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