The aim of this doctoral degree study programme is to prepare scholars in the field of education. A graduate of the doctoral study programme in education is qualified to independently carry out highly specialized scholarly and research activities in educational fields. Graduates are equipped with skills and knowledge in basic and more specialized educational disciplines, in the methodology of educational research, designing and conducting empirical research and evaluating its results, in presenting original research findings to the scholarly community, and in cooperating with specialists from other departments both on national and international level.

Graduate skills

• demonstrate a deeper knowledge of basic and more specialized educational disciplines
• demonstrate a deeper knowledge and skills pertaining to the methodology of educational research
• design and conduct educational research and evaluate its results
• present the research findings to the scholarly community
• cooperate with specialists from other departments on national and international levels

Graduate employment

Graduates of the doctoral degree study programme in education can be a valuable human resource particularly at higher-education institutions, especially departments of educational sciences of faculties of education; at faculties of art and other faculties of similar orientation in the Czech Republic; in various educational organizations and research departments; and in consultancy and managerial organizations.

Eligibility Criteria

Only university graduates of Master's degree programmes with a corresponding or similar specialization can be admitted to the doctoral study programme (full-time or combined mode) after passing an entrance examination.

You do not have to come to Brno personally to take the entrance exam. The result of the admission process depends on the quality of the documents that you provide. Those will be assessed by the admission committee and you will be notified about the results via e-mail.

Terms of Admission

It is recommended that you choose and contact your supervisor before sending your application. For more information, please contact Mgr. Roman Švaříček, Ph.D. at svaricek@mail.muni.cz.

1. Submission of an electronic application in the Masaryk University Information System.
2. Submission of a research proposal for the doctoral dissertation (in English).
3. Submission of a list of published works (if any).
4. Submission of an academic Curriculum Vitae (in English).
5. Submission of an officially attested copy of applicant's Master's degree (recognition of a foreign university degree, if applicable).
6. Demonstrate English-language skills at the C2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Language.
7. Receive a positive recommendation from the Education Doctoral Studies Committee, which is based on an oral entrance examination and a complex evaluation of the materials set out in points above.
8. In addition, all applicants with foreign degrees (except as set out below) must submit their Master's degree for official recognition in the Czech Republic. Applicants without this official recognition are not permitted to enroll at the University. Detailed instructions can be found here.

• Holders of degrees from universities located in countries with which the Czech Republic has a treaty on the bilateral recognition of academic degrees and titles (at the present time: Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Slovenia), please click here.
• Holders of degrees from universities located in Slovakia should follow the instructions set out here.

Contents of the oral entrance examination

1. The extent of preparedness for academic research.
2. Applicant's conception for the major specialization in terms of the studied subject.
3. The dissertation project.
4. Language skills. 

Application

Create your application here.

Applications Filing Period

1 January - 30 April for the enrollment in the Fall semester

1 July - 31 October for the enrollment in the Spring semester

Documents set out above in the Terms of Admission are required to be provided in digital form and attached to the online application by April 30th or October 31st.

Contact

admission@phil.muni.cz

Tuition fees: € 2,500/academic year (degree program taught in English).

Students who require a visa and who are denied one will be refunded 90 % of the school-fee only if they send us confirmation that their visa was denied. The money will be returned by bank transfer only.

Programmes taught in Czech are completely tuition fee, but a serious working knowledge of Czech is required.

If you are interested in studying in Czech or would like to improve your command of the language, you might consider registering in a preliminary language course one year prior to your enrolment at Masaryk University.

The one-year-long preparatory course is designed specifically for students seeking enrolment into a university degree programme taught in Czech. This course will help you develop your Czech language skills and/or improve your existing knowledge of the language to enable you to pass the entrance exams and pursue the degree of your choice at Masaryk University. In addition to improving your level of Czech, this course will also provide you with a better understanding of Czech society and culture.