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Faculty Faculty of Science (FPR)
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
Faculty coordinator for international students
Okosy Barbora, Mgr.
Email: bokosy@prf.jcu.cz
Phone: 387776212
Fax:
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.

Segment composition (blocks and Courses within):

Abbreviation
DPbieko AJ
Name of segment
Doktorský obor Ecosystem Biology presenční AJ
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory
Min. credits
53
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
7
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
FPR/D1 State Doctoral Examination 0 Sdz 0+0+0 - -  
OJZ/940 TOEFL for Doctoral Students - Examin 0 Zp 0+0+0 - -  
OJZ/950 Doctor´s English Examination 8 Zk 0+0+0 - -  
KBE/907 Conference Present. -in foreign language 5 Zp 0D+2D+0D - -  
KBE/805 Doctoral methodological seminar 2 Zp 0+2S+0 - -  
KBE/806 Literature review 10 Zp 0+0+0 - -  
KBE/800 Doctoral thesis 28 Zp 0+30+0 - -  
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/517 Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry 8 Zk+ 3+2+0 - -  
KBE/049 Plant-animal interactions 6 Zk 2+3D+0 - - The course is available to visiting students
KBO/130 Practicals of multivariate analysis of e 6 Zp 0+4+0 - - The course is available to visiting students
KBE/013 Modelling for ecologists in R 6 Zk+ 1+3+0 - - The course is available to visiting students
KBE/048 The ecol. of plant-microbe interactions 6 Zk+ 2+2+0 - Winter  
KBE/350 Ecological Stoichiometry 3 Zk+ 2D+3D+0 - Winter  
KBE/051E Advanced regression methods 5 Zk+ 1+2+0 - Winter  
KBE/261 Methods in Microbial Molecular Ecology 4 Zk+ 2T+2T+0 - Summer  
KEBR/620 Stable isotopes in biol.and envir.scienc 6 Zk+ 7D+7D+0 - Summer The course is available to visiting students
KBE/052E Advanced ordination methods 3 Zp 1+1+0 - Summer  
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory option
Min. credits
16
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
-
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
FPR/801 Study stay I. 8 Zp 0+4T+0 - -  
FPR/803 Study stay III. 24 Zp 0+12T+0 - -  
FPR/802 Study stay II. 16 Zp 0+8T+0 - -