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FSV UK offers some of the highest quality English language Bachelor's, Master's and PhD degree programmes in Central and Eastern Europe in all fields of social sciences, giving students an opportunity to obtain their degree from one of the oldest, largest and most prestigious universities in the world.

Research

FSV UK fully supports the socio-scientific research. The Faculty integrates and co-ordinates the research plan it has acquired with several departments of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. Within this framework, FSV UK has made a commitment to provide the professional public with a critical and scientifically-based reflection on the development of Czech society from a long-term perspective.

Life at Faculty

Student life is not only studying at a library or your dorm and attending lectures and seminars! There is a whole bunch of stuff students do together in their free time - social, cultural, political or sport events, trips, parties...and much more! There is nothing easier than just join and enjoy the life at FSV UK!

POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS (PPE)

To complete the programme, the students must:

a) collect 180 ECTS credits, b) submit their Bachelor’s Thesis and c) pass the Final State Examination, which includes the defence of their Bachelor’s Thesis.

Course Structure

Mandatory courses introduce the students to political science, philosophy and economics, with their respective methodologies, as well as provide students with basic tools of quantitative analysis. Mandatory courses are intended to give a broad overview of major topics in politics, philosophy and economics, thus providing a solid background for more in-depth study of selected topics taking place in the elective courses. Bachelor thesis seminars prepare student for the selection of the topic of the thesis and provide a guide for writing the thesis.

Elective Courses and Specialisations

Elective courses cover a wide range of specific areas in three "modules" (Politics, Philosophy, Economics), allowing the students to specialise in the field of their interest. After the third semester (i.e., in the middle of the programme), each student will choose one of three "specialisations": Politics & Philosophy, Economics & Politics or Philosophy & Economics. This choice will determine the number of credits which each student will have to gain by choosing elective course in each of the three modules of the programme. (To put it simply, students are expected to take elective courses in the areas covered by their specialisation.)

Moreover, students who will choose specialisation in Politics & Philosophy will be expected to devote their BA thesis on a topic in politics or in philosophy, while students who will choose specialisation in Economics & Politics will be expected to write their BA thesis on a topic in politics or in economics., etc.

Optional Courses

Off-field elective courses can be taken at any department of Charles University or at any partner university (for example, as part of the Erasmus exchange programme). These credits can also be used to follow the Czech language classes offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences. Students may also decide to use credits earned for elective courses as optional course credits.

For more detailed information about the curriculum and for the list of mandatory and elective courses, please see the official catalogue of courses (a.k.a. Karolinka).

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