The faculty provides education in fire protection and industrial safety in bachelor, master and doctoral programs. The faculty includes the Department of Fire Protection, Occupational and Process Safety, Public Protection and Security Services.

The faculty provides education in both undergraduate and graduate programs focusing on the natural sciences. The faculty includes the departments of biology and ecology, physics, chemistry, computer science and computers, physical geography and geoecology, mathematics and the department of social geography and regional development.

Offering a degree with a humanities and science focus. Master's and doctoral studies include student involvement in research and artistic activities at the national and international level. Successful students are offered opportunities to complete part of their studies at partner institutions abroad.

The faculty offers studies in environmental science, geology, geodesy, mining engineering or applied physics. The faculty includes institutes of physics, geological engineering, geoinformatics, environmental engineering, economics and management systems, surveying and mining surveying.

The SIMLEK Simulation Centre of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ostrava has the same equipment as a real hospital. There is medical equipment and parts of pre-hospital care.