Ph.D. Program

TerezEconomic and Economic Policy Development in the 20th and 21st Centuries

(valid from summer semester 2019/2020)

The Ph.D. program “Economic and Economic Policy Development in the 20th and 21st Centuries” has been developed for students who are interested in a more advanced study and deeper research in economic theory and economic development of major economies and Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic. The study of this program consists in completing subjects from the field of economic theories, modern economic history, economic policy and also those that deal with the philosophical and methodological basis of the social sciences. The aim of the program is to further deepen knowledge of economic history and economics in the broader context of the development of important economic processes and events (especially after 1945). It focuses on the training of scientists and researchers who will acquire deep theoretical knowledge and will be able to apply it in scientific, research, economic or pedagogical practice. The doctoral program focuses primarily on the development of students’ scientific activities through an individual approach and their involvement in domestic and foreign scientific teams. As part of the scientific education, students will be able to attend courses of visiting professors from prestigious foreign universities.

Based on advanced knowledge of economic theories and practice, graduates will be able to explain the main trends in economic development of major countries after 1945, orient themselves in modern economic theory and interpret economic indicators in more detail in the context of long-term development trends. Further, they will be able to recognize the impact of global economic events on economies and economic policy after 1945 using advanced knowledge of macroeconomics or assess the main problems of economic development of communist Czechoslovakia. Graduates of this program will be able to participate in scientific or pedagogical activities at domestic and foreign institutions and will have a good starting position for work in the private and public sector. They can also be employed in a wide range of cultural institutions, in the media, in public administration as a politician or a diplomat.

Conditions: Completed master’s study. The admission procedure follows the standards of the admission procedure at the Faculty of Economics of the Prague University of Economics and Business. More detailed information on the admission procedure for doctoral studies at the Faculty of Economics can be found here. The study obeys the conditions of the valid Study and Examination Regulations of the Prague University of Economics and Business, the content of the Manual of Study of the Faculty of Econonomics and other relevant regulations.

Capacity: unlimited.

Recommended length of study: 6 semesters.

Students must obtain a total of 180 credits in the following structure during their studies:

Compulsory courses (total 15 ECTS)

5HP900 Economic Policy (2/0, 5 ECTS)
5FIL901 Philosophy and Methodology of Science (2/0, 5 ECTS)
5HD922 Modern Czechoslovak Economic History 1945-1992 (2/0, 5 ECTS)

Elective courses (total 5 ECTS)

5EN913 Macroeconomics III (2/2, 5 ECTS)
5EN912 Microeconomics III (2/2, 5 ECTS)
5HD921 Selected Problems of Economic History after 1945 (0/2, 5 ECTS)

Other courses (total 40 ECTS credits)

HD1000 State Doctoral Examination (consultations, 10 ECTS)
HD0000 Dissertation Defense (consultations, 30 ECTS)

Other obligations of the program can be found in the Manual for Study at Faculty of Economics, Prague University of Economics and Business, Part for Ph.D. studies.

To obtain further information, contact the guarantor of the Ph.D. program, the Chair of the Department, prof. PhDr. Ing. Aleš Skrivan, Ph.D.

Economic and Political History of the 20^thCentury

(valid until winter semester 2019/2020)

Ph.D. Program Economics and Economic Administration

The Ph.D. program major “Economic and Political History of the 20^thCentury” is intended for students with sufficiently deep knowledge of economic and political history, economic theory, history of economic thought, economic policy and fundamental knowledge of related disciplines (political science, sociology, philosophy, anthropology). In addition, applicants are expected to possess analytical skills and abstract thinking, which will help to classify the various historical events in a broader socio-economic framework. The major is primarily focused on preparation of scientists and researchers who will study in depth theoretical knowledge, which they will be able to use in various scientific disciplines. Therefore, the major is primarily aimed at developing the scientific activities of students by individual approach and by their involvement in domestic and foreign research teams. During the research training, students will be able to attend classes led by visiting professors from prestigious foreign universities from France, Germany, Austria, Great Britain and the USA.

The major is based on the Anglo-Saxon model of connecting economics and politics, which enables wider theoretical application of different methodological approaches of economics and history, and offers a greater possibility of developing economic history as an independent historical discipline based on interdisciplinarity and wide variety of theoretical approaches. In this aspect, the Department of Economic History is the only scientific place in the Czech Republic that offers this specialization. The P.D. program major would especially like to build on the broad theoretical grounding in conjunction with a deep knowledge of historical realities. In this context, it would primarily reflect the number of new approaches, which was recently profiled in the history and economics – public choice theory, institutional economics, behavioral economics, a new history of international relations, new political history, the new political economy, cultural anthropology, new history of ideas, new cultural history. Graduates of this major will be able to participate in scientific activities in domestic and foreign institutions and will be well positioned to work in the private and public sector.

Structure of the course requirements for the major Economic and Political History of the 20^th Century is as follows. Students must during their study acquire a total of 180 credits in the following structure:

Compulsory courses: 20 credits

5EN913 Macroeconomics III (5 credits)
5HD921 Selected issues in economic history since 1945 (5 credits)
5HD922 Modern economic history of Czechoslovakia 1945-1992 (5 credits)
5HD902 Doctoral seminar (5 credits)
HD1000 State doctoral exam (10 credits)
HD0000 Defense of the dissertation (30 credits)

Duties of the program and elective courses: 120 credits.

More information on the admission procedure for enrollment in doctoral study at the Faculty of Economics can be found at http://nf.vse.cz/english.