| Faculty | Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters (FRO) | ||||
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| Study programme | Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (P0588D030003) | ||||
| Branch of study / Specialization | Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (P0588D030003/0 - 2025) | ||||
| Level of acquired qualification | Doctoral | ||||
| Form of study | Combined | ||||
| Standard length of study | 4 years | ||||
| Number of ECTS credits | 240 | ||||
| Qualification awarded | Doctor (8) | ||||
| Access to further studies | The doctoral degree is the highest possible level of education in Czech education system. | ||||
| Type of completion | State Doctoral Examination and dissertation defense. | ||||
| Study and Examination Code | URL | ||||
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| Key learning outcomes | The aim of the doctoral study program Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems is: 1) to develop scientific and analytical thinking and to provide scientific training for experts in the field of environmental chemistry, toxicology, molecular biology, biodiversity, aquatic ecology and related fields of activity; 2) to ensure a sufficient number of scientifically minded experts who will not only scientifically influence the development of the entire aquatic ecosystem protection sector internationally, but will also practically innovate approaches to water use while respecting the principles of long-term sustainability of biodiversity and high water quality. | ||||
| Specific admission requirements | The applicants will be accepted on the basis of an interview. | ||||
| Specific provisions for recognition of prior learning | Citizens of the Czech Republic must provide proof of successful completion of their master degree. Other applicants must comply with the conditions laid down by special legislation for the study of foreign nationals at higher education institutions. | ||||
| Qualification requirements and regulations | For admission no special qualification criteria are to be met. The advantage is knowledge of animal biology, fishery, water ecology, chemistry and English at the level of B2. | ||||
| Profile of the programme | academical | ||||
| Persistence requirements | unspecified | ||||
| Occupational profiles of graduates with examples | Graduate of the doctoral study program "Protection of aquatic ecosystems" will be scientifically and analytically minded expert controlling general knowledge in the field of environmental protection, equipped with knowledge of environmental chemistry, toxicology, aquatic ecology and molecular biology. | ||||
| Branch of study / Specialization guarantor | Žlábek Vladimír, prof. Ing. Ph.D. |
| Status | Recommended year of study | Recommended semester | Course code | Course title (* Final State Examination) | Language of instruction | Number of ECTS credits | Course availability |
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| Compulsory | - | - | VURH/AJPDK | English Language | English | 5 | |
| Compulsory | - | - | VURH/PIFA1 | Publication 1 - first author | Czech | 10 | |
| Compulsory | - | - | VURH/PIFA2 | Publication 2 - first author | Czech | 10 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | VURH/DPX7 | Doctoral Practice 7 | Czech | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | UA/DPX3 | Doctoral Practice 3 | Czech | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | VURH/DPX8 | Doctoral Practice 8 | Czech | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | UA/DPX12 | Doctoral Practice 12 | Czech | 0 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | UA/DPX9 | Doctoral Practice 9 | Czech | 0 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | VURH/DPX10 | Doctoral Practice 10 | Czech | 0 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | UA/DPX1 | Doctoral Practice 1 | Czech | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | UA/DPX10 | Doctoral Practice 10 | Czech | 0 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | VURH/DPX11 | Doctoral Practice 11 | Czech | 0 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | VURH/DPX5 | Doctoral Practice 5 | Czech | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | UA/DPX11 | Doctoral Practice 11 | Czech | 0 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | UA/DPX4 | Doctoral Practice 4 | Czech | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | VURH/DPX3 | Doctoral Practice 3 | Czech | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | VURH/VLRE | Elaborating a Literature Review | Czech English | 10 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | UA/DPX7 | Doctoral Practice 7 | Czech | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | UA/VLRE | Elaborating a Literature Review | Czech English | 10 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | VURH/DPX12 | Doctoral Practice 12 | Czech | 0 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | VURH/DPX4 | Doctoral Practice 4 | Czech | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | VURH/DPX9 | Doctoral Practice 9 | Czech | 0 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | UA/DPX8 | Doctoral Practice 8 | Czech | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | VURH/DPX1 | Doctoral Practice 1 | Czech | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | UA/DPX5 | Doctoral Practice 5 | Czech | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | VURH/DPX2 | Doctoral Practice 2 | Czech | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | UA/DPX6 | Doctoral Practice 6 | Czech | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | VURH/DPX6 | Doctoral Practice 6 | Czech | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | UA/DPX2 | Doctoral Practice 2 | Czech | 20 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/LSD1 | Summer School 1 | Czech | 2 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/PIFS1 | Publication 1 - other | Czech | 4 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/PIFS3 | Publication 3 - other | Czech | 4 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/DOPD1 | Professional Practice 1 | Czech | 1 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/DOPD3 | Professional Practice 3 | Czech | 1 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/PEDC1 | Pedagogical Activities 1 | Czech | 2 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/PVDP1 | Presentation of results 1 - poster | Czech | 2 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/VZPV | Leading of the Final Thesis | Czech | 5 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/ZSD1 | Foreign Internship 1 | Czech | 2 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/ZSD3 | Foreign Internship 3 | Czech | 2 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/PIFA3 | Publication 3 - first author | Czech | 10 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/PIFA4 | Publication 4 - first author | Czech | 10 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/PIFS4 | Publication 4 - other | Czech | 4 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/ZSD2 | Foreign Internship 2 | Czech | 2 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/LSD2 | Summer School 2 | Czech | 2 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/DOPD4 | Professional Practice 4 | Czech | 1 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/DOPD2 | Professional Practice 2 | Czech | 1 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/PEDC3 | Pedagogical Activities 3 | Czech | 2 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/PEDC2 | Pedagogical Activities 2 | Czech | 2 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/PIFS2 | Publication 2 - other | Czech | 4 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/PVDO1 | Presentation of results 1 - lecture | Czech | 5 | |
| Optional | - | - | VURH/VZPK | Consulting of the Final Thesis | Czech | 2 | |
| Compulsory | - | Winter | VURH/SEMI4 | PhD. Seminar 4 | Czech | 1 | |
| Compulsory | - | Winter | VURH/SEMI3 | PhD. Seminar 3 | Czech | 1 | |
| Compulsory | - | Winter | VURH/SEMI2 | PhD. Seminar 2 | Czech | 1 | |
| Compulsory | - | Winter | VURH/SEMI1 | PhD. Seminar 1 | Czech | 1 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Winter | VURH/TVODK | Toxicology Focused oon Aquatic Organisms | Czech | 5 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Winter | VURH/FPCDK | Fish Pathology of Envionmental Contaminants | English | 5 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Winter | VURH/AZVKK | Basics of Scientific Communication | English | 5 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Winter | UA/EKVDK | Ecology of Still and Running Waters | Czech | 5 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Winter | VURH/BMBDK | Applied Cellular and Molecular Biology | Czech | 5 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Winter | VURH/PESDK | Disorders of Endocrine System in Aquatic Animals | Czech | 5 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Summer | VURH/ECHDK | Environmental Analytical Chemistry | Czech | 5 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Summer | VURH/EKMDK | Ecology of Freshwater Crustaceans and Clams | Czech | 5 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Summer | VURH/ISEDK | Biological Invasion in Freshwater Ecosys | Czech | 5 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Summer | VURH/ESVDK | Ecological Status of Water Bodies | Czech | 5 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Summer | VURH/OMADK | Omics Methods and Data Analyses | Czech | 5 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Summer | VURH/URVDK | Susainable Fishery Management in Open Waters | Czech | 5 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Summer | VURH/CPVDK | Cycle of Elements and their Catchments in Aquatic Ecosystems | Czech | 5 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Summer | UA/BINDK | Bionformatics | Czech | 5 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Summer | VURH/EMODK | Environmental Monitoring | English | 5 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Summer | VURH/EVODK | Etologie vodních organismů | Czech | 5 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Summer | UA/IMADK | Immunology in Aquaculture | Czech | 5 |