“One only has to look around to see that the importance of nature and environmental protection will grow rapidly in the coming years. But we cannot solve most problems - big and small - without society: without the economy, politics, education, the public sphere and civic engagement. That's why we offer a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies that focuses on the social sciences - the only one of its kind in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

We are doing everything we can to ensure that our field of study produces more educated, skilled and open-minded people. People who are ready to defend nature and environmental protection in various fields: in public administration and politics, in NGOs, in business, in education and in research.

I am glad you are here - and I invite you to study our field!”

doc. Mgr. Karel Stibral, Ph.D.
Head of Department

For a better idea of what you can study with us, you can also watch VIDEO of student presentations of final master theses. The presentations were made in the course Working with Professional Text, in which students had to prepare a 3-minute presentation (elevator speech) using the SUCCESS principle ("Made to stick", Dan and Chip Heath).

“Graduation in this field will enable a better and more objective understanding of the environmental context of life in today's world.”

Michal Bittner
Scientist, ecotoxicologist at the RECETOX Centre, Masaryk University

“In the Department of Environmental Studies, I had the opportunity to study a field that really interested me and developed my ability to think systemically and comprehensively.”

Blanka Machová
Project manager in the consulting department, founder and managing director of a packaging-free grocery and drugstore

“In retrospect, what I appreciate most from my studies is the friendly attitude of the teachers and the safe and inspiring environment they were able to create in class, on field trips, and at extracurricular events. Enviro, and by extension the entire FSS, showed me that higher education can be meaningful and fulfilling.”

Tereza Navrátilová
Lecturer in the Lipka organisation, Assistant to the Secretariat of the MU Language Education Centre

“My Erasmus+ trips and getting to know how other European universities work have been crucial for me. I would advise current students to definitely go on a study abroad or internship during their studies. I'm glad that my studies have equipped me with the proper education that allows me to prepare projects in a way that makes sense from a conservation and climate protection point of view.”

Lukáš Kala
Head of the Department of International Relations and Internationalisation at MENDELU, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Environmental Science and Natural Resources at MENDELU.

“Environmental studies give students both an excellent general overview in a unique combination of humanities and science subjects, but also the opportunity to get involved in interesting projects during their studies and to start collaborating with potential future employers.”

Michal Medek
Specialist worker

“During your studies you will meet a lot of great people who care about the fate of our shared home and you will have the opportunity to get to know the workings of the environmental movement.”

Adam Bílek
Analytik ve firmě JIC