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Faculty Faculty of Science (FPR)
Study programme Biophysics (N1513)
Branch of study / Specialization Biophysics (1702T005/0 - 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 State Final Exam
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 launche their professional career in research institutions where computational biochemistry, optical spectroscopy, NMR, separation techniques, and electron microscopy are used for research, especially in the field of bioenergetics and biophysics of photosynthesis.
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 physics 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 launche their professional career in research institutions where computational biochemistry, optical spectroscopy, NMR, separation techniques, and electron microscopy are used for research, especially in the field of bioenergetics and biophysics of photosynthesis.
Branch of study / Specialization guarantor Polívka Tomáš, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.

Segment composition (blocks and Courses within):

Abbreviation
FBM biofy
Name of segment
FBI 1515(0,99)-8-P-2001-1 Biofyzika
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory
Min. credits
0
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
3
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
KEBR/SN6 Basic Course in Biophysics 0 Szv 0+0+0 - -  
KEBR/SN8 Molecular Biophysics 0 Szv 0+0+0 - -  
KEBR/SN7 Experimental Biophysics 0 Szv 0+0+0 - -  
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory
Min. credits
75
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
14
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
UFY/TSF Thermodynamics and statistical physics 5 Zk+ 3+1+0 - -  
UFY/FPR4 Physics Laboratory Work IV 3 Zp 0+3+0 - Winter  
UFY/001 Physics I - Mechanics and molecular phys 8 Zk+ 5+2+0 - Winter  
UCH/951 Methods in Biochemistry and Biophysics 3 Zk 2+0+0 - Winter  
UMB/566 Calculus III 8 Zk+ 3+2+0 - Winter  
UFY/FPR2 Physics Laboratory Work II 3 Zp 0+3+0 - Winter  
UFY/003 Physics III - Optics 7 Zk+ 3+3+0 - Winter  
UMB/564 Calculus I 6 Zk+ 2+2+0 - Winter  
UFY/002 Physics II- Electricity and magnetism 7 Zk 4+2+0 - Summer  
UMB/565 Calculus II 8 Zk+ 3+2+0 - Summer  
UFY/FPR3 Physics Laboratory Work III 3 Zp 0+3+0 - Summer  
UFY/FPR1 Physics Laboratory Work I 3 Zp 0+3+0 - Summer  
UFY/FYZ4 Physics IV 5 Zk+ 2+2+0 - Summer  
UFY/KT1 Quantum Theory I 6 Zk+ 3+1+0 - Summer  
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory
Min. credits
54
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
9
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
UFY/885 Master Thesis Assignment 0 Zp 0+0+0 1 -  
UFY/KT2 Quantum theory II - light-matter interac 6 Zk+ 3+1+0 - -  
UFY/881 Master Thesis, Practical Part 13 Zp 0+15+0 - -  
UFY/OPS Optical Spectroscopy 6 Zk+ 2+2+0 - Winter  
UFY/EMB Electron Microscopy for Biologists 8 Zk+ 2+3D+0 - Winter  
KEBR/630 Bioenergetics 6 Zk+ 3+2D+0 - Winter  
KMB/250 Molecular Biology 5 Zk+ 2+0+1 - Winter  
UCH/253 Biocrystallization methods 6 Zk 1T+2T+0T - Summer  
UCH/BII Bioinformatics 4 Zk 26S+13S+0 - Summer The course is available to visiting students
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
KZO/230 Animal Physiology 8 Zk+ 3+3D+0 - Summer  
KEBR/220 Plant Physiology 8 Zk+ 3+3D+0 - Summer The course is available to visiting students
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
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 2 -  
OJZ/930 Master´s English Examination - TOEFL 8 Zk 0+0+0 2 -  
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Optional
Min. credits
0
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
-
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
UFY/SPM Special Measurements 3 Zp 2+4+0 - Winter  
UFY/LNO Lasers and Nonlinear Optics 4 Zk 2+1+0 - Winter The course is available to visiting students
UFY/MOM Modelling in Matlab 3 Zk+ 1+1+0 - Winter  
UFY/LBV LabView 4 Zp 1+2+0 - Winter  
UFY/MET Basics of Meteorology and Climatology 4 Zk 3+0+0 - Summer  
UFY/SIM2 Advanced simulations in many body physic 5 Zk 2+1+0 - Summer The course is available to visiting students
KEBR/635 Photosynthesis 6 Zk+ 2+2+0 - Summer  
UFY/PFM Computational Physics-Particle Modeling 4 Zk+ 2+1+0 - Summer  
UFY/EET Energy and Electron Transfer in Biologic 3 Zk+ 2+0+0 - Summer The course is available to visiting students