Description

The European Studies (ES) interdisciplinary programme provides students with a profound knowledge and understanding of European history and politics, the European integration process and other EU related issues from a legal, political and economic perspective from a Central European point of view. The programme focuses not only on the developments in the EU member states but offers a study of the European integration process in all its complexity and variety. It is designed especially for students who plan to enter positions in EU institutions, international organizations, national administration or non-governmental organizations.

Highlights

The programme focuses on the study of the territory of Europe and on the European integration process in all its complexity and variety. The programme deals not only with individual European countries, member states of the EU and its regions, but also with the European integration process with the focus mainly on its current development influenced by two features: the enlargement and deepening of the European integration process. It studies the theoretical basis, the origins and development of European integration, EU institutions and their development with particular attention paid to the institutional reform and its consequences for the functioning of the EU and EU member states. It also studies the political and decision-making system and other law, economical and cultural aspects of the European integration. Theoretically, its primary focus is on the process of division of powers and the exercise of multi-level governance. Particular attention is paid to the role and position of Central European states in the EU.

Graduates of the Master's Programme European Studies will be professionals in the field of European Politics, Economics, International Relations and History. They will be able to analyze individual topics arising within Europe from a multidisciplinary point of view in terms of Social Sciences (Sociology, Economics, and Political Sciences) and Modern History. Programme graduates will be experts not only on individual questions of the European integration process in its historical dynamics, but will also be able to analyze the process of the creation of the European integration, the development of European politics, the activities of European institutions and the functioning of the EU as a sui generis" system, and in relation to EU member states. During the course of studies the emphasis will be on, among others, on Modern History, so that the students are competent to assess the development of European events in a broader historical-political context, deduce the consequences for the current events and point out the possible risks and developmental trends in the developed world. Thanks to a systematic focus on academic writing, graduates will be capable of completing analytical studies of a high professional and formal quality. It expected that programme graduates will become highly-skilled employees in the civil service and diplomacy, in EU institutions as well as in other international organizations, private companies and the 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.

Minimum Education

Bachelors

Subject Areas

• European Studies (includes Politics)
• Political Science/politics

Cost in US$:

3500 Euro per semester

Program Fees Include:

Please note that the fees will cover only the cost of instruction and examinations, and that students will be responsible for paying their own living expenses (food, lodging, etc.).

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat
• Dormitory
• Independent living

Participants Travel

Independently

Scholarships are Available

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application
• Other

Typically The Application Process Time is

One month

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences's Mission Statement

Charles University in Prague (CU) was founded in 1348 by the Holy Emperor Charles IV. It is the oldest and also the largest university in the Czech Republic. Furthermore, it counts among the oldest and largest universities in the world. Originally, it had only four faculties, while today it has 17 faculties in three different cities (14 faculties are located in Prague, two in Hradec Kralove and one in Plzen), three university institutes, six further centres for educational, scientific, research, development and other activities or for provision of information services, five university-wide special facilities. The Faculty of Social Sciences is the second youngest faculty, founded in 1990. The university as a whole has more than 7,500 employees, half of which are academics and research staff. Almost 52,000 students are studying at CU. They are enrolled in more than 300 accredited degree programmes and 660 study disciplines. Over 150 academic programmes are taught in a foreign language, mainly English but also German or French. In 2008, almost 2,000 foreign students were enrolled in one of these programmes. Altogether, more than 18,000 are studying in bachelor's programmes, 25,000 in master's programmes and more than 7,000 in doctoral programmes. In 2008, over 6,500 students were from abroad, and this number is constantly growing. Various courses in lifelong learning programmes organised by CU attract more than 15,000 people each year. The Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) was created in 1990 through a fundamental reorganisation of the former Faculty of Journalism. It is the second youngest faculty of Charles University in Prague. The Faculty's mission is the propagation of learning and the protection of knowledge, the cultivation of free thought, independent academic research and original artistic creation and the support, in every way, of the creative spirit of human society. Its main goal is to develop teaching and research in those aspects of the social sciences, which (directly or indirectly) relate to the public administration, or to the economic and cultural life of society. Today the Faculty has more than 3000 full-time students, plus a floating population of about 300 visiting students per year. In addition, we continue to enrol a number of foreign nationals in our full-time degree programmes, both Czech and English.

Year Founded

1348