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Faculty Faculty of Science (FPR)
Study programme Zoology (N1502)
Branch of study / Specialization Zoology (1502T003/6 - 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, museums, at institutes of education, in nature conservation, at zoological gardens and aquaria but also in agricultural practices.
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 enthomology 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, museums, at institutes of education, in nature conservation, at zoological gardens and aquaria but also in agricultural practices.
Branch of study / Specialization guarantor Nedvěd Oldřich, prof. RNDr. CSc.

Segment composition (blocks and Courses within):

Abbreviation
FBM entom
Name of segment
FBI 1506(6,99)-8-P-2002-1 Zoologie- spec. entomol.
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/152 Vertebrate Zoology 5 Zk 3+0+0 - Winter  
KZO/270 Evolutionary Biology 5 Zk 3+0+0 - Winter  
KZO/157 Practicals in Vertebrate Zoology 4 Zp 0+2+0 - Winter  
KZO/155 Invertebrate Zoology 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
2
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
KZO/066 Insect diversity and ecology 5 Zk+ 2+1+0 - -  
KZO/154 Invertebrate Zoology II 9 Zk+ 3+3+0 - -  
KZO/395 Systematic Entomology 6 Zk 3+0+0 - Winter  
KZO/390 Practical Course in Entomology 5 Zp 0D+3D+0D - Winter  
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/519 Soil Zoology 8 Zk+ 3+2+0 - -  
KZO/398 Biology of social insects 3 Zk 2+0+0 - - The course is available to visiting students
KBE/351 Tropical Ecology 5 Zk+ 2+1+1 - - The course is available to visiting students
KZO/399 Applied Insect Ecology 6 Zk+ 2+2+0 - Summer  
KZO/153 Breeding of invertebrates 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
KZO/234 Environmental Physiology 3 Zk+ 2+0+0 - -  
KZO/232 Insect Behavior 3 Zk+ 2+0+0 - Winter  
KZO/406 Comparative Animal Physiology 3 Zk 2+0+0 - Winter  
KZO/405 Insect Physiology 6 Zk+ 2+2D+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
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
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
OJZ/930 Master´s English Examination - TOEFL 8 Zk 0+0+0 - -  
OJZ/935 Master´s English Examination - TOEIC 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/394 Phylogeny and Diversity of Organisms 5 Zk 3+0+0 - Summer