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ORGANISATION OF COURSES (Spring 2024)


Registration for courses from 13 November 2023 to 31 December 2023.

Course enrolment from 1 February to 18 February 2024.

Teaching period from 19 February 2024 to 27 May 2024. 

See the Term calendar.

CORE SUBJECTS

Core subjects cover mandatory courses for doctoral study.

List of compulsory core subjects

HARD SKILLS COURSES

At least 4 hard skills subjects related to the student's research project must be successfully finished within the first two years of study.

Check the availability and form of the courses directly in the Full information on the course in the IS MU, or communicate with the teacher.

The list of hard skills courses is only indicative, as students can select from all relevant courses offered in the Course Catalogue of Masaryk University and discuss it with the supervisor.​ 

List of hard skill courses

Code

Course Title (alphabetically)

Semester

C99403-Dimensional Transmission Electron Microscopy (3DEM)Spring

M7DataSP

Advanced Data Science Practicum

Autumn
S2012 Applying Mendel’s laws of genetics to plant biology in the labAutumn

S1001

Chemical properties, structure and interactions of nucleic acids

Autumn

S1002Chemical properties, structure and interactions of nucleic acids – practical courseAutumn
BMAK051
Clinical Data Analysis
Autumn/
Spring
DSAK051
Clinical Data Analysis
Autumn/
Spring
DSAN01
Data analysis for Neuroscience
Spring
E0420
Data Analysis in Biomedical and Environmental Sciences I
Autumn
E0430
Data Analysis in Biomedical and Environmental Sciences II (Faculty of Science)
Spring

S2008

Developmental and Cellular Biology of Plants

Spring

S2010C8545

Developmental biology

Spring

C7230

  Fluorescence methods in life sciences - a journey from molecules to cells

Autumn

C7235Fluorescence methods in life sciences - practiceAutumn

S2011

Hormones in plant development

Spring

S5017Mass Spectrometry in ProteomicsSpring
S2004Methods for characterization of biomolecular interactions – classical versus modernAutumn
S2005Methods for characterization of biomolecular interactions – classical versus modern, practiceAutumn
S1004Methods for structural characterization of biomoleculesAutumn

S2002

Methods in plant cytogenetics and cytogenomics I. - practical course

Autumn

Bi2004en

Methods in plant cytogenetics and cytogenomics II. - practical course

Spring

CG990CG090

Methods in proteomics

Spring

VSAG021

Modern technologies for genome analysis

Autumn

Bi7430

Molecular biotechnology

Autumn
Bi7550
Practical Analysis of Biological Data - Seminar
Autumn
CG910ProteomicsAutumn

C9088

RNA & DNA sequence analysis

Spring
C9095RNA metabolismSpring
C2170
Statistical Thinking and Data Treatment
Autumn

C7920

Structure and functions of proteins

Autumn
Bi9690enSynthetic BiologyAutumn
C5320Theoretical concepts of NMRSpring


SOFT SKILLS COURSES

At least 3 soft skills courses must be successfully finished during the studies (finishing within the first three years is recommended)

Check the availability and form of courses directly in the Full information on the course in the IS MU, or communicate with the teacher.

The list of soft skills courses is only indicative, as students can select from all relevant courses offered in the Course Catalogue of Masaryk University.

List of soft skills courses

CodeCourse TitleSemesterField of Study
DSIB01Introduction to BioinformaticsAutumn1. Scientific Information, medicine based on evidence 

C4866 

Discover the science - Scientific knowledge and thinkingAutumn1. Scientific Information, medicine based on evidence 
C4868Discover the science - Science and societySpring1. Scientific Information, medicine based on evidence 
S4002Law, Ethics and Philosophy of ScienceAutumn2. Ethical and legal aspects of research
S5016The Sex and Gender Dimension in Biomedical ResearchAutumn/Spring2. Ethical and legal aspects of research
BMAM051Design and analyses of clinical trialsAutumn3. Organization of research projects and clinical trials
DSAM051Design and analyses of clinical trialsAutumn/
Spring
3. Organization of research projects and clinical trials
S4010Science Communication Course: Present
Your Research Results with Confidence
Spring4. Publication, presentation,
and grant-related skills
FR_j2024FRESHERS: Skills for Research CareersAutumn/
Spring
4. Publication, presentation,
and grant-related skills
XS450aCommunication skills trainingSpring4. Publication, presentation,
and grant-related skills
VLAW051 Academic WritingAutumn4. Publication, presentation,
and grant-related skills
CJV_AP1Academic Writing in English - CEITECAutumn4. Publication, presentation,
​and grant-related skills
S4001International PerformanceAutumn4. Publication, presentation,
​and grant-related skills
CJV_AP2Academic Presentation Skills in English - CEITECSpring4. Publication, presentation,
​and grant-related skills
JAD01

Advanced English for PhD studies (C1)

Autumn4. Publication, presentation,
​and grant-related skills
JAD02

Advanced English for PhD studies (C1)

Spring4. Publication, presentation,
​and grant-related skills
C2110UNIX and programmingSpring (offered 
each 2 years)
5. IT

C2184

Introduction to programming in Python

Autumn5. IT

E7527

Data Analysis in R

Autumn5. IT
Bi9680enArtificial Intelligence in Biology, Chemistry, and BioengineeringAutumn
Bi9680encArtificial Intelligence in Biology, Chemistry, and Bioengineering - practiceAutumn
XV004From Ideas to BusinessAutumn
IGA_CJV_PSProject Skills in EnglishAutumn/
Spring

S5009 *Teaching assistanceAutumn/
Spring


* Teaching assistance ranging from preparation of teaching materials, and assistance in practical courses to teaching itself.



PERIPHERAL SUBJECTS 

Peripheral subjects are optional.

Peripheral subjects

Code

Course Title

Registration Requirement

S5001Thematic study
Optional / Can be enrolled twice
S5002Scientific data presentation
Optional

S5004

Literature research

Optional

STUDY AFTER THE FOURTH YEAR OF STUDY

  • Finishing the remaining compulsory subjects
  • Completing the repeated courses
  • S5007 Ph.D. Thesis
  • C7777 Handling chemical substances
  • S5012 CEITEC PhD School Conference
  • S5013 TAC Meeting
  • Meeting the requirements of an individual study plan
  • Attending seminaries only in case of interest - not compulsory (S5050, 5010, etc.)
  • Completing any subject in agreement with the supervisor
  • Meeting the credit requirement (MU Study and examination regulations, section 12, subsection 2)