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Faculty Faculty of Arts (FF)
Study programme History Studies (P7105)
Branch of study / Specialization Ethnology (7105V019/00 - 11-6)
Level of acquired qualification Doctoral
Form of study Full-time
Standard length of study 3 years
Number of ECTS credits 180
Qualification awarded Doctor (8)
Access to further studies The doctoral degree is the highest possible level of education in Czech education system.  
Type of completion State Doctoral Examination and dissertation defense.
Study and Examination Code URL
Faculty coordinator for international students
Saudková Zdena, PhDr. Ph.D.
Email: horova@kro.zcu.cz
Phone: +420 377 635 006
Fax: +420 377 635 002
Key learning outcomes The students should be able to acquire a deep understanding and knowledge of the biological, social, historical and cultural formation and processes of the human diversity and collective identity in a broader political, cultural and social context. They will be able to analyze the anthropological artefacts exploiting the method of contemporary social sciences and humanities. The should achieve the competence to understand and make interpretation of the biological, social and cultural evidences and contribute to the enlargement of the anthropological knowledge through independent investigation and writing. They should be able to speak fluent English and other foreign language. They will have a flexible competence and knowledge fully acceptable and useful for the professional career in various segments of modern European society.
Specific admission requirements Submission of a doctoral thesis proposal; discussion
Specific provisions for recognition of prior learning General Rules for the Recognition of Previous Studies
Qualification requirements and regulations 180 ECTS credits, Doctoral Thesis, Final Doctoral Examination
Profile of the programme Programme consists of segments of courses focused on the fields of Theory and Methodology of Anthropology, History of Anthropological Thinking; Biological Anthropology; Historical Anthropology; Political Anthropology. Programme includes the courses enabling the application of theoretical knowledge and acquired competence in the professional careers in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Applied Anthropology, Ethnology, Social and Cultural Work, Project Management, State and Public Administration, Media, and NGO. Programme involves practice as well.
Persistence requirements unspecified
Occupational profiles of graduates with examples Graduate has knowledge and competence to start his professional career in Ethnology, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Applied Anthropology, or Social and Cultural Work.
Branch of study / Specialization guarantor Brewin Alois, Doc. Ph.D.
Status Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course code Course title (* Final State Examination) Language of instruction Number of ECTS credits Course availability
B Compulsory option 1 - KFL/N1D German for PhD Students 1 German 8  
B Compulsory option 1 - KFL/N2D German for PhD Students 2 German 8  
B Compulsory option 1 - KSA/EHED Ethnic Music of Europe Czech 5  
B Compulsory option 1 - KSA/FORD Formation of the Traditional Folk Culture in the Early Modern Times Czech 5  
B Compulsory option 1 - KSA/NMCD Problems of national minorities in interwar Czechoslovakia Czech 5  
B Compulsory option 1 - KSA/UAD Urban Anthropology, Ethnicity, Migration Czech 5  
B Compulsory option 1 - KFL/F2D French for PhD Students 2 French 8  
B Compulsory option 1 - KFL/ITA1D Italian for PhD Studies 1 Italian 8  
B Compulsory option 1 - KSA/VIAD The Visual Ethnography Czech 5  
B Compulsory option 1 - KFL/ITA2D Italian for PhD Studies 2 Italian 8  
B Compulsory option 1 - KFL/S1D Spanish for PhD Students 1 Spanish 8  
B Compulsory option 1 - KFL/R1D Russian for PhD Students 1 Russian 8  
B Compulsory option 1 - KSA/OTAD Dance in Anthropological Perspective Czech 5  
B Compulsory option 1 - KSA/EMKD Ethnological study of material culture Czech 5  
B Compulsory option 1 - KSA/SAID Sociocultural aspects of local and regional identity Czech 5  
B Compulsory option 1 - KFL/S2D Spanish for PhD Students 2 Spanish 8  
B Compulsory option 1 - KFL/A2D English for PhD Students 2 English 8  
B Compulsory option 1 - KSA/MED Metodological Problems of Ethnic Research Czech 5  
B Compulsory option 1 - KSA/FZSD Folklore of Western Bohemia with cross-border overlap Czech 5  
B Compulsory option 1 - KFL/A1D English for PhD Students 1 English 8  
B Compulsory option 1 - KFL/F1D French for PhD Students 1 French 8  
B Compulsory option 1 - KFL/R2D Russian for PhD Students 2 Russian 8  
A Compulsory 1 Winter KSA/DS1D Doctoral Seminar 1 Czech 10  
A Compulsory 1 Winter KSA/MSD Methodology seminar Czech 10  
A Compulsory 1 Summer KSA/DS2D Doctoral Seminar 2 Czech 10  
A Compulsory 2 - KSA/R1D Review 1 Czech 5  
A Compulsory 2 - KSA/ST1D Study 1 Czech 5  
A Compulsory 2 Winter KSA/VS1D Seminar Leading 1 Czech 8  
A Compulsory 2 Winter KSA/DS3D Doctoral Seminar 3 Czech 10  
A Compulsory 2 Summer KSA/VS2D Seminar Leading 2 Czech 8  
A Compulsory 3 - KSA/DS4D Doctoral Seminar 4 Czech 10  
A Compulsory 3 - KSA/ST3D Study 3 Czech 10  
A Compulsory 3 - KSA/ST2D Study 2 Czech 10  
A Compulsory 3 Winter KSA/VS3D Seminar Leading 3 Czech 8  
A Compulsory 3 Summer KSA/OZDSZ Programme Basics Czech 0  
A Compulsory 3 Summer KSA/SZZD Doctoral State Exam Czech 0  
A Compulsory 3 Summer KSA/DD Dissertation Thesis Czech 50  
B Compulsory option 3 Summer KSA/PSDSZ Sub-programme Specialization Czech 0