After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• know medieval Bohemian and European literature written in Latin and describe its connection to ancient and patristic literature
• work with Latin medieval texts as an expert in the fields of interpreting, translating, and editing
• know medieval literature written in the Czech language and the cultural and historical connections of medieval Europe
• according to their profile, describe and use the basic actual findings of the methods of interpretation, translation, and textual criticism
• concretely account for and use modern findings of other connected medievalist disciplines (history, theology, philosophy, musicology, etc.)
• closely know both Czech and foreign secondary literature and editions which are connected with the thesis
• write a study in foreign language
• read medieval Latin manuscripts and participate in preparing their modern critical editions
• compose and present a lecture

Graduates will be fully qualified to work in the departments of the Academy of Sciences, in universities engaging in humanities, and in archives and museums where medieval literature and diplomatic sources are studied. According to their specialization – in literary history, translation, or editing work – graduates may work as Latin language experts in various publishing houses, mass media, and bookstores (undertaking tasks such as proofreading).

The doctoral degree study programme in Medieval Latin language and literature is part of the philology doctoral programme. The standard duration of this doctoral degree study programme is four semesters. For admittance to the doctoral final state examination, students have to earn a total of 240 ECTS credits for type A/required and type B/selective courses.

The student has to earn 24 ECTS credits for the type A/required courses that are compulsory for the whole faculty, i.e. Philosophy for Doctoral Studies I and II (if study is in English, the student must pass General Methodology instead of Philosophy for Doctoral Studies II) and a foreign language; an examination in the Language Centre can be bypassed by making and presenting (at scholarly conference or another scholarly context) a supervisor-evaluated paper in a foreign language.

The student obtains 190 ECTS credits for courses closely connected with the thesis writing. These are regular individual consultations with the supervisor (Colloquium I) and an examination which includes interpreting selected medieval texts and the knowledge of medieval Bohemian and European Latin literature (Colloquium II). The student also has to work continually during the studies with sources (Research and Study I-IV) and demonstrate to the supervisor at least once a semester the working development of the thesis (Writing Seminar I-V). The student presents a scholarly lecture on the topic of the thesis (in the range of the selected seminar, conference, or symposium - Conference Paper) and publishes in a scholarly journal (Journal Article). The student submits the thesis with theses with an English summary. For the submitted thesis, which has at least 180,000 characters, the student obtains 25 ECTS credits. The thesis is submitted in two copies in a hardcover binding, usually during the eighth semester.

The student has to earn the rest of the ECTS credits for type B/selective courses. Special Lecture I-IV courses are lectures chosen by the student after consultation with the supervisor of all the courses taught at the faculty or university (usually at the departments of philosophy, history, history of religion, history of art, Bohemian studies, auxiliary sciences etc.). One recommended possible conclusion is the Medieval Interpretative Seminar, which includes an interpretation of some selected Latin works of some Bohemian or European medieval author; the text is changed every year.

Students in full-time study mode attend study abroad for at least 3 months; the Department of Classical Studies enables this type of study especially with the help of the Erasmus programme in Germany, Poland, and Italy. Students must also teach some seminar at the Department of Classical Studies for 2-4 hours per week.

Part of the full-time study programme includes teaching a seminar at the Department of Classical Studies and participating in scholarly conferences, symposiums, and studies abroad.

Doctoral final state examination: The doctoral student shall prepare the exposition and defence of five minor theses. These are chosen in coordination with the supervisor and submitted in writing (required length: 3-5 pages, including literature) at least two months before the planned date of the doctoral final state examination. Minor theses may not be similar in content to the topic of the doctoral thesis. During the examination, the doctoral student shall present at least two minor theses (according to the advance choice of the commission) and answer additional questions about Bohemian and European medieval Latin literature.

The requirements concerning the doctoral thesis are available on the department website (http://www.phil.muni.cz/wuks/home/Documents/doktorske-studium-latinskemedievistiky).