Study programme
Building Construction
Academic Year 2024/25
Abbreviation: DKA-S Code: P0732D260019 Type of study: Doctoral Language of instruction: English
Awarded degree: Ph.D.
Level of qualification: doctoral (third level)
Awarded qualification: Ph.D. in the field of "Building Construction"
Accreditation: –
Form of studies
combined study
Specific admission requirements
The conditions for admission to doctoral study programs at FCE BUT are governed by the following regulations:
- Act No. 111/1998 Coll. on universities and amending and supplementing other acts,
- BUT Study and Examination Regulations,
- BUT Statutes,
- Directive of the Dean for admission procedure at FCE BUT for doctoral study programs.
Any applicant who has successfully completed a master's degree program may apply. An applicant who has successfully complied with the admission procedure specified in the Dean's directive for admission to the DSP is admitted to study.
At the entrance examination, the applicant proves: professional knowledge, results of his / her professional and scientific experience to date (during his / her studies or in practice), professional knowledge of a foreign language (English language is uniformly required at BUT). The applicant applies for the topics of the doctoral study and must be approved by the supervisor of the topic of the doctoral study.
Access to further education
The PhD study program Building Construction is a follow-up to the follow-up master study program Civil Engineering, especially the study fields Building Construction and Construction Realization, respectively. as well as other fields of study and nursing master's degree programs. After the accreditation of the follow-up master's degree programs in Civil Engineering - Building Constructions and Civil Engineering - Realization of constructions for these programs.
Course completion requirements
final state examination, doctoral thesis
Organization and the rules for examination, assessment and grading
Program guarantor
Structure of courses
1st year / Summer Semester / compulsory courses
Code | Title |
Lectures
hours/week |
Practices
hours/week |
Fieldwork
hours/semester | Credits | Completion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DHA068 | Doctoral Seminar 1 (PST) | – | – | – | 4 | Cr |
DYA004 | English Language Tutorial for PhD Students | – | 2 | – | 1 | Cr |
1st year / Summer Semester / compulsory-optional courses / required 1 course
Code | Title |
Lectures
hours/week |
Practices
hours/week |
Fieldwork
hours/semester | Credits | Completion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAB029 | Discrete Methods in Civil Engineering 1 | 3 | – | – | 4 | Cr |
DAB030 | Numerical methods 1 | 3 | – | – | 4 | Cr |
DAB031 | Probability and mathematical statistics | 3 | – | – | 4 | Cr |
1st year / Summer Semester / compulsory-optional courses / required 1 course
Code | Title |
Lectures
hours/week |
Practices
hours/week |
Fieldwork
hours/semester | Credits | Completion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DHB069 | Selected Chapters from Theory of Building Constructions | 3 | – | – | 8 | DrEx |
DJB043 | Selected Topics in Building Materials Engineering | 3 | – | – | 8 | DrEx |
DTB042 | Selected Items of Building Service Theory | 3 | – | – | 8 | DrEx |
DWB032 | Selected Essay from Technology of Building Constructions | 3 | – | – | 8 | DrEx |
1st year / Summer Semester / compulsory-optional courses / required 1 course
Code | Title |
Lectures
hours/week |
Practices
hours/week |
Fieldwork
hours/semester | Credits | Completion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DBB013 | Selected chapters from building physics | 3 | – | – | 8 | DrEx |
2nd year / Winter Semester / compulsory courses
Code | Title |
Lectures
hours/week |
Practices
hours/week |
Fieldwork
hours/semester | Credits | Completion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DHA070 | Doctoral seminar 2 (PST) | – | – | – | 8 | Cr |
2nd year / Winter Semester / compulsory-optional courses / required 1 course
Code | Title |
Lectures
hours/week |
Practices
hours/week |
Fieldwork
hours/semester | Credits | Completion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAB032 | Time series analysis | 3 | – | – | 10 | DrEx |
DAB033 | Applications of mathematical methods in economics | 3 | – | – | 10 | DrEx |
DAB034 | Discrete Methods in Civil Engineering 2 | 3 | – | – | 10 | DrEx |
DAB035 | Numerical methods 2 | 3 | – | – | 10 | DrEx |
DAB036 | Numerical methods for the variational problems | 3 | – | – | 10 | DrEx |
DAB037 | Models of regression | 3 | – | – | 10 | DrEx |
2nd year / Winter Semester / compulsory-optional courses / required 1 course
Code | Title |
Lectures
hours/week |
Practices
hours/week |
Fieldwork
hours/semester | Credits | Completion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DHB071 | Process and Functional Analysis of Building Structure | 3 | – | – | 8 | DrEx |
DLB040 | Theory of Concrete and Masonry Structures | 3 | – | – | 8 | DrEx |
DOB037 | Theory of Metal and Timber Structures | 3 | – | – | 8 | DrEx |
DTB043 | Theory of Energy and Environment of Buildings | 3 | – | – | 8 | DrEx |
DWB033 | Information system in construction technology | 3 | – | – | 8 | DrEx |
2nd year / Summer Semester / compulsory courses
Code | Title |
Lectures
hours/week |
Practices
hours/week |
Fieldwork
hours/semester | Credits | Completion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DHA072 | Doctoral seminar 3 (PST) | – | – | – | 8 | Cr |
DYA005 | English for PhD students | – | – | – | 8 | DrEx |
3rd year / Winter Semester / compulsory courses
Code | Title |
Lectures
hours/week |
Practices
hours/week |
Fieldwork
hours/semester | Credits | Completion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DHA073 | Doctoral seminar 4 (PST) | – | – | – | 8 | Cr |
3rd year / Summer Semester / compulsory courses
Code | Title |
Lectures
hours/week |
Practices
hours/week |
Fieldwork
hours/semester | Credits | Completion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DHA074 | Doctoral seminar 5 (PST) | – | – | – | 14 | Cr |
4th year / Winter Semester / compulsory courses
Code | Title |
Lectures
hours/week |
Practices
hours/week |
Fieldwork
hours/semester | Credits | Completion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DHA075 | Doctoral seminar 6 (PST) | – | – | – | 14 | Cr |
4th year / Summer Semester / compulsory courses
Code | Title |
Lectures
hours/week |
Practices
hours/week |
Fieldwork
hours/semester | Credits | Completion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DHA076 | Doctoral seminar 7 (PST) | – | – | – | 20 | Cr |