| Faculty | Faculty of Environment (FŽP) |
|---|---|
| Study programme | Environmental and Biomaterial Sciences (P0531D999999) |
| Branch of study / Specialization | Environmental and Biomaterial Sciences (P0531D999999-P/0 - A) |
| 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 | unspecified |
| Key learning outcomes | The goal of the doctoral programme EnviBio is to educate experts with deep interdisciplinary knowledge at the boundaries of the physical-chemical properties of materials and biology, in selected modules, according to the individualization of the students, including areas of environmental, analytical chemistry and biochemistry, chemistry and physics of materials, biomaterials, green technologies, circular economy, sustainable technologies, functional and progressive materials. During their studies, students will become acquainted with the latest characterization techniques and work in *high-tech* laboratories, for example, in the environment of a clean room laboratory, or in an accredited laboratory, as well as with advanced syntheses of new materials or application-oriented characterization laboratories, or material screening. Graduates of EnviBio should be able to design new materials with regard to the required physical-chemical properties in correlation with their atomic-molecular structure, with a deep understanding of the interaction of these materials with the environment (environmental, medical, etc. applications). When developing materials and possible devices, graduates will also take into account products entire life cycle, especially with regard to potential secondary use or recycling. Mastery of a multi-disciplinary approach and the use of synergistic effects in problem-solving is expected, which will be achieved thanks to the interdisciplinary cooperation of FZP, PrF, IIC and a foreign partner institution, IKTS. Thanks to the involvement of foreign teachers and a foreign partner institution in teaching and specialized laboratories, students will learn to work, think and procedures in an international scientific atmosphere, i.e., in a competitive environment. In cooperation with IKTS, students will learn the approach to commercialization, i.e., procedures and methodology for transferring laboratory technologies and new materials into usable practice and their positive impact on the economy ? a skill that is currently highly important for improving the competitiveness of the Czech Republic and EU. The aim of the study is to prepare new generations of experts who will continue either in the academic environment and in the future take over the roles of creative and leading workers in new fields, or in research and development departments of innovative and creative international companies ? ?market leaders? ? both in the Czech environment, but naturally also abroad, e.g., in Saxony, Germany (represented by a partner institution IKTS), which is becoming a Western European technological *Silicon Valley*. |
| Specific admission requirements | unspecified |
| Specific provisions for recognition of prior learning | unspecified |
| Qualification requirements and regulations | unspecified |
| Profile of the programme | unspecified |
| Persistence requirements | unspecified |
| Occupational profiles of graduates with examples | unspecified |
| Branch of study / Specialization guarantor | Orava Jiří, doc. Ing. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | 1 | - | KECHT/1TP1 | Thesis preparation I | English | 15 | |
| Compulsory | 1 | - | KECHT/1WOSS | Workshop/summer school | English | 10 | |
| Compulsory | 1 | - | KECHT/1DOS1 | Doctoral seminar I | English | 10 | |
| Compulsory | 1 | - | KECHT/1ININ | International internship | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory | 1 | - | KECHT/1COPA | Conference participation | English | 10 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1LAB4 | Laboratory IV - Advanced microscopy of materials | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1ABNR | Advanced biophysical methods in nanomaterial research | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1AAAT | Advances in the application of analytical techniques | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1HYDD | Hydrodynamics | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1PGMA | Powders and granular materials | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1MCBM | Molecular and cell biology for material research | English | 10 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1PGER | Professional and academic German for scientists | English | 10 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1LAB1 | Laboratory I - Cleanroom | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1CLCA | Climate change: Influencing factors and impacts on ecosystem services | English | 10 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1MICR | Microbiology in material research | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1LUMI | Luminescence: From molecules to nanoparticles | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1MPFM | Magnetic properties of functional materials | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1LAB2 | Laboratory II - Circular chemistry | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1CPSI | Chemistry and physics of surfaces and interfaces | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1LAB7 | Laboratory VII - Biomedical and immunology testing | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1XRAY | High-energy X-ray (synchrotron-based X-ray) analyses | English | 10 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1ACTM | Advances in the characterization techniques of materials | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1PCIE | Principles of circular economy | English | 10 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1LICY | Life-cycle assessment - Sustainable and eco-informed selection of materials | English | 10 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1LAB9 | Laboratory IX - Computational modelling of particle materials and fluid dynamics | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1MATM | Materials for tissue engineering and medical use | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1MAMO | Materials modelling | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1LAB3 | Laboratory III - ISO certified analytical measurements | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1ADBI | Advances in biotechnology | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1MAEX | Materials under extreme conditions | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1POMA | Porous materials | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1MIT1 | Mitigation of pollution and toxicity in the environment | English | 10 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1IONB | Ion-beam synthesis and radiation testing of materials for energetic applications | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1LAB5 | Laboratory V - Synthesis of emerging inorganic materials | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1LAB6 | Laboratory VI - Synthesis of emerging organic materials | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1LAB8 | Laboratory VIII - Application-oriented testing of materials | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1MALS | Materials and living systems | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory option | 1 | - | KECHT/1MAPE | Materials and principles of energy storage and conversion | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory | 2 | - | KECHT/1PUBD | Publication and dissemination | English | 25 | |
| Compulsory | 2 | - | KECHT/1DOS2 | Doctoral seminar II | English | 10 | |
| Compulsory | 2 | - | KECHT/1TP2 | Thesis preparation II | English | 15 | |
| Compulsory | 3 | - | KECHT/1TP3 | Thesis preparation III | English | 20 | |
| Compulsory | 3 | - | KECHT/1DOS3 | Doctoral seminar III | English | 10 | |
| Compulsory | 4 | - | KECHT/1TP4 | Thesis preparation IV | English | 25 | |
| Compulsory | 4 | - | KECHT/1DTD | Doctoral Thesis Defense | English | 0 |