HIDA10 Doctoral Dissertation

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 25 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Boček, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tomáš Borovský, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tomáš Dvořák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. Mgr. Lukáš Fasora, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Bronislav Chocholáč, Dr. (seminar tutor)
prof. Mgr. Libor Jan, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Mgr. Tomáš Knoz, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jiří Němec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Radomír Vlček, CSc. (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Martin Wihoda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Martin Wihoda, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Hana Ambrožová
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • History (programme FF, D-HI_) (2)
Course objectives
In the dissertation, the student presents the results of the research that he/she arrived at during their studies. The dissertation must contain the results of the doctoral student's original research, including already published outputs or outputs accepted for publication. The work must demonstrate the ability and readiness for independent activity in the field of research or development or for autonomous theoretical and creative activity. The nature of the dissertation fully proves both deep knowledge in the field of specialization according to the topic of the dissertation and orientation in a broader historical context. The thesis must be submitted for defense in the Czech or Slovak language, it is also permissible to submit dissertations in one of the world languages (English, German, Russian, French), in agreement with the supervisor and after discussion by the subject council. The text of the dissertation must be at an excellent level in terms of grammar and style.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the doctoral student will be able to prepare a professional text of a monographic nature for printing.
Syllabus
  • 1. The doctoral thesis is to demonstrate the ability of independent scientific work, it must contain original scientific ideas. It is submitted in two copies for opponents and once in an electronic version either as a published monograph or as an author's manuscript.
  • 2. The title page of the dissertation manuscript contains the name of the university, faculty, Department of History, field of study (history), title of the thesis, name of the author, name of the supervisor and year of elaboration. A binding part of the dissertation is the author's statement on the originality of the work, the content and list of sources and literature.
  • 3. Based on the proposal of the subject council, the dean appoints two opponents of the thesis. If the opponents do not agree in their conclusions, the dean appoints a third opponent, whose opinion is decisive.
  • 4. If the work is recommended for defense by two opponents, the chairman of the branch council sets the date of the defense.
  • 5. The defense is public, the result is discussed by the commission in a closed session and it is decided by secret ballot.
  • 6. The result of the defense is evaluated, defended or not defended.
Literature
  • Vzhledem k povaze předmětu se studijní literatura nezadává.
Teaching methods
Individual scientific work, ongoing consultations with the supervisor.
Assessment methods
The condition of the credit is the submission of a dissertation of at least 270,000 characters. The dissertation must contain the results of the doctoral student's research, including already published outputs or outputs accepted for publication. The work must demonstrate the ability and readiness for independent research activities, or for autonomous theoretical and creative activities. The text of the dissertation must be at an excellent level in terms of grammar and style.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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