Introduction
This international doctoral study program with a double degree is implemented on the basis of an inter-university agreement between Charles University and the University of Sapienza dated 6.12.2018.
Training takes place in Russian. Education in the specialty of German Slavic studies is free.
Website and additional information: germanoslavistika.ff.cuni.cz
Admission exam: two rounds
Content, subject of the entrance examination:
First part
1. Evaluation of the project of the thesis (max. 15 points)
Criteria for evaluation:An accessible and clearly formulated project that meets the criteria for a specialty and has minor flaws: 12-15 points
An accessible and clearly formulated project that meets the criteria of the specialty, which has some drawbacks, but in an acceptable form: 8-11 points
Weak and unconvincing project, the chances of successful completion of the project are only hypothetical: 4-7 points
Unsatisfactory project, without any orientation in the problematic: 0-3 pointsSecond (oral) part (max. 45 points)Discussion on the specialty on the proposed project of the thesis: 0-20 points
Assessment of the achieved professional level and educational level of the applicant: 0-10 points
Knowledge of literature in the specialty: 0-15 pointsAll applicants who have applied are invited to the oral part of the exam.
Exam requirements:
Program accredited in Russian
It is necessary to know Russian at the B2 level (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), that is, the applicant must know Russian enough so that he can read scientific literature in his specialty and attend linguistic and literary lectures and participate in discussions. In addition, knowledge of the Czech language or Slovak language at a level not lower than A2 is required. The entrance exams are held partly in Russian and partly in Czech. An integral part of the assessment of all parts of the admission examination is the assessment of the applicant's oral response.
Recommended topics for dissertation projects:The highest levels of the linguistic system of Germanic and Slavic languages (functional morphology, syntax, syntax of the text, linguistics of the text, stylistics, lexicology, pragmatics) from a theoretical or practical point of view
Historical development of Germanic and Slavic languages
Literary theory
Literary history with focus on Germanic and Slavic regions
Cultural history with focus on Germanic and Slavic regions
ComparativeThe applicant discusses the selected topic in advance with the chairman of the dissertation council.
Chairman of the Dissertation Council: doc. Mgr. Libuše Heczková, Ph.D. Contact: libuse.heczkova@ff.cuni.cz
To be admitted to the specialty "Germanoslavistics", an applicant must score at least 30 points during the entrance exams and, at the same time, in accordance with the number of points scored, take a place in the applicants' queue, which corresponds to a predetermined estimated number of enrolled applicants for a specific training program (see Requirements for training for individual programs), while this condition must be fulfilled by all applicants who scored the same number of points as the applicant who took the last place in the queue for admission.
The estimated number of enrolled applicants is determined separately for full-time and separately for combined forms of study.
Only applicants who have submitted documents confirming their previous education can be admitted to training, no later than the date of enrollment.
