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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 ...... 14 Contact information ...... 14 International Office ...... 14 Bilateral Agreements ...... 16 IV. Incoming Exchange Students...... 18 Admission requirements for exchange students ...... 18 Academic Calendar 2012/13 ...... 19 Courses in Foreign Languages (2012/2013) ...... 19 V. Student Life / Facilities for Students ...... 24 Notes ...... 26

Useful Websites

Charles University: http://cuni.cz/UKENG-1.html of Prague: http://www.praha.eu/jnp/en/home/index.html Municipal Library of Prague: http://www.mlp.cz/en/events-and-news National Library: http://nkp.cz/_en/index.php3 Prague Post: http://www.praguepost.com/ Prague Public Transport: http://www.dpp.cz/en Public transport timetables: http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/praha/spojeni

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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 , it was elevated to the rank of a faculty in 2000, the vision being that it would offer study programmes at the Bachelor, Master’s and PhD levels in various humanities and social 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 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: http://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 Dr. Martin Schulze Wesse, Ludwig Maximilian University of )  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, Ph.D. Vice - Dean for External Affairs: prof. PhDr. Jan , CSc., PhD Vice - Dean for Study Affairs: Mgr. Josef Kružík, 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 – Tel.: (+420) 251 080 212 Website: http://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, – 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, – Veleslavín 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 150 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, Ph.D. ([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: Mgr. Markéta Seligová, ([email protected]) Ph.D. ([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]) Ph.D. ([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 Ph.D. ([email protected]) ([email protected])

INSTITUTE OF MASTER STUDY PROGRAMMES Address: José Martího 31, 162 52 Prague 6 Head of the Department: Ing. Petr Pavlík, Ph.D. ([email protected]) Secretary: Mgr. Lucie Sinanovičová ([email protected])

Master Degree Study Programmes 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. Tereza Head of the Department: Dr. phil. Pavel Himl, Pospíšilová, Ph.D. Ph.D. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Secretary: Bc. Zuzana Schreiberová Secretary: Mgr. Petra Fejfarová ([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 M.A., Marcelli, Ph.D. ([email protected]) Ph.D. ([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, Ph.D. ([email protected]) CSc. ([email protected]) Secretary: Mgr. Lucie Sinanovičová Secretary: Mgr. Barbora Pincová ([email protected]) ([email protected])

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vii. Management and Supervision in Social and viii. Oral History – Contemporary History 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: PhDr. Zuzana Havrdová, Miroslav Vaněk, Ph.D. CSc. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Secretary: Bc. Milada Pajgrtová Secretary: Bc. Jana Markupová ([email protected]) ([email protected])

ix. Social and Cultural Ecology Address: U Kříže 8, 158 00 Prague 5 Head of the Department: PhDr. Ivan Rynda ([email protected]) Secretary: Bc. Martina Suchá ([email protected])

PHD STUDY PROGRAMMES Address: José Martího 31, 162 52 Prague 6 Director of the PhD Programmes: Ing. Jana Jeníčková, Ph.D. ([email protected])

Postgraduate Degree Study Programmes Departments i. Anthropology ii. Applied Ethics iii. Civil Sector Studies iv. Environmental Studies v. Integral Study of Man – General Anthropology

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Degrees Offered in Foreign Languages

BA DEGREE STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH i. Institute of Liberal Arts and Humanities (SHV) 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. The study programme is divided into two segments, the theoretical segment and the application segment, and into six sub-modules: the theoretical segment includes the social science, the historical and the philosophical modules; the application segment is comprised of the communicative, the creative and the qualified skills modules. The head of each particular module is responsible for the selection and for the quality of offered courses. It is customary that each student chooses a so-called tutor (a teacher of FHS UK) at the beginning of or during their studies. The tutor helps students to choose relevant courses and later the theme of their diploma thesis, of which they are the supervisor of. Choosing a tutor is not compulsory, but highly recommended, as they aid in the easier and more successful orientation in the study programme.

Information on the graduates’ acquired skills The graduate of Liberal Arts and Humanities acquires knowledge in many disciplines of the humanities (philosophy, sociology, psychology, history, anthropology and economics) and interdisciplinary, thorough practical knowledge of at least one foreign language, including the capability of professional translation, the ability of critical thinking and of sophisticated speech and writing. Great emphasis is put, above all, on self-reliance and responsibility training and on individual creative work, which allows for further effective education and flexibility under the changing conditions on the labour market. The graduate acquires qualifications for a wide range 9 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE of professions, for example, in the fields of state administration and self-government, in non-profit organisations, in education, in research activities for various institutions, or in consulting in the multicultural sphere and in humanities-oriented institutions. The graduate with a predominantly theoretical specialisation acquires during their studies not only a solid base in the general humanities, but also expertise in any of above-mentioned humanities disciplines, and thus will be adequately prepared for further studies in many humanities branches on the master’s level. The graduate with a predominantly applied skills specialisation may be employed in the fields of public relations, advertisement, media etc., thanks to their acquired knowledge of, for example, creating research projects, text editing and preparation, information processing and creating company presentations.

Entrance Exams The three-year study programme is open in the present form of study. The entrance examination is comprised of a summary of an English academic text, to be written in English, and answering follow- up questions based on the text, in English. These questions are intended to ascertain whether or not the applicant fully grasped the contents of the text. The applicant can acquire up to 28 points (25 for the summary and one point for each of the answers). An applicant whose summary is not satisfactory will be awarded 0 points and will not be admitted. The conditions for admittance include presenting a diploma certifying successful completion of secondary school (high school). In case of high school graduation abroad, applicants have to submit nostrification of high school diploma. Electronic aids are not allowed during the entrance examination. Prior to the examination, applicants will receive a letter announcing the date and time of the examination. It is anticipated that the examination will be held on Wednesday, June 6th, 2012. Applicants who cannot take the examination due to justified reasons (illness) will be given an extra term of the examination. Simultaneously taking another entrance examination to another graduate school is not considered a legitimate reason for being entitled to take it at a later date. A duly justified request for a later date of the entrance examination should be delivered to the Students’ Office within three working days after the regular term of the examination.

Head of the Liberal Arts and Humanities Programme: Richard Zika, Ph.D. ([email protected]) Application deadline: February 28 Application form: https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/ Entrance exam: http://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-314.html Tuition fee: 2,000 € / year

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MA DEGREE STUDY PROGRAMMES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES i. German and French Philosophy in European Context The Erasmus Master Mundus programme German and French Philosophy in Europe (EuroPhilosophie) offers a two-year Master’s study programme to students from all over the world who are chosen by an entrance exam; the study programme 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 programme is taught in German and French at seven different . Tuition at FHS UK 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: http://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-362.html Entrance exam: http://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-314.html Tuition fee: 2,400 € / semester (non-European students), 750 €/semester (European students) EU grants: 20,800 € / year (non-European students), 9,000 €/year (European students) Language of instruction: French, German Further information: www.europhilosophie.eu.

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://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-370.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: 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://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-369.html

PHD STUDY PROGRAMMES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES i. General Anthropology PhD studies of Anthropology are realised in the fields of philosophical, historical, socio-cultural, socio- linguistic and physical anthropology. The task of the study programme is to learn the theoretical basis of the field and to master its methods and methodology of research work. The curriculum includes an exam in a living language and four compulsory exams. The concept of the study programme and the requirements of each field are determined by the department council. The study programme is organised in both fulltime and correspondence forms of study.

Head of the Anthropology Programme: Doc. PhDr. Jan Horský Ph.D. ([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://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-18.html

12 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE ii. Environmental Studies The objective of this PhD programme is to provide the concept of sustainable development with support in the form of scientifically conducted research. An important aspect of the programme is the interdisciplinary character of the defined research domains and the synergies among them. Although it is not the main goal of the study, 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. The entrance examination includes: - Debate on the proposed topic for doctoral training (dissertation project). - For graduates in social sciences, examination of the knowledge of necessary basics in the natural sciences needed for the study of the environment. - For graduates in natural sciences (medical, technical), examination of knowledge in the social sciences, including economics. - Examination of proficiency.

Head of the Environmental Studies Programme: prof. Bedřich Moldan, 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://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-371.html

Further information on entrance exams to degree programs: https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/podprij/index.php?id=875ac64c21f44dc31a32b8e208ff1714&tid=&KEY=1192171894z 1 Required level of English: certificate is not required nevertheless examination on English language proficiency is a part of entrance exam.

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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.

Contact information

E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-1.html Tel.: (+420) 251 080 334 Address: U Kříže 8, 158 00, Prague 5 – Jinonice

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 incoming and outgoing students.

Staff

Vice - Dean for International Affairs: doc. MUDR. Iva Holmerová, Ph.D. ([email protected]) Faculty coordinators / Erasmus Departmental Coordinators: Mgr. Magdaléna Hromková ([email protected]) Bc. Lenka Lukešová ([email protected])

Partner Programmes

CET CET Academic Programs is a study abroad organisation 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, , Japan, 14 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE

Jordan, Syria and Vietnam. In the Czech Republic, CET offers two study programmes: Central European Studies in Prague and Jewish Studies in Prague. Further information: http://cetacademicprograms.com/

Erasmus Mundus EuroPhilosophie (Master Programme)

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 (Bochum, Louvain-la-Neuve, Luxembourg, Munich, Prague, Toulouse and Wuppertal). Programme graduates are awarded a joint Master’s degree from three participating universities. Further information: http://www.europhilosophie.eu/

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 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 . The classes are held in Jinonice (U Kříže 8, Prague 5) or in the CERGE – EI building (Politických vězňů 7, Prague 1). The annotation and syllabus of courses is available in the SIS: (https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/index.php) or at the website of the programme: http://upces.cerge- ei.cz/current-students/courses. Further information: http://upces.cerge-ei.cz/.

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Bilateral Agreements

Erasmus Agreements Austria Universität Universität Universität KONSTANZ Universität WIEN Universität WUPPERTAL Belgium Universität ZEPPELIN Université catholique de LOUVAIN-la-Neuve Greece Denmark University of Universitet Hungary KOBENHAVNS Universitet Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, Finland Iceland Lahden ammattikorkeakoulu, LAHTI Háskóli Íslands, REYKJAVÍK Turun yliopisto, Italy France European University Institute, FIESOLE Institut d'Études Politiques de LYON Universita degli Studi di FIRENZE Institut national des langues et civilisations Lithuania orientales (INALCO), VILNIAUS universitetas Université de Bourgogne, DIJON Luxemburg Université de NICE – Sophia Antipolis Université du LUXEMBOURG Université PARIS X Ouest - NANTERRE The Netherlands Université de POITIERS University College Université de TOULOUSE - Le Mirail Radboud Universiteit NIJMEGEN Université III Universiteit MAASTRICHT Université PARIS VII - Denis Diderot Poland Germany Politechnika WROCŁAWSKA Carl von Ossietzky Universität OLDENBURG Uniwersytet Jagielloński w KRAKOWIE Eberhard Karls Universität TÜBINGEN Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny w KRAKOWIE Hochschule ZITTAU / GÖRLITZ Uniwersytet WROCŁAWSKI Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Romania FRANKFURT AM MAIN Universitatea Nationala de Muzica, BUKUREST Justus - Liebig - Universität GIESSEN Evangelische Fachhochschule FREIBURG Bratislavská medzinárodná škola liberálnych Katolische Fachhochschule FREIBURG štúdií (BISLA) Ruhr - Universität BOCHUM Katolícka univerzita v ROŽUMBERKU Technische Universität Univerzita Komenského v BRATISLAVE Universität AUGSBURG 16 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE

Slovenia Högskolan pa Gotland, VISBY Univerza v LUBLJANI Turkey Sabanci Üniversitesi, Universidad Complutense de Universidade de DE COMPOSTELA Montfort University, LEICESTER Universtiat de University of DURHAM Universitat de University of GREENWICH Sweden University of NEWCASTLE GŐTHENBORGS universitet

Other agreements

Australia Israel University of Queensland, BRISBANE Hebrew University of University of MELBOURNE Mexico Macquarie University, SYDNEY Universidad Nacional Autonóma de México, Griffith University, BRISBANE CIUDAD DE MÉXICO New Zealand Universidad de University of Otago, DUNEDIN Canada Peru McGill University, MONTREAL Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía, IQUITOS Université de MONTREÁL Poland France Uniwersytet WARSZAWSKI Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, PARIS École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Urals State Gorky University, YEKATERINBURG PARIS Slovakia Germany Univerzita Komenského v BRATISLAVE Universität BAYREUTH Switzerland Universität BONN Universität Technische Universität DRESDEN United States of America Goethe Universität FRANKFURT AM MAIN The University of MIAMI Albert Ludwigs Universität FREIBURG The University of Montana, MISSOULA Ludwig Maximilians Universität MŰNCHEN The University of NEW ORLEANS Universität des SAARLANDES The State University of NEW YORK at New Paltz Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JENA The University of Utah, SALT LAKE CITY Universität LEIPZIG Universität HEIDELBERG

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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 CET (Jewish Studies and Central European Studies) for American students. For further information see: National Agency for European Education programmes: http://www.naep.cz/index.php?a=view-project-folder&project_folder_id=339& and CET Academic programs: http://www.cetacademicprograms.com/.

Incoming Exchange Students: statistics 250

200 ERASMUS (LLP + Mundus) 150 CET UPCES 100 CEEPUS 50 Other programmes 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Admission requirements for exchange students

In order to consider your application we require:

Students coming within a bilateral agreement (Erasmus, university exchange etc.): - Application (incl. Learning Agreement): https://is.cuni.cz/webapps (Erasmus) / http://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-349-version1-ApplicationFHS.pdf (other agreements) - Nomination by your home institution Application deadlines for - Proof of language skills all incoming students: - Transcript of Records 30 June (winter semester / Free-movers: academic year) 31 October (summer - Application (incl. Learning Agreement): semester) http://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-349-version1-ApplicationFHS.pdf 31 May / 30 September - CV (for students outside the - Letter of reference EU and EEA countries) - Motivation letter - Proof of language skills - Transcript of Records

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Academic Calendar 2012/13

Winter semester Arrival days for international students: 19 & 20/09/2012 Orientation Session at the FHS for international students: 21/09/2012 Teaching period: 24/09/2012 – 06/12/2012 (FHS UPCES courses), 04/01/2013 (other FHS courses) Registration period: 25/09/2012 – 30/09/2012 (FHS UPCES courses), 15/10/2012 (other FHS courses) Christmas Holidays: 22/12/2012 – 01/01/2013 Other national holiday: 28/09/2012, 28/10/2012, 17/11/2012 Exam period: 10/12/2012 – 13/12/2012 (FHS UPCES courses), 07/01/2013 - 08/02/2013 (other FHS courses) Summer semester Arrival days for international students: 13 & 14/02/2013 Orientation Session at the FHS for international students: 15/02/2013 Teaching period: 18/02/2013 – 09/05/2013 (FHS UPCES courses), 17/05/2013 Registration period: 11/02/2013 – 24/02/2013 (FHS UPCES courses), 04/03/2013 (other courses) Exam period: 13/05/2013 – 16/05/2013 (FHS UPCES courses), 30/06/2013 (other FHS courses) National holiday: 01/04/2013 (Easter Monday), 01/05/2012, 08/05/2013 Dean’s day: 29/03/2013 (Good Friday) ’s day: 16/05/2013

Student Information System (SIS) Student Information System allows students to register to courses online. Students may find there their schedule, study materials, grades, etc. The SIS is available at this website: https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/index.php.

Courses in Foreign Languages (2012/2013)

You may find the list of courses as well as the schedule in the CU student information system (SIS): https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/predmety/index.php?KEY=Az1.

Czech Language Course for Beginners The course targets students staying in the Czech Republic for a limited period of time and need to cover the basis of the language in order to communicate in everyday situations. It aims to provide the students with basic skills, grammar and vocabulary to deal with the life in the Czech Republic, to give them an idea of the system as well as Czech culture. The instruction material is based on common situations the students face, with emphasis on both receptive and productive language skills (reading, listening, speaking and writing). Grammar is used functionally, as a tool to 19 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE reach communicational competencies but not the core purpose of the learning process.

BACHELOR COURSES – Liberal Arts and Humanities i. Communicative Module ENG – Advanced 3 (EN) Introduction to Reading: Selected Chapters ENG – Advanced 4 (EN) from Text Analysis (EN) ENG – Advanced 5 (EN) Listening Skills (Intermediate) (EN) ENG – Intermediate (EN) (EN) ENG – Intermediate 2 (EN) Spanish for Beginners (ES) ENG – Pre-Advanced (EN) Spanish for Beginners II (ES) ENG – Upper Intermediate 1 (EN) Short Story and Translation of Fiction in ENG – Upper Intermediate 3 (EN) English (EN) ENG – Upper-Advanced (EN) Exploring Spoken English (EN) iii. Historical Module

Introduction to European History (EN) iv. Philosophical Module An Introduction to Twentieth-Century Czech Seminar in Philosophical Text Interpretation Literature I. + II. (EN) (EN) Conditio Humana: an Introduction to Socratic Dialogues (EN, GE) Philosophical Anthropology (EN) Socratic Dialogues II. (EN, GE) Introduction to Aristotle's Ethics (EN) The Philosophy of Plato (EN) Introduction to Philosophy (EN) Introduction to Logic (EN) Philosophical Reflections on Modernity, Technology and War - Reading and Commentary (EN)

v. Qualified Skills Module Globalization and Sustainable Development (EN) Introduction to Management (EN) Introduction to Marketing (EN) Introduction to Sustainability (EN) Regional Sustainability Case Studies (EN) Summer School within the Study Programme on Sustainability and Globalisation (EN) Introduction to E-commerce: Internet and Mobile Marketing (EN) 20 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE v. Social Sciences Module CEE Economic Growth and Development (EN; Civil Society in Central Europe (EN) Economics) In Love with Power (EN; Political Science) CE Literature and Society (EN) Introduction to Sociology (EN) Central Europe: Shaping a Modern Culture Introduction to Economics (EN) (EN; History / Cultural Studies / Sociology) Introduction to Psychology (EN) Central European Philosophy (EN; Philosophy) Introduction to Anthropology (EN) Comprehending the Holocaust (EN; Kafka in Prague (EN; Literature) Philosophy) Kulturelles Gedächtnis im Spannungsfeld , Americans and Europeans (EN; zwischen Erinnern und Vergessen (GE)A Anthropology / Cultural Studies) Life and Culture in a Totalitarian Regime (EN; Czechs, Germans and Jews in Bohemian Lands Political Science) (EN; History / Cultural Studies) Literature and Society: Central European Defining Themes and Personalities of Central Writers (EN; Literature / Sociology) European Cinema (EN; Film) Multiculturalism, Ethnicity and Collective Economics of Transition (EN; Economics) Memory in Central and Eastern Europe (EN; Environmental Policy in the Central European Anthropology / Sociology / Cultural Studies) Context (EN; Political Science / Economics) Political History of (EN; European Integration (EN; Political Science / History / Cultural Studies) International Relations / Economics) Prague as a Living History (EN; History / European-American Relations in the 21st Cultural Studies / Art / Architecture) Century (EN; Political Science / International Psychoanalysis and Cultural Studies (EN; relations) Psychology / Cultural Studies) Gender and Minorities in Post-socialist Psychology in Europe (EN; Psychology) Europe (EN; Anthropology / Sociology / Cultural Romanticism and National Identity (EN; Studies) Literature / History) Global Communication (EN; Cultural Studies / Seminar in Economic Reasoning and Analysis Communication) (EN; Economics) Gothic, , Modern: Arts in Society and Jewish Identity (SK) (EN; History / Cultural Studies /Art / The Rise and Fall of Communism in Central Architecture) Europe (EN; Political Science / History) Housing Market in Central and Eastern Urban Anthropology of Central European Europe (EN; Economics) (EN; Anthropology / Sociology / Cultural Human Relationships in Czech and American Studies) Films (EN; Film / Anthropology) Ideas Behind Politics: Post-Communism and

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MASTER COURSES i. Department of Civil Society Studies History of Human Rights in International Public Policy (EN) Relations (EN) Social Enterprise (EN) Innovative Approaches to the Study to Civil Society (EN) ii. Department of Gender Studies Gender and Sexuality in Totalitarian Regimes (EN) (lecture + seminar) (EN) Race and Gender (lecture+seminar) (EN) Transnational GLBT Film Studies – Seminar iii. Department of General Anthropology City and Anthropology (EN) Ethnographic Film – Projection (EN) Theory and Method in Ethnomusicology (EN) Ethnographic Film (EN) Family in Transition ( Postsocialism and Contemporary Issues in Ethnomusicology Eastern European family) (EN) (EN) iv. Department of German and French Philosophy Cours de francais / Litérature et philosophie L'homme et l'animal. Entre l'anthropologie et I.+II. (FR) les phénoménologies (FR) Deutsch - Sprachkurs (GE) Merleau-Ponty (FR) Werttheorie und Ethik bei Edmund Husserl Passivité, nature, habitudes en (GE) phénomenologie et philosophie française Phänomenologische Oikologie III. (GE) contemporaine (FR) Leiblichkeit: Nietzsche – Kafka – Levinas (GE) Nietzsche: Zarathustra (GE) Ethique, corporéité et affectivité chez le dernier Levinas (FR) v. Department of Historical Sociology Analysis of Public and Political Discourse and Religion (EN) (EN) Historical Sociology of Politics (EN) Design of Quantitative Research I. + II. (EN) Individual and Collective Identities from a Economic Systems from the Perspective of Historico-Sociological Perspective (EN) Historical Sociology (EN) Methodology of Historical Science (EN) Grounded Theory (EN) Procedures and Methods of Historical Historical Comparative Sociology (EN) Research (EN) Historical Sociology of Knowledge, Culture, Qualitative Research Methodology – Narrative Methods and Techniques (EN) 23 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE

Quantitative Data Analysis I. (EN) Reading in Historical Comparative Sociology (EN) Science and Scientific Knowledge from the Perspective of Historical Sociology (EN) The Formation of the within the Process of European Modernisation (EN) The Quotidian from the Perspective of Historical Social Sciences (EN) Visual Methods in Historical Sociology (EN) vi. 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: http://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: eduroam.cuni.cz.

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: http://knihovna.jinonice.cuni.cz/KSVENG-1.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: https://kamweb.ruk.cuni.cz/webkredit/default.aspx.

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Student Card The CU Student Card and sticker entitle 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: http://www.cuni.cz/UK- 2046.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 http://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-350.html.

Film Club The Film Club holds a film screening every fortnight Wednesday at 7 pm in FHS building in Jinonice (room 1036). The current programme can be found on the club’s website (http://fkfhs.and.cz//index.php?lang_id=2).

International Students Club The International Office and Czech student tutors organise regular events (Prague , exhibitions, concerts, etc.) for international students. For further information see the website (http://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-365.html) or the FB page (Faculty of Humanities).

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