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FORMAL REQUIREMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION OF DOCTORAL STUDIES
Version: Released and applicable since 1st of August 2020 (last updated: October, 2021)
PhD programme: Bioanalytical chemistry/Bioanalytická chemie
Doctoral Board – head contact: prof. Zdeněk Glatz, glatz@chemi.muni.cz
General outline:
• Semesters 1-4 (first 2 years of study) - students work on their research project + fulfil other requirements (theoretical classes, preparing for state doctoral
exam – SDE*, teaching assistance
• Semesters 5 – 8 – main focus on research (work on doctoral project and thesis, publications, presentations at conferences, etc.)
General requirements for all students in the programme (please see detailed requirements for the Individual Study Plan in the detailed table below):
Mandatory courses: checked by Dean’s Office
CDB100 Ph.D. thesis
/Příprava dizertační práce
Enrolled every semester during entire studies, recommended 20-25 ECTS for semesters 1-4, 30 ECTS
for semesters 5-8, 20 ECTS for semesters 9 +
CDB0x Programme seminar
/Oborový seminář
Obligatory for all 8 semesters of standard study duration (with exception of stay abroad)
C7777 Handling chemical substances
/Zacházení s chemickými látkami
Enrolled in every year of study, every autumn semester
CDB102 Teaching Assistance /Pomoc při výuce Minimum 100 contact hours total during semesters 1-4 (2-10 ECTS, minimum 20 ECTS)
XD106 Lecture in the foreign language
/Odborná přednáška v cizím jazyce
Minimum once during studies (recommended 0 ECTS)
Placement Abroad
/Zahraniční pracovní pobyt
Minimum 1 month stay, min. 1 time during studies (usually 5 ECTS/month), requirement given by law
Instructions for recognition of Placement Abroad:
https://www.sci.muni.cz/en/students/go-abroad/recognition-of-stay-abroad
(the recognition is done via IS application Internship and Stays, by creating record of the stay and
request for recognition; the course is then registered by Dean’s Office)
Theoretical courses and all other requirements: checked by the Head of Doctoral Board
• minimum 4 courses during semesters 1-4. Passing the courses is required for application to the state doctoral examination (*)
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Requirements for theoretical SDE*:
Theoretical courses
The academic training complements the research work by giving students theoretical background and developing broader perspectives on thinking about science.
Each student has to take at least 4 courses. The student, with the agreement of his/her supervisor, selects courses according his/her research orientation mostly
from those offered by the Faculty of Science, or within the MU. Master level courses can only be taken if these were not a part of the student's master degree.
External courses are also acceptable upon approval by doctoral board. In exceptional case, individual literature study of specific topics relevant to the thesis work
that are not covered by existing courses, terminated by an examination, can be included and considered to be equivalent to one regular course.
All PhD students are required to attend and participate in group meetings and research seminars that take place weekly at the Department of Biochemistry and
provide a forum for presentations and discussion of their ongoing research. The requirement is attendance at a total of 60 seminars during PhD studies and
presentation at min. 3 seminars.
Fundamental scientific courses
C7880 Nové směry v bioanalytické chemii
C7870 Biometrika
C7942 Bioanalytics I – Biomacromolecules
C7943 Bioanalytics II - Laboratory medicine
Bi9001 Statistická analýza experimentálních dat
Specialized scientific courses
C4840 Metody značení a imobilizace biomolekul
C7895 Hmotnostní spektrometrie biomolekul
Bi5000 Bioinformatika
C9100 Biosensory
C8155 Buněčné signalizace
E0300 Metabolické a proteinové biomarkery
C8175 Molekulární podstata patofyziologických
procesů
C7885 Moderní kapilární elektromigrační metody
Bi8601 Pokročilé statistické metody
C8156 Radioanalytické metody v biomedicíně
C7075 Bioanalytická chemie v laboratorní medicíně
C6140 Optimalizace a hodnocení analytických
metod
C7175 Diagnostika DNA
C7188 Úvod do molekulární medicíny
DSMolM01 Molecular Medicine
C7187 Experimentální onkologie
(*) State doctoral examination
The state doctoral examination is designed to verify the student's general knowledge in the field and acquaintance with scholarly methods of research. A month
before the examination, the student is assigned three different examination topics to study for beforehand. These topics are comprehensive and not necessarily
restricted to the content of the courses. The examination has the form of a one hour interview between the doctoral student and the members of the committee.
The committee announces the assessment of the examination obtained by secret voting immediately after the examination has been completed. A student who
successfully passes the state examination can then advance to the dissertation defence which takes place the same day or at a later date.
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Individual study plan elements Milestones
Enrolment to
studies (Before
semester 1)
End of Semester 1 End of Semester 4 End of Semester 8
(Preparation for PhD defence)
(A) research
and
development
activities (ca.
60 - 70 % of
workload)
1. Research,
dissertation project,
literature search of
the actual state of
the topic, planning
and the scientific
activities itself (50%).
Define framework
topic of your PhD
project with your
supervisor for
enrolment.
CHECK: Dean’s office
[enrolment]
CDB100 for each
semester (25 ECTS
for semesters 1-4,
30 ECTS for
semesters 5-8, 20
ECTS for semesters
9+]
CHECK: Dean’s office
Submit to your supervisor a
research project that includes
background literature review,
research hypothesis, objectives,
proposed methodology and
time schedule.
CHECK: Dean’s office [CDB104]
No formal check needed Submit PhD thesis according to
instructions of Programme Board,
format according to SCI MUNI
requirements
CHECK: Programme board, Dean’s
office
2. Publications
(thesis should be
based on 3 papers
demonstrating
quality and
independence of the
student (15%)
No formal check
needed
No formal check needed No formal check needed The minimum requirement is one
research paper published in a
journal from the first or second
quartile (Q1 or Q2) of impact
factor according to ISI Web of
Knowledge with the student being
the first author. The minimum
requirement is the second
publication in a journal with impact
factor according to ISI Web of
Knowledge with the student being
the co-author. The minimum
requirement is the third
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publication in a journal with the
student being the co-author.
CHECK: Programme board [Thesis].
3. Presentation of
results on scientific
seminars, symposia,
conferences etc.,
including preparation
of talks and/or poster
presentations (5 – 10
%)
No formal check
needed
No formal check needed No formal check needed At minimum one 15-20 min
documented oral presentation in
English to appropriate scientific
audience, preferentially
international conference.
CHECK: Dean’s office [XD106]
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(B)
Specialized
courses and
theoretical
preparation
(20%)
4. Theoretical
courses, preparation
to the state doctoral
exam – SDE (15%)
Identify student’s
knowledge gaps and
what should be
learned for SDE.
Plan corresponding
courses, trainings for
the first two years.
Consider courses at
MU or outside.
Minimum 4 credited
courses are
required. Selection
can be
changed/updated
for each semester.
CHECK: Supervisor
No formal check needed Successfully pass at minimum
5 theoretical courses.
CHECK: Dean’s office
[IS.MUNI]
Having all other requirements
fulfilled (see below in this
column) you can submit the
application to theoretical SDE
(programme board organizes
SDE further).
Not relevant anymore, all
requirements fulfilled before.
5. Doctoral seminars
(5%)
Enroll CDB0x
(obligatory seminar
for 8 semesters)
CHECK: Student
No formal check needed Presentation of the progress
of thesis work at the seminar.
CHECK: Dean’s office [4
semesters of CDB0x]
Get credits for CDB0x for all
semesters when student works at
MU in Brno. Semesters when
student is at international stay
abroad are excluded.
CHECK: Dean’s office [IS.MUNI]
(C)
International
experience
and
competitiven
ess
6. Further improving
of English
competences
(attending courses,
seminars,
conferences, writing
publications, all in
English).
No formal check
needed
No formal check needed No formal check needed No formal check needed
CHECK: Dean’s office [XD106]
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7. Stay or internship
abroad - mandatory
participation in
international
cooperation.
No formal check needed No formal check needed Minimum is 1 month foreign stay,
longer stays (3+ months) are
preferred considering the topic.
CHECK: Dean’s office [stay abroad
in IS; XD110]
(D)
Pedagogical
competences
(15 %)
8. Teaching
assistance -
classrooms,
exercises, advising
undergrad students
and comparable.
A minimum of 100
contact hours
through the entire
doctoral studies.
Passed during first
four semesters.
CHECK: Student
No formal check needed CHECK: Dean’s office [IS;
CDB102 minimum 20 ECTS ]
Not relevant anymore, all
requirements fulfilled before.
(E) Other
transferrable
skills.
9. Career
development - As a
part of the PhD
program, the
students are
encouraged to write
and submit a
competitive grant
proposal to obtain
funding either from
the Grant Agency of
MU or others. In case
of acceptance of the
project, they take
responsibility for
technical execution
as well as schedule
and budget
management.
No formal check
needed
Check offers of PHD
TRAINING SCHOOL
and outside of MU
CHECK: Student
No formal check needed No formal check needed No formal check needed