and address the potential posi-tive outcomes along with the challenges they would face in the application of the scenario.
Courses:
- Lecture on Sectors and bioremediation
[111810] Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (3 ECTS)
The laboratory course will allow students to learn about and execute key methods used in environmental microbiology. These methods will include how to grow microorganisms, how to quantify their growth, DNA extractions, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). The students will grow a microorganism in pure culture and will learn how to work under sterile conditions. The main exercise for the students will be to work through a number of different methods to quantify the number of bacteria grown in their cultures. Each method has its benefits and draw-backs; therefore, students will have the chance to explore and think critically about each method. The methods learned and applied in this practical course will allow students to more easily pursue projects that contain components of microbiology.
Courses:
- Excursion and practical class