Overview

The understanding of the larger context of proper diagnosis, therapy, and research, is especially encouraged in students. The student will learn how to gather scientific data and process it in order to decide on the correct specific method of therapy and prevention of specific diseases and predispositions. During their studies, the students will acquire the ability to critically analyse the applied methods and to process, interpret, and present scientific data.

The students should be able to invent further developments for the discipline area relevant to the specific focus of their doctoral thesis. The primary objective of the Paediatrics degree programme from Masaryk University is to prepare the finest experts in specific scientific fields, which are expanded upon under the Paediatrics discipline and all of its components.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

The graduates of the DDP can work as e.g. :

scientific researchers at clinical and pre-clinical facilities
lecturer - academic staff at universities
head of clinical facilities
managers outside of the academic/clinical sector - e.g. regulation authorities, bursars, medical care managers, or the pharmaceutical industry in general

The doctoral students apply clinical, experimental, or other research methods, under the supervision of their lecturer in the first years (at the end of their studies independently).

During their studies, the doctoral students will apply for professional internship scholarship offers relevant to their doctoral thesis topic, and submit applications for grants, with the support of their lecturer.

According to their availability and their specific study plans, the doctoral students participate in the lecturing of pre-graduate students at the Faculty of Medicine MU to a limited extent.

The doctoral doctoral thesis for the Paediatrics discipline must fulfil every international scientific article requirement. The introduction to the thesis states the current state of development of the given research issue. The presented results are based on statistical procedures and the findings are precisely defined. In the qualification thesis, the discussion must be performed in an informed and critical manner through the application of recent international literary sources. The formal requirements adhere to the general recommendations of the FM MU.

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;

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

professionally lead pre-graduate and post-graduate students in their discipline

independently design and conduct research projects throughout all of their phases, draw general conclusions and eventually use them to apply focused intervention

interpret their results at international conferences, communicate with other professionals of their discipline in English or other international languages, and critically evaluate their methods, results, and findings

compose scientific articles and publish them in international journals with measured impact factors

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-28 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Brno, Czech Republic

Disciplines

Medicine Health Sciences View 8 other PhDs in Medicine in Czech Republic

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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.

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

Free
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Living costs

Brno

Czech Republic

13555 - 21979 CZK / month

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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Available Scholarships

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