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Faculty Faculty of Agriculture and Technology (FZE)
Study programme Animal husbandry (B0811A370019)
Branch of study / Specialization Animal husbandry (B0811A370019/A - 2025)
Level of acquired qualification Bachelor
Form of study Combined
Standard length of study 3 years
Number of ECTS credits 180
Qualification awarded Bachelor (0)
Access to further studies Master study programme  
Type of completion State Final Exam
Study and Examination Code URL
Faculty coordinator for international students
Káplová Lucie, Mgr.
Email: kaplova@fzt.jcu.cz
Phone: +420 389 032 638
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Key learning outcomes In the bachelor's study program "Animal Husbandry", students are prepared for comprehensive professional activities in animal production at the level of agricultural farms (concerns) and for works in breeding and breeder's organizations. This study program prepares graduates of grammar schools and secondary vocational schools for practical employment in the field of livestock breeding on farms, family farms and concerns. Graduates of this program have theoretical and practical knowledge of the breeding of individual species of livestock based on the theoretical foundations of zoology, chemistry, anatomy, physiology and knowledge of biochemical processes and functions taking place in the body of animals. This knowledge is supplemented by knowledge of the principles of technology and technics of breeding, management, organization and economics of production, including quality assurance of production. Attention is also paid to the protection and health of animals, ethics of breeding, the relationship between man and animal, and the secondary functions of agricultural production with regard to environmental impacts and maintaining the character of landscape and its management. Graduates find wide application in agricultural primary production, or in service and consulting organizations, suppliers and breeder's associations. They meet the requirements for employment in organizational functions of breeder's organizations and companies and companies focused on animal nutrition and reproduction. The best graduates can continue to improve their qualifications in a follow-up master's degree.
Specific admission requirements Certificate about high school completion (certificat about successful "maturita" exam)
Specific provisions for recognition of prior learning unspecified
Qualification requirements and regulations Completed secondary education (graduation exam). The advantage for studying the field of Animal Husbandry is a higher level of knowledge of biology and chemistry.
Profile of the programme Academic
Persistence requirements unspecified
Occupational profiles of graduates with examples Graduates find wide application in agricultural primary production, or in service and consulting organizations, suppliers and breeder's associations. They meet the requirements for employment in organizational functions of breeder's organizations and companies and companies focused on animal nutrition and reproduction.
Branch of study / Specialization guarantor Beran Jan, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Study proceeds according to individual study plan under the guidance of a supervisor. It concentrates on research and independent creative work.