This fee-paying full-time mode programme is open to those individuals holding a Master's degree in a field related to English philology (literature and/or linguistics) or teaching English (as either a first or second language) from an institution of higher education in the Czech Republic or abroad.

Doctoral studies are exclusively one-subject study programs. The length of study of all study programs is four years. Graduates of Doctoral degree study programs are awarded an internationally recognized scientific degree of philosophiæ doctor (Ph.D.). The doctoral study represents the highest degree of university education.

This program is offered only in the full-time study mode.

Now you can choose between two specializations in the Ph.D. program:

1. English Linguistics

2. Experimental and Applied Linguistics

You do not have to come to Brno personally to take the entrance exam. The result of the admission process depends on the quality of the documents that you provide. Those will be assessed by the admission committee and you will be notified about the results via e-mail.

Terms of Admission

It is recommended that you choose and contact your supervisor before sending your application. For more information click here.

1. Submission of an electronic application in the Masaryk University Information System.
2. Submission of three letters of recommendation.
3. Submission of a copy of the applicants Master's Thesis (in English). 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. Graduates of Masaryk University need not submit a copy, as their theses are available to the Doctoral Studies Committee via the Masaryk University Information System.
4. Submission of a transcript(s) of university/college studies, which must include:
   • Dates you attended the institution(s)
   • Titles of courses and examinations you completed and the marks received
5. Submission of a research proposal for the doctoral dissertation (in English).
6. Submission of a statement of motivation to pursue a doctoral degree in the English Language at Masaryk University (in English).
7. Submission of an academic Curriculum Vitae (in English).
8. Demonstrate English-language skills at the C2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Language by submitting one of the following certificates (not more than one year old at the time of the submission of the application):
   • IELTS Academic score of 8.0 or higher
   • Certificate of Cambridge Proficiency in English with a mark of A or B
   • TOEFL iBT score of 110 or higher
   • Graduates of colleges or universities located in English-speaking countries (i.e. the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand) need not submit test scores.
9. Receive a positive recommendation from the English Language Doctoral Studies, which is based on a complex evaluation of the materials set out in Items 1 to 8.

Application Deadlines

1 January - 30 April for the enrollment in the Fall semester
1 July - 30 September for the enrollment in the Spring semester

Documents set out above in the Terms of Admission are required to be provided in digital form and attached to the online application by April 30th or September 30th.

Contact

admission@phil.muni.cz

Have you selected your research topic? Or do you need help to formulate your research topic?

Please get in touch with the guarantor of this program prof. Chovanec. He will connect you with your future supervisor who can help you to formulate your research proposal.

• Conference Presentation in English I
• Publication in English I
• Academic publication in English II
• Philosophy of Language
• Conference Presentation in English
• The History of Linguistics
• Modern Linguistics
• Selected Topics in Semantics
• Selected Topics in English Stylistics
• Research Methodology
• International Research Stay I (1 month - 6 weeks)
• Ph.D. dissertation seminar I - VIII
• Doctoral Dissertation Summary
• Text Preparation
• Doctoral Dissertation

Tuition fees: € 2,000/academic year (degree program taught in English).

Students who require a visa and who are denied one will be refunded 90 % of the school-fee only if they send us confirmation that their visa was denied. The money will be returned by bank transfer only.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are compiled annually to help prospective students identify the leading universities in a particular subject. Research citations, along with the results of major global surveys of employers and academics are used to rank universities. 

Our English Language & Literature study program has been ranked 251–300.

All students of this program are entitled to study two semesters of Czech for foreigners free of charge. It is not obligatory but it might be handy.

Get to know your future department.

Have you selected your research topic? Or do you need help to formulate your research topic?

Please get in touch with doc. Chamonikolasová. She will connect you with your future supervisor who can help you to formulate your research proposal.

If you have any questions regarding the application and admission procedures or the tuition fees, please contact us at admission@phil.muni.cz.

However, if you would like to know more about what is it like to study at Masaryk University, how is the life of a student at the Faculty of Arts or if you have some questions that require personal experience, we have a solution for you as well! You can contact our student ambassadors at ambassador@phil.muni.cz