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Environmental Biology
Graduates will acquire basic knowledge of biological, ecological and environmental sciences. Understands the principles and chronology of the evolution of life on Earth with emphasis on the evolution of Central European nature in the postglacial, knows the historical context of range changes, patterns of distribution of biota in the context of climatic and anthropic changes, and applies the acquired knowledge in the assessment of contemporary changes of the Earth, region and locality. Based on key features, can classify and specify important microorganisms, algae, fungi, bryophytes, vascular plants, invertebrates and vertebrates. They can define their life requirements, indicator traits, adaptations to changed conditions and their relationship to habitat. Apply knowledge of theoretical population, community and ecosystem ecology to biodiversity conservation issues and biological principles of nature conservation. Recognizes the formative types of habitats and ecosystems of Slovakia, their structure, ecological characteristics, main threat factors and impacts of their action, as well as basic management of their protection and restoration. He/she is oriented in the priorities of nature and landscape conservation, has an overview of general, territorial and species nature conservation at the theoretical and practical level, understands the genetic approach to management and protection of populations. He/she is familiar with the principles of ecological research and monitoring, bioindications and biomonitoring. Understands the basic concepts, processes, principles and problems related to the different components of the environment (lithosphere, soil, water, air and biota). Understands monitoring and information systems related to these components. Knows the interrelationships between (i) biota, (ii) public and environmental health, and (iii) different forms of mechanical, physico-chemical and anthropic disturbances within the different components of the environment. The acquired knowledge can also be understood in the legislative framework by mastering the basic legal terminology, institutional provision of law, competences, powers and decision-making processes of public administration bodies, the legislative process itself, as well as the basic sectoral - component legislation at the international level, the level of the European Union and the Slovak Republic.
Skills
The graduate is characterised by independence in solving specific problems. Proficient in:
- basic methods used in molecular biology to diagnose and study the biodiversity of microorganisms and macroorganisms,
- current field and laboratory methods in biology, ecology, conservation biology,
- current field and laboratory methods in environmental science for the assessment of soil, water and air,
- basic principles of investigative methods for the assessment of public and environmental health,
- qualitative and quantitative data acquisition methods, - monitoring and biomonitoring methods,
- database processing,
- basic statistical characterization and basic statistical processing of data,
- spatial or graphical interpretation of data in a GIS environment,
- preparation of a simple project proposal along with budget for various domestic and international grant mechanisms.
Competencies
The graduate will apply his/her biological, ecological and environmental education at lower management levels in various public, private and non-governmental organizations focused on nature and landscape conservation, care of the environment and its individual components, management of ecological and environmental problems and risks. He or she may work in specialised laboratories, as a database manager of biological, ecological and environmental data and as a GIS worker for spatial interpretation and graphical output of these data. Graduates may also pursue further university studies in the field or related fields of study.
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The admission examination for the first degree of study in both full-time and part-time form of study
in the academic year 2026/2027 will take place as follows:
1. applicants to study programmes of the Faculty of Business Administration of the MBU may be admitted without admission examinations on the basis of a proposal of the person responsible for the study programme in the event that the number of applicants to the study programme does not exceed the planned number. The basic condition for their admission will be the successful completion of secondary school by passing the matriculation examination;
2. if the number of applicants registered for a given study programme significantly exceeds the planned capacity of the faculty, applicants will be admitted on the basis of the results of the entrance examination (written tests). The entrance examination may also be conducted online. The decision on the form of the entrance examination is the responsibility of the person responsible for the study programme. The successful candidate must achieve a minimum pass mark of 50 % in the written test (in the case of teaching programmes in a combination of subjects, the pass mark relates to the test for each subject).
The written tests will be written:
- in mathematics within the scope of the grammar school curriculum for the study of mathematics, mathematics teaching,
- in physics within the scope of the grammar school curriculum for the study of physics teaching,
- in the overview of the technical application of mathematics and physics for the study of technology teaching,
- in biology within the scope of the grammar school curriculum for the study of biology teaching,
- in biology and ecology within the scope of the high school curriculum for the study of environmental biology,
- in chemistry within the scope of the high school curriculum for the study of chemistry teaching,
- in chemistry within the scope of the high school curriculum for the study of forensic and criminal chemistry.
The entrance examination for the study programme Forensic and Criminalistic Chemistry will be waived for applicants who, during their studies at secondary school, have become successful solvers of the regional round of the Chemical Olympiad (in category A, B or C) or the national round of the Chemical Olympiad (in category EF). In such a case it is necessary to submit a copy of the diploma confirming the placement or successful solution of the relevant round of the Chemical Olympiad, or other confirmation of placement issued by the organizer of the relevant round of the competition, to the application for studies;
- in geography within the scope of the grammar school curriculum for the study of geography teaching,
- in basic science subjects: geography, biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics for the study of applied geosciences,
- from mathematics and computer science within the scope of the grammar school curriculum for the study of teaching computer science, applied computer science and software development,
- from pedagogy at the level of a graduate of a secondary pedagogical school and from the overview of the technical application of mathematics and physics for the study of teaching practical
-training.
Conditions of admission to teacher study programmes, where one of the approbation subjects is a subject implemented at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Maribor (www.pdf.umb.sk).
Conditions of admission to teacher study programmes, where one of the approbation subjects is a subject implemented at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at the University of Maribor (www.pdf.umb.sk).ff.umb.sk).
Conditions of admission to teacher study programmes, where one of the subjects of admission is physical education implemented at FTVŠaZ UMB, can be found on the faculty's website (www.ftvsz.umb.sk).
Conditions for international students
Applicants for a bachelor's degree who have completed their secondary education in a European Union country (with the exception of the Czech Republic, which does not require recognition of a diploma), Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Russia, China or Iceland, they are obliged to deliver by post or in person the clause on the recognition of the degree of education in documentary form together with a certified copy of the document on education (matriculation certificate) in documentary form and its official translation into the Slovak language. Information on obtaining and using the recognition clause of a foreign education degree can be found on the website of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Slovak Republic:
https://uznavanie.minedu.sk/en/category/recognition-statement.
Bachelor's degree applicants who have completed their secondary education in a country that has not established a recognition clause are obliged to deliver by post or in person an officially certified copy of the decision on recognition of the education document (matriculation certificate) obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic. The decision on the recognition of the foreign secondary education document is issued by the regional office of the school administration in the region where the applicant has his/her permanent residence or by the Regional Office of the School Administration in Banská Bystrica (https://uznavanie.minedu.sk/en/category/recognition-of-secondary-education).
If the study applicant does not deliver the degree recognition clause together with the obligatory attachments (in the case of applicants for bachelor's studies who have completed their secondary education in an EU country with the exception of the Czech Republic) by the time of verification of the fulfilment of the admission conditions at the faculty in question, the following documents must be submitted, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Russia, China or Iceland) or an officially certified copy of the decision on the recognition of the degree (in the case of other applicants), may be admitted conditionally. The applicant is obliged to submit the aforementioned documents no later than on the date set for enrolment in the university studies.
Conditions of admission without the entrance exam
Candidates enrolled in study programmes of the Faculty of Business Administration of the MBU may be admitted without entrance examinations on the basis of a proposal of the person responsible for the study programme if the number of applicants for the study programme does not exceed the planned number. The basic condition for their admission will be the successful completion of secondary school by passing the matriculation examination.
Coordinator for students with specific needs
COORDINATOR FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS
doc. PaedDr. Patrik Voštinár, PhD. (no. dv. F 132); 048/ 446 7132;
email: patrik.vostinar@umb.sk
The application deadline for bachelor's and master's degree programmes, both full-time and part-time, is 30 April 2026. For bachelor's degree programmes with physical education, the application deadline for the first round is 28 February 2026 and for the second round is 1 May to 31 May 2026. The postmark date is the date of the postmark.
An applicant may apply for multiple degree programs, and a new application must be submitted and documented for each program. A copy of proof of fee payment must be attached to each application. Without proof of payment of the fee, the applicant's application will not be accepted and will be returned.
The amount of the fee for the admission procedure for one study programme of full-time and part-time study is 35,- € (in case of sending also an electronic application 32,- €). In case of multiple applications, the amount is the same.
The fee is not refundable for applicants who have failed the entrance examinations or have not taken part in them. In case the applicant fails to attend the entrance examination for serious reasons, part of the fee will be refunded to him/her on the basis of an application, which must be delivered to the Study Department of the Faculty of Business and Economics of the MBU by the date of the entrance examination (the date of postmark is decisive).
Tests
written form
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Apply the application for study
01.11.2025 - 30.04.2026
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Performance of the entrance exam
10.06.2026 - 12.06.2026
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- Maturitné vysvedčenie (paper form)
- Proof of Payment (paper form)
- Vysvedčenie z posledného ročníka (paper form)
- Curriculum vitae (paper form)
Standard length of study: cost free
Billing information (also posted at www.platby.umb.sk):
1. Payment of the fee from EU countries:
Account name: Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
Name and address of the bank: the State Treasury, Radlinského 32, 810 05 Bratislava 15
Account number/IBAN: SK75 8180 0000 0070 0009 5590
SWIFT/BIC: SPSRSKBA
VS (variable symbol): 5031 (for applicants for bachelor studies)
KS (constant symbol): 0308 - non-cash payments
S (specific symbol): birth number (for applicants from the Slovak Republic) date of birth in DDMMYYY (for foreign applicants)
Recipient message: applicant's name and surname
2.
Account name: Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
Name and address of the bank: Všeobecná úverová banka, a. s, Mlynské Nivy 1, 829 90 Bratislava
Account number/IBAN: SK75 8180 0000 0070 0009 5590
SWIFT/BIC: SUBASKBXXXXXX
VS (variable symbol): 5031 (for applicants for Bachelor's studies)
KS (constant symbol): 0308 - non-cash payments
ŠS (specific symbol): birth number (for applicants from the Slovak Republic) date of birth in the form DDMMRR (for foreign applicants)
Recipient message: name and surname of the applicant
Payment by postal order is not accepted due to the impossibility to identify the payer in the University's information system.
The payment of the admission fee must be made by bank transfer by the applicant or his/her authorised person no later than the last day on which the application form can be sent. An application for studies without payment of the admission fee in the prescribed amount will not be accepted.
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Last update: 26.09.2025 12:05