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E-learning preparatory courses
The Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University offers three e-learning preparatory courses for students who intend to take the entrance exam for the General Medicine and Dentistry programme in the English language. The biology, chemistry and physics can be purchased separately.
Why to choose e-learning?
- study in the comfort of your home
- study whenever is convenient for you
- choose your own pace
Proven success rate:
According to our statistics, 80% of course participants pass the entrance exam!
Course goals
- revising and broadening your secondary school knowledge of biology, chemistry and physics
- practising skills essential for success on the entrance examination
Course description
- Each course consists of several units (see the course contents), which cover the theoretical issues needed to understand the given topic.
- Each unit contains a short test providing feedback on a particular part of the course content. You can also join a discussion group where you can communicate with both your classmates and tutors.
- Individual courses are concluded with final tests similar to the actual entrance exam; the results inform the participants about their chances of passing the entrance exam.
Each course costs 100 euros and can be purchased online. Courses are available to purchase from 1 November 2025 to 22 July 2026 and open until 15 September 2026.
All participants will receive a password for logging in to the university's online system after paying.
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Courses content
Biology
- What are cells? The chemical composition of cells
- Prokaryotic cell structure
- Eukaryotic cell structure, membranes, osmosis
- The structure and function of eukaryotic cell organelles
- Cell functions in unicellular and multicellular organisms
- Cell information – DNA
- Protein synthesis in cells
- Cellular responses to external stimuli and intercellular communication
- Cell division and DNA replication
- Heredity
- Diseases in human
- Viruses
- Breakthrough discoveries in medical biology
- Blood, haemostasis and immunity
- Bones and the skeletal system
- Muscles
- The heart
- The circulatory system
- The respiratory system
- The digestive system
- Metabolism and temperature regulation
- The renal system
- Endocrinology
- Reproduction
- The nervous system
Chemistry
- Basic chemical terms
- Stoichiometric calculations
- Atomic structure
- The periodic table of elements
- Chemical bonds
- Nomenclature of inorganic compounds
- Solutions, electrolytes, acids and bases
- Oxidation and reduction
- A brief synopsis of inorganic compounds
- Introduction to organic chemistry
- Alcohols, thiols, aldehydes
- Carboxylic acids and their derivatives
- Amines, nitro compounds
- Heterocyclic compounds
- Saccharides
- Fatty acids and lipids
- Amino acids and proteins
- Enzymes
- Vitamins
- Nucleotides and nucleic acids
- Energy and metabolism
Physics
- Introduction
- The mechanics of solid bodies
- Harmonic motion, wave motion and sound
- Fluid mechanics
- The principles of thermodynamics
- The theory of electricity
- Magnetism and electromagnetism
- Optics
- Optics - Basic terms
- Optics - Optical imaging by lenses and mirrors
- Optics - The human eye and simple optical instruments
- Optics - Wave properties of light
- Optics - An introduction to photometry
- The theory of relativity
- The principles of quantum, atomic and nuclear physics
- The principles of quantum, atomic and nuclear physics - Introduction
- The principles of quantum, atomic and nuclear physics - The properties of electron shells
- The principles of quantum, atomic and nuclear physics - The atomic nucleus
- The principles of quantum, atomic and nuclear physics - Detecting and measuring ionizing radiation
