FSpS SS Sports Sciences
Name in Czech: Sports Sciences
doctoral combined, language of instruction: English
Included in the programme: FSpS D-SS Sports Sciences
doctoral combined, language of instruction: English
Included in the programme: FSpS D-SS Sports Sciences
Study-related information
- Final state doctoral examination and defence of the doctoral thesisThe final state doctoral examination (SDE) includes examination of the knowledge coming from the broad kinanthropological field, as well as the knowledge of methodology (both general and specific for kinanthropology). Three interdisciplinary branches are examined here: anthropomotorics and biomechanics; physiology and sport medicine; psychology, philosophy, sociology and pedagogy of sport.
The process of SDE is controlled by the Study and Examination Regulations of Masaryk University (SER). It is described in Section 32. Before register for SDE a student must complete all the duties coming from Section 30 (1 and 4) in SER. The duties done by the study plan are these: completing compulsory subjects, language competence rules, rules for internationalization, publication outputs, getting minimal number of credits, and subjects d4101-4104 (Preparation of dissertation 1-4) and registering the subject of d4105 (Preparation of dissertation 5).
A student provides the thesis of dissertation which prove that the student completed the adequate part of dissertation preparations. The structure of thesis: objectives of the Research, working hypotheses, research questions, used methods, some parts of results with a short discussion, interpretations and pre-conclusions and supplements.
Before registering for the process of defence of dissertation a student must graduate from SDE, he/she must complete the subject of d4106 (Preparation of dissertation 6), and he/she must insert dissertation in the Information system according to the provided rules (they are updated in the faculty website). The characteristics of dissertation has already been provided before. - Requirements of the study<b>Compulsory courses</b><br/><br/>Student completes all following subjects: de4002: Quantitative Research Methodology, de4003: Qualitative Research Methodology, de4001: Kinanthropology, de4004: Applied Mathematical Statistics, d4005: Academic Writing and study requirements:<br/><br/><b>Language competence</b><br/><br/>Compulsory courses d4005: Academic Writing, d4303: Publication in foreign and d4304: Conference lecture in foreign language<br/><br/><br/><b>Publications</b><br/> <br/>One of the following four variants must be met:<br/><ul><br/><li>1 journal article with IF (main author)<br/><li>2 articles in a WoS journal (main author)<br/><li>1 article in a journal published in WoS (main author) and 2 articles in a journal recorded in WoS (co-author)<br/><li>1 article in a journal published in WoS (main author) and 1 journal article with IF (co-author)<br/></ul><br/>The student enrols the subjects d4401 – d4407 and according to the chosen variant and gets the given number of credits accordingly.<br/><br/><br>Pedagogical Cooperation</b><br/><br/>It is defined within d4201: Cooperation in the classroom. Students can write this subject repeatedly, maximum credit gain in one semester is 6 credits. 1 credit corresponds to 13 lessons taught, then there is a description of the management load (10 hours) and the opposition (4 hours) of the bachelor thesis. A minimum of 2 credits is required.<br/><br/><b>Internationalization</b><br/><br/>Student successfully completes one of three offered options:<br/><ul><br/><li>d4501: Foreign residency<br/><li>d4502: International Project Publication or Result Presentation Abroad<br/><li>d4503: Other Form of International Cooperation<br/></ul><br/><br/><b>Dissertation</b><br /><br/>Student fulfills all subjects. Milestones are present - PoD2, PoD5.
- Proposal of dissertation topics and topics of defended dissertations
- Kinematic Gait Analysis of Pregnant Women - https://is.muni.cz/th/r1iep/
- Physical Education in the Kuratorium for Youth Education in Bohemia and Moravia (1942-1945) - https://is.muni.cz/th/q8ih4/
- Analysis of the sports spectatorship expressions in the selected first league football club - https://is.muni.cz/th/omx70/
- A Comparsion of the Impact of Experiental Intervention on Subjective Perceptions of Health between University Students in the Czech Republic and the United States of America - https://is.muni.cz/th/bcp0b/
- The Effect of Qigong and Taijiquan Practice on the State of Optimal Experience - Flow - https://is.muni.cz/th/te0md/
- Kinematic Gait Analysis of Pregnant Women - https://is.muni.cz/th/r1iep/
Recommended progress through the study plan
Required Courses
Student completes all subjects.
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FSpS:de4001 | Kinanthropology | zk | 12 | 1 | - |
FSpS:de4002 | Quantitative Research Methodology | zk | 12 | 2 | - |
FSpS:de4003 | Qualitative Research Methodology | zk | 12 | 1 | - |
FSpS:de4004 | Applied Mathematical Statistics | zk | 12 | 2 | - |
FSpS:d4005 | Academic Writing | k | 8 | 5 | - |
56 credits |
Study requirements
Dissertation
Student fulfills all subjects. Milestones are present - PoD2, PoD5.
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FSpS:d4101 | Preparation of dissertation 1 | z | 15 | - | - |
FSpS:d4102 | Preparation of dissertation 2 | k | 15 | - | - |
FSpS:d4103 | Preparation of dissertation 3 | z | 15 | - | - |
FSpS:d4104 | Preparation of dissertation 4 | z | 20 | - | - |
FSpS:d4105 | Preparation of dissertation 5 | k | 25 | - | - |
FSpS:d4106 | Preparation of dissertation 6 | z | 30 | - | - |
120 credits |
Language competence
The student must complete both subjects. Outputs eligible for these subjects may not be used to recognize other duties.
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FSpS:d4304 | Conference lecture in foreign language | z | 8 | - | - |
FSpS:d4303 | Publication in foreign | z | 8 | - | - |
16 credits |
Publications
One of the following four variants must be met:
- 1 journal article with IF (main author)
- 2 articles in a WoS journal (main author)
- 1 article in a journal published in WoS (main author) and 2 article in a journal recorded in WoS (co-author)
- 1 article in a journal published in WoS (main author) and 1 journal article with IF (co-author)
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FSpS:d4401 | Publication in Impact Factor Journal (main author) | z | 16 | - | - |
FSpS:d4402 | Publication in Impact Factor Journal (co-author) | z | 8 | - | - |
FSpS:d4403 | Publication in Web of Science (main author) | z | 8 | - | - |
FSpS:d4404 | Publication in Web of Science (co-author) | z | 4 | - | - |
FSpS:d4405 | Peer-reviewed publication (main) | z | 10 | - | - |
FSpS:d4406 | Peer-reviewed publication (co-author) | z | 10 | - | - |
FSpS:d4407 | Conference lecture | z | 10 | - | - |
66 credits |
Pedagogical Cooperation
Students can enrol into the subject repeatedly, maximum credit gain in one semester is 6 (expressed in hours).
Obligation: 2 credits are minimum
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FSpS:d4201 | Cooperation in the classroom | z | 6 | - | - |
6 credits |
Internationalization
Student successfully completes one of three offered options.
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FSpS:d4501 | International internship | z | 10 | - | - |
FSpS:d4502 | International Project Publication or Result Presentation Abroad | z | 10 | - | - |
FSpS:d4503 | Other Form of International Cooperation | z | 10 | - | - |
30 credits |
Obligatory-optional courses
The student chooses subjects for a total credit of 240 credits for study.
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FSpS:de4901 | Anthropomotorics and Sports Anthropology | k | 5 | - | - |
FSpS:de4902 | Limiting Factors of Human Movement Performance | k | 5 | - | - |
FSpS:de4903 | Sports Pedagogy | k | 5 | - | - |
FSpS:de4904 | Biomechanics of Human | k | 5 | - | - |
FSpS:de4905 | Informatics | k | 5 | - | - |
FSpS:de4907 | Sport Training | k | 5 | - | - |
FSpS:de4908 | Psychology of Sports | k | 5 | - | - |
FSpS:d4909 | Introduction to Academic Writing in Sports Sciences | k | 5 | - | - |
FSpS:de4910 | Experiment in Biomechanics | k | 5 | - | - |
FSpS:de4911 | Sociology of Sport | k | 5 | - | - |
FSpS:de4913 | Sport Diagnostics | k | 5 | - | - |
FSpS:de4914 | Movement and Health of Children | k | 5 | - | - |
FSpS:de4915 | Philosophy of Sports | k | 5 | - | - |
65 credits |