Introduction
Application submission date
Application submission date: 30.04.2021
Program/Branch characteristic
The program offered jointly by the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Sciences.
The language of instruction is English. Political Science is a fee-paying program; the annual tuition fee is 2000 CZK.
Description of verification and evaluation criteria
Entrance examination: two-round examination
During the first round, the examining body will assess the submitted proposals based on their quality and compatibility of the submitted proposal with the topics designated as priority for the specific academic year.The content, subject matter of the entrance examinationFirst part – assessment of dissertation proposal (max. 30 points)
assessment criteria:
clearly formulated and highly professional, with only minor shortcomings: 23–30 points;
clearly formulated and highly professional, with more serious shortcomings, though acceptable: 15–22 points;
weak and unpersuasive, the likelihood of successfully implementing the proposal is only hypothetical: 7–14 points;
completely insufficient, suggesting non-existent grounding in the topic: 0–6 points.
All applicants who acquire at least 15 points in the first part are invited to the oral part.
second (oral) part (max. 30 points)
Discussion of a submitted proposal for Ph.D. dissertation: 0–20 points
Assessment of the applicant’s previous academic activities: 0–10 points
The discussion of the proposal will focus on the following:
The goals of the dissertation research,
The theoretical and methodological bases for the proposal,
The feasibility of the research and its limits.
When assessing academic activities, careful attention will be given to whether the applicant’s academic publications (articles, essays) relate to the proposed dissertation topic.
Recommended dissertation topics:
democracy and political order
history of ideas: important events of Czech and world history from the standpoint of the practical application of political ideas
Chair of the Subject Area Board (Program Director): professor PhDr. Blanka Říchová, CSc. (Faculty of Social Sciences), e-mail: blanka.richova@fsv.cuni.cz. Ph.D. topics must be consulted beforehand with the Faculty of Arts’ contact person. The contact person is doc. PhDr. Ing. Milan Znoj, CSc. (milan.znoj@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
Graduates of the doctoral program in Political Science have theoretical and methodological expertise and the ability to apply these skills to analysis as well as to critically reflect various approaches to analysis and to select relevant research methods. They have the ability to further develop their knowledge and participate in preparing and implementing international grant projects. Furthermore, graduates have skills in teamwork and participation in multidisciplinary projects. They are also able to conduct analyses of contemporary trends taking into consideration their historical roots and the actors’ cultural specificities.
Tuition fee for studies in a foreign language
Tuition [CZK] / per period: 2000 CZK / year
