Page 2 of 2, 26 Master Programs in Social Sciences in Czech Republic for 2024

The European Politics and Society (EPS): Vaclav Havel Joint Master Program is a multidisciplinary two-year Joint Master Degree Programme linking the fields of European politics, contemporary history and culture, economy, international relations, and policymaking. The first semester of the EPS Programme is based on Master level introductory courses (in Prague), the second semester focuses on EU-related courses (Krakow, Leiden). In the third and fourth semesters, the program offers four different study tracks reflecting the diverse expertise of the Consortium members (Prague, Krakow, Barcelona, and Leiden). Each track combines various elective courses, research methods training, an internship, and language tuition with an advanced research dissertation supervised by key staff from each Partner University.

The International Masters in Economy, State, and Society (IMESS) is a leading two-year double degree Master's program in comparative area studies, which focuses on developing in-depth knowledge and understanding of Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe, the Baltics, Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.

International Economic and Political Studies (IEPS) is a postgraduate degree, taught exclusively in English, modeled on the Oxford-style PPE interdisciplinary degrees combining the study of economics (including finance), politics (including international relations), and philosophy (including ethics and argumentation skills). The growing popularity of the PPE-family degrees is due to the spectacular success of its graduates in the corporate sector, politics, state administration, journalism, NGOs, and other high-end areas of the labor market across the world. With such leadership positions in mind, IEPS aims at developing practical skills underpinned by the sound theory that is necessary for the analysis of complex problems, creative problem-solving, and management of diverse international groups of people, which in turn presupposes convincing argumentation, persuasion, and communication skills, combined with ethical corporate social responsibility for the globalizing world, which we all share.

Geopolitical Studies (GPS) is a unique, multidisciplinary, two-year English-language program, offering the students a chance to learn from the best academics and experts. The program is primarily based on a geopolitical analysis but also includes aspects of international relations theory and international law. The Geopolitical Studies program studies how the interactions among world politics and geography have unfolded in the most relevant geopolitical settings. The program gives the students an opportunity to gain a profound knowledge of geopolitics and geostrategy, two disciplines that are becoming ever more important. The mandatory courses will provide the necessary theoretical background, while the electives will enable the students to choose their thematic and/or regional specialization according to their preference.

The MAS interdisciplinary program offers expert knowledge and analytical-synthetic skills focused on modern history and current developments of Europe, Eurasia, and North America. The program provides the students with tools for social science analysis and allows them to build their own thematic (Transition and Integration Studies; Globalising US Studies) and territorial profile according to their individual needs and future career plans.

Balkan, Eurasian, and Central European Studies (BECES) is a two-year English-language Master's degree program, which focuses on modern history, politics, and diplomacy, as well as fundamental social, cultural, and economic problems. It addresses the English-speaking audience with a deep and versatile exploration of “the East”, understood as a territory composed of Central Europe, the Balkan Peninsula, and the Post- Soviet area, including the Caucasus and Central Asia. It also offers students the chance to learn or improve their knowledge of some of the Czech language. The program is deliberately structured to take advantage of the multidisciplinary nature of the Faculty, and students will be encouraged to make connections between different fields of study, learning to combine a global perspective with attention to detail and local interests. The core courses provide an overview of crucial segments of the area from an analytical and multidisciplinary perspective, while the elective classes allow students to create their own specialization. The aim of the program is to help students write a Master’s thesis of sufficient quality to merit publication. Through the university’s network of exchange programs, talented students may also be offered the opportunity to make a brief research visit to another country in the area.

The MA Program in Sociology of Contemporary Societies is a two-year English-language Master’s program designed for students interested in gaining in-depth knowledge of the state of the present-day field of sociology and social anthropology, including their theory and research methods. It features a strong core of sociology and social anthropological courses in three specializations: 1. Civil Society and Politics; 2. Anthropology of Space and Mobility; 3. Identities, Health, and Bodies. The Civil Society and Politics specialization provide students with a deep understanding of how contemporary complex societies work. Students acquire theoretical and practical skills in political sociology, anthropology of nationalism, and the non-profit sector. They will learn to analyze various aspects of public life systematically. The Anthropology of Space and Mobility specialization brings in-depth knowledge of the globalized world, its dynamics, migratory movements, social mobility, and enables these phenomena to be deeply understood, and applied in the field of urban planning, migratory politics, and analyzing global developments. The Identities, Health, and Bodies specialization develop the profound knowledge and practical skills required to conduct sociological and social anthropological research in the field of medical anthropology, health sociology, lifestyle studies, sociology of sport, and gender studies. In all specializations, students can choose either to focus on quantitative or qualitative research methodology. All specializations provide prerequisites for their graduates to be employed in the education sector, state and public administration, the non-profit sector, and corporate organizations. In addition to preparing for an out-of-academic deployment, this study creates the preconditions for an academic career and postgraduate studies.

The MA in Media and Area Studies (MARS) is based on a constructive dialogue between Media Studies and Area Studies and between the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism and the Institute of International Studies. This groundedness in Prague, Czechia, Central Eastern Europe, and the European Union enables two particular spatial focal points, which provide the backbone of the MARS program, namely Central and Eastern Europe and the European Union. This backbone is combined with and strengthened by two main components: A theoretical component, which consists out of a combination of post-colonial theory, media sociology, memory studies, and political geography. Moreover, also a methodological component provides the required support. These two focal points and the theoretical and methodological components structure the MARS program. At the same time, the program aims to avoid an exclusive focus on Central Eastern Europe and offers (mostly but not exclusively through the electives) knowledge about other European regions, or about Europe as a whole. A second extension relates to more transnational and transcultural approaches, moving away from the logics of nation-state homogeneity, with emphasis on internal conflict and exclusion.

International Master in Security, Intelligence and Strategic Studies (IMSISS) is a 24 month Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) developed by a consortium of four European universities – University of Glasgow (the UK, leader), Dublin City University (Ireland, degree awarding partner), Charles University (degree-awarding partner) and OTH Regensburg (Germany). It is a unique interdisciplinary program offering students cutting-edge training in several relevant security areas. On the part of Charles University, the program is administered by the Department of Security Studies of the Institute of Political Studies at our Faculty.

Master in Society, Communication and Media (SCM) is a two-year graduate program, which provides students with the knowledge and analytical skills in the fields of media studies and sociology. The program helps students to understand and analyze the role of mass media and social media in contemporary societies. Graduates will become familiar with the knowledge of classic and up-to-date theories of mass society, mass media, and social media, which are essential for future experts in the field. Moreover, graduates will gain an in-depth knowledge of the methodologies and applications in the study of media and society. In addition to providing students with a robust background in theoretical knowledge and methodology, the program emphasizes the development of students' critical thinking and practical skills in the field of empirical social research. Thanks to the broad scope of competencies acquired and deepened during their studies, graduates become highly valued experts in many professions in the fields of the media industry, public relations, applied social research, public administration, local and global governance, NGOs, think-tanks, political parties, and academia.

The master's degree study branch European Agrarian Diplomacy that is being taught in English has been established based on a request by the CR Ministry of Agriculture aimed at the education of specialists for the EU Common Agricultural Policy able to occupy the relevant positions both in the national and European institutions. Taking into account width of the problems and the significance of agriculture within the bounds of the European Union policies, the study branch has not been concentrated upon adaptation of the Czech Republic into the EU structures only, but it has been preparing specialists oriented in the current trends, be it within the boundaries of the agrarian sector development of European Union itself (Europe 2020 Strategy), or in the global questions and Europe's position in global agriculture.