The procedure for submitting a dissertation in 9 steps

Important information about completing your doctoral studies is provided on the website of theOffice studyfor department.Studies. We havesummarize addedthe aprocedure clearin procedure.9 steps.

1. The studentcandidate first requests by e-mail to the Office for Studies (phd@phil.muni.cz) to set up a thesis archive in the IS MU (phd@phil.muni.cz).MU. In the same message, he/she communicates to the Office for Studies the final title of the dissertation in the language of the thesis and in English, consulted with the supervisor.
2. The studentcandidate consults the supervisor about the final version of the thesis, appendices, annotation and keywords.
   
3. The studentcandidate will uploaduploads the complete text of the dissertation including appendices, annotation in Czech and English and keywords in Czech and English. At that point the archive is properly populated.
4. The studentcandidate then closes the archive.
5. The supervisor checks the dissertation in the dissertation archive and confirms the legibility of the file and the originality of the dissertation.
6. The studentcandidate fills in any missing data in the Individual Study Plan application in IS MU and informs the supervisor, who checks the Individual Study Plan and, if everything is in order, confirms its completion.
7. The student will make sure that all courses enrolled in the semester have been completed.

8. The studentcandidate submits an application for defence to the Study Department using the form by sending an e-mail from the official address in the IS MU (external e-mail box cannot be used) to phd@phil.muni.cz. ATTENTION: The dissertation, including the application for the defence, must be submitted at least one semester before the maximum period of studystudies expires.
   

   • Together with the application form, or later,later as agreed withduring the Studysemester Department,of he/shethe defense, the candidate also sends electronically all the obligatory annexes to the thesis listed onat the Study Department website.

   • Dissertations can be submitted continuously throughout the academic year. However, for the defense in the spring semester, the dissertation, including the application for examination and defense and all required appendices, must be submitted no later than 31 January. The deadline for the defence in the autumn semester (ori.e., by the end of mid-February) is 31 August.
     

9. If everything is in order, the Office of Studies will askasks the Programme Board chair of the departmental committee to nominate refereesreviewers and anthe examining committee.

10. In the semester of the defense, i.e. the semester following after the submission of the final thesis, the Office for Studies and the Programme Board checks whether the student meets the graduation requirements are met and has, completed all courses completed, . The status ofand the Individual Study Plan in the application and its confirmation by the supervisor is also checked. The Study Department sends a list of completed courses to the Institute's Secretariat to be checked and signed by the Chair of the Departmental Committee (this task is sufficient to be completed in the coming weeks, it is not a condition for the acceptance of the dissertation).
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