Systems Engineering and Informatics

The doctoral study programme Systems Engineering and Informatics is provided as the common study programme together with the Faculty of Economics, Technical University of Liberec (HF TUL) and the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Pardubice (FES UPa). In accordance with current statutes, the common study programme is divided into the following fields:

• Information and knowledge management (guarantor FIM UHK)

• Economic informatics (guarantor HF TUL)

• Informatics in public administration (guarantor FES UPa)

(for more information see www pages of the faculties)

Entrance Requirements for the Candidate

The candidate has to be a Master’s degree graduate specialised in economics or informatics or another closely related field of study. In the field of informatics the candidate is required to design simple database applications, to have good knowledge of CASE tools, principles of programming, basic tools for decision making support, general knowledge of modern information and communication technologies, systems approaches and analysis.

In the field of economics the candidate is required to attain a university-level of understanding in macro- and micro-economics, enterprise economy and individual essential economic disciplines as well as the application of technical, programming and communication skills in management; ways of acquiring information from information sources. Also we demand active command of English and passive knowledge of one other foreign language.

Organisation

The studies follow common Study and Examination Rules of the doctoral study programme. Specific organisational problems, which may occur, are discussed here in greater detail. The study programme is outlined in such a way that students of each of the three mentioned fields of study attend the compulsory common basics consisting of four subjects:

• selected questions on the theory of economics

• general systems theory

• statistical and mathematical methods in management

• information and knowledge systems

The student takes on at least two other subjects in addition to this common basic which are close to the chosen field of his or her studies.

Requirements (for both full and combined forms of studies):

• 180 credits or more

• oral defence of the doctoral thesis

• passing the state doctoral exams

General model study programme of the doctoral study programme Systems Engineering and Informatics