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FORMAL REQUIREMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION OF DOCTORAL STUDIES
Version: Released and applicable since 1st August 2019 (last updated: October, 2021)
PhD Programme: CHEMISTRY/CHEMIE
Doctoral Board – head contact: Jiri Pinkas, jpinkas@chemi.muni.cz
General outline:
• Semesters 1 - 4 (first 2 years of study) - students work on their research project + fulfil other requirements (theoretical courses, preparing for state
doctoral exam – SDE*, teaching assistance
• Semesters 5 - 8 - main focus on research (work on doctoral project and thesis, publications, presentations at conferences, etc.)
General requirements for all students in the programme (please see detailed requirements for the Individual Study Plan in the detailed table below):
Mandatory courses: checked by Dean’s Office
XD100 Ph.D. thesis / Příprava dizertační práce Enrolled every semester during entire studies, recommended 20-25 ECTS for semesters 1-4, 30 ECTS for
semesters 5-8, 20 ECTS for semesters 9 +
CDn01
(n = 1-8);
and
XD107
Field seminar /Oborový seminář;
Seminar of Ph.D. Chemistry studies
/Seminář DSP Chemie
Obligatory seminars for 8 semesters
C7777 Handling chemical substances
/ Zacházení s chemickými látkami
Enrolled every year of study, every autumn semester
XD102 Teaching Assistance / Pomoc při výuce 150 hours total
XD106 Lecture in the foreign language
/Odborná přednáška v cizím jazyce
Minimum once during studies (recommended 0 ECTS)
Placement Abroad
/Zahraniční pracovní pobyt
Minimum 1 month stay, min. 1-time during studies (usually 5 ECTS/month), requirement given by law.
Other forms of international cooperation must be approved by the Doctoral Board.
Instructions for recognition of Placement Abroad:
https://www.sci.muni.cz/en/students/go-abroad/recognition-of-stay-abroad
(the recognition is done via IS application Internship and Stays, by creating record of the stay and request
for recognition; the course is then registered by Dean’s Office)
Theoretical courses and all other requirements: checked by the Head of Doctoral Board / Head of Doctoral Committee
• a minimum of 4 courses completed with exams and 4 credited courses are required by the end of Semester 4
(*) Requirements for theoretical SDE:
Theoretical preparation for SDE in following general topics according to student’s specialization
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Specialization Analytical Chemistry
- Modern trends in analytical chemistry
- Molecular and atomic spectrometry
- Separation methods
- Electroanalytical methods
- Analytical methods employed in applicant’s thesis
Specialization Inorganic Chemistry
- Modern trends in inorganic chemistry
- Structural inorganic chemistry and methods for studying properties of inorganic
compounds
- Coordination chemistry
- Solid state chemistry and inorganic materials chemistry
- Organometallic chemistry
Specialization Physical Chemistry
- Modern trends in physical chemistry
- Physical chemistry of equilibrium and non-equilibrium systems
- Theoretical and experimental methods of studies of structure of atoms and
molecules
- Physical chemistry of dynamic changes
- Physico-chemical basis of methods used in dissertation work
Specialization Materials Chemistry
- Modern trends in materials chemistry
- Structure of materials and methods of study of material properties
- Testing of material properties
- Chemistry and phase transformations in material
Specialization Organic Chemistry
- Experimental and theoretical methods for study of structure and reactivity
of organic compounds
- Synthesis of organic compounds
- Practical applications of organic compounds
- Modern trends in organic chemistry
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Elements of
the ISP
Milestones and their
check
Enrolment to studies
(Before Semester 1)
End of Semester 1 End of Semester 4
(Theoretical State Doctoral
Exam, SDE *)
End of Semester 8
(Preparation for PhD defence)
(A) research
and
development
activities (ca.
70 % of
workload)
1. Research, dissertation
project, literature search of
the actual state of the topic,
planning and the scientific
activities itself (50 %).
Define framework
topic of your PhD
project with your
supervisor for
enrolment.
CHECK: Dean’s office
[enrolment]
Enrol and complete
XD100 for each
semester (25 ECTS
for semesters 1-4, 30
ECTS for semesters
5-8, 20 ECTS for
semesters 9+]
Enrol and complete
Handling chemical
substances (C7777)
course in each Fall
semester.
CHECK: Dean’s office
Submit “Individual
Study Plan” for your
PhD work to the
Doctoral Board - a
detailed research
program and study
plan of the whole
study.
CHECK: Doctoral Board
[Submitted Individual
Study Plan]
Prepare “Short Thesis” (10-
20 pages of text without
figures and schemes)
containing literature
review (this part may later
be used as IntroductionBackground
to the final
PhD thesis), state of the
PhD project, results
obtained so far.
Submit the “Short Thesis”
to the SDE committee.
CHECK: Doctoral Board
[SDE assessment]
Submit PhD thesis according to
instructions of Doctoral Board,
format according to SCI MUNI
requirements.
The preferred form of
dissertation in the Chemistry DSP
is a complete treatise
Allowed form of dissertation is a
commented collection of original
publications.
For the benefit of reviewers and
committee members submit the
following documents:
1. Summary of thesis in Czech
and English, summarizing
motivations and results of the
work
2. Curriculum vitae of the author
3. List of publications and
conference presentations
CHECK: Doctoral Board, Dean’s
office
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2. Publications
Dissertation thesis should be
based on published or
accepted papers
demonstrating quality and
independence of the
student research work (15
%)
No formal check
needed
No formal check
needed
No formal check needed
Publications of the student
may be included in the
“Short Thesis” for SDE (if
relevant).
The admission of the dissertation
thesis for the defense is based on
fulfilling of the following criteria:
1. The student is an author of 2
publications in journals ranked in
quartiles Q1 or Q2 in a particular
category according to Web of
Science.
If the publication is ranked in
more than one category, the best
rank is considered. The student is
the first author of at least one of
these publications.
(Co-/authorship of a submitted or
granted international patent
application may be accepted as
authorship of one of these
publications, but only based on
specific approval by the Doctoral
Board).
OR
2. The student is the first author
of one publication in journals
ranked in the first decile in a
particular category according to
the Web of Science with an
exception of review articles (this
alternative is allowed only based
on specific approval by the
Doctoral Board).
CHECK: Doctoral Board [Thesis].
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3. Presentation of results at
scientific seminars,
symposia, conferences etc.,
including preparation of
talks and/or poster
presentations (5 %)
No formal check
needed
No formal check
needed
No formal check needed
A list of presentations may
be included in the “Short
Thesis” for SDE (if
relevant).
A student must present one oral
presentation at an international
seminar or a conference in
English to obtain credits for
XD106.
Credits are awarded by
supervisors or by a person
designated in advance by the
Doctoral Board.
CHECK: Dean’s office [XD106]
(B)
Specialized
courses and
theoretical
preparation
(20 %)
4. Theoretical courses,
preparation to the state
doctoral exam – SDE (15 %)
Select courses
according to
identified student’s
knowledge gaps and
required topics for
SDE in the selected
specialization - see
general topics for
each specialization.
Plan corresponding
courses, trainings for
the first two years.
Consider courses at
MU or outside.
Minimum 4 courses
completed with an
exam and 4 credited
courses are required.
Selection can be
changed/updated for
each semester.
CHECK: Supervisor
No formal check
needed
Successfully pass minimum
4 courses completed with
an exam and 4 credited
courses.
Courses completed abroad
are approved by the
Doctoral Board.
CHECK: Dean’s office
[IS.MUNI]
Have all other
requirements fulfilled (see
in this column) and submit
the application to
theoretical SDE.
The Doctoral Board
organizes SDE during
Semester 5-6.
No formal check needed,
requirements already fulfilled
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5. Doctoral seminars (5 %) Enroll CDn01, n = 1-8
(Attendance is
compulsory during
the actual length of
study).
Seminar is not
compulsory for
students in the
combined form of
studies.
Enroll XD107
(Attendance is
compulsory during
the actual length of
study). This course is
conducted as a
doctoral student
conference
at the end of each
semester. Students
present 2 posters
and a lecture
summarizing their
results of
dissertation work.
This seminar is
compulsory
for students in the
combined form of
studies during the
standard length of
studies (the first 4
years), the lecture
No formal check
needed
CHECK: Dean’s office [4
semesters of CDn01, n = 1-
8, and 4 semesters of
XD107]
Obtained credits for CDn01, n =
1-8, and XD107 for all semesters
when student works at MU in
Brno. Semesters when student is
at international stay abroad are
excluded.
CHECK: Dean’s office [IS.MUNI]
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before dissertation
defense is
compulsory for both
forms of studies (fulltime
and combined)
CHECK: Student
(C)
International
experience
and
competitiven
ess
6. Further improving of
English competences
(attending courses,
seminars, conferences,
writing publications, all in
English).
No formal check
needed
No formal check
needed
No formal check needed No formal check needed
CHECK: Dean’s office [XD106]
7. Stay or internship abroad
- mandatory participation in
international cooperation.
No formal check
needed
No formal check needed Minimum is a 1-month foreign
stay, longer stays (3+ months) are
preferred.
Other forms of international
cooperation must be approved by
the Doctoral Board in order to
obtain credits for XD110.
CHECK: Dean’s office [stay abroad
in IS; XD110]
(D)
Pedagogical
competences
8. Teaching assistance classrooms,
exercises,
advising undergrad students
and comparable.
Required 150 hours.
Must complete
during first four
semesters.
CHECK: Student
No formal check
needed
CHECK: Dean’s office [IS;
XD102 for 4 semesters]
No formal check needed,
requirements already fulfilled
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(E) Other
transferrable
skills.
9. Career development preparation
and
management of projects,
scientific writing,
communication, other soft-
skills.
No formal check
needed
Check offers of PHD
TRAINING SCHOOL
and outside of MU
CHECK: Student
No formal check
needed
No formal check needed No formal check needed
Recommended theoretical courses for CHEMISTRY
Specialization Analytical Chemistry
C8102 Special Methods – Laboratory course (Novotný)
C5150 Trends in Analytical Chemistry (Preisler)
C9075 Advanced Liquid Chromatography (Urban)
C6135 Analysis of One-Dimensional Data (Vaculovič)
C7021 Separation Methods (Havliš)
C7031 Atomic Spectrometry (Kanický)
C7050 Electroanalytical Methods (Lubal, Trnková)
C7041 Molecular Spectrometry (Kanický, Táborský)
C7895 Mass Spectrometry of Biomolecules (Preisler)
C7080 Lasers in Analytical Chemistry (Novotný)
C6300 Optical and Mass Spectrometry with Inductively Coupled Plasma (Kanický)
C7075 Bioanalytical Chemistry in Laboratory Medicine (Bittová, Chromý)
C7073 Bioanalytics I – Biomacromolecules (Havliš)
C7072 Bioanalytics II - Analytical Methods in Clinical Praxis (Havliš)
C8835 Biocoordination Chemistry (Lubal, Táborský)
Specialization Inorganic Chemistry
C9888 Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (Pinkas, Moravec, Stýskalík)
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C7750 Advanced Coordination Chemistry (Nečas, Pinkas)
C9908 Hollow Organic and Metal-Organic Materials: Design, Preparation and Application (Jurček)
C8888 Nanochemistry (Pinkas)
C9981 Heterogeneous Catalysis (Stýskalík)
C7780 Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Pinkas)
C8840 Chemistry of Macrocyclic Compounds (Lubal)
C9930 Methods in Quantum Chemistry (Munzarová)
C4010 Inorganic Chemistry III (Pinkas, Příhoda)
C6310 Symmetry of Molecules and Crystals (Nečas)
C9906 Spectroscopic Methods of Nanomaterial Characterization (Špaňhel)
C8400 Quantum Chemistry of Solids, Calculations of Electronic structure (Šob)
Specialization Physical Chemistry
C8785 Photophysical Spectroscopic Methods (Heger)
C6132 Application of Hardware and Software Elements in Measuring Systems (Hrbáč)
C9550 Advanced Quantum Chemistry and Molecular Spectroscopy (Munzarová)
C6745 Advanced Physical Electrochemistry (Trnková, Třísková)
ENV006 Statistical Thinking and Data Treatment (Heger)
C5845 Theoretical and Experimental Methods in Advanced Biophysical Chemistry (Hritz, Trnková)
C5305 Computational Thermodynamics (Pavlů, Vřešťál)
C9545 Chemical Bond Theory (Foroutannejad)
C9930 Methods of Quantum Chemistry (Munzarová)
C6790 Mass Spectrometry (Brož)
C6770 NMR Spectroscopy of Biomolecules (Žídek, Fiala)
Specialization Materials Chemistry
C8965 Phase Transformations in Materials (Sopoušek)
C9135 Advanced Physico-Chemical Methods of Materials Study (Brož, Pavlů)
C5303 Advanced Modeling of Solids (Pavlů, Všianská)
C8975 Nanostructured Materials and their Applications (Sopoušek)
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C8888 Nanochemistry (Pinkas)
C8400 Quantum Chemistry of Solids, Calculations of Electronic structure (Šob)
C7780 Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Pinkas)
C9888 Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (Pinkas, Moravec, Stýskalík)
C9930 Methods of Quantum Chemistry (Munzarová)
C5305 Computational Thermodynamics (Pavlů, Vřešťál)
Specialization Organic Chemistry
C9115 Medicinal Chemistry (Paruch)
C4465 Advanced Organic Synthesis (Švenda)
C7765 Advanced Supramolecular Chemistry (Šindelář)
C8780 Photochemistry: From Concepts to Practice (Klán)
C7410 Structure and Reactivity (Klán)
C7415 Structure and Reactivity - seminar (Klán)
C8500 Organic Reaction Mechanisms (Klán)
C8510 Organic Reaction Mechanisms - seminar (Klán)
C5500 Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds (Mazal)
C4450 Organic Chemistry III – Synthesis (Paruch)
C4455 Organic Chemistry III – Synthesis - seminar (Paruch)
C8885 Supramolecular Chemistry (Mazal)