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Faculty of Mining and Geology

Information on degree branches

CodeDegree Branch TitleLanguage of InstructionStandard Length of Study
2102R001Economics and Management in the Field of Raw MaterialsCzech3.0 years
Qualification AwardedBachelor degree, Bc.
Level of QualificationFirst Cycle
Access to Further StudiesThe graduates may continue in a Second cycle
Graduation Requirements180 ECTS Credits, Final state examination, Bachelor thesis
Mode of StudyFull-time
Branch Director or EquivalentPersonal IDName
VAN74doc. Ing. Michal Vaněk, Ph.D.
Course Structure Diagram with ECTS Credits1. year / Winter semester1. year / Summer semester
30 ECTS Credits30 ECTS Credits
2. year / Winter semester2. year / Summer semester
30 ECTS Credits30 ECTS Credits
3. year / Winter semester3. year / Summer semester
30 ECTS Credits30 ECTS Credits
Specific Admission Requirements
Specific admission requirements are determined by the Dean of the faculty. For more information please click here.
Specific Arrangements for the Recognition of Prior Learning
Informal learning - max. 60% of credits gained in prior lifelong learning can be recognized, as determined by the Dean of the Faculty.
Qualification Requirements and Regulations
Qualification Requirements:
Finished secondary education with secondary school-leaving exam.
Regulations:
The Czech educational system is regulated by the Higher Education Act (Act 111/1998). Studies at VSB-TUO are regulated by the Statute of VSB – Technical University of Ostrava.
Profile of the Branch
Study branch Economics and management in the field of raw materials comes out from the opinion that industrial enterprise economic results are reflex of technical solution of particular processes. Management of industrial enterprise economics has to arise from the knowledge of production process technology. Study branch has fundament in the field of natural sciences (physic, geology, raw materials deposits, raw materials processing etc). These knowledge enable to students to understand the key problems of deposits extraction are connected with industrial enterprise economic results. Economic disciplines create the economic system of enterprise. There are described its basic elements, its operation, design and analysis. There is paid attention to information from the point of view of general approach and from the point of view of accountancy. Industrial enterprise financing is connected with problems of banking. Industrial enterprise management concerns the general principles but also staff management from the point of view of human resources management, psychology and sociology. Substantial attention is devoted to legal problems in connection to economics but also in connection to mining industry.
Key Learning Outcomes
Key Lerning Outcomes are Expressed in following Structure: Knowledge, Skills, General competencies
Knowledge:
The Bc. graduate profile is a description of the personal qualities, skills and attributes a student is expected to obtain by the end of an undergraduate degree programme at the University.
Skills:
Graduates have a thorough understanding of the theories, concepts and methods of their particular subjects. They have also acquired understanding of options, conditions and limitations of applying the theories and general concepts in practice.
General competencies:
Graduates are able to generate ideas, concepts, proposals, solutions or arguments both in response to set briefs and self initiated activity. They can select, classify and interpret relevant information for developing an idea from the first concept to finished outcome of providing solutions to practical problems. They are also able to provide for implementation of basic research projects in the framework of solving practical problems. In that effort, they demonstrate resourcefulness, entrepreneurship and professionalism. Graduates have abilities to access, identify, organise and communicate knowledge effectively in both written and spoken Czech and one foreign language. They can lead in the community, and have willingness and ability to engage in constructive discourse with both experts in their field and general public. They are critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning, adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples
Study branch graduates can be employed in technical and economical grades of enterprise in the field of raw materials industry but also in economical grades of various institutions, in universities and research establishments.
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
Examination regulations, assesment and grading are described in the Study and Examination Rules.
Curriculum:
Remark:
Course block: Compulsory - all courses are compulsory.
Course block: Choice-compulsory - student has to choose at least one course from the list of courses.
Course block: Optional - student can choose any course from the list of courses.
 
IMPORTANT: Student has to select so many courses to reach 30 ECTS credits per semester. Rules in detail and convenient selection of courses can be consulted with the programmme director.
Bellow stated courses are assigned for the degree studies only. Students coming to VSB-TUO for an exchange stay must select courses from the List of courses for exchange students.
 
1. Semester1. yearWinter semester30 ECTS Credits
2. Semester1. yearSummer semester30 ECTS Credits
3. Semester2. yearWinter semester30 ECTS Credits
4. Semester2. yearSummer semester30 ECTS Credits
5. Semester3. yearWinter semester30 ECTS Credits
6. Semester3. yearSummer semester30 ECTS Credits