Education

We have a wide range of opportunities for B.Sc. and M.Sc. thesis projects. Check here for a selected list, or feel free to propose your own topic of interest.

Courses in winter semester:

Study Project Biosphere-Atmosphere Interaction
Credit points: 10 - 15
Semester weekly hours: 3
Semester: Winter
Target group: B.Sc. Landscape Ecology

Ecophysiology
Credit points: 2
Semester weekly hours: 2
Semester: Winter
Target group: B.Sc./M.Sc. Landscape Ecology

Courses in summer semester:

Advanced Methods in Applied Ecophysiology
Credit points: 2
Semester weekly hours: 2
Semester: Summer
Target group: B.Sc./M.Sc. Landscape Ecology

Seminar in Climate Change
Credit points: 3
Semester weekly hours: 2
Semester: Summer
Target group: M.Sc. Landscape Ecology

Detailed information on individual courses: Electronic course catalog.
Information about the courses of study: General pages of the University of Münster.
News about exams, excursions, study projects, etc.: ILÖK-"Studieren" or website of the front office.

Completed Thesis Projects (BSc and MSc)

2023

Assessment of structural and topographic influences on greenhouse gas flux observations using a footprint model and LIDAR measurements in a peatland ecosystem (Visweshwar Arulmozhi Nambi, MSc Geoinformatics, University of Münster)
Trace elements in urban vegetation: case of the city of Münster (Mika Radtke, BSc Landscape Ecology, University of Münster)
Sediment metals concentration in urban rivers: case of the city of Münster (Frederike Kunz, BSc Landscape Ecology, University of Münster)
Analysis of single and compound climate extreme events in a temperate grassland in Switzerland (Jessica Gross, BSc Landscape Ecology, University of Münster)
Assessing changes in volatility of maximum air temperature in Germany between 1971-2022 (Elisa Jordan, BSc Landscape Ecology, University of Münster)

2022

Measuring dissolved gases in-situ in tree xylem sap (Capucine Marion, MSc in Environmental Sciences, ETH Zürich and Eawag)