Section A: Eligibility Criteria

This doctoral fee-paying study programme (in both full-time and combined form) is open to graduates in the Study of Religions or related fields.

Section B: Terms of Admission

The admission procedure takes place twice a year (usually in January and June) and has two rounds. In the first round applicants submit their doctoral research project on the official form (available for download at http://www.phil.muni.cz/relig/dokumenty.php). Based on their quality and their compliance with the profile and focus of the department, the suitable projects advance to the second round. The second round consists of a presentation of the project in front of the admission committee, followed by discussion and defense of the project. The time dedicated to the presentation is 15-20 minutes. A presentation in PowerPoint or another program is encouraged).

All applicants with foreign degrees must submit their Master's degree for official recognition by the Czech Republic's Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. As this process ("nostrification") can take several months, it is recommended that applicants submit this paperwork concurrently with their application. Applicants without this official recognition are not permitted to enrol at the University. Detailed instructions can be found here: http://www.muni.cz/study/recognition/general?lang=en

• Holders of degrees from universities located in countries with which the Czech Republic has a treaty on the bilateral recognition of academic degrees and titles (at the present time: Germany, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia), please see: http://www.muni.cz/study/recognition/countries_with_bilateral_agreements?lang=en
• Holders of degrees from universities located in Slovakia should follow the instructions set out here: http://www.muni.cz/study/recognition/education_from_slovak_republic

The Tuition Fee

2700 EUR/academic year

Application Deadline

1 February - 30 April to begin studies from Autumn semester 2015.

Documents set out above in Section B are required to be provided to the Office for Admissions (Faculty of Arts MU, Arna Novaka 1, 602 00 Brno) by 30 April 2015.