Doctoral study programs
Finance
Study program content
The aim of the program is to prepare students for their future university, research, analytical, and managerial activities. The main emphasis is placed on mastering modern quantitative methods and advanced expertise in economics, financial markets and financial institutions, monetary theory and policy, and public finance. Emphasis is placed on the ability to independently solve research tasks and present and process doctoral theses.
Graduate employment
Graduates acquire the expertise and skills necessary for basic research and advanced analytical work in financial economics, banking and insurance economics, public finance and public administration, monetary policy, and international monetary relations. Graduates can work in basic or applied research in financial and monetary institutions or in the non-profit sector, as well as at universities, particularly those with an economic focus.
Course content
Compulsory subjects: Financial Markets and Institutions, Monetary Economics and Empirical Models, Public Finance
Compulsory elective subjects: Economics (Microeconomics – Macroeconomics) or Economics (Macroeconomics – Microeconomics) + Applied Statistics and Econometrics or Philosophy and Methodology of Science
Elective subjects: max. 3 additional courses from the entire range of doctoral subjects offered at VŠE
Other requirements: defense of dissertation, research and publication activities, other requirements arising from individual study plan.
Individual study plan
Specific study obligations of full-time students
(1) The student shall be obliged to complete the following by the end of the first semester of his or her studies
- complete the initial training of doctoral students,
- pass at least two examinations in the subjects specified in the individual study plan,
- prepare a literature search for the dissertation research,
- fulfil other study obligations set out in the Dean’s measure.
(2) The student is obliged by the end of the 2nd semester of his or her studies
- successfully complete the course for young teachers or its equivalent alternative; this does not apply if the Dean decides otherwise,
- have successfully passed at least 4 examinations in the subjects specified in the individual study plan,
- successfully pass the colloquium consisting in the defence of the dissertation project (plan),
- fulfil other study obligations stipulated by the dean’s measure.
(3) The student is obliged by the end of the 3rd semester of his/her studies
- complete all compulsory and compulsory elective courses according to the individual study plan,
- submit a paper to an international scientific conference,
- submit an article for peer review in a journal that has an SJR of at least Q3 or AIS of Q3 at the time of submission, in a field related to the dissertation,
- as a principal investigator or significant team member, submit a project for an internal grant competition (hereinafter referred to as “IGS”) or an external research project, and/or participate in an IGS or external research project,
- fulfil other study obligations as specified in the Dean’s action.
(4) The student is obliged by the end of the 4th semester of his/her studies
- successfully complete a faculty colloquium consisting of a defense of a detailed dissertation research design,
- present the results of his/her creative activity at an international scientific conference,
- have an article accepted for peer review in a journal that had an SJR of at least Q3 or AIS of Q3 at the time of submission, in a field related to the dissertation,
- complete a foreign research internship related to the dissertation research for a cumulative period of at least 14 days,
- fulfill other study obligations stipulated by the Dean’s measure.
(5) The student is obliged by the end of the 5th semester of his or her studies
- have a revised & resubmitted article in a journal that had an SJR of at least Q3 or AIS of Q3 at the time of submission, in a field related to the dissertation,
- meet other study requirements as specified by the Dean’s action.
(6) The student is required to complete the following requirements by the end of the 6th semester of his or her studies
- successfully complete a faculty colloquium consisting of a defence of the preliminary results of the dissertation research,
- submit another article for peer review, in a journal that has an SJR of at least Q2 or an AIS of Q3 at the time of submission, in a field related to the dissertation,
- complete a foreign research internship related to the dissertation research for a cumulative period of at least 1 month; all internships completed during the course of the doctoral study are included in this period,
- participate as a researcher or a significant team member in an IGS project and/or an external research project,
- fulfil other study obligations as specified in the Dean’s measure.
(7) The student is obliged by the end of the 7th semester of his or her studies
- to complete a minor defense,
- have an article accepted for publication in a journal that has or had at least a Q3 or AIS in Q3 at the time of submission of the SJR, in a field related to the dissertation,
- have another article in the revision & resubmission stage, in a journal that had at least a Q2 or AIS in Q3 at the time of submission of the SJR, in a field related to the dissertation,
- fulfill other study obligations set by the Dean’s measure.
(8) The student is obliged by the end of the 8th semester of his or her studies
- have at least one article accepted for publication in a journal that has or had at the time of submission of the SJR at least Q2 or AIS at Q3, in a field related to the dissertation,
- have fulfilled all other study obligations as specified by the Dean’s measure,
- successfully defended the dissertation.
Accounting and Financial Management
Study program content
The aim of the program is to prepare students for their future university, research, analytical, and managerial activities. The main emphasis is placed on mastering modern quantitative and qualitative research methods and advanced expertise in economics, accounting and auditing, and corporate finance, with an emphasis on an interdisciplinary approach to the issues under investigation. Emphasis is placed on the ability to independently solve research tasks and present and process doctoral theses.
Graduate employment
Graduates acquire the professional knowledge and skills necessary for basic research and advanced analytical work in financial and managerial accounting and corporate finance, international accounting standards, auditing, investment decision-making, financial analysis and planning, and company valuation. Graduates can work in basic or applied research in companies, consulting and financial institutions, or in the non-profit sector, as well as at universities, particularly those with an economic focus.
Course content
Compulsory subjects: Economics (Microeconomics – Macroeconomics), Corporate Financial Management, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting Standardization
Compulsory elective subject: Applied Statistics and Econometrics or Philosophy and Methodology of Science
Elective subjects: max. 3 additional subjects from the entire range of doctoral subjects offered at VŠE
Other requirements: defense of dissertation, research and publication activities, other requirements arising from individual study plan.
Individual study plan
Specific study obligations of full-time students
(1) The student shall be obliged to complete the following by the end of the first semester of his or her studies
- complete the initial training of doctoral students,
- pass at least two examinations in the subjects specified in the individual study plan,
- prepare a literature search for the dissertation research,
- fulfil other study obligations set out in the Dean’s measure.
(2) The student is obliged by the end of the 2nd semester of his or her studies
- successfully complete the course for young teachers or its equivalent alternative; this does not apply if the Dean decides otherwise,
- have successfully passed at least 4 examinations in the subjects specified in the individual study plan,
- successfully pass the colloquium consisting in the defence of the dissertation project (plan),
- fulfil other study obligations stipulated by the dean’s measure.
(3) The student is obliged by the end of the 3rd semester of his/her studies
- complete all compulsory and compulsory elective courses according to the individual study plan,
- submit a paper to an international scientific conference,
- submit an article for peer review in a journal that has an SJR of at least Q3 or AIS of Q3 at the time of submission, in a field related to the dissertation,
- as a principal investigator or significant team member, submit a project for an internal grant competition (hereinafter referred to as “IGS”) or an external research project, and/or participate in an IGS or external research project,
- fulfil other study obligations as specified in the Dean’s action.
(4) The student is obliged by the end of the 4th semester of his/her studies
- successfully complete a faculty colloquium consisting of a defense of a detailed dissertation research design,
- present the results of his/her creative activity at an international scientific conference,
- have an article accepted for peer review in a journal that had an SJR of at least Q3 or AIS of Q3 at the time of submission, in a field related to the dissertation,
- complete a foreign research internship related to the dissertation research for a cumulative period of at least 14 days,
- fulfill other study obligations stipulated by the Dean’s measure.
(5) The student is obliged by the end of the 5th semester of his or her studies
- have a revised & resubmitted article in a journal that had an SJR of at least Q3 or AIS of Q3 at the time of submission, in a field related to the dissertation,
- meet other study requirements as specified by the Dean’s action.
(6) The student is required to complete the following requirements by the end of the 6th semester of his or her studies
- successfully complete a faculty colloquium consisting of a defence of the preliminary results of the dissertation research,
- submit another article for peer review, in a journal that has an SJR of at least Q2 or an AIS of Q3 at the time of submission, in a field related to the dissertation,
- complete a foreign research internship related to the dissertation research for a cumulative period of at least 1 month; all internships completed during the course of the doctoral study are included in this period,
- participate as a researcher or a significant team member in an IGS project and/or an external research project,
- fulfil other study obligations as specified in the Dean’s measure.
(7) The student is obliged by the end of the 7th semester of his or her studies
- to complete a minor defense,
- have an article accepted for publication in a journal that has or had at least a Q3 or AIS in Q3 at the time of submission of the SJR, in a field related to the dissertation,
- have another article in the revision & resubmission stage, in a journal that had at least a Q2 or AIS in Q3 at the time of submission of the SJR, in a field related to the dissertation,
- fulfill other study obligations set by the Dean’s measure.
(8) The student is obliged by the end of the 8th semester of his or her studies
- have at least one article accepted for publication in a journal that has or had at the time of submission of the SJR at least Q2 or AIS at Q3, in a field related to the dissertation,
- have fulfilled all other study obligations as specified by the Dean’s measure,
- successfully defended the dissertation.