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Faculty Faculty of Arts (FF)
Study programme Archaeology (P0222D120025)
Branch of study / Specialization Archaeology (P0222D120025S00/00 - 19-6)
Level of acquired qualification Doctoral
Form of study Full-time
Standard length of study 4 years
Number of ECTS credits 240
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 unspecified
Key learning outcomes The programme is a continuation of a Master programme. If runs for a standard length of 4 years. To meet the programme requirements a student is expected: to pass at least 3 subject exams, to pass the doctor state examination and to write and defend their Ph.D. thesis.
Specific admission requirements unspecified
Specific provisions for recognition of prior learning General Rules for the Recognition of Previous Studies
Qualification requirements and regulations unspecified
Profile of the programme unspecified
Persistence requirements unspecified
Occupational profiles of graduates with examples unspecified
Branch of study / Specialization guarantor Havel René, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Simple list of courses for the given plan Course list by year of study and semester Structured list of courses in the plan
Status Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course code Course title (* Final State Examination) Language of instruction Number of ECTS credits Course availability
A Compulsory 1 Winter KAR/DS1D Doctoral Seminar 1 Czech English 10  
B Compulsory option 1 Winter KAR/VZC2D Research Activity 2 Movable Artefacts of the Middle Ages, and the Modern Period Czech English 5  
B Compulsory option 1 Winter KAR/VZC1D Research Activity 1 Movable Artefacts of Prehistory Czech English 5  
B Compulsory option 1 Winter KAR/MEK1D Methodological Course 1 Geomatics for Archaeologists Czech English 8  
B Compulsory option 1 Winter KAR/VPA1D Selected Issues in Current Archaeology 1 Prehistory Czech English 5  
A Compulsory 1 Summer KAR/PPAD Project Preparation in Archaeology Czech English 5  
A Compulsory 1 Summer KAR/DS2D Doctoral Seminar 2 Czech English 10  
A Compulsory 1 Summer KAR/EV1D Empirical Research 1 Czech English 10  
B Compulsory option 1 Summer KAR/MEK2D Methodological Course 2 Three-Dimensional Documentation and Virtual Reality Czech English 8  
B Compulsory option 1 Summer KAR/VZC3D Research Activity 3 Spatial and Settlement Archaeology Czech English 5  
B Compulsory option 1 Summer KAR/MEK4D Methodological Course 4 Environmental Archaeology Czech English 8  
B Compulsory option 1 Summer KAR/MEK3D Methodological Course 3 Material Analyses in Archaeology Czech English 8  
B Compulsory option 1 Summer KAR/VPA2D Selected Issues in Current Archaeology 2 The Middle Ages, Modern Period and Modernity Czech English 5  
A Compulsory 2 Winter KAR/VS1D Tutoring - Seminar 1 Czech English 7  
A Compulsory 2 Winter KAR/ST1D Professional Writing 1 - Article Published in a Peer-Review Journal Czech English 5  
A Compulsory 2 Winter KAR/DS3D Doctoral Seminar 3 Czech English 10  
B Compulsory option 2 Winter KAR/MEK7D Methodological Course 7 Geophysical Methods in Archaeology Czech English 8  
B Compulsory option 2 Winter KAR/MEK5D Methodological Course 5 Geoarchaeology Czech English 8  
B Compulsory option 2 Winter KAR/VZC4D Research Activity 4 Materiality of the Human Body and Funerary Practices Czech English 5  
B Compulsory option 2 Winter KAR/MEK6D Methodological Course 6 Biological Anthropology Czech English 8  
A Compulsory 2 Summer KAR/DS4D Doctoral Seminar 4 Czech English 10  
A Compulsory 2 Summer KAR/EV2D Empirical Research 2 Czech English 10  
B Compulsory option 2 Summer KAR/VZC5D Research Activity 5 Built Environment Czech English 5  
B Compulsory option 2 Summer KAR/VPA4D Selected Issues in Current Archaeology 4 Theory and Methods of Researching Castle Structures Czech English 5  
B Compulsory option 2 Summer KAR/VPA3D Selected Issues in Current Archaeology 3 Remote Sensing in Archaeology Czech English 5  
A Compulsory 3 Winter KAR/ST2D Professional Writing 2 - Article Published in a Peer-Review Journal Czech English 10  
A Compulsory 3 Winter KAR/DS5D Doctoral Seminar 5 Czech English 10  
A Compulsory 3 Summer KAR/VS2D Tutoring - Seminar 2 Czech English 7  
B Compulsory option 3 Summer KAR/VPA5D Selected Issues in Current Archaeology 5 Lecture by Foreign Specialist Czech English Poland German 5  
A Compulsory 4 Winter KAR/DD1D Dissertation Thesis 1 Czech English 25  
A Compulsory 4 Winter KAR/ST3D Professional Writing 3 - Article Published in a Peer-Review Journal Czech English 10  
A Compulsory 4 Summer KAR/PSDSZ Sub-programme Specialization Czech English 0  
A Compulsory 4 Summer KAR/OZDSZ Programme Basics Czech English 0  
A Compulsory 4 Summer KAR/SZZD Doctoral State Exam Czech English 0  
A Compulsory 4 Summer KAR/DD2D Dissertation Thesis 2 Czech English 25  
B Compulsory option - - KFL/ITA2D Italian for PhD Studies 2 Italian 8  
B Compulsory option - - KFL/N1D German for PhD Students 1 German 8  
B Compulsory option - - KFL/R1D Russian for PhD Students 1 Russian 8  
B Compulsory option - - KFL/F2D French for PhD Students 2 French 8  
B Compulsory option - - KFL/A1D English for PhD Students 1 English 8  
B Compulsory option - - KFL/N2D German for PhD Students 2 German 8  
B Compulsory option - - KFL/S2D Spanish for PhD Students 2 Spanish 8  
B Compulsory option - - KFL/S1D Spanish for PhD Students 1 Spanish 8  
B Compulsory option - - KFL/ITA1D Italian for PhD Studies 1 Italian 8  
B Compulsory option - - KFL/F1D French for PhD Students 1 French 8  
B Compulsory option - - KFL/A2D English for PhD Students 2 English 8  
B Compulsory option - - KFL/R2D Russian for PhD Students 2 Russian 8  
A Compulsory - Summer KAR/OD Defense of Doctoral Dissertation Czech English 0  
University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 24.04.2025 23:52. Data created for academic year 2025/2026