Archaeology

Deadline for applications: January 1 - April 30

Deadline for delivery of documents for the admission procedure: May 15.

Documents for the admission procedure:

• signed CV;
• list of publications and research experience;
• dissertation project (max. 5 pages): research questions and objectives, method, empirical material, timetable, proposed supervisor and consultants, literature.

  All documents are to be inserted to the e-application ("Documents section"), deadline May 15. Applicants are requested to include their full name and application number in all attached documents.

  The entrance exam will be an interview on the dissertation project.

  Notice: A poof of completion of a Master’s degree programme (officially certified copy of the diploma, in the case of education obtained abroad also the so-called recognition) shall be submitted by the accepted applicants upon enrolment in the studies. For the entrance examination, a proof of completion of a Master’s degree programme is not required.

The applicants can obtain a maximum of 100 points. The minimum number of points for passing the exam is 70. The applicants are assessed in the following areas:

• dissertation project (max. 50 points);
• expert knowledge (max. 20 points);
• language skills (max. 10 points);
• previous experience in research (max. 20 points).

The aim of doctoral studies in the field of archaeology is to lead the students to independent and original scientific research in archaeology on an international level. The study is designed so that the students can apply and enhance their theoretical and methodological knowledge in a creative way. Focus is laid especially on own research work conducted under the supervision of a doctoral adviser, and on regular methodological seminars where topics and methods are discussed in a wider professional collective. The tuition also comprises regular lectures by foreign experts. A matter of course is regular presentation in research community and publication of partial results of research work. As a part of their professional training, doctoral students participate in teaching and research projects of their home department. Students are recommended to complete a research fellowship abroad. Doctoral studies in the field of archaeology cover all specialisations within this discipline. The Masaryk University has a competent team of doctoral supervisors and offers to doctoral students impulses and background for their research career on an international level.

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• solving important research problems in a creative way, developing methodological approaches, defining theoretical models
• presentation and publication of own research results in the international research community
• leading research teams and managing research projects
• carrying out educational and promoting work in academic institutions

The graduates are prepared for research work in academic institutions home and abroad. They will find employment as leaders and members of research teams, chief and research workers in a wide spectrum of archaeological and memory institutions, and as state and public administration officers.

Doctoral studies are designed as professional training for academic practice. The subjects of doctoral studies are focused on self-contained elaboration of scholarly papers for conferences and publications, professional discussion, and the structure of subjects also stimulates practical training within the scope of international cooperation. Full-time students in their practice participate in teaching and research projects of the Department.

Dissertation is submitted in three copies, in hardcover, on white paper of format A4 with numbered pages, in a minimum extent of 180,000 characters. Obligatory part of the author‘s manuscript is the title page which contains the name of the university, faculty, department, field of study, title of the work, name of the author, name of the thesis advisor or the consultant, and year of submission. The thesis must also contain author’s declaration of originality, content, and list of literature references.

Please, consult the structure and text of your dissertation continuously with your thesis advisor. An inevitable chapter of the thesis is the Methodological introduction, in which you elucidate how you have proceeded and why, which methods you have chosen, how you made the criticism of input data, etc.