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Faculty Faculty of Science (FPR)
Study programme Biology (N1501)
Branch of study / Specialization Ecosystem Biology (1603T005/17 - 1)
Level of acquired qualification Postgraduate Master
Form of study Full-time
Standard length of study 2 years
Number of ECTS credits 120
Qualification awarded Master (7)
Access to further studies Doctoral study programme  
Type of completion
Study and Examination Code URL
Faculty coordinator for international students
Okosy Barbora, Mgr.
Email: bokosy@prf.jcu.cz
Phone: 387776212
Fax:
Key learning outcomes Graduates are expected to launch their professional careers in public authorities, the commercial sphere, and in nonprofit organisations working in the field of environmental management, either in the field of decision making or applied research, consultancy or environmental monitoring.
Specific admission requirements Entrance examination - subjects related to the chosen study field
Specific provisions for recognition of prior learning unspecified
Qualification requirements and regulations The study involves training in ecology and related science disciplines. Each student is obliged to acquire a minimum of 120 credits. The study is completed by final state exam that includes defending a master thesis.
Profile of the programme academical
Persistence requirements unspecified
Occupational profiles of graduates with examples Graduates are expected to launch their professional careers in public authorities, the commercial sphere, and in nonprofit organisations working in the field of environmental management, either in the field of decision making or applied research, consultancy or environmental monitoring.
Branch of study / Specialization guarantor Kaštovská Eva, doc. Mgr. Ph.D. , Boukal David, doc. Ing. MgA. Ph.D.

Segment composition (blocks and Courses within):

Abbreviation
FBM ekolo
Name of segment
FBI 1521(17,99)-8-P-2001-1 Ekologie - ekologie
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory
Min. credits
6
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
1
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
KBO/332 Desing and Analysis of Ecological Exper. 6 Zk+ 1+3+0 - Winter  
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory
Min. credits
7
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
1
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
KBE/012 Biostatistics 7 Zk+ 2+2+0 - Summer  
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory option
Min. credits
-
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
4
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
KBE/367 Ecology of Water Vertebrates 5 Zk+ 2+1+0 - -  
KZO/066 Insect diversity and ecology 5 Zk+ 2+1+0 - -  
KBE/049 Plant-animal interactions 6 Zk 2+3D+0 - - The course is available to visiting students
KBE/023 Evolutionary ecology 6 Zk+ 2+2+0 - - The course is available to visiting students
KBE/351 Tropical Ecology 5 Zk+ 2+1+1 - - The course is available to visiting students
KBE/014 Plankton ecology 5 Zk 3+1D+4S - Winter  
KBE/542 Conservation Biology (Introduction) 6 Zk+ 2+2+0 - Winter  
KBE/427 Wetland Ecology 3 Zk 12S+5D+0 - Summer The course is available to visiting students
UFY/MET Basics of Meteorology and Climatology 4 Zk 3+0+0 - Summer  
KBE/343 Hydrobiology 3 Zk 3+0+0 - Summer  
UMB/011 Applications of Mathematics I 3 Zk 2+0+0 - Summer  
KZO/392 Biodiversity and Macroecology 5 Zk+ 2+1+0 - Summer  
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory option
Min. credits
-
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
2
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
KBE/128 Introduction to Functional Ecology 6 Zk+ 2+4D+0 - - The course is available to visiting students
KBO/426 Community Ecology 6 Zk+ 2+2+0 - - The course is available to visiting students
KBO/334 Population Ecology 5 Zk+ 2+1+0 - Winter  
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory option
Min. credits
-
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
1
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
KBO/192 - 3 Zp 0+1T+0 - -  
KBO/193 - 3 Zp 0+1T+0 - Winter  
KBO/195 Field Work IV - botany 3 Zp 0+1T+0 - Summer  
KZO/194 - 3 Zp 0T+4D+0D - Summer  
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory option
Min. credits
-
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
1
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
KBE/885 Master Thesis Assignment 0 Zp 0+0+0 1 -  
KEBR/885 Master Thesis Assignment 0 Zp 0+0+0 1 -  
KBO/885 Master Thesis Assignment 0 Zp 0+0+0 1 -  
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory option
Min. credits
-
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
1
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
KBE/881 Master Thesis, Practical Part 13 Zp 0+15+0 1 -  
KEBR/881 Master Thesis, Practical Part 13 Zp 0+15+0 1 -  
KBO/881 Master Thesis, Practical Part 13 Zp 0+15+0 1 -  
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory option
Min. credits
-
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
1
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
OJZ/935 Master´s English Examination - TOEIC 8 Zk 0+0+0 - -  
OJZ/930 Master´s English Examination - TOEFL 8 Zk 0+0+0 - -  
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory option
Min. credits
-
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
1
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
KBE/760 Biology of Microorganisms 4 Zk+ 2+2+0 - Winter The course is available to visiting students
KBE/124 Animal Ecology 3 Zk 2+0+0 - Winter  
KBE/125 Animal Ecology (seminar) 3 Zp 0D+2D+0D - Summer  
KBO/126 Geobotany 6 Zk+ 2+4D+0 - Summer  
KBE/260 Microbiology 8 Zk+ 2+3+0 - Summer  
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory option
Min. credits
-
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
4
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
KZO/154 Invertebrate Zoology II 9 Zk+ 3+3+0 - -  
KZO/270 Evolutionary Biology 5 Zk 3+0+0 - Winter  
KZO/379 Diversity of Fishes - II 6 Zk+ 2+1+0 - Summer  
KBE/521 Soil Ecology 5 Zk+ 2+1+0 - Summer  
KBE/343 Hydrobiology 3 Zk 3+0+0 - Summer  
KZO/156 Zoology of Higher Vertebrates 6 Zk+ 2+2+0 - Summer  
KBO/139 Botany of Higher Plants II 15 Zk 3+2+0 - Summer  
KBE/102 Biogeochemical Cycles 3 Zk 2+0+0 - Summer