Overview

The Neurosciences PhD programme from Masaryk University is designed for the graduates of master's degree programmes, which focus on the study of the relation between the brain and behaviour. The programme consists of three disciplines. The primary specialisation - Neuroscience - is aimed at the students interested in the issues related to the brain and behaviour. The two other clinical disciplines - Neurology and Psychiatry - focus on the application of Neuroscience research in the context of neurological and mental disorders.

This knowledge requires a deep understanding of the Biological, Technical, Psychological, and Clinical fields, as well as many sociological and humanities disciplines. For this reason, the main characteristic attribute of the Neuroscience programme is the support of such necessary inter-disciplinary interaction. The successful graduation from the Neuroscience DDP allows the students to continue their academic careers through the habilitation and appointment procedure for the Neurology, Psychiatry, and Neuroscience disciplines.

Career opportunities:

The graduates of the Neuroscience DDP are able to continue their academic careers through working as assistant specialists in the field of their given studied discipline (Psychiatry, Neurology, Neuroscience), with the prospect of the succeeding habilitation and appointment procedures of the mentioned disciplines.

Therefore they can work as academic staff at the faculty of medicine and cross-disciplinary biotechnological, humanities, and sociological fields. Furthermore, they can continue their scientific careers through working as post-graduate staff in Neuroscience laboratories of research institutes. Thanks to the exquisite technological and personal endowment of the programme, the participation in research teams abroad is also a possibility.

Programme Structure

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

understand theories, concepts, and methods, which represent the current trends in the discipline at the international level;

work as post-doctorate scientists in laboratories abroad;

work as academic staff - assistant specialists - in the field of their discipline;

understand very well to the aspects of the ethics of scientific work in general, and specific ethical issues related to their discipline;

independently design and conduct research projects throughout all of their phases;

evaluate and interpret the results of their experiments;

present their results at international conferences;

compose scientific articles and publish them in international scientific journals;

prepare competitive applications for grants;

professionally lead their students.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-02-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-10-31 00:00:00
Starting 2025-09-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-28 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Microbiology Neuroscience Health Sciences View 7 other PhDs in Microbiology in Czech Republic

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

curriculum vitae
an essay / a motivation letter
a foreign document on foreign higher education for verification by the faculty;
two letters of recommendation from previous teachers. It is recommended to prepare these documents very carefully, as it is on the basis of these documents that the applicant will be invited to the second round of interviews.

Tuition Fee

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International

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 48 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Brno

13555 - 21979 CZK /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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