The subject Biology is offered as one of two subjects within the Master’s Teacher Training Course for Grammar Schools. As an empirical science, biology is concerned with the characteristics of organisms, their structure, functions and dynamic interactions with the living and non-living environment. In the Interdisciplinary Bachelor’s Degree Programme and the Master’s Teacher Training Course for Grammar Schools, the subject of Biology is offered jointly by three universities: Leibniz Universität Hannover, the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Foundation and Hannover Medical School.