Description

The Faculty of Social Studies focuses on both education and research in the fields of Sociology, Gender Studies, Anthropology, Political Science, International Relations, European Studies, Psychology, Media Studies and Journalism, Social Policy and Social Work, and Environmental Studies. The Faculty makes every effort to link educational activities with its own research. Individual degree programs based on an internationally accepted credit system are strictly divided into Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral levels.

Degree programs are continually adapted to meet changes in society and its latest needs. Numerous research projects, many of them international, make it possible for students to cooperate with their teachers in the production of the contemporary scientific knowledge. The many research activities have a powerful parallel in the Faculty Library, which today is the best equipped social sciences library in the country, and one of the best equipped in the East Central European region. More than eighty per cent of the books and journals are in English.

The English-taught programme European Politics:

It is a comprehensive programme of study (full-time Master's) in the fields of comparative politics and European integration. The comparative politics component of the program covers basic theories, research methodology, empirical analysis, and comparative studies of the political developments and the party systems in European countries. This component allows students to focus specifically on the region of Central and Eastern Europe, to explore the experiences of post-communist transformations, and to acquire a thorough understanding of the political developments in post-socialist countries. The European integration component includes theoretical and empirical analysis of different international organizations and their interaction in Europe. Special emphasis is put on the study of the European Union and its enlargements.

Highlights

Eligibility: Applicants are required to have at least a Bachelor or equivalent degree in social sciences or humanities (preferably)

Duration of both programs: two years (4 semesters)

Tuition fee: 1950 EUR per semester, possibility of scholarship in the form of the tuition-fee waver

The deadline for application into our Master's programs:
30th April for Fall semester (starting in September)
30th November for the Spring semester

Minimum Education

Bachelors

Subject Areas

• International Relations
• Political Science/politics
• Social Sciences

Cost in US$:

Program Fees Include:

The tuition fee for Master's programs is 1950 euro per semester (3900 euro per year or 7800 euro per the whole degree program).
The program's tuition fee covers tuition, as well as student administration, access to the library and computers and other university facilities. The fee also includes e-learning through the award winning online information system of Masaryk University and access to electronic versions of study materials and other digital resources.

The tuition fee does not cover room, board, insurance or the costs of student travel.

Tuition fee is payable at the beginning of each semester on the basis of an invoice issued by the University's economic office; on request the tuition fee can be paid in two installments.

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat
• Group living
• Independent living

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 10

Scholarships are Available

scholarship in the form of tuition-fee waiver

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 month

Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies's Mission Statement

Masaryk University strives to create and disseminate knowledge, thus enhancing the quality of life and fostering cultural growth in the community. This mission stems from the universitys founding values. Our values Since its founding following the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic, Masaryk University has always respected and professed values reflecting the republican and democratic ethos of that initial period. To this day, such values form the basis of its internal culture and are widely embraced by the academic community.

Year Founded

1919