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Fishery

Study Plans

Study program Fishery (P0831D370002) 

full-time mode

combined mode (a combination of full-time and distance learning)

Overview of the Studies

Studies

The doctoral study programme is structured around an Individual Study Plan. Typically, the Doctoral Studies Board assigns each student seven courses, selected based on the focus of the student’s dissertation and the recommendations of the Admissions Committee. In addition, the student and their supervisor may choose up to two supplementary courses.
 
All students are required to demonstrate proficiency in English by passing one of the following exams:
  • FCE (B2)
  • TOEFL (minimum score: 90)
  • IELTS (minimum score: 5.5)

International Experience

During their studies, each PhD student is required to complete an educational stay of at least three months in a laboratory at a foreign institution.
 
In addition, the student must present his/her dissertation findings in at least one international conference.

Practical Training and Field Experience

In the summer semester of their first year of study, students must complete at least three short-term educational stays (each lasting 5 to 10 working days) at specialised FFPW facilities, with a combined duration of 20 working days.
 
Practical training facilities and contacts:
  • Experimental Fish Culture Facility (Vodňany)
    Duration: 7–8 days
    Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Pavel Lepič, Ph.D.)
  • Genetic Fisheries Center (Vodňany)
    Duration: 7–8 days
    Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (David Gela, Ph.D.)
  • Fish Culture Facilities, Fish Processing Facility, or Fish Shop (České Budějovice)
    Duration: 5 days
    Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Lucie Rybová)
    Details are available here.
Pond Harvest Participation
During their first or second year of study, students are required to take part in at least two pond harvests, involving ponds larger than 1 hectare.

Teaching and Supervisory Responsibilities

Students must do a minimum of 90 hours of teaching activities in the relevant field, to be completed over the course of the entire doctoral study.
 
Each third- and fourth-year student is required to lead two projects at FFPW Summer School.
 
Teaching responsibilities involve thesis supervision or consultation support at the bachelor's level, or thesis consultation support at the master's level.

Dissertation Work and Publication Requirements

Doctoral students systematically work on the topic of their dissertation under the guidance of their supervisor(s) and consultant throughout the entire study period.
 
At the beginning of their studies, students are required to prepare a literature review on the topic of their dissertation, written in English.
 
Each year, until the defense of the PhD thesis, students must present the progress and results of their dissertation.
 
Students are required to publish and present at least part of their dissertation findings in one of the following ways:
  • Publishing at least two articles in peer-reviewed journals indexed in the Web of Science database. Of these, at least one article must be published in a first-quartile (Q1) journal in the relevant field, or at least two articles must be published in journals ranked no lower than the third quartile (Q3). If a journal is listed in multiple subject categories, the arithmetic mean of its quartile rankings across those categories will be used to determine eligibility. The journal must meet the required quartile ranking in at least one of the three years preceding the acceptance of the manuscript. All published articles must be directly related to the topic of the dissertation. One of the publications may be a review article. Students are expected to be guided and encouraged to publish a coherent portion of their own research results by the third year of study.
  • Participating at an international conference.

 

Duties for Students in Each Year of Study

A summary table outlining student duties for each year of the Fishery doctoral study programme is available here.

1st year of study

  • literature review (for the dissertation)
  • practical training (20 workdays at specialised FFPW facilities)
  • 1st pond harvesting

2nd year of study

  • practical training (2nd pond harvesting)

3rd year of study

  • 1st FFPW Summer School project 
  • State Doctoral Exam (only for students enrolled before March 1, 2025)

4th year of study

  • 2nd FFPW Summer School project
  • defence of dissertation

Apart from these requirements, students are expected to work on their dissertation topic, to present and publish their findings, to complete courses specified in their Individual Study Plan, and to gain international experience - particularly through a three-month internship abroad and participation in an international conference. Furthermore, Ph.D. students also teach courses and serve as consultants for bachelor's, master's, or dissertation theses.

Combined Mode of Study

Students enrolled in the combined mode of study have the same academic obligations as full-time students, with the following exceptions:

  • They are not required to complete an internship abroad.
  • They are not obliged to attend regular doctoral seminars, although they must still present the progress of their dissertation at least once per year.
  • They are exempt from teaching and other educational activities.
  • They are not required to complete practical training placements.
Authorized Signatories for Credits and Exams

 

Activity Authorized Signatory
Elaboration of Literature Review Supervisor
PhD Practice 1–8 Supervisor
PhD Seminars 1–4 Vice-Dean for Science and Research – Assoc. Prof. Antonín Kouba
Professional Practice 1, 2 Authorized Person – David Gela, Ph.D.
Summer School 1, 2 Vice-Dean for Study Affairs – Assoc. Prof. Martin Kocour
Exams in Specialized Subjects Examiner
Educational Activities 1–X Vice-Dean for Study Affairs – Assoc. Prof. Martin Kocour
Foreign Internship 1–X Vice-Dean for Foreign Relations – Assoc. Prof. Martin Pšenička
Publication 1–X Vice-Dean for Science and Research – Assoc. Prof. Antonín Kouba
Presentation of Results 1–X Vice-Dean for Science and Research – Assoc. Prof. Antonín Kouba
Thesis Supervision Vice-Dean for Study Affairs – Assoc. Prof. Martin Kocour
List of Supervisors

List of supervisors is available here.

Elective Specialised Courses

Ecology of Still and Running Waters
Examiner: Otakar Strunecký, Ph.D.

Outdoor Aquaculture Systems
Examiner: Assoc. Prof. Vlastimil Stejskal

Biology and Taxonomy of Fish Vertebrates
Examiner: Jiří Peterka, Ph.D.

Toxicology Focused on Aquatic Organism
Examiner: dr hab. Josef Velíšek

Bioinformatics
Examiner: Petr Císař, Ph.D.

Applied Cellular and Molecular Biology
Examiner: Assoc. Prof. Martin Pšenička

Genetics in Fisheries
Examiner: Prof. Martin Flajšhans

Physiology of Fish Reproduction
Examiner: Prof. Otomar Linhart

Sustainable Fishery Management in Open Waters
Examiner: Prof. Tomáš Randák

Breeding and Diseases of Crayfishes
Examiner: Prof. Pavel Kozák

Diagnostics of Diseases of Aquaculture Animals
Examiner: Veronika Piačková, Ph.D.

Fish Histology Applied in Aquaculture
Examiner: Eliška Zusková, Ph.D.

Alternative Aquaculture Systems
Examiner: Assoc. Prof. Jan Mráz

Fish  Nutrition
Examiner: Koushik Roy, Ph.D.

Fish as a Food
Examiner: Assoc. Prof. Jan Mráz

Species Diversification of Aquaculture
Examiner: Prof. Tomáš Policar

Technics and Engeneering of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems
Examiner: Prof. Tomáš Policar

Immunology in Aquaculture
Examiner: Tomáš Korytář, Ph.D.

Basics of Scientific Communications
Examiner: Assoc. Prof. Borys Dzyuba

Doctoral Studies Board

Doctoral Studies Board Chairman
Assoc. Prof. Martin Pšenička
FFPW USB
Zátiší 728/II
389 25, Vodňany

Doctoral Studies Board members
Prof. Tomáš Policar
FFPW USB
Zátiší 728/II
389 25, Vodňany

Assoc. Prof. Jan Mráz
FFPW USB
Na Sádkách 1780
370 05, České Budějovice

Assoc. Prof. Martin Kocour
FFPW USB
Zátiší 728/II
389 25, Vodňany

Prof. Pavel Kozák
Rector's Office
Branišovská 1645/31a
370 05, České Budějovice

Prof. Jan Kubečka
Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre CAS
Na sádkách 7
370 05, České Budějovice

Assoc. Prof. Radka Symonová
Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre CAS 
Na sádkách 7
370 05, České Budějovice

Assoc. Prof. Pavel Horký
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague 
Kamýcká 129
165 00, Praha-Suchdol

Pavel Jurajda, Ph.D.
Institute of Vertebrate Biology CAS
Květná 8
603 65, Brno

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