Master's in Ecology at University of South Bohemia

17/04/2026

Faculty of Science, USB, České Budějovice, Czechia offers a two-year research-oriented Master's study in Ecology to international students. The courses are focused on theory in ecology and related fields as well as on data analysis and interpretation. Large part of the study is based on individual student research.
https://www.prf.jcu.cz/ecology
Application deadline: 15 May 2026.
Tuition fee:
EU citizens: 500 CZK per year (≈ 20 EUR)
Non-EU: 12000 CZK per year (≈ 480 EUR)

This 2-year Master's programme in Ecology trains students in modern ecological research. Courses focus on ecological theory as well as on the analysis and interpretation of ecological data using modern computational approaches. The programme puts strong emphasis on interactions among organisms, thei...

06/02/2026

A paper based on a Master's thesis of Ecology graduate Michele Migliorino who studied plant functional traits in the understory of olive plantations with organic and conventional management has been published in Organic Agricultre.

Olive crops cover a substantial area of agricultural land, particularly in dry areas with a high desertification risk, where their understory represent an important room for plant communities. Their management is therefore essential for the maintenance of the complex functions and services the veget...

01/10/2025

Faculty of Science, USB, České Budějovice, Czechia offers a two-year research-oriented Master's study in Ecology to international students. The courses are focused on theory in ecology and related fields as well as on data analysis and interpretation. Large part of the study is based on individual student research.
https://www.prf.jcu.cz/ecology
Application deadline: 31 October 2025.
Tuition fee:
EU citizens: 500 CZK per year (≈ 20 EUR)
Non-EU: 12000 CZK per year (≈ 480 EUR)

A 2-year Master's study programme in Ecology has started in 2019 and extended the successful Quantitative Ecology Module lead by prof. Jan Lepš since 2011.

25/09/2025

Last week, our Field Ecology trip took Czech and international students near Mohelno, where contrasting dry and wet grasslands and forests along river canyons are found. The students were fantastic - curious and fully engaged in observing local wildlife.

17/01/2025

Two students of Ecology graduated with successful defense of their Master theses. Congratulations!
Ankitha Jayanth - Spatial and temporal patterns in nest predation and food supply at Northern lapwing breeding grounds.
Sakshi Tripathi - Chronic exposure of polyethylene and tire wear particle changes the associative skills in cyprinid fishes.

12/11/2024

Tim Flannery, an Australian mammalogist and environmentalist is visiting our university, giving talks on Global Change and Melanesian Mammals.

Profesor Tim Flannery, prosluslý australský vědec, ekologický aktivista a objevitel dnes přednášel v Českých Budějovicích.👌

Zítra ho můžete slyšet:

👉12.11. ve 14 hodin: Savci Melanésie

Přednášky se konají na Přírodovědecká fakulta JU v budově B, místnosti B2, na setkání s touto významnou osobností je zvána jak akademická a studentská obec, tak i široká veřejnost.

Foto: Biologické centrum AVČR

15/10/2024

Faculty of Science, USB, České Budějovice, Czechia offers a two-year research-oriented Master's study in Ecology to international students. The courses are focused on theory in ecology and related fields as well as on data analysis and interpretation. Large part of the study is based on students' own research.
https://www.prf.jcu.cz/ecology
Application deadline: 28 May 2025.
Tuition fee:
EU citizens: 500 CZK per year (≈ 20 EUR)
Non-EU: 12000 CZK per year (≈ 480 EUR)

25/09/2024

Field Ecology trip took place last week in Křivoklát. We have explored diverse habitats in the Berounka river canyon - alluvial forests, primaeval beach forest, dry rocky grasslands... Students learned about plant and animal communities and tried a few methods of field data collection.

28/08/2024

Students of Ecology took part in the Polar Ecology excursion to Svalbard.

This year, the practical part of the Polar Ecology course once again took place at our field station, under the guidance of the Center for Polar Ecology (CPE). A group of 10 students and 4 mentors spent 19 days at the Czech Arctic Research Station (CARS) on Svalbard. The course focused on studying g...

14/05/2024

Students of Master's in Ecology joined the Vegetation Ecology Excursion last week. The field trip presents the main vegetation types of central Europe.