Category Archives: Masters program

AMEO #5: Rain forest adventures

For the “Applied Module at External Organizations” (AMEO) the 2nd semester Ecotox students complete an eight-week internship, either performed at an external university, governmental or industrial research institute to apply the competences achieved during their study. Several students used this opportunity to explore new places in Germany, others went out into the big, wide world. This time, Daniel Campos tells us about his internship at AIDER in Puerto Maldonado, Peru.

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Welcome Days for International Students

October – a new semester, a new academic year and lots of new students beginning their studies in Landau… Every year there are more and more international students who join the university for an exchange semester or for a full degree program. Especially, our international master’s programs in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Sciences are very popular and the numbers of international applicants are rising. Continue reading →

AMEO #4: Go away, bacteria

For the “Applied Module at External Organizations” (AMEO) the 2nd semester Ecotox students complete an eight-week internship, either performed at an external university, governmental or industrial research institute to apply the competences achieved during their study. Several students used this opportunity to explore new places in Germany, others went out into the big, wide world. This time, Theo Wernicke tells us about his internship at Thor in Speyer, Germany.

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Alumni keep in touch…

During the summer many students will finish their studies. And the next career building step awaits them. The possibilities vary from working in a company or office to becoming a PhD candidate. Decisions need to made – pursuing a career outside the academic world or deepening your knowledge in your field of interest at university? Or perhaps starting your own business? A multitude of options… Continue reading →

AMEO #3: Bees, bees, bees and wasps

For the “Applied Module at External Organizations” (AMEO) the 2nd semester Ecotox students complete an eight-week internship, either performed at an external university, governmental or industrial research institute to apply the competences achieved during their study. Several students used this opportunity to explore new places in Germany, others went out into the big, wide world. This time, Bianca Frombold tells us about her internship at Innovative Environmental Services (IES) in Witterswil, Switzerland.

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Discovering principles of toxicology

All good things come in threes. Besides terrestrial and aquatic ecotoxicology, human toxicology also plays a role in the master’s program Ecotoxicology. The toxicology and pharmacology lab course covers three relevant principles of human toxicology. It provides both theoretical background and hands-on experience – featuring coffee drinkers, liver and mutagenicity detectives.

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