Passing the study plan

Master's graduates who have obtained the academic degree "Master" may take the “Advanced Master’s State Examination” (also called the Rigorosum examination) in the field of natural sciences, which includes the defence of the Rigorosum thesis. After passing this examination, the academic title "Doctor of Natural Sciences", abbreviated to "RNDr.", is awarded in the field of natural sciences, in the abbreviated form before the name.

Further information can be found here: https://www.sci.muni.cz/student/rigorozni-rizeni

The parts of the public Advanced Master’s State Examination are (1) the defence of the Rigorosum thesis and (2) an oral examination in the form of an expert debate between the candidate and the members of the Rigorosum Examination Committee. The purpose of the debate is to demonstrate the candidate's in-depth knowledge of the field of anthropology in the context of the topic of the Rigorosum thesis.

The candidate applies for the rigorosum procedure within the prescribed deadline. After prior consultation of the topic with the Chair of the Rigorosum Examination Committee, the candidate prepares and submits the Rigorosum thesis in the prescribed form. It must be the candidate's own professional achievements. The thesis may be in the form of a monograph, or a collection of the candidate's published scientific studies in peer-reviewed journals, accompanied by a commentary.

Proposals for thesis topics:
1. Early detection of growth defects through analysis of short segments of the growth curve
2. Taphonomy of burial sites and its 4D reconstruction of the burial process
3. Stability of morphometric properties of the inner ear labyrinth over the life span based on MRI records
4. Dynamics of wear, pathologies and tooth loss of permanent dentition in interpopulation comparison
5. Intra-individual changes in isotope signal in tooth enamel: exceptional situations on the background of a regular life trajectory
6. Human life history in the record of tooth enamel and dentin: current possibilities and perspectives
7. Relationships between dental morphology and birth order

The defended theses are published in IS MU, where they can be searched by faculty, year, department, field/plan: https://is.muni.cz/thesis/

Theses defended so far
Kateřina Vymazalová (2020): Study of inflammatory changes in historical skeletal remains. https://is.muni.cz/auth/th/mla0s/