Molecular biology

Education goals and profile of graduates

The study program encourages the creative activity of graduates in the field of molecular biology, applied biology and other biological disciplines. Deep theoretical knowledge, as well as knowledge of the methodology of science and the processing of scientific results, are important. The graduate has an active command of a foreign language (English), is able to work in the field, forecast development in his field.

The goal of study in the doctoral study program Molecular Biology is the development of intellectual and creative abilities, as well as practical skills in the field of molecular biology. Completion of individual subjects results in a comprehensive dissertation completed over four years in the scope defined in the law on universities of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports of the Slovak Republic. The result of education is competence, i.e. the student acquires the ability to:

• ito identify a problem in search of a scientific solution
• propose a scientific hypothesis
• verify the hypothesis with appropriately designed experiments
• evaluate the results and process them in the form of a dissertation
• solve problems arising during the experimental part of the dissertation
• propose suitable procedures for adjusting the experiment
• to work independently in the laboratory, but also to work in a team
• communicate with experts within his dissertation topic, but also on related topics
• to present their results in front of experts in the form of presentations and discussions
• publish results in the form of publications in scientific journals with high quality and impact.

Graduates of doctoral studies

A graduate of the doctoral study program in Molecular Biology (PhD.) has an active command of the English language, is able to independently and creatively work scientifically in various areas of biology, as well as in border disciplines, masters scientific approaches and research methodology in selected application areas of applied biology using the most modern methods of molecular biology and genetics. He is also able to design, manage and objectively evaluate problem-oriented experiments, focused on serious problems of contemporary social practice, he is also active in various other areas of social practice, in quality assurance and management, in environmental monitoring, in pharmaceuticals, in clinical biochemistry, molecular medicine, in the food industry and elsewhere. The graduate has basic managerial skills aimed at applying applied biology in practice, can lead a research team, plan team tasks and also has knowledge of relevant environmental, economic, legal and ethical aspects and, based on the acquired knowledge, is qualified to teach specialized biological subjects at a university.

After graduation, a graduate of the molecular biology study program can find employment in a wide range of workplaces with a biological, microbiological and chemical focus in research teams, as well as in independent work with a research-technical focus (SAS, universities, departments of health, agriculture and forestry, food industry, environment, etc.). They are prepared to meet the requirements of specialized institutions requiring work in the field, especially in workplaces dedicated to modern technologies (recombinant DNA technologies), biological, microbiological and environmentally-ecologically oriented workplaces, and they are also used in state and local government institutions and in private companies with a research-technological orientation.

Professions:

• Researcher,
• Molecular biologist,
• Geneticist,
• Laboratory diagnostician,
• Product specialist,
• Chemical production operator,
• Production technician,
• Quality controller,
• Specialist in research and development,
• Sanitation and hygiene specialist.

Admission procedure for doctoral studies for the academic year 2025/2026 in the study program Molecular Biology

Applicant requirements, selection method and recommended personality requirement

Number of students admitted to the study program: 4 (daily form)/5 (external form)
The requirements for applicants and the method of their selection are generally stated in §56 to 58 of Act no. 131/2002 Coll. on universities, regulates them in more detail Study schedule of UCM in Trnaa andthe UCM admission procedure regulations in.
The basic condition for admission to doctoral studies is a second-level university education (§56 paragraph 3 of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Universities and on Amendments and Supplements to Certain Acts). Graduates of domestic or foreign universities can apply for admission to study if they have completed master's or engineering studies.
The admission procedure at FPV UCM is carried out in accordance with Act no. 131/2002 Coll. on universities and on the amendment of certain laws, § 56 to 58. The admission process will enable the applicant, who proves that he meets the specified conditions of admission to study, to become a student of the chosen study program. The student applies for one ofof listed dissertation topics and prepares a framework project for the topic.An applicant who does not demonstrate fulfillment of the basic conditions for admission to study at the time of verification of fulfillment of the conditions for admission may be admitted to study conditionally, with the obligation to demonstrate fulfillment of the basic conditions for admission to study at the latest on the day designated for enrollment. Applications for university studies are accepted by the deadline published onfaculty site. When being admitted to doctoral studies, there will be an admission interview, which takes place in the form of an interview, where the applicant presents his motives, the project on the topic of the dissertation and prerequisites for study, as well as knowledge of a foreign language.

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