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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ...... 1 Useful Websites ...... 1 I. Faculty of Humanities (FHS) ...... 2 Structure of the Faculty ...... 3 FHS buildings ...... 3 II. Study ...... 6 FHS Students ...... 6 Faculty Departments ...... 6 Degrees Offered in Foreign Languages ...... 9 III. International Cooperation ...... 17 International Office ...... 17 Contact Information ...... 17 Bilateral Agreements ...... 20 IV. Incoming Exchange Students...... 23 Admission requirements for exchange students ...... 23 Academic Calendar 2013/14 for exchange and other non–degree international students ...... 24 Courses in Foreign Languages (2013/2014) ...... 25 V. Student Life / Facilities for Students ...... 29
Useful Websites
Charles University: cuni.cz/UKENG-1.html Faculty of Humanities, CU: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-1.html
City of Prague: www.praha.eu/jnp/en/home/index.html Prague public transport: www.dpp.cz/en Public transport timetables: jizdnirady.idnes.cz/praha/spojeni Prague Post: www.praguepost.com
National Library: www.en.nkp.cz Municipal Library of Prague: www.mlp.cz/en/news
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I. Faculty of Humanities (FHS)
History The Faculty of Humanities (FHS) is Charles University’s youngest faculty. Originally founded in the early 1990s as the Institute for Liberal Education, it was elevated to the rank of a Faculty in 2000, the vision being that it would offer study programmes at the Bachelor, Master and PhD levels in various humanities and social science disciplines not yet established at CU. The FHS quickly gained a reputation as a progressive school with innovative study programmes and teaching methods.
Mission The mission of the Faculty of Humanities is through high-quality education to endow students with the ability to lead a fulfilling life in this increasingly complex and changing world.
Goals to provide education in the humanities and social sciences that meets the highest international standards; to achieve excellence in research and integrate it with education; to cultivate the ability of students to learn throughout life and encourage self-responsibility and a commitment to society; to promote the mobility of the FHS’s increasingly international student body and academic staff.
Science and Research
The Faculty of Humanities is dedicated to excellence in various areas of academic research. The Faculty participates in international and national research projects and promotes young researchers’ academic development.
Research at the Faculty of Humanities is supervised by the Department of Science and Research. The list of all research projects is available on the department’s website: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG- 367.html.
Examples of the most important projects: Religious Cultures in Europe of the 19th and 20th centuries, prof. Miloš Havelka, CSc. (in cooperation with Professor Dr. Martin Schulze Wesse, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) Philosophical Investigations of Body Experiences: Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Karel Novotný, M.A., Ph.D. (in cooperation with doc. Hans Rainer Sepp, Dr.)
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Structure of the Faculty
Dean: doc. PhDr. Ladislav Benyovszky, CSc.
Vice - Deans: Vice - Dean for International Cooperation: doc. MUDr. Iva Holmerová, PhD Vice - Dean for External Affairs: prof. PhDr. Jan Sokol, CSc., PhD Vice - Dean for Study Affairs: Josef Kružík, PhD Vice – Dean for Doctoral Studies Ing. Jana Jeníčková, PhD Vice - Dean for Students Affairs: doc. PhDr. Zdeněk Pinc Vice - Dean for Science and Research: Marek Skovajsa, PhD Vice - Dean for Development: Ing. arch. Mgr. Marie Pětová, PhD
Faculty Secretary: Mgr. Karel Strnad
Contact Address: U Kříže 8 158 00, Prague 5 – Jinonice Czech Republic Tel.: (+420) 251 080 212 Website: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-1.html
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FHS buildings
Jinonice – main building
Address: U Kříže 8 158 00, Prague 5 – Jinonice (metro line B, station Jinonice) Tel.: (+420) 251 080 212
CERGE – EI Address: Politických vězňů 7 111 21, Prague 1 – Nové město (metro line B or A, station Můstek) Tel.: (+420) 224 005 201
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Veleslavín Address: José Martího 31 162 52, Prague 6 – Veleslavín (tram 5, 20, 26) Tel.: (+420) 220 172 434
Máchova Address: Máchova 7 110 00, Prague 2 – Vinohrady (metro line A, station Náměstí Míru) Tel.: (+420) 221 592 544
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II. Study
FHS Students
Approximately 3,000 students Over 200 international students come to study at the FHS every year
Faculty Departments
INSTITUTE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES Address: U Kříže 8, 158 00 Prague 5 – Jinonice Director of the Institute: Richard Zika, PhD ([email protected]) Secretary: Mgr. Kateřina Pollaková ([email protected])
Characteristics of BA Study Programme Liberal Arts and Humanities (offered in Czech): The programme of Liberal Arts and Humanities (SHV) is focused on philosophical, historical, and cultural and social anthropology. The significant features of the programme are broad offer of courses and liberal curriculum that allows students to improve their individual abilities and interests. Students complete mandatory courses in humanities and social sciences and pass comprehensive exams relevant to each field. By their choice of courses during their study, they can gradually specialise either for further (Master’s) studies, or for the practical use of the acquired skills.
Departments of Liberal Arts and Humanities: i. Department of Arts ii. Department of History Head of the Department: Mgr. Aleš Svoboda Head of the Department: ([email protected]) Mgr. Markéta Pražáková Seligová, PhD ([email protected])
6 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE iii. Department of Languages v. Department of Qualified Skills Head of the Department: Mgr. Lily Císařovská Head of the Department: Ing. Inna Čábelková, ([email protected]) PhD ([email protected]) iv. Department of Philosophy vi. Department of Social Sciences Head of the Department: Mgr. Jaroslav Novotný, Head of the Department: Mgr. Hedvika Novotná PhD ([email protected]) ([email protected])
INSTITUTE OF MASTER STUDY PROGRAMMES Address: José Martího 31, 162 52 Prague 6 Head of the Department: Ing. Petr Pavlík, PhD ([email protected]) Secretary: Mgr. Lucie Sinanovičová ([email protected])
Master Degree Study Programme Departments: i. Civil Sector Studies iv. General Anthropology Address: José Martího 31, 162 52 Prague 6 Address: José Martího 31, 162 52 Prague Head of the Department: PhDr. Terez Pospíšilová, Head of the Department: Dr. phil. Pavel Himl, PhD PhD ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Secretary: Mgr. Petra Fejfarová Secretary: Mgr. Zuzana Schreiberová ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ii. Electronic Culture and Semiotics v. German and French Philosophy Address: José Martího 31, 162 52 Prague 6 Address: U Kříže 8, 158 00 Prague 5 Head of the Department: prof. PhDr. Miroslav Head of the Department: Karel Novotný MA, PhD Marcelli, PhD ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Secretary: Mgr. Martina Vacířová Secretary: Mgr. Lenka Vinterová ([email protected]) ([email protected]) iii. Gender Studies vi. Historical Sociology Address: José Martího 31, 162 52 Prague 6 Address: U Kříže 8, 158 00 Prague 5 Head of the Department: Mgr. Kateřina Kolářová, Head of the Department: doc. PhDr. Jiří Šubrt, PhD ([email protected]) CSc. ([email protected]) Secretary: Mgr. Lucie Sinanovičová Secretary: Mgr. Barbora Pincová ([email protected]) ([email protected])
7 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE vii. Management and Supervision in Social ix. Oral History – Contemporary History and Health Care Organisation Address: José Martího 31, 162 52 Prague 6 Address: Máchova 7, 120 00 Prague 2 Head of the Department: prof. PaedDr. et Mgr. Head of Department: Mgr. Petr Vrzáček Miroslav Vaněk, PhD ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Secretary: Romana Pištěková Secretary: Bc. Jana Markupová ([email protected]) ([email protected]) viii. Social and Cultural Ecology x. European Cultural and Intellectual History Address: U Kříže 8, 158 00 Prague 5 Address: U Kříže 8, 158 00 Prague 5 Head of the Department: PhDr. Ivan Rynda Head of the Department: prof. Martin Putna, Dr. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Secretary: Bc. Martina Suchá Secretary: Bc. Jana Markupová ([email protected]) ([email protected])
PHD STUDY PROGRAMMES Address: U Kříže 8, 158 00 Prague 5 Vice – Dean for Doctoral Studies: Ing. Jana Jeníčková, PhD ([email protected]) Secretary: Bc. Tereza Šustková ([email protected]); Anna Puobišová ([email protected])
PhD Degree Study Programmes i. Applied Ethics v. Integral Study of Man – General ii. Civil Sector Studies Anthropology iii. Environmental Studies vi. Semiotics and Philosophy iv. Historical Sociology of Communication vii. German and French Philosophy in Europe
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Degrees Offered in Foreign Languages
BA DEGREE STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH i. Liberal Arts and Humanities (SHV) The programme of Liberal Arts and Humanities (SHV) is focused on philosophical, historical, cultural, and social anthropology. The significant features of the programme are broad offer of courses and liberal curriculum allowing for the students respective abilities and interests. Students complete mandatory courses in humanities and social sciences and pass comprehensive exams relevant to each field. By their choice of courses during their study, they can gradually specialise either for further (Master’s) studies, or for the practical use of the acquired skills.
Head of the Liberal Arts and Humanities Programme: Richard Zika, Ph.D. ([email protected]) Application form: is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/login.php?do=prihlaska Entrance exam: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-314.html Tuition fee: 2,000 € / year Further information: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-425.html Facebook page: www.facebook.com/FHS.CU
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MA DEGREE STUDY PROGRAMMES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES i. Deutsche und franzözische Philosophie in Europa (Europhilosophie) Das Angebot umfasst Lehrveranstaltungen in deutscher Sprache mit den Schwerpunkten klassische und moderne deutsche Philosophie, französische Philosophie des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts, deutsche und französische Phänomenologie sowie internationale Rezeption der deutschen und französischen Philosophie. Alle seitens der Studierenden zu erbringenden Leistungen wie Hausarbeiten, Referate und die Abschlussarbeit können auf Deutsch angefertigt werden, auch die Verteidigung der Master- Arbeit wird in deutscher Sprache absolviert. Der besondere Vorteil eines Studiums in Prag sind kleine Arbeitsgruppen und eine intensive individuelle Betreuung.
Head of the German and French Philosophy in European Context Programme: Karel Novotný MA, PhD ([email protected]) Application form: is.cuni.cz/eng/studium/login.php?do=prihlaska Entrance exam: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-314.html Tuition fee: 350 € / semester Language of instruction: German Further information: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-441.html
ii. Historical Sociology The aim of the study programme of historical sociology is to cultivate research activities and the education of experts with a specialisation in the issues of long-term social processes and trends that have a significant impact on life of contemporary societies. Above all, it deals with the problems of modernisation and social change, globalisation trends and influences, integration and disintegration processes, relationship of continuity and discontinuity, religious and cultural pluralism, linking the global to the local, identification of the chances and risks of social development, analysis of conflict situations and the possibility of overcoming them. The need for understanding of all of these issues invokes the need for the development of adequate theoretical and methodological approaches, and also of the specific training of university students.
Head of the Historical Sociology Programme: doc. PhDr. Jiří Šubrt, CSc. ([email protected]) Application form: https://is.cuni.cz/eng/studium/login.php?do=prihlaska Entrance exam: http://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-314.html Tuition fee: 2,000 € / year Language of instruction: English Further information: http://hiso.fhs.cuni.cz/HISOENG-1.html
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iii. Oral History and Contemporary History The two-year Master’s study programme in Oral History and Contemporary History is intended for students interested in contemporary (European) history, in interviewing methodologies and in interpretative methods. Its main aim is to train students to conduct research through creating and analysing interviews, and developing fieldwork projects to address those historical and contemporary issues that require interdisciplinary investigation. The Master is divided into two sections, the first covers contemporary (Czech and international) history and events, the second is methodological and focuses on various interviewing techniques through which we can study contemporary history. It binds together two general approaches of studying history, the macro and micro approaches, and enables a thorough understanding of recent events in history. The Master Study Programme in Oral and Contemporary History has practical applications in academic and university research, historic preservation and legal and human rights work.
Head of the Oral History and Contemporary History Programme: doc. PaeDr. et. Mgr. Miroslav Vaněk, PhD ([email protected]) Application form: is.cuni.cz/eng/studium/login.php?do=prihlaska Entrance exam: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-314.html Tuition fee: 2,000 € / year Language of instruction: English Further information: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-427.html
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PHD STUDY PROGRAMMES IN ENGLISH i. General Anthropology The postgraduate doctoral study programme at FHS CU is organised in the full-time (3 years) and correspondence form of study. The programme allows studies focused on philosophical, historical, socio-cultural and socio-linguistic anthropology and human ethology. The task of the programme in general is grasping the theoretical basics and methods of this field and mastering the methodology of academic research. The curriculum of PhD students includes: the studies are organised in two modules, whereas the first module is compulsory for all students in the programme, the second one is selected on the basis of the consultations with the supervisor; Ph.D. seminar: a compulsory language exam; the defence of the student’s dissertation. The concept of the study programme is determined by the study programme board.
Head of the Anthropology Programme: doc. PhDr. Jan Horský Ph.D. ([email protected]) Application form: is.cuni.cz/eng/studium/login.php?do=prihlaska Entrance exam: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-314.html Tuition fee: 2,000 € / year Language of instruction: English Further information: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-429.html
ii. Environmental Studies The objective of the doctoral programme Environmental Studies is to provide the concept of sustainable development with support in the form of scientifically conducted research. An important aspect of the program is the interdisciplinary character of the defined research domains and the synergies among them. Although it is not the main goal of the study, we assume that the research outputs could be an important source of scientifically validated information for objective, relevant and qualified decision-making on environmental aspects of the economic and social development of the Czech Republic.
Head of the Environmental Studies Programme: prof. Bedřich Moldan, CSc. ([email protected]) Application form: is.cuni.cz/eng/studium/login.php?do=prihlaska Entrance exam: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-314.html Tuition fee: 2,000 € / year Language of instruction: English Further information: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-428.html
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Head of the Civil Sector Studies Programme: doc. Ing. Marie Dohnalová, CSc. ([email protected]) Application form: is.cuni.cz/eng/studium/login.php?do=prihlaska Entrance exam: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-314.html Tuition fee: 2,000 € / year Language of instruction: English Further information: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-442.html
iv. Historical Sociology The main topics of Historical Sociology are the questions of social change, modernization and its processes, civilization analysis, the formation of states and nations, and the formation of global systems and globalization. These are observed by means of large scale comparative analysis, which includes both broad territorial areas and time intervals. The field comprises a number of specific research areas, including the question of collective mentalities, habits and social memory. Historical sociology is a varied and internally differentiated discipline, which feeds into a number of specialised research directions and also supports research at an empirical level.
Head of the Historical Sociology Programme: doc. PhDr. Jiří Šubrt, CSc. ([email protected]) Application form: is.cuni.cz/eng/studium/login.php?do=prihlaska Entrance exam: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-314.html Tuition fee: 2,000 € / year Language of instruction: English Further information: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-444.html
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v. Applied Ethics Study of Applied Ethics is about systematic training in critical reflection on own and others attitudes, in recognition of hidden assumptions and prejudices and overlooked ethical issues. We can say in other words that it is about deepening understanding approach – and in this case it is the area of humanities in a broad sense. The aim of these studies is therefore an effort to create a space for systematic scientific work that focuses on the ethical dimension of various disciplines or professions. During the studies the adepts have to manage also the methods of scientific work and its professional presentation. Study plan for PhD. students includes: so called comparative examination: one-term course completed by an examination in the fields, which the candidate has not studied, but which are necessary for doctoral studies; compulsory part: two two-term courses completed by an examination; optional part: a choice of six one-term courses completed by an examination; other duties: an article in peer-reviewed publications, 2 reviews, 2 lectures, seminar for students, participation in two conferences.
Head of the Applied Ethics Programme: prof. PhDr. RNDr. Helena Haškovcová ([email protected]) Application form: is.cuni.cz/eng/studium/login.php?do=prihlaska Entrance exam: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-314.html Tuition fee: 2,000 € / year Language of instruction: English Further information: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-452.html
PHD STUDY PROGRAMMES IN GERMAN i. Deutsche and französische Philosophie Dieses Doktorstudium wird für das Präsenz- und das Fernstudium ausgeschrieben. Es können sich alle bewerben, die sich für die Gebiete der klassischen und neueren deutschen Philosophie, der französischen Philosophie des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts, der deutschen und französischen Phänomenologie sowie der gegenwärtigen internationalen Rezeption dieser Philosophien interessieren und die Aufnahmebedingungen (erforderliche Unterlagen s. u.) erfüllen. Der Studienplan der Doktoranden in diesem Programm sieht folgende, während des zweijährigen Studiums (Mindeststudiendauer) zu erbringende Leistungen vor: Neben der Anfertigung von mindestens drei Hausarbeiten im Anschluss an die Pflichtveranstaltungen laut Akkreditation sind dies mindestens drei zu publizierende Artikel, die Teilnahme an mindestens drei Konferenzen sowie mindestens zwei thematisch im Zusammenhang der Doktorarbeit stehende Forschungsaufenthalte im Ausland. Der Studienabschluss besteht im Nachweis der genannten Leistungen, der Vorlage der Doktorarbeit sowie in ihrer Verteidigung im Rahmen einer Promotionsprüfung. Die mit Erfolg abschließenden Promovenden dürfen den Titel Ph.D. führen.
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Head of the Deutsche and französische Philosophie Programme: doc. PhDr. Ladislav Benyovszky, CSc. ([email protected]) Application form: is.cuni.cz/eng/studium/login.php?do=prihlaska Entrance exam: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-314.html Tuition fee: 2,000 € / year Language of instruction: German Further information: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-443.html
PHD STUDY PROGRAMMES IN FRENCH i. Philosophie allemande et française Ces études doctorales de troisième cycle sont ouvertes sous la forme interne et externe. La filière « philosophie allemande et française » s’oriente sur la philosophie classique allemande (à partir de Kant), la réaction à celle-ci, puis la phénoménologie (tout particulièrement celle de Husserl) ainsi que sa réception et son développement en France, de la philosophie de la vie et de l’existence, de l’herméneutique, de l’ontologie phénoménologique, jusqu’aux modifications actuelles de la phénoménologie et aux derniers développements de la philosophie française contemporaine. Elle permet l’étude de leurs conditions historiques et de leurs influences mutuelles dans l’espace intellectuel et culturel européen. Cette filière propose ainsi une préparation exigeante et professionnelle à la recherche et au déploiement des approches philosophiques actuelles qui se sont formées en Europe centrale et en France et qui influencent fondamentalement les débats sur la scène philosophique internationale. Le programme d’études du doctorant inclut des activités de publication, la participation à des colloques et le passage des examens dans les matières obligatoires et facultatives, au choix selon le manuel d’accréditation. Les études s’achèvent par l’examen doctoral d’État et par la soutenance de la thèse de doctorat, après lesquels l’étudiant obtiendra le titre Ph.D.
Head of the Philosophie allemande et française Programme:
doc. PhDr. Ladislav Benyovszky, CSc. ([email protected])
Application form: is.cuni.cz/eng/studium/login.php?do=prihlaska Entrance exam: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-314.html Tuition fee: 2,000 € / year Language of instruction: French Further information: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-445.html
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ii. Sémiotique et de la communication Caractéristique d’école doctorale: Etant constituée de façon interdisciplinaire, l’école doctorale Sémiotique et philosophie de communication propose une préparation scientifique exigeante qui conduit à la recherche philosophique et sémiotique qualifiée de la communication, de son évolution et de ses relations avec d’autres milieux sociaux. L’enjeu principal de l’école doctorale est l’étude philosophique des stratégies, des présupposés et des effets de communication. Bien qu’elle est conçue de manière théorique, elle peut aussi bien disposer l’étudiant à pénétrer dans la pratique médiatique de masse, parce qu’elle aide à comprendre le rôle de la sémiosis dans le processus de médiation. Les étudiants sont menés à prolonger les lignes traditionnelles de recherche en sémiotique et philosophie de communication tchèque et mondiale, ainsi qu’à suivre les connaissances théoriques actuelles et à les développer de façon créative.
Head of the Sémiotique et philosophie de la communication Programme: prof. PhDr. Miroslav Marcelli, CSc. ([email protected]) Application form: is.cuni.cz/eng/studium/login.php?do=prihlaska Entrance exam: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-314.html Tuition fee: 2,000 € / year Language of instruction: French Further information: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-449.html
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III. International Cooperation
The Faculty is highly supportive of student mobility and encourages participation in various types of exchanges (Erasmus exchange programme, bilateral agreements at university as well as Faculty level, etc.) thus increasing the diversity of students in classes.
International Office
The FHS International Office coordinates student, teacher and staff mobility. The office is responsible for contacts with partner institutions in other countries and for promoting international cooperation. The office also provides counselling and support to students incoming and outgoing within exchange schemes as well as to free-movers.
Staff
Vice - Dean for International Affairs: doc. MUDr. Iva Holmerová, PhD ([email protected]) Faculty coordinators / Erasmus departmental coordinators: Lenka Lukešová, Eliška Rolfová ([email protected])
Contact Information
Email: [email protected] Website: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-343.html Tel.: (+420) 251 080 334 Address: U Kříže 8, 158 00, Prague 5 – Jinonice
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Programmes offered in cooperation with partner institutions Erasmus Mundus EuroPhilosophie
Faculty of Humanities participates in the programme German and French Philosophy in the European Context (EuroPhilosophie), which offers highly qualified students from around the world an advanced study course in the field of German and French philosophy. Over two years, students spend one to two semesters at three of the seven European universities participating in this programme. Programme graduates are awarded a joint Master’s degree from three participating universities. The Erasmus Master Mundus program “German and French Philosophy in the European Context” (Euro Philosophy) offers a two-year master’s study program to students from all over the world who are chosen by an entrance exam; the study program is aimed especially at German and French philosophy from the 18th century to the present and their reciprocal influences in the intellectual and cultural European space. The program is taught at nine universities in German and French. Tuition at CU FHs is particularly focused on German and French phenomenology, but courses on German Classic philosophy and contemporary French thought are also offered.
Head of the German and French Philosophy in European Context Programme: Karel Novotný M. A., Ph.D. ([email protected]) Application form: europhilomem.hypotheses.org/candidatures-bewerbung/candidature-des- etudiants Tuition fee: 3,200 €/semester (non-European students), 900 €/semester (European students) EU grants: 22,400 €/year (non-European students), 9.300 €/year (European students) Language of instruction: French, German Further information: www.fhs.cuni.cz/europhilosophie/
CET CETFurther Academic information Programs: www.fhs.cuni.cz/europh is a study abroad organisationilosophie/ based in Washington, DC that has been designing and administering innovative educational programmes abroad since 1982. Today, CET offers semester and summer study abroad programmes in China, the Czech Republic, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Syria and Vietnam. In the Czech Republic, CET offers two study programmes: Central European Studies in Prague and Jewish Studies in Prague. The list of courses together with the description and syllabus of courses is available in the Course Catalogue in the Student Information System (SIS) under the course code YBAC….
Further information: cetacademicprograms.com/
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Undergraduate Programme in Central European Studies (UPCES) FHS participates in the Undergraduate Programme in Central European Studies (UPCES) offered in cooperation with CERGE-EI. This semester study abroad programme is open to students from top- tier American universities and FHS students (including FHS exchange students). FHS students can choose any course and join the excursions or cultural events held as a part of the programme. The courses focus on the history, politics, society, culture, literature and philosophy of Central Europe. The classes are held in Jinonice (U Kříže 8, Prague 5) or in the CERGE – EI building (Politických vězňů 7, Prague 1). The list of courses together with the description and syllabus of courses is available in the Course Catalogue in the Student Information System (SIS) under the course code YBAU….
Further information: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-350.html#2; http://upces.cerge-ei.cz/.
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Bilateral Agreements
Erasmus Agreements
Austria Technische Universität DRESDEN Universität KLAGENFURT Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Universität WIEN FRANKFURT AM MAIN Belgium Universität ERFURT Université catholique de LOUVAIN-la-Neuve Katolische Fachhochschule FREIBURG Bulgary Justus - Liebig - Universität GIESSEN Bulgarska Akademia na Naukite (Bulgarian Carl von Ossietzky Universität OLDENBURG Academy of Sciences) Universität KONSTANZ Croatia Eberhard Karls Universität TÜBINGEN Sveučilišta u ZAGREBU Universität WUPPERTAL Denmark Universität ZEPPELIN AARHUS Universitet Hochschule ZITTAU / GÖRLITZ KOBENHAVNS Universitet Greece Finland University of PATRAS Lahden ammattikorkeakoulu, LAHTI Hungary Turun yliopisto, TURKU Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, BUDAPEST France Iceland Université Michel de Montaigne, BORDEAUX Háskóli Íslands, REYKJAVÍK Université de Bourgogne, DIJON Italy Institut national des langues et civilisations European University Institute, FIESOLE orientales (INALCO), PARIS Universita degli Studi di FIRENZE Université LILLE III Ireland Institut d'Études Politiques de LYON DUBLIN City University Université PARIS VII - Denis Diderot Lithuania Université PARIS X Ouest - NANTERRE VILNIAUS universitetas Université de POITIERS The Netherlands Université de TOULOUSE - Le Mirail AMSTERDAM University College Université de VERSAILLES Saint-Quentin-en- Universiteit MAASTRICHT Yvelines Radboud Universiteit NIJMEGEN Germany Poland Rheinisch-Westfälischen Technischen Uniwersytet Jagielloński w KRAKOWIE Hochschule AACHEN Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny w KRAKOWIE Universität AUGSBURG Politechnika WROCŁAWSKA Ruhr - Universität BOCHUM Uniwersytet WROCŁAWSKI 20 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE
Slovakia Universitat de VALENCIA Bratislavská medzinárodná škola liberálnych Sweden štúdií (BISLA) GÖTEBORGS universitet Univerzita Komenského v BRATISLAVĚ Uppsala universitet - Campus GOTLAND Katolícka univerzita v ROŽUMBERKU Turkey Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v NITRE Sabanci Üniversitesi, ISTANBUL Slovenia United Kingdom Univerza v LUBLJANI University of DURHAM Spain University of GREENWICH Universtiat de BARCELONA Montfort University, LEICESTER Universidad Complutense de MADRID University of NEWCASTLE Universidade de SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
CEEPUS NETWORK (Ethics and Politics in the European Context)
University of Vienna (Austria) The Institute Euro Balkan (Macedonia, FYROM) Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University (Poland) Babes Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca Catholic University in Ružomberok (Slovakia) (Romania) Debrecen University of Reformed Theology Faculty of Business Studies, Ljubljana (Slovenia) (Hungary) Opole University (Poland) Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (Romania) The University of Bucharest (Romania) University of Trnava in Trnava (Slovakia)
Inter-university and Faculty agreements
Austria Université de MONTREÁL Universität WIEN France Australia Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, PARIS Griffith University, BRISBANE École des hautes études en sciences sociales, University of Queensland, BRISBANE PARIS University of MELBOURNE Germany Macquarie University, SYDNEY Universität BAYREUTH Brazil Universität BONN Instituto de Psicologia of the Universidade de Technische Universität DRESDEN SAO PAULO (Faculty agreement) Goethe Universität FRANKFURT AM MAIN Universidad de SÃO PAULO Albert Ludwigs Universität FREIBURG Canada Universität HEIDELBERG McGill University, MONTREAL Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JENA 21 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE
Universität LEIPZIG (Faculty agreement) Ludwig Maximilians Universität MŰNCHEN Lomonosov MOSCOW State University Universität des SAARLANDES Slovakia Israel Univerzita Komenského v BRATISLAVE Hebrew University of JERUSALEM Switzerland Mexico Universität BASEL Universidad Nacional Autonóma de México, United States of America CIUDAD DE MÉXICO The University of MIAMI New Zealand The University of Montana, MISSOULA University of OTAGO The University of NEW ORLEANS Poland The State University of NEW YORK at New Paltz Uniwersytet WARSZAWSKI, WARSAW The University of Utah, SALT LAKE CITY Russia University of WASHINGTON Urals State Gorky University, YEKATERINBURG
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IV. Incoming Exchange Students
The number of international students studying at the FHS increases steadily every year. The most popular programmes are Erasmus, Erasmus Mundus (Master in EuroPhilosophie) and UPCES (Undergraduate Programme in Central European Studies) for the US students.
Admission requirements for exchange students
In order to consider the application of a prospective international student we require:
Students coming within a bilateral agreement (Erasmus, university exchange etc.): Application (incl. Learning Agreement / Study Plan) and supporting documents (attachments) as follows: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-349.html#3 (Erasmus) fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-349.html#4 (Faculty agreements) www.cuni.cz/UKEN-179.html (Inter-university agreements)
Free-movers: Application (incl. Study Plan) and supporting documents (attachments) as follows: CURRICULUM VITAE LETTER OF MOTIVATION (STUDY/RESEARCH PLAN) OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF CURENT ENROLLMENT AT HOME UNIVERSITY LETTER OF REFERENCE PROOF OF LANUAGE SKILLS fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-349.html#5
Application deadlines for all incoming students: 30 June (winter semester / academic year) 31 October (summer semester) 31 May / 30 September (for students outside the EU and EEA countries)
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Academic Calendar 2013/14 for exchange and other non–degree international students
WINTER SEMESTER (September 2013 – February 2014)
Arrival days 17 & 18/09/2013 Academic Orientation 20/09/2013 Session (compulsory) FHS UPCES courses FHS OTHER courses
Teaching period 23/09/2013 –05/12/2013 01/10/2013 – 03/01/2014 Registration to courses 24/09/2013 –29/09/2013 24/09/2013 – 15/10/2013 Exam period 09/12/2013 - 12/12/2013 06/01/2014 - 07/02/2014 Christmas holiday 23/12/2013 – 01/01/2014 Sat 28/09 (Czech Statehood) Mon 28/10 (Czechoslovak Independence Day) National holiday Sun 17/11 (Commemoration of the beginning of the Velvet Revolution)
SUMMER SEMESTER (February 2014 – June 2014)
Arrival days 11 & 12/02/2014 Academic Orientation 14/02/2014 Session (compulsory) FHS UPCES courses FHS OTHER courses (those starting with the YBAU code) Teaching period 17/02/2014 – 08/05/2014 17/02/2014 – 16/05/2014 Registration to courses 10/02/2014 – 23/02/2014 10/02/2014 – 03/03/2014 Exam period 12/05/2014 – 15/05/2014 19/05/2014 – 29/06/2014 Dean’s day 18/04/2014 (Good Friday) Rector’s day Wed 14/05/2014 (Rector’s Sports Day) 21/04/2014 (Easter Monday) National holiday Thu 01/05/2014 (Labour Day) Thu 08/05/2014 (Commemoration of the end of WWII)
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Student Information System (SIS) Charles University Student Information System provides the CU course catalogue and allows students to register to courses online. Students may find there their schedule, study materials, grades, etc. The SIS is available at this website: is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/index.php.
Courses in Foreign Languages (2013/2014)
The courses are listed in the CU course catalogue within the Student Information System (SIS) available at: is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/predmety/index.php?KEY=Az1 . The direct link to the Faculty of Humanities list of the courses held in English including the course descriptions is available here.
BACHELOR COURSES – Liberal Arts and Humanities i. Communicative Module ENG – Advanced 3 (EN) The Essence of Communication: Learning ENG – Advanced 4 (EN) to Read, Understand and Write in Perfect ENG – Advanced 5 (EN) English (EN) ENG – Intermediate (EN) Listening Skills (Intermediate) (EN) ENG – Intermediate 2 (EN) Medieval Literature (EN) ENG – Pre-Advanced (EN) Spanish for Beginners (ES) ENG – Upper Intermediate 1 (EN) Spanish for Beginners II (ES) ENG – Upper Intermediate 3 (EN) Short Story and Translation of Fiction ENG – Upper-Advanced (EN) in English (EN) Exploring Spoken English (EN) ii. Historical Module East and West in the Crusader Period (EN) Introduction to European History (EN) Nation Formation and Nationalism in Europe (EN) Les Lumières tchèques dans le contexte européen: questions, sujets, méthodes (FR)
25 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE iii. Philosophical Module An Introduction to Twentieth-Century Czech Plato: Phaedrus - Philosophical Reading (EN) Literature I + II (EN) R. Benedict: Philosopher of Culture (EN) From Individuality to Prison: Philosophy Seminar in Philosophical Text Interpretation of Labyrinths, Theatrality and Fiction (EN) in Architecture (EN) Socratic Dialogues (EN, GE) Introduction to Aristotle's Ethics (EN) Socratic Dialogues II. (EN, GE) Introduction to Philosophy (EN) The Concept of Justice According to Plato, Introduction to Logic (EN) Aristotle and the Apostle Paul (EN) Introduction to Philosophy of Mathematics The Human Condition: Introduction (EN) to Philosophical Anthropology (EN) Modern Philosophy (EN) The Philosophy of Aristotle (EN) Patočka: Heretical Essays in the Philosophy The Philosophy of Levinas (EN) of History – Reading and Commentary (EN) Total Mobilisation (EN) Philosophical Aspects of European (and Middle-European) Art and Architecture (EN) iv. Qualified Skills Module Globalization and Sustainable Development (EN) Regional Sustainability Case Studies (EN) Introduction to Management (EN) Summer School within the Study Programme Introduction to Marketing (EN) on Sustainability and Globalisation (EN) v. Social Sciences Module Introduction to Sociology (EN) Czechs, Americans and Europeans (EN) Introduction to Economics (EN) Czechs, Germans and Jews in Bohemian Lands Introduction to Psychology (EN) (EN) Introduction to Anthropology (EN) Europe in the Global Context (EN) Economic Reasoning for Humanities (EN) Economics of Transition (EN) Economics and Psychology (EN) Environmental Policy in the Central European Theory of Strategic Interaction (EN) Context (EN) Übersetzung als Kulturphänomen (GE) European Integration (EN) Society and Jewish Identity (SK) European-American Relations in the 21st Century (EN) UPCES Programme Courses: Film as a Mirror of Communist and Post- CEE Economic Growth and Development (EN) Communist Development (EN) Central Europe: Shaping a Modern Culture Gender and Minorities in Post-socialist (EN) Europe (EN) Central European Philosophy (EN) Global Communication (EN) Comprehending the Holocaust (EN) Gothic, Baroque, Modern: Arts in Bohemia
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(EN) Writers (EN) Human Relationships in Czech and American Multiculturalism, Ethnicity and Collective Films (EN) Memory in Central and Eastern Europe (EN) In Defiance of Totalitarianism: Art in Central Nationalism in Central Europe: Cultural Europe 1945-1989 (EN) Identity and Literary Responses (EN) Ideas Behind Politics: Post-Communism Prague as a Living History (EN) and Civil Society in Central Europe (EN) Psychoanalysis and Cultural Studies (EN) In Love with Power (EN) The Rise and Fall of Communism in Central Kafka in Prague (EN) Europe (EN) Life and Culture in a Totalitarian Regime (EN) Urban Anthropology of Central European Literature and Society: Central European Cities (EN)
MASTER COURSES i. Department of Civil Society Studies Contemporary Social Theory (EN) Philanthropy, Government and Social History of Human Rights in International Sciences (EN) Relations (EN) Public Policy (EN) ii. Department of Gender Studies Gender and the Body (lecture + seminar) (EN) Gender, Nature, Culture Transnational GLBT Film Studies – Seminar (EN) iii. Department of General Anthropology Family in Transition (Postsocialism and Eastern European family) (EN) Indigenous Peoples and Anthropology (EN) iv. Department of German and French Philosophy Europäische Philosophie 1450-1550 (GE) Seminar: Kontingenz und Faktizität in der Hermeneutik – Hermetik (GE) Phänomenologie (GE) Husserl: Subjektivität und Sinnlichkeit (GE) Verdichtungen: Philosophie in Kunst (GE) Interkulturelle Phänomenologie I. (GE) Vorlesung: Einführung in die Phänomenologie Leiblichkeit (GE) Cours de langue: philosophie et littérature Nietzsche: Das späte Werk (GE) françaises (FR) Phänomenologische Anthropologie (GE) Imagination, imaginaire et réalité dans Phänomenologische Oikologie IV. (GE) la philosophie contemporaine (FR) Philosophie der Kunst I. (GE) La pureté de la philosophie et le tragique plus-minus 1650: Hobbes und Spinoza (GE) de l’action (FR)
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La question de l’animalité dans la philosophie Phénoménologie du corps et sciences française contemporaine (FR) du vivant: un dialogue merleau-pontien (FR) L’authenticité dans la philosophie Sartre, l’idiot de la famille (FR) de Merleau-Ponty (FR) Subjectivité et corporéité chez Husserl, Le dernier Levinas: la vie et le social (FR) Levinas et Merleau-Ponty (FR) Subjectivité et socialité (FR) v. Department of Historical Sociology Analysis of Public and Political Discourse Narrative Methods and Techniques (EN) (EN) Quantitative Data Analysis I. (EN) Design of Quantitative Research I + II (EN) Reading in Historical Comparative Economic Systems from the Perspective Sociology (EN) of Historical Sociology (EN) Science and Scientific Knowledge from Grounded Theory (EN) the Perspective of Historical Sociology (EN) Historical Comparative Sociology (EN) Seminar on Modernisation and Historical Sociology of Knowledge, Culture, Modernization Processes (EN) and Religion (EN) Sociological Data and Data Archives (EN) Historical Sociology of Politics (EN) Sociology of Development Individual and Collective Identities from and Transformation (EN) a Historico-Sociological Perspective (EN) The Formation of the Nation within Methodology of Historical Science (EN) the Process of European Modernisation (EN) Procedures and Methods of Historical The Quotidian from the Perspective Research (EN) of Historical Social Sciences (EN) Qualitative Research Methodology – ii. Department of Social and Cultural Ecology Virtual Campus for Sustainable Europe (EN) Virtual Campus for Sustainable Europe 2 (EN)
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V. Student Life / Facilities for Students
Accommodation Accommodation is provided in Charles University’s halls of residence (dormitories). Students are normally housed in double-occupancy rooms. Erasmus students are usually housed in Hostivař dormitory (Weilova 2, Prague 10), other international students in Větrník (Kolej Na Větrníku, Prague 6) or Hvězda dormitories (Kolej Hvězda, Prague 6). For further information see this webpage: fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-378.html.
Computer Facilities PC workstation is available in the main building in Jinonice (building A) in the second floor (room 2063, 2066 – 8). Wireless Internet (Eduroam) can be accessed inside the university buildings (a Charles University Student Card is required). Further information at: uvt.cuni.cz/UVTENG-20.html.
Library & Study Room The Charles University library system is decentralized and consists of a number of libraries at different locations. The FHS library can be found on the ground floor of the main building in Jinonice, the study room is situated opposite the main building. The online catalogue is available at this website: knihovna.jinonice.cuni.cz/KSVENG-8.html.
School Cafeteria (Menza) Charles University operates a number of student cafeterias (“menza”) at different locations. The FHS cafeteria is located on the ground floor of the main building in Jinonice. Online meal ordering: kamweb.ruk.cuni.cz/webkredit/default.aspx.
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Student Card The CU Student Card together with the FHS coupon entitles holders to use the libraries, cafeterias, or computer labs of the university and get them a 50% discount on public transportation. Upon charging the card, students may use it for copying, printing or ordering food. The CU ID card is issued by Information and Advisory Centre of CU (Celetná 13, Prague 1). Further information: www.cuni.cz/UKEN-163.html
Sport Centrum Sport facilities are located in Hostivař (Bruslařská 1132, Prague 15). The up-to-date list of sport courses is available at the beginning of the semester at fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-350.html#3.
Student Activities The international students have an opportunity to socialise with other students, both Czech and international ones, through the Tutoring Programme. In addition, various activities are organised also by the CU International Student Club (IC CUNI) or the members of the Facebook group International Students FHS CU administrated by the International Office of the Faculty of Humanities. For further information see the website (fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-365.html)
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