Overview

This Environmental Health Sciences programme from Masaryk University will prepare graduates with outstanding profiles for both the national and international labour markets. The graduates have broad experiences with active communication in English (that is practised during all study), carry other transferable skills and competencies learned through practical addressing of specific problems as well as own preparation and running of small projects.

Career opportunities

Graduates will be able to successfully work within national and international set up at institutions and universities running research programmes on chemical contamination and other environmental factors affecting ecosystems and human health, including related fields of big data analyses, mathematical biology, bioinformatics and biomedicine. In addition to research, graduates may aim to institutions involved in safety assessment and control of various environmental matrices, food safety and risk assessment.

Graduates of the programme may also actively work in the organizations controlling chemical risks, in laboratories or research departments of innovative biotechnological enterprises, in companies focusing on environmental technologies including bioremediations or in the regional or governmental authorities.

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Programme Structure

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

to independently and creatively plan and conduct research and master methodologies and models in the field of environmental stressors and their interactions with human and ecosystems

to write and publish critical research studies –papers – and prepare these for publication in the best scientific journals

to present and defend own research results at the international scientific conference

to understand and use broader theoretical knowledge on the interaction of chemicals and other environmental factors on human health and ecosystems

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Health Sciences Environmental Sciences View 5 other PhDs in Environmental Sciences in Czech Republic

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

The admission interview is usually in an online form and consists of two parts:

expert interview – checking expertise background and motivation (max. 200 points),
Language part – check of communication skills in English, interview and expert discussion is in English (max. 100 points)

To be admitted, applicants must obtain a total of at least 120 points in the expert knowledge part and 60 points in the language part.

Successful applicants are informed of their acceptance via e-mail and subsequently receive an invitation to the enrolment.

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Tuition Fee

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International

3000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3000 EUR per year during 48 months.
EU/EEA

3000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3000 EUR per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Brno

13555 - 21979 CZK /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Duration

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Credits

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General requirements

Student insurance

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Tuition Fee

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Living costs for Brno

Funding

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