Application submission date
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Application submission date: |
30.11.2023 |
Charge for the admission procedure
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Programme/Branch characteristic
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It is an interdisciplinary study branch which connects classical physics (particularly continuum mechanics and thermodynamics) with mathematical analysis and numerical mathematics. The student should go through the construction or understanding of the physical model, its mathematical analysis up to its numerical solution.
Due to the complexity of problems studied both in the research and in the praxis a closed colaboration among specialist from different areas is needed. Typically, the physicists and engineers contruct the models and mathematicians study the mathematical properties of the models and solve the models numerically. These specialists often use different languages to describe the same problem. The graduates of this programme should be able to communicate with all of them and are therefore prepared to lead such groups. Moreover, they should also be prepared to solve simpler problems by themselves: from the construction of the model through its analysis up to its numerical solution.
Description of verification and evaluation criteria
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Invitation to subject entrance examination
The invitation to the subject entrance examination will be sent to those applicants, who
• submitted a complete application together with its obligatory attachments 2,3 and 4 before the deadline,
• paid the application fee,
• did not obtain the confirmation of the waiver of the subject entrance examination before mid-December, 2023.
The invitation to an entrance examination is delivered through the University Electronic Information System. In mid-December, 2023, all applicants without a waiver receive an invitation to take the entrance examination from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. If the Faculty approves the waiver, the invitation ceases to apply.
The entrance examination consists of two parts, subject and language one. The subject part of the entrance examination takes the form of a discussion about the chosen study programme. The committee gives the applicant three questions related to the chosen study programme. The committee judges the correctness of the answer, the knowledge of the field and overall readiness for doctoral studies. Each answer is evaluated on the binary Pass/Fail scale. The applicant must obtain three passing grades. If the applicant has chosen one of the thesis topics offered by the faculty and has obtained an approval of a future supervisor, or if the committee accepts the annotation of the applicant‘s own topic, the applicant will successfully pass the exam with only two passing grades from three questions.
Language part of the entrance examination
The language part of the entrance examination consists of a written test. The applicant may obtain a maximum of 100 points, the threshold for passing the exam is 50 points.
Conditions for admission
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Admission to Doctoral studies is conditioned by successful completion of a Master's study programme.
Verification method: |
entrance exam |
Confirmation date (of entrance exam) from: |
17.01.2024 |
Until: |
18.01.2024 |
Alternative date (of entrance exam): |
25.01.2024 |
Until: |
25.01.2024 |
Rules governing exemption from entrance examination
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Waiver conditions of the subject entrance examination
The subject entrance examination may be waived for applicants who have chosen one of the thesis topics offered by the faculty and obtained an approval of a future supervisor, and for whom at least one of the following conditions applies:
1. their original scientific work on a relevant topic has been published, or has been accepted for publication, in a reviewed medium indexed by MathSciNet, SCOPUS or ISI Web of Knowledge databases;
2. they have achieved excellent results in their master's study programme in the field of Physics, Computer Science, or Mathematics;
3. they have achieved other remarkable results testifying their ability for doctoral studies.
It is necessary to apply for the waiver and prove that the applicant satisfies some of the above conditions, by no later than November 30, 2023
Conditions for a language examination waiver
The language examination will be waived if the applicant fulfills at least one of the following waiver conditions:
A. The applicant spent at least two years of his/her previous education at secondary or university level with English as the sole language of instruction in one of the following countries: Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Malta, New Zealand, South Africa, UK or USA.
B. The applicant does not need to take the language examination of English if (s)he has already passed one of the following exams (in some cases we recognize the exam only with a minimum score or level):
• General State Language Examination in English in the Czech Republic
• examination in English at Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
• TOEFL (paper) – 550 points
• TOEFL (computer) – 213 points
• TOEFL (internet) – 80 points
• IELTS – 7 points
• C2 Proficiency (formerly known as CPE) - Pass
• C1 Advanced (formerly known as CAE) - Pass
• B2 First (formerly known as FCE) – Grade A
• City&Guilds International ESOL, or City&Guilds International Spoken ESOL: Expert level - expert level
• TELC (The European Language Certificates) – TELC English C1 - Pass
• UNIcert English for Mathematicians: Level C1 – level C1
• Melab – 77 points
• Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) - Pass
• Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) – 605 points
The language examination waiver and the compliance with one of the conditions mentioned above must be requested before the deadlines mentioned above.
Information about graduate employment
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The holder of the diploma graduated from the doctoral study of a program which is combined between mathematics and classical physics and is directed to modelling in the physics of solids, liquids and gases with possible applications in the material science, geophysics, biology or medicine. Due to the content of the doctoral thesis the student dealt with creation or properties of models in mechanics and thermodynamics of fluids and solids, the connected mathematical or numerical analysis of the corresponding systems of partial differential equations or their numerical solution. The graduates of this program have good knowledge of mathematical and numerical analysis, classical physics and applications of numerical methods, and are able to fomulate, analyze and numerically solve real world problems.