Philosophy

Program Description

 

Please note that all information is being revised and updated during the month of November 2024 (no later than early December 2024).

PHILOSOPHY

About the study programme 

The Philosophical Faculty of the University of Hradec Králové offers a PhD degree which may be pursued in full-time study. The PhD programme is designed for students who have obtained a Master‘s Degree in Philosophy and related study disciplines. 

 

Basic information about the field of study 

• Degree: PhD
• Form: Daily/full-time study
• Study programme: Philosophy
• Study duration: 4 years
• Language: English
• Intake: September 2025*
• Application Deadline for AY 2025/2026: March 31, 2025
• Tuition fees: € 1500 per semester, i.e. € 3000 per academic year

 *February 2026 intake is possible only for already accepted students for the AY 2025/2026 and in specified cases only (more details in Dean's decree No. 19/2024).

 

What are Philosophy studies about? 

The PhD study in Philosophy aims to provide high-quality education and research training in the field of contemporary philosophy, with a special focus on the philosophy of social sciences. 

 

Graduates 

The graduates will be professionally and also linguistically fully prepared for independent scientific research and teaching, for work in public institutions, media and non-governmental organizations. 

 

Financial terms for studying in the English doctoral programmes

A privately paying PhD student pays € 3000 per academic year, which may be divided into a maximum of two instalments (the first instalment of at least € 1500 to be paid by the end of October, the other instalment to be paid by the end of February at the latest).

These conditions are as follows:

• For the first study term: the applicant must be accepted and enrolled in a study programme and the Branch Board must assess the PhD thesis project as the best or second-best from all approved projects (only 2 applicants every year gain a scholarship). The applicant must also fill in a Scholarship Application and submit it together with the rest of the application documents.
• For the second study term: by the end of January of the respective academic year at the latest, the PhD student must submit his or her individual study plan (ISP), comprising the time schedule of the performance of examinations, credits and publication activity.
• For each further study term: It is necessary for the PhD student to comply with his or her own ISP. This compliance is regularly monitored by the Branch Board.
• An essential condition for maintaining the scholarship is also activity in favour of the parent department and faculty (e.g. participation in conferences, teaching etc.).

 

For more information contact the coordinator of PhD studies in Philosophy:

doc. Mgr. Ladislav Koreň, Ph.D.

Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences

ladislav.koren@uhk.cz

 

How to apply?

By filling in the application form with attachments. Obligatory attachments include:

• An attested copy of the certificate/diploma nostrification (in exceptional cases on the date of study enrolment at the latest). *
• A structured CV.
• A copy of passport.
• At least 2 references/recommendations from the university of graduation.
• A research project proposal at the extent of approx. 3-5 standard pages – the project must include the specification of the topic and objectives of the work, the theoretical frame, methods of elaboration and the list of related literature.
• A confirmation of language proficiency (certificates etc.) and of prospective publication activity.

* The authenticity of these documents has to be verified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the foreign country and by the Czech embassy (or obtained with apostille). The documents are objected to comparison to the Czech education system – more information here.

Deadline for application:

• March 31, 2025 for start in Winter Term (start of studies in September 2025) 
• The latest deadline for sending completed attachments missing from the application form is 31 March 2025. If the application has formal deficiencies or the mandatory attachments are missing, the applicant will be asked to correct and complete it by a deadline set individually for that case. If the applicant fails to complete the attachments by the deadline, he/she will not be admitted to the study. The Dean may grant an exception to the deadline in justified cases only.

 

The application with the required attachments must be sent electronically to the e-mail address  ff.internationaloffice@uhk.cz.

In case of any questions, please, contact us at the same e-mail address. 

 

Admission Requirements

The admission committee may evaluate the research project (dissertation topic) and other submitted documents in the applicants’s absence. The admission committee evaluates in particular the quality of the research project, the applicant's qualifications for scientific work, and his/her language skills. The entrance examination is scored. An applicant passes the entrance examination if he/she obtains at least 60% of 100 points.

If the applicant fails to submit the necessary documents of previous education no later than on the day of the admission examination, and, at the same time, the applicant fulfils the other necessary conditions for admission to the study programme in question, verification of the conditions for admission will take place only after the relevant document of previous education is submitted.

 

The latest date for receipt of proof of prior education is 17 October 2025.

 

Detailed information about the Admission Procedure Rules and Conditions can be found in the Dean's Decree No. 19/2024 (English version to be provided soon).

Accreditation

Valid until 03/20/2034