The requirements for the doctoral exam in a foreign language at the faculties of the VŠB-TUO
| Foreign language | English, German, Russian, French, Spanish |
| doctoral students choose out of these languages unless indicated otherwise by the Faculty |
Doctoral students will prepare an original professional publication relating to their field of study to the extent of 200 pages at a minimum. The doctoral student submits the publication to his/her examiner three days - one week before the exam. The author of the monograph or proceedings relating to the field of study (not manuals, textbooks, journals, etc.) has to be a native speaker, and the publication must not be older than 15 years. The candidate will read and translate a text extract, which will be discussed with him/her. During the English exam, there is no discussion on the publication. A specified extract is only read and translated. The candidate will also prepare conversational topics, a list of which is enclosed. It is a board examination.
Since the academic year 2000/2001, the doctoral exams are not recognized based on any documents.
The Department of Foreign Languages provides doctoral students with two-semester tutorials. It is not required to attend the tutorials to take the exam. Doctoral students may prepare individually. In addition, the student is entitled to individual tutorials with the relevant examiner of the faculty who will examine him/her. The student chooses the group according to the level in the English language at his/her own discretion and consideration of their language skills. S/he is entitled to attend the group at the relevant language level.
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