NEWS FOR STUDENTS

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

 CURRICULUM

WHAT FACULTY OFFERS TO Ph.D. STUDENTS:
Ph.D. students full-time form of study are awarded for the period of 4 years basic, extraordinary and premium  scholarship. Every student automatically gets also contract of employment. Average cellary of Ph.D. student is round 15 - 16.000 CZK/month (650 euro/month, i.e. 7.800 euro/year). Faculty offers to Ph.D. students also cheap accomodation.

Course of study
The study of doctoral study program Zootechnics, field of study Fisheries is based on individual consultations, individual study of recommended specialised literature, completion of the prescribed courses, fellowships abroad and specialised seminars, professional practice and systematic work on Ph.D. thesis topic. Detail information about study provides Study and examination rules for doctoral study programmes at the FFPW. The course of study is monitored and evaluated by the Departmental Board. The annual report form for each year of study is here.


Ph.D. STUDY in sections:


DISSERTATION
- doctoral student at the Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters  (hereafter student), systematically works on the topic of his/her dissertation (hereafter DW) under the supervision of the supervisor (s) and consultant for the entire study period (1. - 4. year)
-at the beginning of their studies students elaborate a literaure review to the subject of his/her dissertation in English (SS 1st year of study)
- every year until Ph.D. thesis defense student shall present his/her progress and results of dissertation in the seminar (1. - 4. year)
- the student has to publish at least a part of his/her dissertation as the first author in a scientfific journal, which achieved at least once during the last three yers before accepting the article for publication the impact factor of 0,4 or higher
- moreover, the student must have published another article under conditions identical with those above in each case as the first author.
- the student must participate in international conference

STUDY
- study in doctoral study programme is based on individual study plan. Departmental board can order from 0 to 5 subjects to a student. the tutor can order from 0 to 2 subjects.
- all the students take exam in English
- study plan for doctoral study programme Fishery here

-study plan for doctoral study programme Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems here

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- during the studies, the Ph.D. student shall spend at least 3 months in a foreign department as an educational stay
- the student must participate in international conference

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE - Fishery
- the student shall actively participate in operational works on faculty experimental facilities. In the first year, the student has to udergo short-term educational stays in the hatchery, model experimental facility, experimental pond station to the total extent of 20 working days. Each student has to undergo at least 3 short-term (for 5 - 10 work days) educational stays in various workplaces mentioned above

For professional practice in Experimental Fish Culture Facility 7-8 days (Vodňany) please contact: Dipl.-Ing. Pavel Lepič, Ph.D. lepic@frov.jcu.cz

For professional practice in Genetic Fisheries Center 7-8 days (Vodňany) please contact: Dipl.-Ing. David Gela, Ph.D. gela@frov.jcu.cz

For professional practice in at fish culture facilities, in a fish processing facility or a fish shop 5 days (Č. Budějovice) please contact: Petra Tesařová - ptesarova@frov.jcu.cz. Important information about Professional practice in Č. Budějovice you can find here.

- each student of the first or second grade is obliged in each term to participate in at least 2 fishing out of a pond greater than 1 ha

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE - Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems

- professional practice is an optional activity (1 credit for every 5 days of practice, max. 20 days of practice)
- practice consists in completing internship at professional workplaces (operational, educational and research) that carry out activities that are in accordance with the objectives of the study and the graduate profile.

TEACHING
- an individual study plan must also include at least 90 hours of pedagogic activities in the relevant field during the entire period of study
- each student of the third and fourth grade is obliged to manage projects at summer fisheries schools
- each student shall assist as a concultant of at least one bachelor, master or dissertation thesis during study


Summary table with duties for students in each year is here.

Credits and exams to the transcript of courses can be granted only by people shown below:

LIST OF SUPERVISORS - FISHERY

List of teachers here.

LIST OF SUPERVISORS - PROTECTION OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS:

List of teachers here.


COMPULSORILY OPTIONAL COURSES - FISHERY:

COMPULSORILY OPTIONAL COURSES - PROTECTION OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS:

 DEPARTMENTAL BOARD - FISHERY  
 The studies in the doctoral study program are monitored and evaluated by the Departmental Board.

 DEPARTMENTAL BOARD - PROTECTION OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS  
 The studies in the doctoral study program are monitored and evaluated by the Departmental Board.