BIOTECHNOLOGY - secondcycle studies

First semester
Subject / ECTS
1. / Methodology of research / 4
2. / Bioinformatics / 4
3. / Physicial education / 1
4. / Stress physiology and ecological aspects of biotechnology / 7
5. / Genetic engineering / 8
6. / M.A. thesis seminar / 2
7. / Diploma practice / 2
8. / Elective coursesNo. 1 (see below) / 2

Elective coursesNo. 1:

  1. Human body as an environment for microorganisms
  2. Microorganisms as a biological weapons
  3. Biotechnology of secondary metabolites
  4. Edible, poisonous, and medicinal wild plants
  5. Biology of crop yield
  6. Fungi and human health

Major: AGROBIOTECHNOLOGY

Second semester
Subject / ECTS
1. / Molecular methods in microorganism biotechnology / 6
2. / Social and economic aspects of biotechnology / 5
3. / M.A. thesis seminar / 2
4. / Biotechnological methods of plant improvement / 4
5. / Plant genomics and proteomics / 4
6. / Transformation and regeneration of plants / 3
7. / Diploma lab / 2
8. / Elective coursesNo. 2 (see below) / 2
9. / Elective coursesNo. 3 (see below) / 1
10. / Elective coursesNo. 4 (see below) / 1
Third semester
1. / Bioreactors / 3
2 / M.A. thesis seminar / 2
3. / Commodity science of biotechnologically processed foods / 3
4. / Elective coursesNo. 5 (see below) / 1
5. / Elective coursesNo.6 (see below) / 1
6. / Preparation of a M.A. thesis and exam revision / 20

Elective coursesNo. 2

  1. Medicinal plants – chracteristics and applications
  2. Application of genetic markers in animal breeding
  3. Cyto- and histopathology
  4. Insects in human management
  5. World agriculture
  6. New and less common ornamental plants

Elective coursesNo. 3

  1. Advanced methods in biostatistics
  2. Modern methods for genome study
  3. Biotechnology of medicinal plants

Elective coursesNo. 4

  1. Practical aspects of research experiments
  2. Advanced plant physiology
  3. Entomology and plant priming

Elective coursesNo. 5

  1. Chromatography techniques
  2. Callus morphogenesis in in vitro cultures
  3. Microorganisms in plant pathology

Elective coursesNo. 6

  1. Less common edible plants
  2. Gene therapy
  3. Legal animal protection

Major: BIOTECHNOLOGY IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION

Second semester
Subject / ECTS
1. / Molecular methods in microorganism biotechnology / 6
2. / Social and economic aspects of biotechnology / 5
3. / M.A. thesis seminar / 2
4. / Diploma lab / 2
5. / Genetic diagnostic in animal husbandary / 4
6. / Animals genomics / 4
7. / Animal bioindication / 3
8. / Elective coursesNo. 2 (see below) / 2
9. / Elective coursesNo. 3 (see below) / 1
10. / Elective coursesNo.4 (see below) / 1
Third semester
1. / Bioreactors / 3
2. / M.A. thesis seminar / 2
3. / Immunology / 3
4. / Elective coursesNo. 5 (see below) / 1
5. / Elective coursesNo. 6 (see below) / 1
6. / Preparation of a M.A. thesis and exam revision / 20

Elective coursesNo. 2

  1. Medicinal plants – characteristics and applications
  2. Application of genetic markers in animal breeding
  3. Cyto- and histopathology
  4. Insects in human management
  5. World agriculture
  6. New and little known ornamental plants

Elective coursesNo. 3

  1. Advanced molecular and animal cell culture techniques
  2. Animal research models
  3. Advanced methods in biostatistics

Elective coursesNo. 4

  1. Modern methods for genome study
  2. Practical aspects of research experiments

Elective coursesNo. 5

  1. Little known edible plants
  2. Gene therapy
  3. Legal animal protection

Elective coursesNo. 6

  1. Chromatography techniques
  2. Callus morphogenesis in in vitro cultures
  3. Microorganisms in plant pathology