PhD studies at Palacky University normally take four years during which the student accomplishes several particular requirements. The composition of these requirements is given by the student’s individual plan which is subject to discussion between the student and his or her supervisor. Each individual plan has to comply with general programme framework and has to be approved by the PhD programme advisory board. Besides these individual requirements, passing final PhD state exam and defending PhD thesis are necessary conditions to graduate. PhD programmes at our Faculty make use of a credit system which means that students are awarded a number of credits for each accomplished requirement (e.g. passed exam, scientific publication, teaching duties, …).

Programme framework

COMPULSORY COURSES (REQUIRED MIN. of 160 CREDITS)

• OCH/PGD1 Dissertation thesis 1 (30 Cr.)
• OCH/PGD2 Dissertation thesis 2 (30 Cr.)
• OCH/PGD3 Dissertation thesis 3 (30 Cr.)
• OCH/PGO1 Specialized seminar 1 (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGO2 Specialized seminar 2 (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGO3 Specialized seminar 3 (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGST Research stay (30 Cr.)
• OCH/PGPK Conference presentation (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGOC Organic chemistry (5 kr.)
• VCJ/PGSAJ English for students of PhD (15 Cr.)

Note: the student’s plan has to include all these courses.

ELECTIVE COURSES: GROUP 1 – SPECIALIZED COURSES IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (REQUIRED MIN. 10 CREDITS)

• OCH/PGPG Protective groups in organic synthesis (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGCC Metall-catallyzed cross-coupling synthesis (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGSP Solid-phase synthesis and combinatorial chemistry (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGSS Stereoselective synthesis (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGNM Advanced experiments in NMR spectroscopy (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGFV Pharmacochemistry of selected heterocyclic compounds (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGFC Photochemistry: From concepts to practice (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGBM Bioorganic and medicinal chemistry (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGFL Practical application of fluorescent spectroscopy (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGVK Selected lectures from drug research (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGDD Drug design (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGSY Synthetic enzymes (5 Cr.)

Note: student’s plan has to include at least two of these courses

ELECTIVE COURSES: GROUP 2 – SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS (REQUIRED MIN. 50 CREDITS)

• OCH/PGI1 Principal authorship of a publication with IF 1 (25 Cr.)
• OCH/PGI2 Principal authorship of a publication with IF 2 (25 Cr.)
• OCH/PGI3 Principal authorship of a publication with IF 3 (25 Cr.)
• OCH/PGS1 Co-authorship of a publication with IF 1 (10 Cr.)
• OCH/PGS2 Co-authorship of a publication with IF 2 (10 Cr.)

ELECTIVE COURSES: GROUP 3 – RESEARCH aND TEACHING ACTIVITIES (REQUIRED MIN. 10 CREDITS)

• OCH /PGPC Project activities (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGV1 Teaching of special course 1 (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGBD Management of bachelor and master theses (5 Cr.)

optional COURSES:

• OCH/PGPA The popularization activities at the UP (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGV2 Teaching of special course 2 (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGV3 Teaching of special course 3 (5 Cr.)
• OCH/PGOP Review of closing works (5 Cr.)

Final exam

The student has to be awarded at least 240 credits during his or her entire PhD studies. Moreover, it is required for the student to be awarded at least N*40 credits to be allowed to start the (N+1)th year (e.g. to start the second year, the student has to collect at least 40 credits during the first year of the PhD studies; to start the third year, the student has to collect at least 80 credits during the first two years, etc.).