What will you learn?

Ecological and Evolutionary Biology is a doctoral programme with a broad thematic scope, mainly focussing on biosystematics, taxonomy, ecology, palaeoecology, evolutionary ecology, evolutionary biology, ethology, and diversity of organisms on the level of individual species, populations, communities, and floras and faunas of various areas. Special attention is paid to the study of interactions between organisms and their environment, and the study of interspecific interactions, e.g. parasite-host or predator-prey. The broad scope of the programme is divided into five specializations: Botany, Ecology, Hydrobiology, Parasitology, and Zoology. These specializations are defined both by the taxa studied and the methods used. They are not clearly discrete but may overlap in some topics, which reflects the interdisciplinary nature of current biology. The programme has two main forms, the on-campus (full-time) or off-campus (combined) form, which differ particularly by their requirements for students’ permanent presence at the institution and by their participation in teaching. Students of the full-time form may obtain regular scholarship depending on the Faculty rules. A change from the presence to the combined form of the study is possible upon a student’s request.

Career opportunitites 

Graduates of this doctoral programme are prepared for independent work in academic and research institutions focusing on biological sciences, education, agriculture, forestry, veterinary and pharmacy, nature conservation institutions, nature history departments of museums, and private companies or non-government organizations focusing on nature conservation, human and animal health, and environmental protection, both in the Czech Republic and abroad.

Admission requirements 

Information about the admission process is available at the website linked below.

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