Study plan

The State Exam is designed as a professional discussion of linguistic problems with members of the Examining Board. At the latest one month before the examination, the Commission will set out the themes to be discussed and familiarize them with the candidates. Candidates for the exam will prepare brief written reviews of the set ranges, including the bibliography of the studied titles as the basis for the subsequent debate.
A detailed overview of the different philological disciplines, their terminology, specific methods and the most important current issues is envisaged taking into account the history of linguistic research and the professional reflection of related thematic areas.
Germanist, Bohemistic and Latin medieval, its central themes, significant sources, specifics and research traditions of the field.
A detailed overview of professional disciplines related to the dissertation topic. Ability to critically assess the theoretical background and practical applicability of individual concepts reflecting the chosen problem.

A key part of the study program in the doctoral program is related to the preparation and processing of the dissertation, which represents a complete scientific publication based on original research.
The obligatory activities of the student are formulated in an individual study plan: In addition to the obligatory courses, they include their own creative activities and their presentation - active participation in at least two professional conferences and the publication of at least one study in a professional periodical. Other professional activities at the workplace may include, for example, teaching, editorial work, organizational cooperation eg in connection with conferences,
Students are expected to study at a foreign university or other research institution elected in view of the dissertation topic and to allow consultation with foreign experts and the research of the current secondary literature (at least one month). This study stay may be replaced by another subject in exceptional and justified cases (eg family reasons) in agreement with the supervisor and the commission. The foreign internship may be attended repeatedly.
The duties of the doctoral study consist of five types of subjects:
Subjects directly related to the proper completion of studies are NJDSJ4_20 Theses, NJDSJ4_21 Doctoral Exam and NJDSJ4_22 Doctoral Work.
Other types of courses cover the required professional publishing activity of PhD students (NJDSJ41 Publications, NJDSJ411 Conference I, NJDSJ414 Conference II) as well as study and research stay at a foreign university or other research institution (NJDSJ412 Foreign Internship).
A further type of compulsory subjects, consisting of the NJDSJ_1-NJDSJ_8 Doctoral Seminar I-VIII and for the broader methodological framework, is focused on the I-IV Source and Research Methodology (NJDSJ4_1, NJDSJ4_01, NJDSJ4_12, NJDSJ4_02) courses for the preparation of the dissertation.
Compulsory courses also include courses in the PhD for PhD Studying 1-2 (PHDZ1, PHDZ2) and one of the foreign language courses (CJV_D_A, CJV_D_F, CJV_D_R, CJV_D_S) with the possibility of alternative recognition of a foreign-language professional publication (NJDS_CJ Foreign Language - publications and papers).
Within the specialized training the students will attend courses devoted to key text-critical and editorial philological disciplines LMD_001 Text Critique I and LMD_002 Text Critic II and further courses specified with respect to the dissertation topic in agreement with the supervisor in a minimum of 60 credits; the offered courses are provided in cooperation with the relevant philological departments of the faculty: CJDSM001 Old Czech, CLDS_a33 Czech Medieval Literature, LMD_003 Medieval Latin, LMD_004 Medieval Latin Literature, NJDS_001 Medieval German, NJDS_002 German Medieval Literature.
The remaining courses in the required number of credits within the study content can be supplemented by other courses of the UGNN and other philological workplaces, or by the agreement with the supervisor it is possible to use repeater objects (eg publications, conference presentations).

Zur Sprache der mittelhochdeutschen literarischen Werke böhmischer Provenienz
Vergleichende Untersuchung der Übersetzungstexte des Mittelalters und der Frühen Neuzeit (deutsch, tschechisch, lateinisch)
Ausgleicherscheinungen in den frühneuhochdeutschen literarischen Texten böhmischer Provenienz
Die Rolle der Fachsprachen vom Spätmittelalter bis zur Gegenwart (eine exemplarische Analyse)