FORMAL REQUIREMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION OF DOCTORAL STUDIES
Version: Released and applicable since 1st August 2019 (last update: July 2021)
PhD programme: Physics
Guarantor/Doctoral Board head contact: Rikard von Unge
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
XD100 Ph.D. thesis / Příprava dizertační práce   each semester (25 ECTS for semesters 1-4, 30 ECTS for semesters 5-8, 20 ECTS for semesters 9+)
F6710, 6720
or F6730
Programme seminar enrol course in accordance to affiliation to Physics institute of the supervisor,
obligatory for the duration of studies except for stays abroad, other seminars as needed
XD106 Lecture in the foreign language  
/ Odborná přednáška v cizím jazyce  
Minimum one-time (zero ECTS)
Placement Abroad
/ Zahraniční pracovní pobyt  
Minimum 1 month stay, min. once 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)
XD102 Teaching Assistance / Pomoc při výuce maximum 150 hours total during studies
Theoretical courses and all other requirements: checked by the Head of Doctoral Board / Head of Doctoral Committee 
- Theoretical courses – depending on the field of study, see below table.
(*) Requirements for theoretical SDE:
Elements of the ISP Milestones and their check
by the end of
Semester 0 Semester 2 Semester 4 Semester 6 Semester 8
(Preparation for PhD
defence)
(A) research and
development
activities (ca. 70 %
of workload)
1. Research, dissertation
project, literature search of
the actual state of the topic,
planning and the scientific
activities itself (50 %).
Define dissertation
topic with potential
supervisor. CHECK:
Doctoral Board ->
Dean’s office
[enrolment]
Oral presentation in
English at the
appropriate
institute seminar
Submit PhD thesis
according
to the instructions of
the Doctoral Board.
Format according to
SCI MUNI
requirements
CHECK: Doctoral
Board, Dean’s office
(B) Specialized
courses and
theoretical
2. Publications
The thesis should be based on
at least one paper
demonstrating quality and
independence of the student
(15 %)
At least one
publication in a
refereed
international
scientific journal
CHECK: Doctoral
Board [during
thesis defense]
3. Presentation of results on
scientific seminars, symposia,
conferences etc., including
preparation of talks and/or
poster presentations (5 %)
Oral presentation in
English at the
appropriate
institute seminar
At least one
presentation in
English at an
international
scientific conference
CHECK: Dean’s office
4. Theoretical
courses, preparation to the
state doctoral exam – SDE (25
%)
Identify knowledge
gaps and what
should be learned
for the SDE. Plan
Submit the
application to
theoretical
SDE (Doctoral Board
preparation (ca.
30 %)
courses to
accordingly.
Consider courses at
MU or outside.
Selection can be
changed/updated
for each semester.
and
its subcommittees
organize SDE
further).
CHECK: Doctoral
Board
5. Doctoral seminars (5 %) according to
affiliation to physics
institute, others as
needed
CHECK: Dean’s
office
(C) International
experience and
competitiveness
6. Further improving of
English
competences (attending
courses, seminars,
conferences, writing
publications, all in English).
Oral presentation in
English at the
appropriate
institute seminar
At least one
presentation in
English at an
international
scientific
conference
CHECK: Dean’s office
7. Stay or internship abroad mandatory
participation in
international cooperation.
Placement abroad of
a least one month
in total duration
CHECK: Dean’s office
[stay abroad in IS;
e.g. XD110]
(D) Pedagogical
competences
8. Teaching assistance classrooms,
exercises,
advising undergrad students
and comparable.
Maximum 150
classroom hours or
equivalent
(E) Other 9. Career development No formal check No formal check No formal check No formal check
transferrable - preparation and needed needed needed needed
skills. management of projects,
scientific writing,
communication, other soft-
skills.
Required and Elective theoretical courses and seminars
Astrophysics
Required:
PřF:F6730 Seminar of Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics
Elective:
PřF:FA025 The Standard Model of Cosmology
PřF:FA035 Advanced methods in data analysis
PřF:FA045 Selected chapters from modern computational methods
PřF:FA050 Scientific projects, PřF:FA055 The structure and evolution of stars
PřF:FA221 Open problems of physics of stellar atmospheres and winds,
PřF:FA222 Star Clusters, PřF:FB040 Advanced Hydrodynamics
Biophysics
Required:
PřF:F7790 Seminar in Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry
Elective:
PřF:FB810 Problems and Issues of Molecular Modeling
PřF:FB820 Structural electron microscopy
PřF:FB830 Methods of Structural Biology
PřF:FB840 Integrative Structural Biology
PřF:FB850 Interactions between biomolecules
PřF:FB860 Concepts in Biophysics
Condensed Matter Physics
Requiered:
PřF:F6720 Seminar of Institute of Condensed Matter Physics
PřF:FK010 Structural analysis methods in condensed matter physics
PřF:FK020 Electrodynamics of Solids
Elective:
PřF:FA015 Statistical Physics of Particles and Fields
PřF:FB035Selected Chapters in Modern Optics
PřF:FC210Advanced Quantum Field Theory
PřF:FK110 Diagrammatic methods in modern condensed matter physics
PřF:FK120 Physics of strongly correlated electron systems
PřF:FK130 Monte Carlo simulation as a numerical tool
General Physics
Requiered:
PřF:F6730 Seminar of Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics
Elective:
PřF:F3089 Secondary school physics revisited 1
PřF:F3400 Elementary concepts and principles of classical mechanics 1
PřF:F4400 Elementary concepts and principles of classical mechanics 2
PřF:F9051 Elements of physical theories 1
PřF:FA052 Elements of physical theories 2
PřF:FB122 Seminar on Mathematical Physics
PřF:FB210 Mathematical foundations of the variational theories in physics
PřF:FB225 Geometry and topology
Plasma physics
Required:
PřF:F6710 Seminar of Department of Physical Electronics
PřF:FC154 Individual study 1
PřF:FB153 Individual study 2
Selective:
PřF:FB501 Plasma Diagnostics and Simulations
PřF:FB502 Deposition and analysis of thin films
PřF:FB503 Surface modifications and plasma applications
Elective:
PřF:F7900 Students seminary
PřF:FB010 Elementary processes in plasma 2
PřF:FB041Seminar on plasma deposition and material characterization
PřF:FB100 Plasma chemical processes
PřF:FB240 Plasma physics 3
PřF:FC020 Numerical methods in plasma physics
PřF:FC250 Plasma and Dry Nano/Microtechnologies
PřF:FC500 Analytical models and advanced concepts in plasma physics
PřF:FC510 Special topics in nanotechnology science
Theoretical Physics
Required:
PřF:F6730 Seminar of Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics
PřF:FA015 Statistical Physics of Particles and Fields
PřF:FC210 Advanced Quantum Field Theory
Elective:
PřF:FA020 The Standard Model of Particle Physics
PřF:FA025 The Standard Model of Cosmology
PřF:FA040 Advanced mathematical methods in theoretical physics
PřF:FB035 Selected Chapters in Modern Optics
PřF:FK020 Electrodynamics of Solids
PřF:FK110 Diagrammatic methods in modern condensed matter physics
PřF:FK120 Physics of strongly correlated electron systems
PřF:FK130 Monte Carlo simulation as a numerical tool
Wave and Particle Optics
Required:
PřF:F6730 Seminar of Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics
PřF:F7511 Optics of charged particles – theory
PřF:F9190 Modern laser applications
Elective:
PřF:FK020 Electrodynamics of Solids
PřF:FK130 Monte Carlo simulation as a numerical tool