Prague Area Studies: Master’s Degree Programmes in English 2017/2018

Prague Area Studies: Master’s Degree Programmes in English

Institute of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague offers four interdisciplinary Master’s Degree Programmes taught in English for the academic year 2017/2018. These programmes are coordinated under the label "Prague Area Studies" (PRAREAS) and focus on distinctive areas: the countries of Eurasia and Central, East and South East Europe, the German-speaking countries, European Union and North America.

For more information please visit: prareas.fsv.cuni.cz

Contact: prareas@fsv.cuni.cz

Online application: fsveng.fsv.cuni.cz/FSVEN-498.html

Balkan, Eurasian and Central European Studies (BECES)

The BECES programme addresses the English speaking audience with a deep and versatile exploration of “the East”, understood as a territory composed of Central Europe, the Balkan Peninsula, and the Post-Soviet area, including the Caucasus and Central Asia. Primary attention is paid to modern history, politics and diplomacy, as well as to fundamental social, cultural and economic problems. It also offers students the chance to learn or improve their knowledge of the Czech language and some other languages of the area.

For more information please visit: beces.fsv.cuni.cz   

Contact: vykoukal[at]fsv.cuni[dot]cz

Central European Comparative Studies (CECS)

The CECS programme focuses on the region composed of Germany, Austria and the Visegrad countries (the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary) with an overlap onto neighbouring countries. It offers a thorough comparative and multidisciplinary understanding of the historical, political, economic and cultural developments of the above listed countries. The programme is offered either in the form of a full-time study or as a part-time study (with classes on Friday afternoons).

For more information please visit: cecs.fsv.cuni.cz  

Contact: tomas.nigrin[at]fsv.cuni[dot]cz

Master in Area Studies (MAS)

MAS interdisciplinary programme offers expert knowledge and analytical-synthetic skills focused on modern history and current developments of Europe, Eurasia, and North America. The programme provides the students with tools for social science analysis and allows them to build their own thematic and territorial profile according to their individual needs and future career plans. The programme graduates will become highly-skilled employees in the civil service and diplomacy, NGOs and international institutions as well as in private companies and mass-media. They will be well prepared for a variety of academic pursuits and will possess a wide range of knowledge and skills required in various social science fields.

For more information please visit: mas.fsv.cuni.cz

Contact: weiss[at]fsv.cuni[dot]cz

European Politics and Society (EPS)

This programme is linking the fields of European politics, contemporary history and culture, economy, international relations and policymaking. The key role of the programme is to identify and analyse challenges Europe faces today (migration, security, populism). The first semester of the EPS Programme is based on Master level introductory courses (in Prague), the second semester focuses on EU related courses (Krakow, Leiden). In the third and fourth semesters, the programme offers four different study tracks reflecting the diverse expertise of the Consortium members (Prague, Krakow, Barcelona, and Leiden). Each track combines various elective courses, research methods training, an internship and language tuition with an advanced research dissertation supervised by key staff from each Partner University.

For more information please visit: eps.fsv.cuni.cz

Contact: martin.mejstrik[at]fsv.cuni[dot]cz