Detailed description of the programme
Botany, as a field of study, has a long tradition at the Charles University and belongs to a group of evolutionary and ecological oriented scientific disciplines. The programme provides education in systematics, diversity, evolution, and ecology of vascular and non-vascular plants, algae, fungi and related organisms. The study comprises both theoretical and practical education by means of lectures, seminars, field excursions, and laboratory courses which provide training for research and applied practice. The graduates elaborate diploma thesis in the fields of systematics, evolution, and ecology of plant species and their populations, and in vegetation and landscape ecology in present and historical perspectives. The Master programme offers training in five specialities, namely Phycology and algal ecology, Bryology and lichenology, Mycology, Plant ecology, and Vascular plants.
Study plans (list of lectures) for individual study programmes can be found here.
Career opportunities
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Basic and applied research
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Nature conservancy
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Educational institutions
Application submission
The application is submitted electronically via the Charles University study information system. The completed application must be submitted electronically in the study information system and payment must be made no later than 31. 3. 2025. The fee for the admission procedure is 100 EUR.
Admissions examination
The regular date of the entrance examination is for all follow-up Master's programmes 17.–21. 6. 2024, the alternative date is 27.–28. 6. 2024. A request for an alternative term is submitted and processed through the University's electronic information system.
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The two-round exam on the basis of the annexes submitted (first round) and in form of an oral interview from botany (second round).
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The exam is aimed at testing applicant’s general knowledge of the field. The exam includes a discussion about the topic of the applicant’s bachelor thesis and a discussion about a topic for a master thesis.
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Examination is assessed with a maximum of 100 points.
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During the admission examination, the applicant will present a transcript of the courses completed during previous study.
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The admission exam is held in English.
Further information can be found in the admission requirements.
Applicants with specific needs
If you have a medical disability, you can apply for a modification of the entrance exam. Further information can be found in the admission requirements.
Departments participating in teaching
The following departments are involved in the teaching of this study programme:
Guarantor of the programme
Assoc. Prof. Petr Sklenář
petr.sklenar@natur.cuni.cz
Have a question?
Full information about the admissions process can be found on the website for applicants. For questions, please contact the admissions contact at prihlaska@natur.cuni.cz.