• Master's Studies in English

• Doctoral Studies in English
  • Structure
  • Requirements for recognition of the English entrance examination
  • Specifications of certificates and materials required in the case of the applicant taking the distance entrance examination
  • Admission procedure
  • Information about admission procedure in German
  • Proof of education specifications
  • Topics in doctoral study programmes
  • Sample study plan

• Studies in Czech

• Studies in French

Public Economics (Ph.D.)

Study program: Economic Policy and Administration
Guarantee: Department of Public Economics

Forms ans Sample Curriculum:

• doctoral full-time single-field (Ph.D.)
• doctoral combined single-field (Ph.D.)
• Sample Curriculum

• Language of instruction: Czech, English

Aims of the study and graduate profile

The objectives in doctoral studies in Public Economics are as follows:

• build on postgraduates´ existing theoretical knowledge in the area of Public Economics in correlation with the economy-related knowledge;
• extend postgraduates´ knowledge of scientific methodology applied particularly in Public economics;
• develop the ability to adopt an interdisciplinary approach in dealing with public sector problems;
• contribute to the development in the field of Public Economics utilising elaborate dissertations.

Graduate profile reflects a comprehensive range of general, expert and specific knowledge and skills gradually acquired over the period of the scientific postgraduate studies. Doctoral graduates in Public Economics will be able to pursue their career primarily in the following areas:

• managerial activities at all levels of local administration and general and specific state administration (i.e. central and territorial authorities) creating conditions for administering or running public sector and being involved in managing the following:
  • revenue and expenditure of public budgets (financial institutions)
  • public administration, police, justice, defence
  • social policy (social security and social services)
  • labour market
  • educational, scientific, cultural, and sports activities and institutions
  • health policy and institutions
  • the environment
  • living and housing policy;
• managerial activities of all types of non-profit organisations, including both top management positions and executive positions in finance department;
• educational areas and scientific research in the field of Public economics, particularly in higher education or secondary schools such as vocational schools.

Further particulars of the fields of study and procedure for application submission

• application for doctoral studies

• Topics in doctoral study programmes

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