The goal of the Organismic Biology, Evolutionary Biology, and Paleobiology (OEP Biology) degree program is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of organismic biology. Evolutionary biology and biodiversity research encompass a range of disciplines, including systematics, phylogenetics, paleobiology, physiology, ecology, molecular biology, ethology, and many others.
Students acquire a broad range of methodological skills in scientific research, enabling them to solve complex scientific problems within international and interdisciplinary research groups and networks. One key aspect emphasized in the degree program is the acquisition of practical research experience in the field and in the laboratories of participating research groups, as well as in the extensive collections of the Alexander Koenig Research Museum, the Goldfuss Museum for Paleontology, and the University of Bonn’s botanical gardens. Instruction in the OEP Biology degree program is theory-oriented, with the aim of conveying to students the ability to think critically, analytically, and strategically.
