Overview

The Classical Philology PhD programme from Masaryk University scholarly preparation is in the form of obligatory-optional lectures, individual consultations, autonomous preparation, and the reading of assigned original literature, including its interpretations. The concluding part of the doctoral studies is the creation of a dissertation thesis.

Career opportunities:

A graduate of the Classical Philology programme at Masaryk University is, depending on their subdisciplinary specialization, thoroughly educated in a field of Latin or Greek linguistics, or Roman or Greek literary science, including the historiographical, linguistic, and socio-cultural contexts (based on their interest of choice, for example in the field of ancient philosophy and religion, ancient fine art, Greco-Roman history, comparative linguistics, or comparative literary science). Besides being well-read in ancient Latin or Greek texts, they perfectly understand the theoretical and methodological principles of translation of original ancient Latin or Greek writings.

They have deep knowledge of their specialized subject of choice and they are equipped with theoretical and methodological prowess, which they apply during their individual, creative scientific work. They can speak at least one foreign language perfectly and are theoretically well-suited to adopt further modern foreign languages in the context of Europe, especially Romance languages or Modern Greek.

Graduates are capable of independent application in all employments, especially those related to the humanities and demanding individual and critical thinking, mainly at universities or choice high schools (after the possible expansion of teaching capabilities), at scientific institutions, or in the field of media and translation of scholarly literature. They can also find employment in humanities-oriented institutes of the Academy of Science, in archives, libraries, museums, in printing houses, and even in diplomacy and the agencies of the European Union.

Programme Structure

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

systematically understanding the methodology of a particular subdiscipline of classical philology as well as its overreach into neighbouring fields

conceiving, proposing, and realizing advanced research methods and enriching classical philology with their original research

independently engaging in the scientific process, including self-reflexion

creating an extensive work in the field of classical philology, which would contribute to broadening the horizons of knowledge

presenting and defending the results of their research on the international forum

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-04-30 00:00:00
Starting 2025-02-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-10-31 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Language Studies General Studies View 6 other PhDs in Language Studies 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

Submission of an electronic application in the Masaryk University Information System.
Submission of one letter of recommendation.
Submission of a transcript(s) of university/college studies.
Submission of applicant's CV in English.
Submission of a copy of the applicant's Master's Thesis (in English, German, Italian or Spanish). If this is not available, an English-language summary of the thesis must be provided together with a minimum twenty-page sample of the applicant's academic or scholarly writing in English, German, Italian or Spanish).
Submission of a doctoral research project (about 3000 words in English) by October 31st (for the expected enrollment in the Spring semester) or April 30th (for the expected enrollment in the Autumn semester).
Submission of a statement of motivation to pursue a doctoral degree in Classical Philology at Masaryk University (in English, German, Italian or Spanish).

Tuition Fee

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International

2500 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2500 EUR per year during 48 months.
EU/EEA

2500 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2500 EUR per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Brno

13555 - 21979 CZK /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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