Study programmes
General and Comparative Literature
Study program:
General and Comparative Literature
SP code:
P0232D090050
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:
General and Comparative Literature
SP name in Latin:
Litterarum studia generalia atque comparativa
SP profile:
academically oriented
SP characteristics
The Ph.D. programme in General and Comparative Literature allows for each student’s individual growth based on his/her field of expertise and preferences within the discipline. Students develop a profound insight into comparative literary methods in a more general context of the humanities; a special emphasis is placed on literary theory, text interpretation, and selected topics in the history of world literature.
Study in the programme combines tasks and duties applying to all students with individual work on a dissertation thesis. Additionally, each student is assigned a portfolio of research and academic activities.
The comparative approach, a distinctive feature of the discipline, constitutes its methodological basis; it can be applied either to purely literary material or to the comparative analysis of literary texts in relation to other types of art, and elements or features of culture and media that generate cultural meaning. The programme aims at producing educated, independent and creative experts ready to do research in the comparative analysis of distinct literatures and literary features against the background of the general contexts of culture, interdisciplinary approaches and specificities of a multicultural world.
Study in the programme combines tasks and duties applying to all students with individual work on a dissertation thesis. Additionally, each student is assigned a portfolio of research and academic activities.
The comparative approach, a distinctive feature of the discipline, constitutes its methodological basis; it can be applied either to purely literary material or to the comparative analysis of literary texts in relation to other types of art, and elements or features of culture and media that generate cultural meaning. The programme aims at producing educated, independent and creative experts ready to do research in the comparative analysis of distinct literatures and literary features against the background of the general contexts of culture, interdisciplinary approaches and specificities of a multicultural world.
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Graduate profile for the public:
Graduates of the Ph.D. programme in General and Comparative Literature are fully qualified for the comparison of literary texts, movements and poetics of specific linguistic and cultural areas, and their mutual relationships. Well-grounded in comparative methods and equipped with a knowledge of a particular cultural region and its language, graduates are qualified for interpreting literary texts and other artefacts in the light of adequate literary and arts theories and interpretation methods; employing state-of-the-art research findings, they are ready to produce their own conclusions and solutions that contribute to the knowledge in the field; they are able to define the similarities and differences between cultures and nations as understood by humanistic ethics. Graduates may find employment in higher education, academic institutions and specialized research, in journals specializing in literature, arts and art history, in cultural institutions, in public administration in the field of management of cultural policy, in culture-related positions in diplomacy, and other positions and areas.
Related accreditations
| Faculty | Name of the study program | Language of instruction | Study form |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filozofická fakulta | General and Comparative Literature | angličtina | prezenční |
| Filozofická fakulta | General and Comparative Literature | angličtina | kombinovaná |
| Filozofická fakulta | Obecná a srovnávací literatura (komparatistika) | čeština | prezenční |
Teaching provided by
Faculty:
- Faculty of Arts (FF) https://www.ff.cuni.cz
Cooperating institutions:
No
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Foreign university joint diploma type:
No
External department:
No
Classification
Area of education:
- Philology
SP structure
Specialisation:
No
Double-curriculum study:
No
Data for persons with disabilities
Contact person for persons with disability:
PhDr. David Čáp, Ph.D.
Web page for persons with disability:
Further information about the study of persons with disability:
Personal provision
Garant SP:
- prof. Dr. phil. Josef Vojvodík, M.A.
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Subject Area Board Members:
- Chairman, Vojvodík Josef, prof. Dr. phil., M.A. (from 26.11.2020)
- Members, Bílek Petr, prof. PhDr., CSc. (from 2.8.2021)
- Members, Češka Jakub, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (from 2.8.2021)
- Members, Fulka Josef, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (from 2.8.2021)
- Members, Glanc Tomáš, prof. Dr. (from 2.8.2021)
- Members, Heczková Libuše, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (from 2.8.2021)
- Members, Holý Jiří, prof. PhDr., DrSc. (from 2.8.2021)
- Members, Housková Anna, prof. PhDr., CSc. (from 2.8.2021)
- Members, Hrbata Zdeněk, prof. PhDr., CSc. (from 2.8.2021)
- Members, Hrdlička Josef, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (from 2.8.2021)
- Members, Kubíček Tomáš, prof. PhDr., Ph.D. (from 2.8.2021)
- Members, Kuzmičová Anežka, Mgr., Ph.D. (from 2.8.2021)
- Members, Pelán Jiří, prof. PhDr., Ph.D. (from 2.8.2021)
- Members, Pokorný Martin, Mgr., Ph.D. (from 2.8.2021)
- Members, Procházka Martin, prof. PhDr., CSc. (from 2.8.2021)
Instruction
Admission procedure requirements:
Study programme (branch) is open for applicants for the academic year
2026/2027:
- Faculty of Arts - Admission procedure requirements
Can be studied in combination
No combinations have been found
