The Bachelor's and Master's thesis assignment protocol (docx, pdf, available in the Forms for students) must be completed and submitted no later than during the 3rd semester for Bachelor's programmes and during the 1st semester for Master's programmes. The assignment protocol should be prepared for the student by the supervisor. Students can consult the chosen supervisor in advance with the head of the department (Ján Štěrba), especially in the case of external supervisors which are not employed at FSc USB.

The prepared protocol should be electronically signed by the supervisor and the student (instructions for a certified USB e-signature here); in the case of external supervisor also by the faculty guarantor; in the case of a thesis perfomerd at an institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, also by the director of the institute.

The student then sends the assignment to the secretary of the Department of Chemistry (K. Žižková - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or directly to the head of the department.

If for some reason it is not possible to sign the assignment by a certified electronic singature, it is possible to sing it. using a simple electronic signature - see the procedure for obtaining a simple electronic signatures in PDF:

We have prepared an aid for you to fill in the assignment protocol:

We prepared some instructions for students preparing their Bachelor's and Masters theses. DO NOT forget to include the "thesis declaration" - you can find the actual version of the Faculty website (in Information for Students) and also consult your supervisor on how to prepare the thesis.

Rules and recommendations for writing of Bsc. and MSc. theses
The rules are mandatory for all theses to be defended at the Department of Chemistry FS USB. In the event of any of points 2 to 6 being unfulfilled the student will not be permitted to defence their thesis, i.e. the thesis will be evaluated as grade 4 (FAIL).

Requirements_and_recommendations_for writing bachelor and master theses at the Department of Chemistry valid from the academic year 2024/2025 - currently valid newest version.

Requirements_and_recommendations_for writing bachelor and master theses at the Department of Chemistry valid until the end of the academic year 2023/2024.

Rules for writing bachelor and master theses at the Department of Chemistry valid until the end of the academic year 2022/2023.

Recommendations on writing of bachelor and master theses at Department of Chemistry valid until the end of the academic year 2002/2023.

Check the Faculty regulations and provisions of the dean and vice-dean.

For students working on their MASTERS theses in Linz:
even though you work in Linz, you need to fill in the Assignment of master thesis and submit it in Budweis (Study Dept.) with all the signatures - this is needed for the subsequent uploading of your finished thesis. You can do this anytime during your study, but the simplest and best will be, if you submit the assignment as soon as possible; you will not need to think about it when you are finishing.

When you finish your thesis, you need to upload your thesis in the STAG system.

Bachelor students and master students working in Budweis - of course, you need to submit the assignment as well. The sooner, the better. And of course, also upload your thesis into the STAG system.

For students of the cross-border study programmes who had their studies terminated by the University

Based on the Dean's measure D116 - On the specification of conditions for the admission of students to the cross-border study programmes, students who had their studies terminated will be re-accepted into the study only after passing an entrance exam. This also applies to students who remain students of JKU and are re-applying to USB!

See Study regulations.

If a compulsory or compulsory elective course (under the Department of Chemistry) is taught outside České Budějovice, the student can apply for reimbursement of the costs. Please send the documents related to the study to the secretariat of the Department of Chemistry (K. Žižková - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).

Ceny rektora

ak. rok       jméno                               program
2015/2016 Bc. Jacqueline Ecker            Biological Chemistry
2015/2016 Bc. Matthias Guggenberger  Biological Chemistry
2018/2019 BSc. Paul Strasser               Biological Chemistry
2018/2019 Bc. Nora Hagleitner             Biological Chemistry
2018/2019 Bc. Klára Pilsová                 Chemie
2020/2021 Bc. Kateřina Machulová       Chemie

2022/2023 BSc. Laura Zellner               Biological CHemistry

2023/2024 Bc. Miroslava Bromová      Biochemistry

Ceny děkana za vynikající výzkumné výsledky

ak. rok       jméno                                           obor
2015/2016 Mgr. Helena Mondeková                  Biological Chemistry
2015/2016 Mgr. Alexander Christoph Haindrich  Biological Chemistry
2016/2017 Mgr. Marie Jakešová                       Biological Chemistry
2016/2017 Mgr. Monika Litviňuková                  Biological Chemistry
2016/2017 Mgr. Dajana Tanasic                       Biological Chemistry
2017/2018 Mgr. Karel Hořejší                           Chemie životního prostředí
2018/2019 Mgr. Katharina Böttinger                 Biological Chemistry
2018/2019 Mgr. Lisa Hain, MSc                        Biological Chemistry
2018/2019 Mgr. Klára Pilsová                           Chemie životního prostředí
2022/2023 Bc. Klára Švihovcová                      Chemie
2022/2023 Bc. Josef Troup                              Chemie
2022/2023 Mgr. Anna Koutská                    Biochemie

2023/2024 Nina Dudáková                Biological Chemistry

2023/2024 Alfred Emiri              Biological Chemistry

2023/2024 Ondřej Šimeček        Biological Chemistry

2023/2024 Teresa Wagner        Biological Chemistry

2023/2024 Bc. Miroslava Bromová     Biochemistry

Ceny děkana za vynikající výzkumné výsledky udělené studentům, kteří vypracovali své kvalifikačřní práce na Katedře chemie

2016/2017 Mgr. Jaroslav Ondruš Experimentální biologie
2017/2018 Mgr. Hana Mašková Klinická biologie

Ceny děkana za vynikající vědecké výsledky

ak. rok       jméno                                   obor
2021/2022 Mgr. Barbora Kaščáková, Ph.D. Biochemie

2022:

Martina Poncarová (Ph.D. student) - 1. místo, Cena prof. Sládečka, XX. konference "Toxicita a biodegradibilita odpadů a látek významných ve vodním prostředí"

2023:

článek studentů 2. ročníku bakalářského programu Biological Chemistry - Artemis Charouli a Filipa Jeliće.

2024:

Martina Poncarová (Ph.D. student) - 2. místo, Cena prof. Sládečka, XXI. konference "Toxicita a biodegradibilita odpadů a látek významných ve vodním prostředí"

2024:

2023:

Philipp Hebesberger for his thesis Sirtuins as regulators of apoptosis induced proliferation in the eye of Drosphila melanogaster

Moritz Keller for his thesis The secrets encoded in the draft genome of Lentzea sp. strain BCCO-61, isolated from reclaimed mining heaps

Angela Kienberger for her thesis Detection and isolation of relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia miyamotoi, from Ixodes ricinus collected in the Czech Republic: separation of relapsing fever and Lyme disease spirochetes by cultivation on solid medium

Konstantin Kosenko for his thesis Combination of immunotherapy with inhibitors of glutamine metabolism

Anna Kruglhuber for her thesis Mechanism of retrograde transport in contact-dependent inhibition (CDI) toxins through the bacterial translocon.

Ondřej Kuchynka for his thesis Studies of expression and localization of endogenous G-protein subunits using bioluminescence imaging

Palavinnage D. Sanchila Kumaranatunga for her thesis Towards the establishment of a curated database for the signature gene of aerobic methane oxidizing microorganisms.

Mia Nußbaumer for her thesis Role of the serotonin receptor type 7 (5-HT7) in autoimmune disease

Nikola Opolzerová for her thesis Možnosti fotochemické degradace sulfonamidů a antibiotik ze skupiny diaminopyrimidinů

Solomia Pylypchuk for her thesis Molecular cloning, expression and purification of the tick salivary serpin IRS-7

Audra Salburg for her thesis 3D SBF-SEM analysis of inner organization of unicellular protist cell.

Klára Švihovcová for her Stanovení vybraných pohlavních a stresových hormonů savců pomocí APCI-LC/MS

Josef Troup for his thesis Stanovení vybraných fenolů v cigaretových nedopalcích pomocí kapalinové chromatografie

Adéla Veselá for her thesis Vývoj metody pro stanovení vybraných aromatických aminů pomocí LC/MS

Sabrina Vranjes for her thesis Differential expression of genes in replicative (spiral) and persistent (biofilms) forms of the causative agent of human Lyme borreliosis

Isabela Marie Vlasak for her thesis Identifying and quantifying the degradation efficiency of chitinase in Pseudomonas.

Victoria Weijler for her thesis Biocontrol of slugs: Effects of slug parasitic nematodes and bacterial metabolites on harmful slugs.

2022:

Jacqueline Bittner for her thesis Validation of mitochondrial localization and essentiality of prioritized proteins assigned to the tripartite attachment complex in the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei

Miroslava Bromová for her thesis A link between structure and activity of acyclic nusleoside phosphonates, inhibitors of Trypanosoma brucei purine phosphoribosyl transferases

Marco Halbeisen for his thesis Modelling of tick borne enecephalitis virus (TBEV) proteins and their complexes

Vladyslav Lazebnyk for his thesis Assembly of the unique Trypanosoma brucei F1-ATP synthase

Robin Schürz for his thesis Comparison of metabolic pathways in insect symbiotic bacteria

2021:

Mirjam Odermatt for her thesis Investigation of stability and dynamics of photosynthetic pigment- protein complexes using optical spectroscopy

Laura Zellner for her thesis Preparation of antibodies to determine the association of mitoribosomal complexes with mitochondrial membrane

2020:

Anna-Marija Andova for her thesis Determining the subcellular compartment in which the unique cleavage of mitochondrial F1 ATPase subunit alpha happens

Marc Ninou-Codina for his thesis Theoretical study of bacteriochlorophyll aggregates using methods of quantum chemistry and molecular mechanics

Lena Graf for her thesis Transformation of marine protist Diplonema papillatum – characterization of selected cell lines

Sasha Gratzl for his thesis Post-transcriptional regulation of TbIF1 in life cycle of Trypanosoma brucei

David Hollaus for his thesis Determining the role of F0F1-ATP synthase dimers in Trypanosoma brucei mitochondrial biogenesis

Iryna Kondrashchenko for her thesis Evaluation of different methods of glycan enrichment to their subsequent MS identification

Amelie Klein for her thesis Phylogenetic and seasonal patterns in the microbiome of mosquito vectors

Melissa Leibetseder for her thesis Latitudinal effect on mosquitoes microbiota

Vanja Mirosavljević for her thesis Effect of high fat diet feeding on resistance to bacterial infection in Drosophila melanogaster

Nora Müller for her thesis The novel kinetoplastid kinesin TbKIFx and its partner TbPH1 are associated with specific cytoskeletal structures of Trypanosoma brucei

Sebastian Tschernuth for his thesis The role of juvenile hormone during immune reponse in Drosophila melanogaster

The joint Bachelor's degree program in Biological Chemistry is organized and supported by the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at the JKU Linz and the Faculty of Sciences at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

The program focuses on competency skills and knowledge transfer in biological sciences, and also international experience and training as a chemist to pursue professional, scientific, and application-oriented careers. The program incorporates essential areas of chemistry crucial for overall knowledge in the field and also addresses an analysis of biological systems as well as areas of biology in which chemical procedures are crucial.
General education covers base knowledge in areas of inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, and physical chemistry. Compared to studies in “Technical Chemistry”, this program provides concentrated, in-depth instruction in areas of biological chemistry and biology.

The Bachelor Curriculum of Biological Chemistry consists of Biochemistry, Mathematics, and Physics, Biology, Analytical Chemistry, General and Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Informatics, Communications and Ethics, Physical Chemistry, Elective subjects, Molecular Biology.

The program is conducted entirely in English - B2 level is required for admission. Non-natively English-speaking participants must attend the courses titled “English for Chemists". Participants with proof of proficient knowledge of English need not take these courses (recognition process required). For them, we recommend alternative language courses, e.g., in Czech. The curriculum has been designed so that students spend ca. 50 % of the program studying at each university.

Every applicant must pass an entrance exam with some exceptions as announced (you can check the current rules, it will be very similar). We also included a check of the grades from the MINT courses, and only applicants with a good average grade from these courses will be allowed to participate in the entrance examination; currently, an average of 2.0 or better is accepted. The requirements for the entrance examination are included in the webpage listed above; you can pass the entrance exam either in person in Ceske Budejovice (Topics for entrance examination) or you can participate in online testing provided by the company SCIO (which is paid). For exceptions, see the documents here: https://www.prf.jcu.cz/en/admissions/admission-documents. Please note you should check the most actual document (thus, ideally in February for the most actual documents applied for the March deadline). 

The tuition fee is currently 500 CZK per year, it may be increased in the coming years most probably to 500 EURO per year - this will be yet announced and there will be possibilities to ask the dean to lower the fee; there is an additional fee at the partner university - a payment to the Student Union; further fees are paid after studying for too long time https://www.jku.at/en/degree-programs/students/start-your-studies/pay-austrian-student-union-fees-and-tuition/.

Potential Career Opportunities
The academic degree qualifies graduates to pursue careers as project and research assistants or laboratory managers in the field of Life Sciences. The international nature of the program, combined with English as the main language of instruction, particularly qualifies graduates for professions in multinational environments (such as EU institutions and internationally active business and corporations).

Program of Study: Bachelor's Degree in Biological Chemistry
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science (BSc) of the JKU Linz and a Bachelor's degree (Bc) awarded by the University of Southern Bohmemia
Program Length: 6 Semesters

ENTER BOOK
a helpful booklet on how to wurvive the first year in Linz, wrote by the first studednts of the study program.

Students are supported by various stipends from USB and JKU during their studies - the Dept. of Study Affairs will provide more information. Further possibilities fo stipends for students outside Austria.

First graduates of the Biological Chemistry program.

Bachelor and Master theses

The requirements for theses is very different at JKU and USB, especially for bachelor thesis. please, read the information on theses writing and number of submitted copies!

Contacts

Facebook group of Biological Chemistry students

The joint Bachelor's degree program in Biological Chemistry is organized and supported by the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at the JKU Linz and the Faculty of Sciences at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

The primary goal of the study program is to provide state-of-the-art education that encompasses molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry, and biophysics. The program represents an alternative extension of modern molecular, cellular and structural biology towards biochemistry, bio-organic chemistry, and biophysics.

The length of the study is 2.5 years (5 semesters). The first year of master's study takes place in Linz and involves the study of chemistry, structural biochemistry, and biophysical chemistry. The second year of instruction focuses on structural, molecular, and systems biology. Instruction takes place in Ceske Budejovice. During the fifth and final semester, students may choose at which university they wish to complete their studies.

A fee for studying at FSc USB in a foreign language is 500 CZK (or 20 EURO), as stated in the Provision of the Dean No. 83. Za studium v cizím jazyce se na PřF JU platí poplatek 500 Kč (anebo 20 EURO) za rok, viz Opatření děkanky D83.

The program is conducted entirely in English. Applicants from study programs other than Bachelor Biological Chemistry and other universities must provide a sufficient TOEFL score or pass an exam (see below).

The emphasis during the study is laid on modern forms of study focused on practical instruction with the use of modern information technology. A significant portion of the study program consists of practical training, praxis in research laboratories, and involvement in research projects.

Successful completion of the master's degree program will open the door to continuing on to doctoral studies in biochemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, or bioorganic chemistry. Graduates of the cross-border Biological Chemistry study program will receive a professional qualification at the frontier of modern chemistry and biology. This will clear the path for a wide range of employment positions at institutions undertaking basic and applied research and development, in chemical and biological laboratories, at biotechnology firms, universities, institutes of the Academy of Sciences, and private companies. Excellent knowledge of the English language will prepare graduates of this attractive discipline for involvement in international research teams or work abroad.

ENTER BOOK
a helpful booklet on how to survive the first year in Linz, written by the first students of the study program.

Admission

Admission to the study program is based primarily on the applicant's academic credentials and his/her knowledge of biology/chemistry/biophysics and the English language. Admission is granted without regard to sex, age, religion, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or marital status. The master’s “Biological Chemistry” study program welcomes qualified candidates for transfer admission from accredited universities with a completed bachelor's degree in molecular and cellular biology, chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics, or related fields showing substantial knowledge of biology and chemistry comparable to graduates of our bachelor Biological Chemistry program.

An official TOEFL level of at least B2 (SERR) will be required. The candidates without this TOEFL level will have to pass the internal English test at the Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia (FS USB).

A) Students who successfully graduated in the bachelor program Biological Chemistry from USB and JKU are admitted to the master's program automatically.

B) Applicants for masters program Biological Chemistry from other programs or universities

Applicants with sufficient background in chemistry and biology will have to pass a written exam composed of three parts:

• Biochemistry
• Molecular Biology
• General, Organic, and Analytical Chemistry.

Tuition fee
According to the guidelines of the Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic, students are required to pay a tuition fee. The tuition fee reflects extra administration and operational costs connected with running the study program in a foreign language (estimated to be around 10 EUR per student). The precise amount will be declared by the dean of the Faculty of Science at the beginning of each calendar year, in accordance with the Study and Exam Guidelines of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice.

Students are supported by various stipends from USB and JKU during their studies - the Dept. of Study Affairs will provide more information. Further possibilities fo stipends for students outside Austria.

Requirements for successful completion of studies
The requirements follow the Internal guidelines of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. Further requirements are specified in the Internal guidelines of the Faculty of Science of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. To complete the master’s study program in Biological Chemistry, four basic requirements have to be fulfilled. The student has to pass all required exams and acquire a sufficient amount of credits (≥ 150). The student is also required to defend a master's thesis and subsequently pass a final oral exam.

Bachelor and Master theses

The requirements for theses is very different at JKU and USB, especially for the bachelor thesis. please, read the information on theses writing!

Contacts

Facebook group of Biological Chemistry students