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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.

Segment composition (blocks and Courses within):

Abbreviation
FBM etol
Name of segment
FBI 1506(31,99)-8-P-2011-1 Zoologie-sp. etologie
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory
Min. credits
8
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
2
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
KZO/160 Cognitive ethology 3 Zk 2+0+0 - -  
KZO/159 Biology of animal behaviour 5 Zk 3+0+0 - Winter  
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory
Min. credits
24
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
5
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
KZO/270 Evolutionary Biology 5 Zk 3+0+0 - Winter  
KZO/152 Vertebrate Zoology 5 Zk 3+0+0 - Winter  
KZO/157 Practicals in Vertebrate Zoology 4 Zp 0+2+0 - Winter  
KZO/394 Phylogeny and Diversity of Organisms 5 Zk 3+0+0 - Summer  
KZO/151 Practical course in Invertebrate Zoology 5 Zp 0+3+0 - 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
KZO/675 Neuroethology 4 Zk 2+0+0 - -  
KZO/374 Sensory Ecology 3 Zk 3D+0D+0D - -  
KZO/232 Insect Behavior 3 Zk+ 2+0+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
KZO/271 Human Evolutionary Biology 5 Zk 3+0+0 - -  
KZO/406 Comparative Animal Physiology 3 Zk 2+0+0 - Winter  
KZO/391 Biology of Reproduction in Vertebrates 3 Zk 3D+0D+0D - Summer  
KZO/230 Animal Physiology 8 Zk+ 3+3D+0 - 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
KPA/881 Master Thesis, Practical Part 13 Zp 0+15+0 1 -  
KZO/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
KZO/398 Biology of social insects 3 Zk 2+0+0 - - The course is available to visiting students
KZO/371 Primatology 3 Zk 2+0+0 - -  
KZO/158 Diversity of Fishes - I 6 Zk+ 2+1+0 - Winter  
KZO/156 Zoology of Higher Vertebrates 6 Zk+ 2+2+0 - 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
KPA/885 Master Thesis Assignment 0 Zp 0+0+0 1 -  
KZO/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
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
KZO/275 Methods in Behavioral Research 3 Zk 0+3D+0 - Summer  
KZO/155 Invertebrate Zoology 5 Zk 3+0+0 - Summer