| Faculty | Faculty of Science (FPR) | ||||
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| Study programme | Biology (P1501) | ||||
| Branch of study / Specialization | Ecosystem Biology (1603V005/5 - 1) | ||||
| Level of acquired qualification | Doctoral | ||||
| Form of study | Full-time | ||||
| Standard length of study | 4 years | ||||
| Number of ECTS credits | 240 | ||||
| Qualification awarded | Doctor (8) | ||||
| Access to further studies | The doctoral degree is the highest possible level of education in Czech education system. | ||||
| Type of completion | State Doctoral Examination and dissertation defense. | ||||
| Study and Examination Code | URL | ||||
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| Key learning outcomes | The degree "Doctor (Ph.D.)" ensures that the graduates are equipped with the necessary skills and methodological knowledge to undertake original research in their chosen field of study. They have all the necessary pre-requisites for leading positions in a broad array of biologically oriented fields of research and management. Graduates are expected to launch their professional careers at research and educational institutions, including universities, at institutes of applied research, in public and state authorities, commercial concerns, and in specialised medical and veterinary laboratories. | ||||
| Specific admission requirements | unspecified | ||||
| Specific provisions for recognition of prior learning | unspecified | ||||
| Qualification requirements and regulations | unspecified | ||||
| Profile of the programme | unspecified | ||||
| Persistence requirements | unspecified | ||||
| Occupational profiles of graduates with examples | unspecified | ||||
| Branch of study / Specialization guarantor | Jersáková Jana, doc. RNDr. Ph.D. |
| Status | Recommended year of study | Recommended semester | Course code | Course title (* Final State Examination) | Language of instruction | Number of ECTS credits | Course availability |
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| Compulsory | - | - | OJZ/940 | TOEFL for Doctoral Students - Examination | English | 0 | |
| Compulsory | - | - | OJZ/950 | Doctor´s English Examination | English | 8 | |
| Compulsory | - | - | KBE/805 | Doctoral methodological seminar | Czech English | 2 | |
| Compulsory | - | - | KBE/806 | Literature review | Czech English | 10 | |
| Compulsory | - | - | KBE/907 | Conference Presentation (in foreign language)- doctoral studies | Czech | 5 | |
| Compulsory | - | - | FPR/D1 | State Doctoral Examination | Czech English | 0 | |
| Compulsory | - | - | KBE/800 | Doctoral Thesis, Practical Part | Czech English | 28 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | FPR/803 | Study stay III. | Czech English | 24 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | FPR/802 | Study stay II. | Czech English | 16 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | KBE/517 | Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry | English | 8 | |
| Compulsory option | - | - | KBO/130 | Practicals of multivariate analysis of ecological data | English | 6 | The course is available to visiting students |
| Compulsory option | - | - | KBE/013 | Modelling for ecologists in R | Czech English | 6 | The course is available to visiting students |
| Compulsory option | - | - | KBE/049 | Plant-animal interactions | English | 6 | The course is available to visiting students |
| Compulsory option | - | - | FPR/801 | Study stay I. | Czech English | 8 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Winter | KBE/350 | Ecological Stoichiometry | English | 3 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Winter | KBE/051E | Advanced regression methods | English | 5 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Winter | KBE/048 | The ecology of plant-microbe interactions | English | 6 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Summer | KEBR/620 | Stable isotopes in biology and environmental science | English | 6 | The course is available to visiting students |
| Compulsory option | - | Summer | KBE/261 | Methods in Microbial Molecular Ecology | English | 4 | |
| Compulsory option | - | Summer | KBE/052E | Advanced ordination methods | English | 3 |