Passing the study plan

The final state exam consists of three thematic areas.

Based on agreement with the supervisor and the commission chair, the candidate studies:
a. one topic from a specified traditional area
(criticism, lterary and cultural periods, schools, and genres)
b. one topic from the basic methodological approaches (ethnic, gender, queer, postcolonial, regionalist etc.)
c. one topic from a chosen major cultural area (British and Irish Literature and Culture, North American Literature and Culture, Australian and New Zealand Literature and Culture, Literature, and Culture of Other Anglophone Countries).

The purpose of the exam is primarily to verify that the candidate has comprehensive knowledge of the field and its current theoretical approaches.
Members of the commission focus on the candidate's ability of critical reflection and application of acquired knowledge, both with regard to their respective research area as well to the wider cultural contexts.

The key components of the study requirements are related to the preparation and composition of the dissertation, which represents a comprehensive scientific publication based on original research. Compulsory student activities are formulated in an individual study plan, approved by the supervisor.
The study requirements include the following activities:
- the completion of these compulsory courses: AJ 34003 - Conference I (5 credits), AJ 34004 - Conference II (5 credits), AJ 34006 - Publications I (10 credits), AJ 34009 - language (4 credits), AJ 34030 - Source Research (10 credits), AJ 34110 - The Profession of English (15 credits, 5 block seminars), AJ 34120 - Literary Value and Canonicity (15 credits, 5 block seminars), AJ 34210 - Doctoral Seminar I (5 credits), AJ 34350 - Doctoral Exam (10 credits), AJ34140 Selected Chapters of Literary and Cultural Theory (15 credits, 5 block seminars), AJ 38400 - Dissertation Prsopectus (5 credits) (Block Seminar), AJ 39400 - Dissertation Composition (25 credits), NARD50 - Methodology of Literary Science (15 credits, block seminars), AJ 34001 Methodology Seminar (10 credits, block seminars).
The compulsory subjects focused on anglophone literary studies are complemented by one of the foreign language courses.
Furthermore it is also necessary to complete at least three elective courses (15 credits each). These subjects are shared with other literary-oriented doctoral programs from collaborating departments of the faculty.
The students gain the remaining credits by taking the optional courses. These will be agreed upon with the supervisor.

Publication is understood as publishing of one's research results in a peer-reviewed academic journal.
Conference participation means active participation in a national or international conference held at an established university, predicated on a prior approval by the supervisor.
The minimum student internship/study stay is one month. The recommended length of internship/study stay is one semester.

Full-time students are also expected to be actively involved in the academic activities of the department in teaching and/or participating in joint publications and research projects. Other professional activities at the department may include, for example, editorial work, assisting with conference organization, etc.

Defended Dissertations:

Zuzana Klímová: Shaping the Text, Shaping the Mind: Role of Transcultural Imagination on the Building of Spiritual Bridges of Solidarity Across Boundaries of Difference (2016)
https://is.muni.cz/th/145169/ff_d/?lang=en
Jiří Šalamoun: The New Satire of Ismaeal Reed against the New Racism of the United States of America (2016)
https://is.muni.cz/th/108994/ff_d_b1/?lang=en
Veronika Vencúrik Pituková: Murder Taken out of the Venetian Vase and Dropped into the Alley: Adapting Hard-boiled Masculinity and Femininity (2016)
https://is.muni.cz/th/271191/ff_d/?lang=en;id=287384
Dušan Kolcún: Good Death in Vietnam War Literature (2016)
https://is.muni.cz/th/181019/ff_d/?lang=en
Antonín Zita: How We Read: The Reception of the Beat Generation
in the United States of America and the Czech Lands (2016)
https://is.muni.cz/th/179209/ff_d/
Lucie Seibertová: Translations as Original Works of Literature (2017)
https://is.muni.cz/th/108795/ff_d_b1/?studium=166092;vysl=91413;lang=en
Asma Hussein: Alternative Semantics of Water: Watery Images in Derek Walcott's Poetry (2017)
https://is.muni.cz/th/346509/ff_d/?fakulta=1433;obdobi=6184
Dita Hochmanová: Henry Fielding between Satire and Sentiment (2018)
https://is.muni.cz/th/178804/ff_m/?lang=en;id=243975
Petra Kalavská: The Shift in the (Feminist) Discourse as Reflected in the Plays of the 1980s and 1990s by British Women Playwrights (2018)
https://is.muni.cz/th/80384/ff_d/