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Faculty Faculty of Science (FPR)
Study programme Zoology (P1502)
Branch of study / Specialization Zoology (1502V003/5 - 1)
Level of acquired qualification Doctoral
Form of study Combined
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
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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, in museums, at institutes of applied research, in public and state authorities, commercial concerns, and in specialised laboratories.
Specific admission requirements unspecified
Specific provisions for recognition of prior learning unspecified
Qualification requirements and regulations unspecified
Profile of the programme academical
Persistence requirements unspecified
Occupational profiles of graduates with examples academical
Branch of study / Specialization guarantor Šumbera Radim, prof. Mgr. 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
A Compulsory - - OJZ/940 TOEFL for Doctoral Students - Examination English 0  
A Compulsory - - KZO/907 Conference Presentation (in foreign language)- doctoral studies Czech 5  
A Compulsory - - OJZ/950 Doctor´s English Examination English 8  
A Compulsory - - KZO/805 Doctoral methodological seminar Czech English 2  
A Compulsory - - KZO/800 Doctoral Thesis, Practical Part Czech English 28  
A Compulsory - - FPR/D1 State Doctoral Examination Czech English 0  
A Compulsory - - KZO/806 Literature review Czech English 10  
B Compulsory option - - FPR/803 Study stay III. Czech English 24  
B Compulsory option - - KZO/140 Intraspecific behavioral variation and planning of experiments Czech 2  
B Compulsory option - - FPR/802 Study stay II. Czech English 16  
B Compulsory option - - FPR/801 Study stay I. Czech English 8  
B Compulsory option - - KBE/013 Modelling for ecologists in R Czech English 6 The course is available to visiting students
B Compulsory option - - KBE/049 Plant-animal interactions English 6 The course is available to visiting students
B Compulsory option - - KBE/051 Advanced regression methods Czech 5  
B Compulsory option - - KZO/107 Physiological methods in zoology Czech English 4  
B Compulsory option - - KBE/052 Advanced ordination methods English 3  
B Compulsory option - Winter KZO/104 Molecular Methods in Zoology II Czech English 5  
B Compulsory option - Winter KZO/105 Advances in Behavioural Ecology Research English 3 The course is available to visiting students
B Compulsory option - Summer KZO/396 Capture-Mark-Recaptur methods Czech English 3  
B Compulsory option - Summer KZO/103 Advances in Ecology Czech English 2  
B Compulsory option - Summer KZO/108 Practical writing and communication in biology English 3  
B Compulsory option - Summer KZO/109 Critical Reading in Ecology Czech English 2 The course is available to visiting students
B Compulsory option - Summer KZO/064 Advances in phylogenetic research in zoology English 3  
B Compulsory option - Summer KBE/052E Advanced ordination methods English 3