Masarykova univerzita branches

The institute provides teaching in general linguistic disciplines, general and comparative linguistics. The study focuses on Lithuanian, Finnish, Latvian and Estonian. We provide courses in Japanese culture and society or lectures and seminars on history, literature and religion.

The Institute provides teaching in the field of physics with a focus on condensed matter physics. It also specializes in applied optics, vibrational spectroscopy of biopolymers, structural biology, correlated electron systems, radiation biophysics and radiobiology or biomedical ethics.

The laboratory is devoted to research on molecular physiology of plants and analysis of biologically significant molecular complexes. It also specialises in the molecular basis of cellular and tissue regulation or plant hormones. We use biological, biochemical, biophysical and genetic techniques for our research.

We provide training in optometry and orthoptics. Teaching specialises in spectacle technology, economics and business management, ophthalmic instruments, geometric optics, contact lenses. It also deals with medical first aid, the manufacture of optical aids or the basics of pedagogy and education.

The department prepares future teachers of Czech language and literature. The study focuses on linguistic bohemistics and didactics of the Czech language. It also specialises in 19th and 20th century literature and youth literature, literary criticism, artistic performance, didactics or text interpretation.

The department provides teaching in the fields of media studies, journalism and media communication from the historical, theoretical and practical points of view. We provide the opportunity to undertake internships in newsrooms. We conduct research and engage in projects.

Operation of the astronomical observatory, which is equipped with a CCD camera.

Providing teaching of basic chemistry disciplines for students of bachelor studies with a focus on chemistry, biology, geology and physics and for students of chemistry teaching. The department conducts research in the areas of nitrogen, fluorine, phosphorus, sulphur, selenium and hafnium compounds or molecular structure.