Requirements for Entrance Examination for Doctoral Study Programme Physics (P1703),
branch of study Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics
Doctoral Study Programme:
Physics
Branch of study:
Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics
Address of department:
Silesian University in Opava
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
The Institute of Physics
Bezručovo nám. 1150/13
746 01 Opava
The Czech Republic
E-mail: lenka.polaskova (at) fpf.slu.cz
Tel: +420 553 684 286
Admission requirements:
Planned number of students admitted:
Full-time study: 2
Part-time study: 1
Application Fee: 590 CZK
Payment of the administrative fee for an electronic application must be made only via non-cash payment and must include the specific symbol. If the specific symbol is not listed or incorrectly stated, the application will be discarded as unpaid. The wrongly paid fee must be reimbursed correctly by 15.8.2019.
The applicant is supposed to submit the electronic form (will be made available)
He is not supposed to send the printed version of the application form or its shortened version.
Applicants will send the annexes to the electronic application form:
The condition of admission of applicants who have completed a Master's degree at a foreign university is recognized nostrification - officially certified copy (copy) of the recognition certificate of foreign higher education and qualifications in the Czech Republic.
Bankers:
Name of the bank: ČSOB Ostrava
Account Number: 8010-0309706853/0300
Variable symbol: 0175000219
Specific symbol: birtcode of candidate/without slash
Data for foreign payers:
IBAN: CZ51 0300 0080 1003 0970 6853
SWIFT CODE: CEKOCZPP
Fee study carried out in English:
P1703 Physics - 4400 EUR / per year
The fee is paid in EURO or the equivalent amount of CZK exchange rate announced by the Czech National Bank valid on the date of payment.
Bankers:
Name of the bank: ČSOB Ostrava
Account Number: 8010-0309706853/0300
Variable symbol: 0175000419
Specific symbol: birthcode of candidate/without slash (YYYYMMDD)
Address for delivery of applications:
Silesian University in Opava
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Department of Science and Foreign Relations
Bezručovo nám. 1150/13
746 01 Opava
The Czech Republic
Tel: +420 553 684 252
Email: eva.jakubcova (at) fpf.slu.cz
Application deadline: 15th August 2019
Date of entrance exam: September 2019
Details of the Course:
The course is organised in both full time and part time form.
Doctoral course can be undertaken by a University graduate with Masters
Degree in physics or a related subject. The entrance examination will
show specialised knowledge, the ability of the applicant for independent
scientific research and verify the applicant’s competence in English
language. During the examination, the applicant must show knowledge of
the basic course in physics, theoretical mechanics, electrodynamics,
special theory of relativity and quantum physics, as well as
fundamentals of mathematical analysis and algebra. In the scope of the
entrance examination the applicant will also show basic knowledge in the
field of theoretical physics
a part of which is the topic of
his/her PhD thesis. The topic of the thesis will come under one of three
fields of theoretical physics:
Other topics, such as topics dealing with astrophysical applications of nuclear and sub-nuclear physics or quantum theory of multi particle (molecules) systems, will be considered.
Standard duration of the course is four years. Doctoral students
undertaking the part time course are assumed to take up to six years.
Course Objectives:
The aim of the proposed doctoral course is to educate research scientists able to perform at the level of the highest international standards in the field of theoretical physics and astrophysics while using the most efficient computer methods. The course will address topical problems of relativistic and particle physics and their astrophysical applications, which are a part of the research project of UF FPF SU and cooperating local and international institutions.
Profile of the Course Graduate:
1. Definition of the target general, professional and specialist knowledge and skills:
- The graduate will gain the general knowledge of:
- Professional knowledge of theoretical physics, mainly in the field of:
- Specialised knowledge and skills (depending on the PhD thesis topic):
2. Characteristics of professions for which the graduate should be prepared, further opportunities and characteristics of prospective employers where the gained education could be used:
Prospective employment for the graduate:
The graduate can use his/her attained knowledge and skills as a research scientist and
a lecturer at a University and in research institutes in the field of
theoretical physics, both in the Czech Republic and abroad. It is
expected the graduate may be recruited as a post-doctoral researcher by
one of the associated international institutions (SISSA in Trieste,
Goteborg University, University of Oxford, CERN and similar). The
graduate can also efficiently offer the gained knowledge and skills to
research institutes of industrial enterprises in the field of modelling
of physical processes (for instance in the field of hydrodynamics,
thermodynamics, elasticity). Competence in computer skills can be
utilized anywhere in the industry, services or public service.
Requirements to be fulfilled by the student in the course of his/her studies and at its regular completion:
Individual study plan:
The course is governed by an individual study and research plan drawn
by the supervisor and agreed by the professional board. The subjects of
the doctoral course are divided into
a block of obligatory
subjects and a block of facultative (optional obligatory) subjects. The
student must complete at least two of the facultative subjects.
Facultative subjects are partly lectures and consultations and partly
studied individually.
English language exam is also a part of the course programme. Doctoral student taking the full time course also participates in the pedagogical activities at the faculty. The programme for this activity is agreed by the head of the educational institution and the supervisor. The research programme includes proposal for treating the topic of the PhD thesis, the research process in the research facility and possibly the plan of placements or study visits to associated research facilities locally or abroad. In the course of the study the doctoral student attends both the obligatory and the recommended forms of education, that is lectures, seminars, individual consultations and a seminar of theoretical physics in the research facility. At the same time he/she is working on the topic of the PhD thesis and publishes the results of his/her research both in specialised magazines and by taking part in professional conferences. A record of attending both the obligatory and the recommended forms of study is kept throughout the duration of the course, as well as the record of exams, placements and publications of the results of the research work of the doctoral student. At the end of an academic year the supervisor prepares an annual assessment and specifies the study and research plan for the following year (the doctoral student has the right to comment on both the assessment and the specified future programme). Based on the annual assessment, the head of the educational institution suggests continuation of studies, termination or a change of the supervisor.
The suggested programme is authorised by the Dean of the faculty. Positive annual assessment is a precondition to progressing to the next year of the study programme. (In justified cases the doctoral student can ask the Dean to change the supervisor.)
In the course of the study the doctoral student is obliged to attend seminars of theoretical physics in the research facility. During the first three (full time study) or four (part time study) years the doctoral student presents a specialised lecture on the topic of the PhD thesis in English language. The professional and language standard of the lecture and discussion is judged by a panel appointed by the chair person of the professional board. The lecture is assessed as ‘excellent pass’, ‘pass’ or ‘fail’. Positive assessment is recorded in the student’s record book. ‘Excellent pass’ serves at the same time as a passed exam from English language.
Contents and scope of the state doctoral exam and requirements on the proof of attained knowledge:
The state doctoral examination takes a form of scientific debate with the doctoral student and includes three subjects of the individual study programme, proposed by the supervisor and agreed by the professional board. The subjects of the exam are chosen so as to reflect on the topic of the PhD thesis. The scope of individual subjects is determined by their syllabus. The examination assumes applicant’s orientation in basic methods and processes of theoretical physics within the field of relativistic physics, quantum field theory and theory of kinetics.