Study programmes

Master’s Degree Program "Parasitology" focuses on the major groups of medically and veterinarily important eukaryotic parasites, especially parasitic protists, arthropods and helminths and their vectors. The program studies all aspects of parasites’ life, especially their physiology, cell and molecular biology and biochemistry, interactions with hosts primarily at the molecular level, pathogenicity, epidemiology, ecology, morphology, taxonomy, diagnostics and therapy principles. Vectors are studied especially in terms of their ability to transmit different parasites, their taxonomy, distribution and ecology. The study program examines parasitic organisms and their vectors using both classical and modern molecular approaches typical for experimental biological and biomedical disciplines. In addition to specialized theoretical education, the program graduate gains practical experience and skills in formulating scientific hypotheses and their verification during their own experimental work with parasitic organisms.