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Faculty Faculty of Science (FPR)
Study programme Botany (P1507)
Branch of study / Specialization Botany (1507V004/5 - 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
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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 and ecologically 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 agriculture, forestry and nature conservation, in museums, public and state authorities, commercial concerns, and in non-profit organizations working in the field of environmental management.
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 Kučera Jan, doc. 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 - - KBO/800 Doctoral Thesis, Practical Part Czech English 28  
A Compulsory - - OJZ/950 Doctor´s English Examination English 8  
A Compulsory - - KBO/806 Literature review Czech English 10  
A Compulsory - - KBO/907 Conference Presentation (in foreign language)- doctoral studies Czech 5  
A Compulsory - - FPR/D1 State Doctoral Examination Czech English 0  
A Compulsory - - KBO/805 Doctoral methodological seminar Czech English 2  
B Compulsory option - - KBO/130 Practicals of multivariate analysis of ecological data English 6 The course is available to visiting students
B Compulsory option - - FPR/803 Study stay III. Czech English 24  
B Compulsory option - - KBO/148 Courses of work with molecular data in R English 4 The course is available to visiting students
B Compulsory option - - KBO/125 Development of microsatellite markers (SSRs) Czech English 3  
B Compulsory option - - FPR/802 Study stay II. Czech English 16  
B Compulsory option - - KBE/517 Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry English 8  
B Compulsory option - - KBO/214 Advanced course in vegetation ecology Czech English 3  
B Compulsory option - - KBO/426 Community Ecology English 6 The course is available to visiting students
B Compulsory option - - KBO/149E Plant Taxonomy - advanced course English 2 The course is available to visiting students
B Compulsory option - - KBE/052 Advanced ordination methods English 3  
B Compulsory option - - KMB/613 Bioinformatics for Biologists English 6  
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 - - KBO/336E Vegetation Dynamics English 3 The course is available to visiting students
B Compulsory option - - KBE/051 Advanced regression methods Czech 5  
B Compulsory option - - KBO/184 Creative publishing in community ecology English 4 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 - Winter KZO/412 Molecular Ecology Czech 6  
B Compulsory option - Winter KBO/425 Forest Ecology Czech 5 The course is available to visiting students
B Compulsory option - Winter KBO/332E Design and Analysis of Ecological Experiments English 6 The course is available to visiting students
B Compulsory option - Winter KBO/307 Ecology of Montane Ecosystems Czech 6 The course is available to visiting students
B Compulsory option - Winter KBO/290 Advanced Phycology Seminar Czech English 3  
B Compulsory option - Winter KBO/297 Functional traits in ecology English 5 The course is available to visiting students
B Compulsory option - Summer KZO/593 Molecular Phylogenetics Czech 6  
B Compulsory option - Summer KBE/052E Advanced ordination methods English 3  
B Compulsory option - Summer KBO/334E Population Ecology English 5 The course is available to visiting students
B Compulsory option - Summer UAR/YMK4 Methodological Course IV (Environmental Archaeology) Czech 10  
B Compulsory option - Summer KBE/559 Geographical Information Systems II Czech 6  
B Compulsory option - Summer KBO/291 Advanced Phycology Seminar 2 Czech English 3