Application and Admission

GENERAL INFORMATIONAPPLICATION FEELIST OF STUDY PROGRAMMES
We would like to inform you that the condition for entering a doctoral programme is a completed master’s degree.
Applicant must have his/her previous study nostrificated before enrolment to study!
PhD study programmes taught in foreign languages are fee-paying programmes. The annual tuition fee is EUR 2,500.
For information about the application process for PhD programmes please see our Admission procedure specifications:

The following attachments must be submitted in English, or in the language in which the programme is accredited as a part of the application:
  1. PhD dissertation proposal (3 to 5 print pages, unless specified otherwise by the entrance examination requirements for the respective programme or field of study) with the name of the academic who consulted the proposal with the applicant,
  2. Curriculum vitae,
  3. Bibliography relevant to the field of study,
  4. Overview of academic achievements (publications, research, employment, etc.).
  5. A proof of language competence, according to section 5.6 of General Admissions Procedure Requirements. The list of language certificates which may be recognized is HERE
    • Applicants for study programmes accredited in the Czech language must submit, in print and by post to the Student Admissions Office, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, nám. Jana Palacha 2, 116 38 Praha 1, or submit in person through the Faculty of Arts’ Mail Room, located at the same address, no later than 30 April 2023 (for supplementary admission procedure no later than 5 September 2023), a certified copy (not the original) of one of the following certificates proving the applicant’s language competence in Czech or Slovak: secondary school-leaving (maturita) certificate proving the applicant has passed a maturita exam in the Czech/Slovak language as a mother tongue or the Czech/Slovak language as a foreign language at level B2 or higher; diploma certifying graduation from any higher-education programme accredited in Czech/Slovak; a certificate proving the applicant has passed any of the certified exams in the Czech/Slovak language as a foreign language at level B2 or higher listed HERE; please note that no exams other than the certified exams listed will be considered. Applicants who are graduates of the Faculty of Arts or any other faculty of Charles University have their language competence verified by the Faculty of Arts’ Student Admissions Office: these applicants are asked to submit the relevant certificate on-line as attachment to their application for studies, without having to submit a certified copy thereof.
    • Applicants for study programmes accredited in languages other than Czech must submit, in print and by post to the Student Admissions Office, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, nám. Jana Palacha 2, 116 38 Praha 1, or submit in person through the Faculty of Arts’ Mail Room, located at the same address, no later than 30 April 2023 (for supplementary admission procedure no later than 5 September 2023), a certified copy (not the original) of one of the following certificates proving the applicant’s language competence in the language in which the programme is accredited: a secondary school-leaving (maturita) certificate from a secondary-education programme accredited in the relevant foreign language; a diploma certifying graduation from any higher-education programme accredited in the relevant foreign language; a certificate proving the applicant has passed any of the certified exams in the relevant foreign language at level B2 or higher listed HERE; please note that no exams other than the certified exams listed will be considered; a certificate proving the applicant has passed a language exam in the relevant foreign language at level B2 or higher as part of any type of higher education studies.
  6. Applicants applying to any of the programmes or fields of study accredited in languages other than Czech must submit their transcript of records in addition to the attachments above. Transcripts of records may be submitted in Czech, Slovak, English, or in the language in which the programme or field of study is accredited.
Applicants must state their full name, the name of the programme, and the title of their dissertation proposal in the heading of the first page of each attachment.

Applicants are obliged to fill in the application with a potential doctoral thesis advisor, or consultant, with whom they have consulted their dissertation proposal.
This choice is preliminary, the admissions committee may, after consultation with the candidate, nominate another advisor.
List of advisors is available in the electronic application in the section “Information concerning doctoral study”.


Applications for study at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University can be submitted only electronically via the Student Information System (SIS)!

You will be asked to log in before submitting your application:
If you are a current student of Charles University, please use your assigned student username to log in. Equivalent to this username is your personal number that can be found on your student identification card under your photograph. Should you experience any issues with your password, please visit the CAS website, where you can request a new password and get more information about Central Authentication Service (CAS).
If you are a new applicant who has not previously studied at CU and have never submitted an application for study in the past (regardless of success), you will be asked to register prior to submitting your application. In order to do so, you will be asked to provide a registration email address to which an email will be sent containing a link to a page where you will be able to set up your new password. You will need to use this email address and password in the course of the whole application process, as only under these credentials all of your current applications will be displayed. However, these credentials cannot be used for logging into other modules of the Student Information System (SIS).
Whenever you log in again after having submitted your application, you will see a list of all applications you have submitted under your name displayed in the upper right-hand corner, in the “My applications” section. If you use a different email address than the one provided during registration, only the “New applicant” option will be displayed in the upper right-hand corner and the “My applications” button will not be available.

Please do not create a new application under a different e-mail address, as this complicates the identification not only for the system but also for the employees of the Admission Procedure Department. If you are unable to log in to your existing account again, please contact us at prijimacky@ff.cuni.cz, and we’ll be happy to help you renew your login process.


You can also find general information about studying in Prague here.

Application Fee is CZK 730 per one online application.

Foreigners who have been granted temporary protection in the Czech Republic in connection with the armed conflict on the territory of Ukraine caused by the invasion of the Russian Federation do not pay an application fee or a fee for the assessment of previous education (for more information, see THIS PAGE).

Payment information

Amount to be paid: 730 CZK
Account number: 85631011
Bank code: 0100
Specific symbol: (application ID)
Variable symbol: 820001
IBAN: CZ9601000000000085631011
SWIFT: KOMB CZ PP

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PAYMENT FOR OWNERS OF BANK ACCOUNTS IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES

If you pay from an account in different than Czech currency, first of all, please, check your bank’s transfer fee and then add this fee to the total amount of the payment so that the resulting sum corresponds precisely with the application fee. When you pay by bank transfer, we also recommend you to generate a confirmation of the transfer in your internet banking and send it along with your application number by email at prijimacky@ff.cuni.cz so that we can find your payment in our electronic accounting system. The processing and assigning of the bank transfer may take several days. After approximately a week, we recommend you check if the payment was received and paired with your application.

If you would like to prevent issues connected with transfers and fees, pay the application directly by card in the Student Information System. We strongly recommend you to choose this method of payment. When paying by card, it is impossible to input wrong payment details and it immediately pairs with your application in the payment gateway, i.e., you will be at once notified that your application is paid for.

In the supplementary admission procedure for the academic year 2023/2024 we are opening the following doctoral study programmes

Applications for the doctoral programmes in the supplementary admission procedure can be submitted until 5 September 2023

Regular entrance examination dates: 18-19 September 2023
Alternative entrance examination date: 25 September 2023
Results of the entrance examinations to be announced in the online system by 26 September 2023

PhD study programmes taught in Czech language can be found HERE.

STUDY PROGRAMMEFORMLANGUAGEEXPECTED NUMBER OF ACCEPTED APPLICANTSSUBJECT AREA BOARDCONTACT FOR CONSULTING PHD DISSERTATION PROPOSAL
Auxiliary Historical Sciencesfull-timeEnglish1list of membersprof. PhDr. Hana Pátková, Ph.D.
Auxiliary Historical SciencescombinedEnglish1list of membersprof. PhDr. Hana Pátková, Ph.D.
Classical Philologyfull-timeEnglish1list of membersdoc. PhDr. Dagmar Muchnová, CSc.
Classical PhilologycombinedEnglish1list of membersdoc. PhDr. Dagmar Muchnová, CSc.
Medieval and Neo-Latin Studies (joint programme with the Czech Academy of Sciences)combinedEnglish1list of membersdoc. Mgr. Lucie Doležalová, M.A., Ph.D.
Modern Economic and Social History full-timeEnglish1list of membersprof. PhDr. Ivan Jakubec, CSc.
Modern Economic and Social History combinedEnglish1list of membersprof. PhDr. Ivan Jakubec, CSc.
MusicologycombinedEnglish1list of membersprof. PhDr. David Eben, Ph.D.
Phoneticsfull-timeEnglish1list of membersdoc. PhDr. Jan Volín, Ph.D.
Slavjanskije filologii (joint programme with the Czech Academy of Sciences)full-timeRussian2list of membersprof. PhDr. Hana Gladkova, CSc.
Slavjanskije filologii (joint programme with the Czech Academy of Sciences)combinedRussian2list of membersprof. PhDr. Hana Gladkova, CSc.
Sociology (joint programme with the Czech Academy of Sciences)combinedEnglish2list of membersdoc. PhDr. Jiří Buriánek, CSc.
Translation Studiesfull-timeEnglish1list of membersdoc. PhDr. Tomáš Duběda, Ph.D.

DOCTORAL STUDY PROGRAMS OPEN IN REGULAR ADMISSION PROCEDURE - applications closed

In the academic year 2023/2024, we opened the following doctoral study programmes accredited in languages other than Czech

Applications were closed by 30 April 2023.

STUDY PROGRAMMEFORMLANGUAGEEXPECTED NUMBER OF ACCEPTED APPLICANTSSUBJECT AREA BOARDCONTACT FOR CONSULTING PHD DISSERTATION PROPOSAL
Anglophone Literatures and Culturesfull-timeEnglish6list of membersprof. Ondřej Pilný, Ph.D.
Anglophone Literatures and CulturescombinedEnglish2list of membersprof. Ondřej Pilný, Ph.D.
Asian History and Culturefull-timeEnglish3list of membersprof. PhDr. Olga Lomová, CSc.
Asian History and CulturecombinedEnglish1list of membersprof. PhDr. Olga Lomová, CSc.
Auxiliary Historical Sciencesfull-timeEnglish1list of membersprof. PhDr. Hana Pátková, Ph.D.
Auxiliary Historical SciencescombinedEnglish1list of membersprof. PhDr. Hana Pátková, Ph.D.
Classical Archaeologyfull-timeEnglish2list of membersdoc. PhDr. Peter Pavúk, Ph.D.
Classical ArchaeologycombinedEnglish1list of membersdoc. PhDr. Peter Pavúk, Ph.D.
Classical Philologyfull-timeEnglish1list of membersdoc. PhDr. Dagmar Muchnová, CSc.
Classical PhilologycombinedEnglish1list of membersdoc. PhDr. Dagmar Muchnová, CSc.
Clinical and Health PsychologycombinedEnglish1list of membersMgr. Tomáš Nikolai, Ph.D.
Egyptologyfull-timeEnglish2list of membersprof. Mgr. Miroslav Bárta, Dr.
EgyptologycombinedEnglish2list of membersprof. Mgr. Miroslav Bárta, Dr.
General Linguisticsfull-timeEnglish5list of membersdoc. PhDr. Jiří Nekvapil, CSc.
General LinguisticscombinedEnglish3list of membersdoc. PhDr. Jiří Nekvapil, CSc.
Germanic and Nordic Languages and Literaturesfull-timeEnglish9list of membersprof. Mgr. Martin Humpál, Ph.D.
Germanic and Nordic Languages and LiteraturescombinedEnglish6list of membersprof. Mgr. Martin Humpál, Ph.D.
Germanoslavistika (International double degree programme with Sapienza University)full-timeRussian3list of membersdoc. Mgr. Libuše Heczková, Ph.D.
Germanoslawistik (Deutsch und Slawistik - International double degree programme with Sapienza University)full-timeGerman3list of membersdoc. Mgr. Libuše Heczková, Ph.D.
History of Visual Artsfull-timeEnglish2list of membersdoc. PhDr. Richard Biegel, Ph.D.
History of Visual ArtscombinedEnglish2list of membersdoc. PhDr. Richard Biegel, Ph.D.
History / General HistorycombinedEnglish2list of membersprof. PhDr. Václav Horčička, Ph.D.
Ibero-American Studiesfull-timeEnglish2list of membersprof. Markéta Křížová, Ph.D.
Ibero-American StudiescombinedEnglish2list of membersprof. Markéta Křížová, Ph.D.
Jewish Studies (joint programme with the Czech Academy of Sciences)full-timeEnglish3list of membersdoc. PhDr. Pavel Sládek, Ph.D.
Jewish Studies (joint programme with the Czech Academy of Sciences)combinedEnglish1list of membersdoc. PhDr. Pavel Sládek, Ph.D.
Logic
The accreditation of this study programme has not yet been completed.
It will be possible to apply after the accreditation process is completed.
full-timeEnglish3list of membersdoc. RNDr. Vítězslav Švejdar, CSc.
Logic
The accreditation of this study programme has not yet been completed.
It will be possible to apply after the accreditation process is completed.
combinedEnglish3list of membersdoc. RNDr. Vítězslav Švejdar, CSc.
Medieval and Neo-Latin Studies (joint programme with the Czech Academy of Sciences)full-timeEnglish1list of membersdoc. Mgr. Lucie Doležalová, M.A., Ph.D.
Medieval and Neo-Latin Studies (joint programme with the Czech Academy of Sciences)combinedEnglish1list of membersdoc. Mgr. Lucie Doležalová, M.A., Ph.D.
Modern Economic and Social History full-timeEnglish1list of membersprof. PhDr. Ivan Jakubec, CSc.
Modern Economic and Social History combinedEnglish1list of membersprof. PhDr. Ivan Jakubec, CSc.
MusicologycombinedEnglish1list of membersprof. PhDr. David Eben, Ph.D.
Philosophy (joint programme with the Czech Academy of Sciences)full-timeEnglish3list of membersdoc. James Hill, Ph.D.
Philosophy (joint programme with the Czech Academy of Sciences)combinedEnglish2list of membersdoc. James Hill, Ph.D.
Phoneticsfull-timeEnglish1list of membersdoc. PhDr. Jan Volín, Ph.D.
Political Science (joint programme with the Faculty od Social Sciences)full-timeEnglish1list of membersdoc. PhDr. Ing. Milan Znoj, CSc.
Political Science (joint programme with the Faculty od Social Sciences)combinedEnglish1list of membersdoc. PhDr. Ing. Milan Znoj, CSc.
Romance Languagesfull-timeEnglish1list of membersdoc. PhDr. Petr Čermák, Ph.D.
Romance Literaturesfull-timeEnglish2list of membersdoc. PhDr. Eva Voldřichová Beránková, Ph.D.
Romance LiteraturescombinedEnglish2list of membersdoc. PhDr. Eva Voldřichová Beránková, Ph.D.
Slavjanskije filologii (joint programme with the Czech Academy of Sciences)full-timeRussian3list of membersprof. PhDr. Hana Gladkova, CSc.
Slavjanskije filologii (joint programme with the Czech Academy of Sciences)combinedRussian3list of membersprof. PhDr. Hana Gladkova, CSc.
Social Psychology and Psychology of WorkcombinedEnglish1list of membersdoc. PhDr. Ilona Gillernová, CSc.
Sociology (joint programme with the Czech Academy of Sciences)full-timeEnglish2list of membersdoc. PhDr. Jiří Buriánek, CSc.
Sociology (joint programme with the Czech Academy of Sciences)combinedEnglish2list of membersdoc. PhDr. Jiří Buriánek, CSc.
Theatre Studiesfull-timeEnglish1list of membersdoc. Mgr. Martin Pšenička, Ph.D.
Theatre StudiescombinedEnglish1list of membersdoc. Mgr. Martin Pšenička, Ph.D.