PřF FYGRK Physical geography
Name in Czech: Fyzická geografie
doctoral combined, language of instruction: Czech Czech
Included in the programme: PřF D-FYGR_ Physical geography

Study-related information

  • Final state doctoral examination and defence of the doctoral thesis
    A student at the state doctoral exam demonstrates that he/she has mastered an in depth knowledge of Physical Geography, including appropriate techniques and skills. The aim is to examine both the level of knowledge and the ability to actively solve the specific scientific problem, including their complex understanding and application of corresponding analytical methods and synthesis. The student may enrol for the state doctoral examination at the earliest after all requirements in the Individual study plan has been fulfilled, but at the latest in the 5th semester. The defence of the Baselines of the Ph.D. thesis by a special opponent is a part of the state doctoral examination.

    The oral exam includes questions from the three testing areas:
    - General Physical Geography (components, processes, phenomena, holistic understanding of the Physical-geographical sphere)
    - Methods of Physical-geographic research (data acquisition and evaluation, methods of their processing)
    - Specific discipline from which the Ph.D. thesis is presented (methods, general knowledge, regional aspects, perspectives, scenarios, impacts)
  • Requirements of the study
    Research activities:
    - Ph.D. thesis preparation and publishing activity (min. 70 % of the workload) – takes place during the whole period of the study and its basis is in the publication aktivity. Publishing activity consists of at least three accepted scientific articles or applied outputs, such as approved method / software. For an example of scientific papers, at least one first-author impacted article (in the Web of Science database), another first-author article (at least in the Scopus or Web of Science database) and a co-author's reviewed article are required.
    - Pedagogical activity (max. 5 % of the workload) – Ph.D. students participate in teaching by conducting seminars, field courses, selected lecture/s or preparation of study materials in the first 4 semesters. An integral part of the development of pedagogical experiences of the Ph.D. candidate is consultation and/or assessment of pre-gradual theses. The participation in teaching should not exceed 150 hours, it is performed during the first 4 semesters.
    - Defence of Baselines of the Ph.D. thesis – must be completed by the 6th semester at the latest
    - Foreign internship (min. 5 % of the workload) – must be completed by undertaking at least a 2 month-long stay during the study, or by an active participation in an international project for at least 2 years
    - Attendance at conferences – active participation in at least two international conferences, of which at least one is in the form of an oral lecture, with the second one possible in the form of a poster

    Professional courses (max. 20 % of the workload):

    - Fundamentals of scientific work and preparation of scientific publications in Physical Geography
    In addition, 2 of the 6 Physical-geographical study areas listed below should be completed:
    - Geosphere (geology and geomorphology)
    - Atmosphere (meteorology and climatology)
    - Hydrosphere (hydrology, limnology and glaciology)
    - Pedosphere (pedology, pedogeography)
    - Biosphere (botany, zoology, (landscape) ecology)
    - Development of natural systems (paleogeography, paleoclimatology, paleoecology)
    Another 2 optional courses according to the Individual study plan (after approval by the supervisor and approval by the Doctoral board).
  • Proposal of dissertation topics and topics of defended dissertations
    Use of damage records for the study of past hydrometeorological extremes and their impacts
    Research of the function of biological corridors in southern Moravia
    Climate forcing of Icelandic volcanic eruptions
    Urban climate scenarios and heat waves occurrence according to model outputs
    Geomorphologic development of the selected area in the Outer Western Carpathians (Moravia) with regards to present day processes and landscape protection
    The role of natural conditions in complementarity of town and rural areas in the period of post-industrial society
    Spatial and temporal variability of climate conditions on central Svalbard: Evaluation of surface observations and model outputs
    Transformation of geomorphologic style of central European rivers in the period of anthropogenic stress
    Aeolian processes in semi-arid maritime Antarctic environment
    Modelling of erosion processes in small catchments

Recommended progress through the study plan

Compulsory courses

Rozvoj pedagogických zkušeností

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PřF:ZD001Teaching assistance 1 V. Herberz 0/03 1-
PřF:ZD002Teaching assistance 2 V. Herberz 0/03 2-
PřF:ZD003Teaching assistance 3 V. Herberz 0/03 3-
PřF:ZD004Teaching assistance 4 V. Herberz 0/03 4-
12 credits

Povinné předměty FG

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PřF:ZD150Fundamentals of scientific work and preparation of scientific publications in Physical Geography D. Nývltz 0/2/02 -P
2 credits

Oborové semináře

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PřF:ZD161Geographical seminar I R. Brázdilz 0/2/02 2-
PřF:ZD162Geographical seminar II R. Brázdilz 0/2/02 4-
PřF:ZD163Geographical seminar III R. Brázdilz 0/2/02 6-
PřF:ZD171Geographical seminar I D. Nývltz 0/2/02 2-
PřF:ZD172Geographical seminar II D. Nývltz 0/22 4-
PřF:ZD173Geographical seminar III D. Nývltz 0/22 6-
12 credits

Doktorská disertační práce

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PřF:ZD010Ph.D. Thesis D. Nývltz 0/0/010 6P
PřF:ZD011Ph.D. Thesis 1 D. Nývltz 0/0/1515 1P
PřF:ZD012Ph.D. Thesis 2 D. Nývltz 0/0/1515 2P
PřF:ZD013Ph.D. Thesis 3 D. Nývltz 0/0/1515 3P
PřF:ZD014Ph.D. Thesis 4 D. Nývltz 0/027 4P
PřF:ZD015Ph.D. Thesis 5 D. Nývltz 0/017 5P
PřF:ZD016Ph.D. Thesis 6 D. Nývltz 0/030 6P
PřF:ZD017Ph.D. Thesis 7 D. Nývltz 0/030 7P
PřF:ZD018Ph.D. Thesis 8 D. Nývltz 0/0/020 8P
179 credits

Konference a publikace

Konference
Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PřF:ZD024Lecture in the foreign language D. Nývltz 0/0/05 --
PřF:ZD025Poster at an international conference D. Nývltz 0/0/03 --
8 credits
Publikace
Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PřF:ZD021Scientific publication writing D. Nývltz 0/0/012 --
PřF:ZD022Scientific publication writing D. Nývltz 0/0/010 --
PřF:ZD023Scientific publication writing D. Nývltz 0/0/08 --
30 credits

Zahraniční stáž / Mezinárodní spolupráce

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PřF:ZD026Foreign internship D. Nývltz 0/0/012 --
12 credits

Selective courses

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PřF:ZD151Geosphere (Geology and Geomorphology) D. Nývltzk 4/0/012 -Z
PřF:ZD152Atmosphere (Meteorology and Climatology R. Brázdilzk 4/0/012 -Z
PřF:ZD153Hydrosphere (Hydrology, Limnology and Glaciology) M. Šulc Michalkovázk 4/0/012 -Z
PřF:ZD154Pedosphere (Pedology, Pedogeography) J. Burianovázk 4/0/012 -Z
PřF:ZD155Biosphere (Botany, Zoology, (Landscape) Ecology) J. Divíšekzk 4/0/012 -Z
PřF:ZD156Development of natural systems (Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology, Paleoecology) D. Nývltzk 4/0/012 -Z
72 credits