Study programmes

Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental Health

Study program:
Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental Health
SP code:
P0912D350154
Study form:
combined
Study type:
doctoral
Standard duration of study in years:
4
Language of instruction:
Czech
Title:
Ph.D.
Title:
No
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SP name in English:
Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental Health
SP name in Latin:
Neurologia, psychiatria, disciplina mentis humanae excolendae
SP profile:
academically oriented

SP characteristics

Study Program (SP) Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental Health is an academically focused SP dealing with the function of the nervous system and the mechanisms responsible for the emergence of neurological or psychiatric diseases and possibilities of their pharmacological influence from the molecular level up to to a whole organism.
The aim of the study is to prepare SP graduates for independent work in the field of basic and clinical research, to deepen the theoretical foundations in the selected field of study and to acquire methods of scientific work.
The results of their work contribute to the development of science and scientific knowledge, as well as to the development of clinical neurology and psychiatry.
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Graduate profile for the public:
Graduate in Doctoral Studies (PhD) Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental Health acquires deep theoretical and methodological knowledge in the field of neurology and psychiatry at the current state of knowledge. He/she identifies current problems in neurology and psychiatry, and brings his own original solutions. He/she is eligible to perform the profession of a researcher in neurology and psychiatry. He/she will acquire the scientific research methods and principles of independent scientific work and teamwork, problem identification, formulation and evidence of hypotheses, as well as ethical, legal and social aspects of scientific work. The results of their work contributes to the development of science and scientific knowledge, and also to the development of clinical neurology and psychiatry.

Graduates are able to lead smaller teams of researchers, lead research projects, design grants, carry out clinical studies, take responsibility for complex solutions to scientific problems. He / she knows the basics of statistics and is able to choose adequate methods for processing the results and their presentation at the current level of technology. He is able to interpret the obtained results in the context of the current state of knowledge. The graduate masters clinical diagnosis and treatment of neurological or psychiatric diseases to an adequate extent.

Related accreditations

Faculty Name of the study program Language of instruction Study form
Lékařská fakulta v Plzni Neurologie, psychiatrie a duševní zdraví čeština prezenční

Teaching provided by

Faculty:
  • Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen (LFP)
Cooperating institutions:
No
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Foreign university joint diploma type:
No
External department:
No

Classification

Area of education:
  • General Medicine and Dentistry

SP structure

Specialisation:
No
Double-curriculum study:
No
Data for persons with disabilities
Contact person for persons with disability:
Mgr. Bc. Petra Buňatová
Web page for persons with disability:
Further information about the study of persons with disability:

Personal provision

Garant SP:
  • prof. MUDr. Jan Vevera, Ph.D.
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Subject Area Board Members:
  • Chairman, Vevera Jan, prof. MUDr., Ph.D. (from 18.9.2024)
  • Members, Beran Jiří, doc. MUDr., CSc. (from 30.1.2025)
  • Members, Fiala Luděk, doc. MUDr., MBA, Ph.D. (from 30.1.2025)
  • Members, Hořejší Petr, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (from 30.1.2025)
  • Members, Kalvach Pavel, prof. MUDr., CSc. (from 30.1.2025)
  • Members, Podlipný Jiří, MUDr., Ph.D. (from 30.1.2025)
  • Members, Polívka Jiří, MUDr., CSc. (from 30.1.2025)
  • Members, Potužník Pavel, MUDr., Ph.D. (from 30.1.2025)
  • Members, Štětkářová Ivana, prof. MUDr., CSc., MHA (from 30.1.2025)

Instruction

Admission procedure requirements:
Study programme (branch) is open for applicants for the academic year 2026/2027:
Admission procedure requirements in the acaademic year 2025/2026:

Can be studied in combination

No combinations have been found