Branch programme/details

The language of instruction is English. The annual tuition fee is 25,000 CZK.

Entrance examination: single round – oral interview

Entrance examinations for all applicants will be held remotely via video conference.

Depending on the topic of the dissertation project proposal, all three parts of the oral interview will be held in one of these languages: German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, Finnish.

Content and subject matter of entrance examination

1. Discussion of submitted proposal for PhD dissertation: 0–30 points
2. Assessment of the applicant’s previous studies, research, and other academic activities: 0–15 points
3. Assessment of the applicant’s knowledge of secondary literature: 0–15 points

Recommended areas for 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 Literature

Applicants must consult the Chair of the Subject Area Board about the topic of their PhD dissertation in advance. Chair of the Subject Area Board (Programme Director): prof. Mgr. Martin Humpál, Ph.D., martin.humpal@ff.cuni.cz.

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Conditions of the admission procedure: https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/prijimacky/index.php?do=info_fakulta&fak=11210

Admission to Doctoral studies is conditioned by successful completion of a Master's study programme.

proof of language competence, i.e. scan of any of the following documents of language competence in the foreign language in which the study programme is accredited: secondary school-leaving examination with a curriculum realised in the relevant foreign language; proof of completion of any university degree programme accredited in the relevant foreign language; proof of successful completion of any certified examination in the relevant foreign language at B2 level or higher according to the list in the appendix to these Requirements, proof of completion of a language examination in the relevant foreign language at B2 level or higher, completed as part of any university course; for graduates of the Faculty of Arts or other faculties of Charles University, a relevant document generated from the information system may be submitted instead of a certified copy. The list of language certificates recognised by the University is attached to these Requirements.

English

Level B2

• BEC 2 – The Business English Certificate 2
• Education First certificate in English 10, 11, 12
• FCE – First Certificate in English
• IELTS 5.5 – 6.4
• International ESOL and Spoken ESOL – Communicator (City&Guilds)
• International ESOL and Spoken ESOL – Communicator LanguageCert
• Pearson JETSET 5
• Pearson PTE Academic 42–58 points
• Pearson PTE General Level 3
• Pitman Intermediate (Level 2) – Intermediate First Class Pass – B2 Vantage
• STANAG 6001 – 2nd degree (examination of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic)
• state basic language examination
• TELC – B2 English for Technical Purposes
• TELC – Certificate in English for Business Purposes – B2
• TELC (The European Language Certificates) – Certificate in English – advantage (B2)
• TESA – Test of English for Studies Abroad 42-49 points
• TOEFL CB 183–212
• TOEFL iBT 65–78
• TOEFL paper 513–549
• UNIcert II

Level C1–C2

• BEC 3 – The Business English Certificate 3
• CAE – Certificate in Advanced English
• CEIBT – Certificate in English for International Business and Trade
• CPE – Certificate of Proficiency in English
• Education First certificate in English 13, 14, 15, 16
• IELTS 6.5 – 9
• ILEC – International Legal English Examination (Cambridge)
• International ESOL and Spoken ESOL – Expert (City&Guilds)
• International ESOL and Spoken ESOL – Expert LanguageCert
• International ESOL and Spoken ESOL – Mastery (City&Guilds)
• International ESOL and Spoken ESOL – Mastery Language Cert
• Pearson JETSET 6
• Pearson JETSET 7
• Pearson PTE Academic 59–90 points
• Pearson PTE General Level 4, 5
• Pitman Advanced (Level 3)
• Pitman Higher Intermediate (Level 2)
• proof of completion of a study programme focused on English (English/American Studies) at a higher education institutiion
• school-leaving (maturita) examination in English as the first foreign language in grammar school classes with teaching of selected subjects in a foreign language
• special state language exam – interpreting, translating
• STANAG 6001 – 3rd degree (examination of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic)
• state general language examination
• TESA – Test of English for Studies Abroad 50-60
• TOEFL CB 213–300
• TOEFL iBT 79–120
• TOEFL paper 550–677
• UNIcert III–IV