Important Information, Dates, Rules and Documents

Master´s Study - Main Events during the Academic Year

Entrance Exams for M.Sc. Study Programmes
Registering for the M.Sc. Thesis Topic
Registering for a Subsequent Unit of Study
Registering for the State Examination and the M.Sc. Thesis Defense
Study Requirements Control Before the State Examination
Writing and Submitting the M.Sc. Thesis
M.Sc. Thesis Defense
The Second Part of the State Examination
Entrance Exams for Ph.D. Study Programmes
Graduation Ceremony, Diploma

Entrance Exams for Follow-up Master’s Programmes Genetics, Molecular Biology and Virology, and Microbiology Organized by the study advisor for the relevant Follow-up Master’s Study Programme in cooperation with the Study Affairs Division. Current application deadlines and interview time ranges are always published here well in advance. You will be informed about the specific date and time of your interview within the specified time range electronically through SIS no later than 30 days before the date of the exam. Code of Admissions Procedure, Charles University Admission Conditions and Requirements Electronic Application Obtaining a Transcript of Completed Study Requirements from SIS Question Topics for Entrance Exams - Genetics, Molecular Biology and Virology M.Sc. Programme Question Topics for Entrance Exams - Microbiology M.Sc. Programme
Registering for the Master’s Thesis Topic Only electronically, via SIS. Mandatory for 1^st-year students. For important dates see Schedule of the Academic Year Registering for the Master’s Thesis Topic in SIS, Necessary Approvals (methodological guidelines)
Registering for a Subsequent Unit of Study For important dates see Schedule of the Academic Year. Registration for a Subsequent Unit of Study (methodological guidelines)
Registering for the State Examination and Master’s Thesis Defense Only electronically, via SIS. For important dates see SIS (for the State Examination, select the relevant programme/specialization under "Course", filter, and then click on "Detail" For the thesis defense, select "Diploma Thesis" under "Subject," filter, select the relevant programme, and click on "Detail"). Registering for the State Examination (methodological guidelines) Request for a Distance Form of State Examination (the respective form) Justifying Absence from State Examination (methodological guidelines)
Study Requirements Control Before the State Examination Only electronically, via SIS. For important dates see SIS (for the State Examination, select the relevant programme/specialization under "Course", filter, and then click on "Detail" For the thesis defense, select "Diploma Thesis" under "Subject," filter, select the relevant programme/specialization, and click on "Detail"). Faculty of Science Rules of Study Study Requirements Control Before the State Examination (methodological guidelines)
Writing and Submitting the Master’s Thesis Only electronically, via SIS. SIS will close after the submission deadline, and late submissions are NOT POSSIBLE! Note: The thesis can be submitted electronically in SIS (by clicking "SUBMIT") only after the PDF/A check confirms that the thesis is in the correct format. Therefore, do not leave electronic submission until the last minute! *Requests for late submission (e.g., due to technical or other reasons) will not be accommodated.* . For important dates see SIS (select the relevant programme/specialization* and click on "Detail"). Formal Recommendations for Writing a Master’s Thesis at the Department of Genetics and Microbiology (Czech version) Formal Appearance of the Master´s Thesis Title Page (Czech and English versions) Prescribed Text of the Student’s Declaration on the Master’s Thesis (Czech version) Allowed Version of the Charles University Emblem for Use on the Master’s Thesis – Graphic Format III (Czech version) Allowed File Formats and File Size for Master´s Theses Turnitin - instruction for checking (in SIS) the final thesis before its submiting (methodological guidelines) Submitting Master´s Thesis in the SIS (methodological guidelines; including the guide for supervisors on how to request the delay of the publication of the entire thesis or its appendices) Checking for Plagiarism and the Respective Rules (Rector´s Measure and guidelines - Czech version) Rules for Recording, Submitting and Publishing Theses (Dean´s Measure*)
Master’s Thesis Defense (SZ1) Organized by the study advisor for the relevant follow-up Master’s programme. For important dates see SIS (select the relevant programme/specialization* and click on "Detail", within the Detail, check the "Date" and "End" fields, which indicate the relevant time range). Specific time schedules for individual students' thesis defenses can be found on the right* (usually published at least 14 days before the event, often earlier). Form for the Supervisor’s Report Form for the Reviewer’s Report Detailed Time Schedule of Thesis Defenses - Genetics, Molecular Biology and Virology (Czech version) Detailed Time Schedule of Thesis Defenses - Microbiology (Czech version) The Organization of Master’s Thesis Defenses at the Department of Genetics and Microbiology
The Second Part of the State Examination (SZ2) Organized by the study advisor for the relevant follow-up Master’s programme. For important dates see SIS (select the relevant programme/specialization* under "Course," filter, and then click on "Detail." Within the Detail, check the "Date" and "End" fields, which indicate the relevant time range). Detailed Time Schedule of SZ2 - Genetics, Molecular Biology and Virology* (Czech version) Detailed Time Schedule of SZ2 - Microbiology (Czech version) Requested knowledge for SZ2 Rules for Organization and Evaluation of State Final Examinations (methodological guidelines for examination committees - Czech version)
Entrance Exams for Doctoral Study Programmes Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics and Virology, and Microbiology Organized by the guarantor of the relevant doctoral programme in cooperation with the Study Affairs Division. Current application deadlines and interview time ranges are always published here well in advance. You will be informed about the specific date and time of your interview within the specified time range electronically through SIS no later than 30 days before the date of the exam. Code of Admission Procedure, Charles University Electronic Application Admission Conditions, Important Dates and Numbers, List of Required Application Apendices, Request for Online Entrance Exam General information about the DSP Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics and Virology (including information about entrance exams and conditions of study) General information about the DSP Microbiology (including information about entrance exams and conditions of study)
Master’s Graduation Ceremony Current dates can be found here General Information on the Graduation Ceremony and Diploma, How to Get YourDiploma without Participating in the Graduation Ceremony Request for Inclusion of Titles from the Previous Study Level in the Diploma (Czech version) Latin Text of the Master’s Pledge with Czech Translation

Important Information, Dates, Rules and Documents

Master´s Study - Main Events during the Academic Year

Entrance Exams for Follow-up Master’s Programmes Genetics, Molecular Biology and Virology, and Microbiology

Registering for the Master’s Thesis Topic

Registering for a Subsequent Unit of Study

Registering for the State Examination and Master’s Thesis Defense

Study Requirements Control Before the State Examination

Writing and Submitting the Master’s Thesis

Master’s Thesis Defense (SZ1)

The Second Part of the State Examination (SZ2)

Entrance Exams for Doctoral Study Programmes Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics and Virology, and Microbiology

Master’s Graduation Ceremony

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