Study Abroad in Prague: Courses

Print View and print all course descriptions

Students may choose from the ECES courses offered. A minimum enrollment of 10 is required for each course to be offered. Each course meets 52 hours per semester and is recommended for 3 credits. Courses are recorded on an official transcript from Charles University which is sent directly to the student’s home institution. Instruction is in English.

All courses are listed on http://eces.ff.cuni.cz/courses.

ORIENTATION
Czech 101 (3)Intensive Czech for beginners

ART AND CULTURE
Art 301 (3)Czech Art and Architecture
Art 306 (3)Myth and Mythization in Central European Context
Art 322 (3)Art Photography and Genius Loci
Film 310 (3)Central European Film: Search for Identity
Film 360 (3)Hollywood and Europe
Sociology 345 (3)Contemporary Czech Culture, Art, Music and Literature: Urban Semiotics
Theater 368 (3)Highlights of the Czech Theatre: Performance Analysis - Department

ECONOMICS AND POLITICS
Economics 303 (3) Recent Economic Development
Politics 311 (3) Contemporary Central European Politics
Politics 315 (3) Comparative Politics: Transformation of Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic
Politics 339 (3) Political Philosophy of Central European Dissidence - Department

HISTORY
History 302 (3) Jewish History in Central and Eastern Europe
History 303 (3)“MITTELEUROPA” Germany and East Central Europe in the 19th and 20th Century
History 309 (3)Archaeology of Central Europe: Paleolithic Period
History 310 (3)Words throughout History, History throughout Words
History 318 (3) Czech and Central European History

LANGUAGES
Czech 102 (3)Czech Language for Everyday Use Level I

LITERATURE
Literature 312 (3)American and Czech Literature from European Perspectives
Literature 341 (3)Great European Writers: The Life and Work of Karel Capek
Literature 353 (3)City Palimpsests: Prague, London, St. Petersburg in Modern Fiction

SOCIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY
Sociology 350 (3)Topics in Education: Multicultural and Gender Issues in Central Europe - Department
Sociology 354 (3)Czech Republic: Two Decades of Social Change - Department
Psychology 355 (3)Selected Topics of Social Psychology: Soft Skills

Optional Courses at Prague Academy of Music

The Prague Academy Music is within the Institute of Performing Arts, which is the premier university in the Czech Republic for students of music, film, and the performing arts. The idea of the school was conceived during the Second World War, when prominent artists and writers organized to transform the Prague Conservatory into a university level school. The school was founded after the end of the Second World War in 1945, and has been open to students since 1946. Classes are at the beautiful Lichtenstein Palace, located in the picturesque Lesser Quarter neighborhood, between the Charles Bridge and Prague Castle.

Serious students of music may study at the Academy of Music in the following areas:

  • Instruments (Piano, Organ, Harpsichord, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass, Harp, Guitar, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, French horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Percussions. incl. Accompaniment)
  • Composition
  • Conducting
  • Opera Direction
  • Voice
  • Chamber Music Playing
  • Sound Production
  • Dance Pedagogy
  • Choreography
  • Dance Theory
  • Pantomime
  • Music Art Management

AIFS students may enroll for either individual or group courses for three hours per week or four hours per week for instrument study, which requires piano accompaniment. Fees range from approximately $100 to $130 per week for 13 weeks. Group instruction is at a lower rate than individual. The three hour course totals approximately 40 hours per semester, and the four hour course with piano accompaniment totals approximately 52 hours per semester. Therefore students should request 3 transfer credits from their home institution.

Applicants must be majors or minors of music or proficient in voice or a musical instrument. Students must send an audio or DVD audition.