Romance Languages

The goal of the programme is to develop students into independent and competent researchers in the field of diachronic and/or synchronic Romance linguistics. Graduates will acquire appropriate methodological framework within their field of specialization and will be able to apply it in their own research.

Practical training

Practical training is not required. However, PhD students are required to hold a research fellowship at a foreign university or any other foreign research center.

Post-graduates are prepared to enter research activities and occupations requiring highly specialized ability in theoretical linguistics, especially in universities and research institutes at international level.

Deadline for submitting applications: August 1 - November 30

Deadline for submitting documents for the admission procedure: December 15

Documents for the admission procedure:

• signed CV;
• list of publishing activities (if any);
• doctoral thesis project.

Documents for the admission procedure must be inserted into the e-application (rubric “Documents”) by 15 December. Applicants are required to include their full name and application number on all attached documents.

Recommendation: Applicants are advised to contact a potential supervisor before submitting their application in order to consult the research focus and its possible guidance (an external supervisor is also possible).

If applying for full-time study, applicants are advised to choose the combined form of study as a second preference in addition to this preferred form in their application.

The entrance examination takes the form of an oral discussion over the doctoral thesis project.

Notice: A poof of completion of a Master’s degree programme (officially certified copy of the diploma, in the case of education obtained abroad also the so-called recognition) shall be submitted by the accepted applicants upon enrolment in the studies. For the entrance examination, a proof of completion of a Master’s degree programme is not required.

Criteria for evaluation

• Pass/fail line: 75 points (out of 100).