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Faculty Faculty of Arts (FF)
Study programme Foreign Relations (P0312D200022)
Branch of study / Specialization Foreign Relations (P0312D200022S00/00 - 19-1,2,3,4)
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 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 Pílniková Tereza, 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
B Compulsory option 1 - KFL/N2D German for PhD Students 2 German 8  
B Compulsory option 1 - KFL/F2D French for PhD Students 2 French 8  
B Compulsory option 1 - KFL/R2D Russian for PhD Students 2 Russian 8  
B Compulsory option 1 - KFL/S2D Spanish for PhD Students 2 Spanish 8  
B Compulsory option 1 - KFL/A1D English for PhD Students 1 English 8  
A Compulsory 1 Winter KAP/DS1D Doctoral Research Seminar 1 Czech 11  
A Compulsory 1 Winter KAP/MS1D Seminar in Methodology 1 Czech 10  
A Compulsory 1 Winter KAP/TMVD Theory of International Relations Czech 5  
A Compulsory 1 Summer KAP/DS2D Doctoral Research Seminar 2 Czech 11  
A Compulsory 1 Summer KAP/MS2D Seminar in Methodology 2 Czech 10  
A Compulsory 2 - KAP/RECD Review Czech 5  
A Compulsory 2 - KAP/S1D Paper/Academic Article Czech 5  
B Compulsory option 2 - KAP/VZSDD The State:emergence and extinction Czech 8  
B Compulsory option 2 - KAP/ROZDD Development: subject, theories, policies Czech 7  
B Compulsory option 2 - KAP/KBDD Security Conceptualization in International Relations Czech 8  
B Compulsory option 2 - KAP/RKDD Conflict Resolution in International Relations Czech 7  
B Compulsory option 2 - KAP/ESDD European Studies: contemporary theories Czech 7  
B Compulsory option 2 - KAP/ERDD European Political Regionalism Czech 8  
B Compulsory option 2 - KAP/APD Academic Writing in International Relations Czech 7  
B Compulsory option 2 - KAP/NMMDD Emerging Powers in International Politics Czech 8  
B Compulsory option 2 - KAP/VPSDD Development and Change of the State Czech 7  
A Compulsory 2 Winter KAP/VS1D Tutoring - Seminar 1 Czech 5  
A Compulsory 2 Winter KAP/DS3D Doctoral Research Seminar 3 Czech 11  
A Compulsory 2 Summer KAP/VS2D Tutoring - Seminar 2 Czech 5  
A Compulsory 2 Summer KAP/DS4D Doctoral Research Seminar 4 Czech 11  
A Compulsory 3 - KAP/ST2D Paper / Academic Article 2 Czech 10  
A Compulsory 3 - KAP/SZZD State Doctoral Oral Exam Czech 0  
A Compulsory 3 - KAP/OZDSZ Programme Basics Czech 0  
A Compulsory 3 - KAP/OD Defence of Doctoral Dissertation Czech 0  
B Compulsory option 3 Winter KAP/PSDSZ Sub-programme Specialization Czech 0  
A Compulsory 3 Summer KAP/DD Doctoral Dissertation Czech 50  
University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 23.04.2025 23:52. Data created for academic year 2025/2026