Jihočeská univerzita

The University of South Bohemia is a State University located in Ceske Budejovice. The profile of the university is natural, humanitarian and social sciences. The University’s campus is one of the most beautiful in the Czech Republic.

The University of South Bohemia is the best among all young universities in the Czech Republic. Championship of the University of South Bohemia confirms the global ranking of universities by The Times Higher Education (THE) in 2020. In the Young University Rankings, the University of South Bohemia is ranked 201-250 in the world and 1 in the Czech Republic.

The University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice is a modern educational institution, a center of science and research in the South of the Czech Republic. The University of South Bohemia was founded in 1991. The University continued the tradition of training teachers and specialists in various fields of agro-industrial production, theological research, and fish farming developed in Ceske Budejovice.

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• The University has 9,000 students in 220 specialties of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral studies.

• The University consists of 8 faculties: economic, fisheries and water protection, philosophical, pedagogical, natural history, theological, medical social and agricultural.

• The University of South Bohemia cooperates with 400 universities around the world. The University supports study and research trips of students abroad.

• Together with the Johannes Kepler University in Linz (Austria), the University of South Bohemia implements training in the Biological Chemistry specialty. Also, the University of South Bohemia offers students the opportunity to obtain a double degree in cooperation with partner foreign universities.

• The University of South Bohemia is included in the world rankings of universities, for example, the THE ranking in 2020 put the university in 201-250 place.

• A significant success of the University of South Bohemia is the opening of the CENAKVA fish farming and water protection center, which is unique on a European scale, and the opening of its own polar research station in Spitsbergen.

• Graduates of the University of South Bohemia are in demand in the labor market. The unemployment rate among them is no more than 5 %.

One of the most beautiful university campuses in the Czech Republic is located in Ceske Budejovice. Studying at the University of South Bohemia offers practical benefits: the most affordable accommodation in hostels in the Czech Republic and inexpensive meals in the University canteen.

• The University campus is located in a quiet part of the city.

• On the campus there is a lot of greenery, recreation areas, benches, including unique benches of Vaclav Havel, by the architect Borzhek Shipek. An English-style park is located in the central part of the campus.

• The University provides students with comfortable living conditions. The University dormitory is designed for 2000 people.

• The University has an academic library with 450,000 books, textbooks and manuals.

• Concerts and promotions for students and the public are regularly held right on campus.

• Economics and management

• Analysis in economic and financial practices

• Tourism

• Regional development management

• Finance and accounting

• Economic Informatics

Submission of applications: until April 30. Admission without entrance exams based on the rating of the last 4 years of the school. Foreign applicants must additionally provide a certificate of knowledge of the Czech language at least at the B1 level.

Master’s degree programs:

• Finance and accounting

• Applied informatics

• Economics and management

• Analysis in economic and financial practices

• EU structural policy and rural development

Submission of applications: until April 30. The entrance exam takes the form of a written test in the specialty.

Faculty of philosophy

The faculty of philosophy trains future researchers and secondary school teachers. Bachelor’s specialties:

• English language and literature

• Archaeology

• Archival affairs

• Bohemistry

• History of art

• Aesthetics

• French language and literature

• History

• Italian language and literature

• Cultural study

• German language and literature

• Spanish language and literature

Master’s degree programs:

• English and American literature

• Archaeology

• Archival affairs

• Bohemistry

• Czech and German studies

• Art history and visual studies

• History

• Cultural studies

• French philology

• Spanish philology

• Translation from English + Translation from French

• Translation from English + Translation from Spanish

• Italian language

At the faculty of philosophy, you can get a pedagogical specialty. Teacher training involves a combination of two specialties.

In bachelor’s and master’s programs, you can combine the following specialties:

• English language and literature for teaching in secondary schools

• Czech language and literature for teaching in secondary schools

• History for teaching in secondary schools

• French for teaching in secondary schools

• German for teaching in secondary schools

• Spanish for teaching in secondary schools

• Czech and German studies

• French for European and international trade

• Spanish for European and international trade

Pedagogical faculty

The pedagogical faculty is the largest faculty of the University of South Bohemia. It trains future primary and secondary school teachers. The faculty’s work is based on a 60-year tradition of teaching teachers in the South Bohemian region. At the faculty, you can study pedagogy with a specialization in IT, foreign languages, physical culture, ecology or psychology.

Bachelor’s and master’s degrees:

• Geography in public administration

• Physical culture and sports

• Special pedagogy for preschool children

• Psychology

• Art therapy

• Social pedagogy

• Primary school teacher

• Healthy lifestyle education

• Information technology and e-learning

• Fundamentals of industrial engineering (teaching)

• Playing an instrument or singing (teaching)

• Graphic creativity

• English – History

• English – German

• English – Geography

• English – Social sciences

• English – Physical education and sports

• Czech language and literature – English

• Czech language and literature – Music

• Czech language and literature – German

• Czech language and literature – Social sciences

• Czech language and literature – Artwork

• (and other teaching specialties)

Continuous master’s degree program:

• Primary school teacher

Faculty of natural sciences

The faculty is distinguished by modern equipment and high-quality research. The faculty offers biological, chemical, physical, mathematical and IT specialties. You can also get a teaching specialty at the faculty. The faculty has field stations in tropical and polar regions. The faculty works closely with the Biological Center of the Academy of Sciences.

Bachelor’s specialties:

• Applied informatics

• Bioinformatics

• Applied mathematics

• Biophysics

• Biological chemistry

• Biology

• Biology in education

• Biomedical laboratory equipment

• Environmental protection

• Mechatronics

• Measuring and computing technology

• Physics

• Physics in education

• Chemistry

• Chemistry in education

• Computer science in education

• Mathematics in education

Master’s degree programs:

• Applied informatics

• Biophysics

• Biological chemistry

• Experimental biology

• Clinical biology

• Parasitology

• Ecosystem biology

• Teaching biology in secondary schools

• Botany

• Teaching physics in secondary schools

• Physical measurement and modeling

• Teaching chemistry in secondary schools

• Environmental chemistry

• Biochemistry

• Teaching mathematics in secondary schools

• Teaching mathematics in secondary schools

• Zoology

Faculty of fisheries and water conservation

It is one of the most modern educational institutions in the whole of Europe, training specialists in fishing, management and environmental protection in the Czech Republic and Europe. The faculty has experimental equipment for studying aquaculture, hydrobiology, toxicology, fish diseases, reproduction, genetics, and fish breeding.

Bachelor’s specialties:

• Water protection

• Fishing

Admission without entrance exams.

Master’s degree programs:

• Fisheries and protection of waters

Faculty of medicine and social sciences

It is the second largest faculty of the University of South Bohemia and one of the few in the Czech Republic that specializes in medical and social issues.

Bachelor’s specialties:

• Protection of the population, with special attention to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear cores and explosives

• Nurse

• Rehabilitation and psychosocial support for disabled children, adults and the elderly

• Radiology

• Medical laboratory assistant

• Paramedic

• Physiotherapy

• Dietetics

• Public health protection

• Obstetrics

• Social work in public administration

• Special pedagogy

• Special pedagogy – education

Master’s degree programs:

• Civil preparedness for emergencies

• Nursing in selected clinical areas

• Rehabilitation – psychosocial assistance for disabled children, adults and the elderly

• Specialist in the protection and promotion of public health

Faculty of agriculture

The faculty of agriculture is the oldest faculty of the University of South Bohemia, while it meets modern European trends in agriculture – it deals with the technological, natural, social, economic and cultural aspects of agriculture.

Bachelor’s specialties:

• Zootechnics

• Agroecology

• Sustainable agriculture systems

• Agricultural biotechnologies

• Agriculture

• Agricultural and transport equipment: trade, service and services

• Biology and conservation of organisms

• Improvement and transfer of real estate

Master’s degree programs:

• Agroecology

• Agricultural business

• Quality of agricultural products

• Agricultural and transport equipment

• Agricultural biotechnologies

• Agricultural engineering

• Zootechnics

• Biology and conservation of organisms

• Improvement and transfer of real estate

Admission without entrance exams.