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Faculty Faculty of Science (FPR)
Study programme Zoology (N1502)
Branch of study / Specialization Zoology (1502T003/31 - 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 professions careers in research institutions, at institutes of education, in nature conservation and at zoological gardens and aquaria.
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 ethology 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 professions careers in research institutions, at institutes of education, in nature conservation and at zoological gardens and aquaria.
Branch of study / Specialization guarantor Sedláček František, prof. RNDr. CSc.
Status Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course code Course title (* Final State Examination) Language of instruction Number of ECTS credits Course availability
B Compulsory option 1 - KZO/881 Master Thesis, Practical Part Czech 13  
B Compulsory option 1 - KPA/881 Master Thesis, Practical Part Czech 13  
B Compulsory option 1 - KPA/885 Master Thesis Assignment Czech 0  
B Compulsory option 1 - KZO/885 Master Thesis Assignment Czech 0  
A Compulsory - - KZO/160 Cognitive ethology Czech 3  
B Compulsory option - - OJZ/930 Master´s English Examination - TOEFL English 8  
B Compulsory option - - OJZ/935 Master´s English Examination - TOEIC English 8  
B Compulsory option - - KZO/371 Primatology Czech 3  
B Compulsory option - - KZO/398 Biology of social insects Czech 3 The course is available to visiting students
B Compulsory option - - KZO/374 Sensory Ecology Czech 3  
B Compulsory option - - KZO/675 Neuroethology Czech 4  
B Compulsory option - - KZO/271 Human Evolutionary Biology Czech 5  
A Compulsory - Winter KZO/159 Biology of animal behaviour Czech 5  
A Compulsory - Winter KZO/270 Evolutionary Biology Czech 5  
A Compulsory - Winter KZO/157 Practicals in Vertebrate Zoology Czech 4  
A Compulsory - Winter KZO/152 Vertebrate Zoology Czech 5  
B Compulsory option - Winter KZO/232 Insect Behavior Czech 3  
B Compulsory option - Winter KZO/158 Diversity of Fishes - I Czech 6  
B Compulsory option - Winter KZO/406 Comparative Animal Physiology Czech 3  
A Compulsory - Summer KZO/151 Practical course in Invertebrate Zoology Czech 5  
A Compulsory - Summer KZO/394 Phylogeny and Diversity of Organisms Czech 5  
B Compulsory option - Summer KZO/275 Methods in Behavioral Research Czech 3  
B Compulsory option - Summer KZO/391 Biology of Reproduction in Vertebrates Czech 3  
B Compulsory option - Summer KZO/156 Zoology of Higher Vertebrates Czech 6  
B Compulsory option - Summer KZO/155 Invertebrate Zoology Czech 5  
B Compulsory option - Summer KZO/230 Animal Physiology Czech 8