Introduction
Application submission date
Application submission date: 30.04.2021
Program/Branch characteristic
The language of instruction is English. Germanic and Nordic Languages and Literatures is a fee-paying program; the annual tuition fee is CZK 2,000.
Description of verification and evaluation criteria
Entrance examination: single round – oral interview
The content, subject matter of the entrance examination
Discussion of the submitted proposal for Ph.D. dissertation: 0–30 points
Assessment of the applicant’s previous studies, research, and other academic activities: 0–15 points
Assessment of the applicant’s knowledge of secondary literature: 0–15 points
Recommended dissertation topics:
German Language, Danish Language, Norwegian Language, Swedish Language, Finnish Language, Dutch Language, German Literature (we particularly welcome topics in German-speaking literature in the Czech Lands), Danish Literature, Norwegian Literature, Swedish Literature, Finnish Literature, Dutch LiteraturePh.D. topics must be consulted beforehand with the Chair of the Subject Area Board. Chair of the Subject Area Board (Program Director): Professor Manager. Martin Humpál, Ph.D., martin.humpal@ff.cuni.cz.
An applicant can only be admitted if they are awarded a minimum of 30 points in the entrance examination and, at the same time, score enough points to place among the expected number of students admitted to the respective program of study; admissions will be granted to all applicants who score the same number of points as the applicant who comes in the last place in the ranking of admissions. Please note that different expected numbers of admissions apply to full-time and combined forms of study. Applicants cannot be admitted without submitting evidence of their prior education no later than on the enrolment day.
Conditions for admission
Admission to Doctoral studies is conditioned by successful completion of a Master's study program.
Verification method: entrance exam
Confirmation date (of entrance exam): 14.06.2021 - 16.06.2021
Alternative date (of entrance exam): 22.06.2021
Information about graduate employment
The graduate of Germanic and Nordic Languages and Literatures is a highly educated expert who is qualified for research in his/her field, i. e., in Germanic and Nordic linguistics or literature. He/she is ready for scholarly work and further growth in the academic area. He/she is able to manage language and literary problems where language skills and philological work are required, or where the theory and history of individual literature in all its linguistic and historical-cultural contexts are needed. The graduate can be active in the media, in state administration, in cultural management, and wherever a high degree of philological and literary knowledge is required in an interdisciplinary and intercultural perspective.
Tuition fee for studies in a foreign language
Tuition [CZK] / per period: 2000 CZK / year
