Master in Area Studies

The Master in Area Studies programme (MAS) is a two-year English-language interdisciplinary Master’s degree programme that offers expert knowledge and analytical-synthetic skills focused on modern history and current developments of Europe, Eurasia, and North America. The programme provides the students with tools for social science analysis and allows them to build their own thematic and territorial profile according to their individual needs and future career plans. Students enrolled in MAS may choose one of the following specialized tracks: Transition Studies, Integration Studies, and Globalising US Studies.

MAS graduates will be endowed with internationally recognizable multi-disciplinary training in the study of international affairs. They will be able to analyze individual topics arising within the region of their interest from a multidisciplinary point of view in terms of social sciences (sociology, economics, political science, and international relations) and modern history. Programme graduates will be able to understand current issues in their historical, societal, political, and economic context.

The programme graduates will become highly-skilled employees in the civil service and diplomacy, NGOs and international institutions as well as in private companies and mass-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.

Academic supervisor: Mail

Master in Area Studies - course structure:

Compulsory courses	48 ECTS
Languages	12 ECTS
Eelective courses	min. 48 ECTS
Optional courses (out of the list)	max. 12 ECTS
Defence of M.A. Thesis
Total	120 ECTS

Compulsory courses

(J#0337)

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JMMZ331	Qualitative Methods in Social Sciences	Weiss Young Nisbet	WS	0/2	Course credit	6
JMMZ342	Quantitative methods in social sciences	Petrúšek	SS	0/2	Course credit	6
JMMZ343	MAS Master Thesis Seminar I	Vykoukal	WS	0/2	Course credit	15
JMMZ344	MAS Master Thesis Seminar II	Vykoukal	SS	0/2	Course credit	15
JMMZ345	Academic Writing	Cotte	SS	0/2	Course credit	6

Total number of ECTS: 48

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Code

Course title

Pre-requisite

Co-requisite

Interchangeability

Incompatibility

Languages

(J#0338)

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JLB100	Czech as a Foreign Language I	Frantesová Mazúrková	WS/SS	0/6	Examination	6
JLB101	Czech as a Foreign Language II	Frantesová Mazúrková	WS/SS	0/6	Examination	6
JLB102	Czech as a Foreign Language III	Frantesová Mazúrková	WS/SS	0/6	Examination	6
JLB103	Czech as a Foreign Language IV	Frantesová Mazúrková	WS/SS	0/6	Examination	6
JMMZ141	Russian Language I	Shvedova	WS	0/3	Examination	6
JMMZ142	Russian Language II	Shvedova	SS	0/3	Examination	6
JMMZ143	Russian Language III	Shvedova	WS	0/3	Examination	6
JMMZ144	Russian Language IV	Shvedova	SS	0/3	Examination	6
JMMZ368	Foreign Language for MAS I	Weiss	WS/SS	0/2	Examination	6
JMMZ369	Foreign Language for MAS II	Weiss	WS/SS	0/2	Examination	6

Total number of ECTS: 12

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Code	Course title	Pre-requisite	Co-requisite	Interchangeability	Incompatibility
JMMZ142	Russian Language II	JMMZ141
JMMZ143	Russian Language III	JMMZ142
JMMZ144	Russian Language IV	JMMZ143

Transition Studies - elective courses for the specialized track

(J#0339)

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JMMZ050	Political Systems of East European Countries in the 20th Century	Kubát	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ051	Political Systems of East European Countries Today	Kubát	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ116	Constitutional Transformation of the Central and East European Countries	Šlosarčík	SS	2/0	Examination	6
JMMZ224	Cultural Memory and Identity in the Balkans	Asavei	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM018	Contemporary Balkans	Králová	SS	1/1	macc	6
JMM065	Issues in Russian and Eurasian Security	Aslan	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM067	Russia and Eurasia in World Politics	Šír	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM130	Ethno-Political Conflicts in the Caucasus	Brisku	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM188	Economic Transformations in the Post-Soviet Area	Svoboda	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM189	Economic transformation in East Central and Southeastern Europe	Jeřábek	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM302	Russia after 1991	Svoboda	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM358	The Transformation of the Communist Successor Parties in Central Europe and Influence of the West European Leftists	Handl Mejstřík	SS	2/0	Examination	6
JMM422	Ethnic Issues and Territories in Eastern, East Central and Southeastern Europe	Vykoukal	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM460	Oil and Gas in the Post Soviet Area	Svoboda	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM703	Post-Soviet Central Eurasia	Šír Lídl	WS	1/1	Examination	6

Minimum ECTS for the Transition Studies specialized track certificate: 36

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Code	Course title	Pre-requisite	Co-requisite	Interchangeability	Incompatibility
JMMZ050	Political Systems of East European Countries in the 20th Century			JMM094	JMM094
JMMZ051	Political Systems of East European Countries Today			JMM095	JMM095
JMM422	Ethnic Issues and Territories in Eastern, East Central and Southeastern Europe			JMMZ110
JMM703	Post-Soviet Central Eurasia				JMM361

Integration Studies - elective courses for the specialized track

(J#0340)

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JMMZ042	Cohesion Policy of the EU in Central and East European Countries.	Hauser	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ116	Constitutional Transformation of the Central and East European Countries	Šlosarčík	SS	2/0	Examination	6
JMMZ152	European Economic Integration	Young	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ153	Europe of States, Regions and Citizens	Kasáková	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ154	EU Policies	Young	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ155	Grand Debates of European Integration	Kasáková Weiss	SS	0/2	Examination	6
JMMZ226	Historical Roots of European Integration	Kasáková	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ327	Knowledge Policies in Europe	Young	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ332	Culture and Politics in Europe	Tomalová	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ334	Current Challenges in Europe	Tomalová Mejstřík	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM048	European Union in International Affairs	Weiss Šnaidauf	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM385	Legal Framework of the European Union	Šlosarčík	SS	2/0	Examination	6
JMM671	Rebuilding Europe	Rovná	WS	0/2	Examination	6
JMM672	Comparative Capitalisms of Western Europe	Young	SS	1/1	Examination	6

Minimum ECTS for the Integration Studies specialized track certificate: 36

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Code	Course title	Pre-requisite	Co-requisite	Interchangeability	Incompatibility
JMMZ152	European Economic Integration			JMM322	JMM322
JMMZ154	EU Policies			JMM582	JMM582
JMM048	European Union in International Affairs				JMMZ188 JMM588
JMM385	Legal Framework of the European Union				JMM047 JMM251

Globalising US Studies - elective courses for the specialized track

(J#0341)

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JMMZ313	Government in United States	Sehnálková	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ315	U.S. Foreign Policy	Raška	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ316	Evolution of Sino-American Relations	Sehnálková	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ320	Issues in United States National Security Policy	Raška	SS	2/0	Examination	6
JMMZ322	US Foreign Policy in the Middle East	Bečka	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ335	United States Relations with Latin America in the Trump Era	Feinberg	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ339	Populism in the U.S.	Klvaňa	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ341	American Presidency in the Digital Age	Klvaňa	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM293	The Special Relationship between the United States and Great Britain	Raška	WS	2/0	Examination	5
JMM595	U.S. Policy in Southeast Asia after WWII	Bečka	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM600	Critical Issues in U.S. - Chinese Relations	Sehnálková	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM655	Ideology and Literature: American Literature 2001 - 2015	Olehla	SS	1/1	Examination	5
JMM673	Promoting democracy abroad: the US and the EU in third countries	Hornát	WS	1/1	Examination	5
JMM674	Maritime security: Geopolitics of the Indian and Pacific Oceans	Hornát	WS	1/1	Examination	5
JMM675	Transatlantic dialogues: Current issues in US-EU relations	Hornát	SS	1/1	Examination	5
JMM677	The US and international and regional organizations	Hornát	SS	1/1	Examination	5
JMM690	Global Governance: The US in International Organizations and Regimes	Hornát	SS	1/1	Examination	5
JMM693	U.S. Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump	Kashkett	SS	1/1	Examination	5

Minimum ECTS for the Globalising US Studies specialized track certificate: 36

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Code	Course title	Pre-requisite	Co-requisite	Interchangeability	Incompatibility
JMMZ313	Government in United States				JMM345
JMMZ315	U.S. Foreign Policy			JMM339	JMM339
JMMZ316	Evolution of Sino-American Relations				JMM206

Elective courses for the programme

(J#0342)

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JMMZ042	Cohesion Policy of the EU in Central and East European Countries.	Hauser	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ050	Political Systems of East European Countries in the 20th Century	Kubát	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ051	Political Systems of East European Countries Today	Kubát	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ109	Comparison of Central European Political Systems	Kubát	WS	2/0	Examination	6
JMMZ111	Modern Central European History Compared	Šmidrkal	WS	2/2	Examination	9
JMMZ116	Constitutional Transformation of the Central and East European Countries	Šlosarčík	SS	2/0	Examination	6
JMMZ149	EU Institutions	Šlosarčík	WS	2/0	Examination	6
JMMZ152	European Economic Integration	Young	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ153	Europe of States, Regions and Citizens	Kasáková	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ154	EU Policies	Young	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ155	Grand Debates of European Integration	Kasáková Weiss	SS	0/2	Examination	6
JMMZ217	Current Debates in British Politics and on the Constitution	McLean Peterson Váška	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ224	Cultural Memory and Identity in the Balkans	Asavei	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ226	Historical Roots of European Integration	Kasáková	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ269	From Messina to Brexit: UK - EU Relations past and present	Butt Philip Váška	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ271	Make Love, Not War: An introduction to international relations ethics	Allan Kadlecová	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ313	Government in United States	Sehnálková	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ314	Major Issues in Contemporary Public Debates in the U.S. I	Sehnálková	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ315	U.S. Foreign Policy	Raška	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ316	Evolution of Sino-American Relations	Sehnálková	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ317	United States Since WW2: Issues	Pondělíček	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ319	Government and Politics in Canada	Fiřtová	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ320	Issues in United States National Security Policy	Raška	SS	2/0	Examination	6
JMMZ321	American Political Theater -- Major Issues in Contemporary Public Debates in the U.S. II	Klvaňa	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ322	US Foreign Policy in the Middle East	Bečka	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ327	Knowledge Policies in Europe	Young	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ332	Culture and Politics in Europe	Tomalová	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ333	Transnational History of Contemporary Europe	Matějka	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ334	Current Challenges in Europe	Tomalová Mejstřík	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ335	United States Relations with Latin America in the Trump Era	Feinberg	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ339	Populism in the U.S.	Klvaňa	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ340	Freedom of Speech	Klvaňa	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ341	American Presidency in the Digital Age	Klvaňa	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ366	Internship for MAS	Weiss	WS/SS	0/4	Course credit	6
JMMZ367	Cybersecurity: concepts and practice	Kadlecová	SS	0/2	Examination	6
JMMZ374	International morality between ethical ideals and reality	Allan Lukešová	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ397	International ethics between hypocrisy, collective arrogance, and dirty hands	Allan Lukešová	SS	2/0	Examination	6
JMM018	Contemporary Balkans	Králová	SS	1/1	macc	6
JMM040	Societal changes in Western European countries	Bauer	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM048	European Union in International Affairs	Weiss Šnaidauf	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM065	Issues in Russian and Eurasian Security	Aslan	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM067	Russia and Eurasia in World Politics	Šír	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM074	Landmarks in 20th Century U.S. History and Their Interpretations	Pondělíček	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM075	U.S. Legal Culture	Kozák	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM077	Major Problems in Political Economy in North American Context	Fiřtová Kozák	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM130	Ethno-Political Conflicts in the Caucasus	Brisku	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM143	Economy and Politics in the 20th Century Eastern Europe	Svoboda	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM188	Economic Transformations in the Post-Soviet Area	Svoboda	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM189	Economic transformation in East Central and Southeastern Europe	Jeřábek	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM202	Multiculturalism in Western Europe	Bernard Thompson Mikes	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM293	The Special Relationship between the United States and Great Britain	Raška	WS	2/0	Examination	5
JMM302	Russia after 1991	Svoboda	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM346	U.S. Foreign Policy during the Cold War	Raška	SS	1/1	Examination	5
JMM358	The Transformation of the Communist Successor Parties in Central Europe and Influence of the West European Leftists	Handl Mejstřík	SS	2/0	Examination	6
JMM385	Legal Framework of the European Union	Šlosarčík	SS	2/0	Examination	6
JMM422	Ethnic Issues and Territories in Eastern, East Central and Southeastern Europe	Vykoukal	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM460	Oil and Gas in the Post Soviet Area	Svoboda	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM530	European Comparative Politics and Society	Rovná Mejstřík	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM591	Government and Politics in Mexico	Perutka	WS	1/1	Examination	4
JMM595	U.S. Policy in Southeast Asia after WWII	Bečka	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM599	Contemporary American Cinema	Nowell	WS	1/1	Examination	5
JMM600	Critical Issues in U.S. - Chinese Relations	Sehnálková	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM601	U.S. and Human Rights	Raška	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM630	Independent American Cinema	Nowell	SS	1/1	Examination	5
JMM655	Ideology and Literature: American Literature 2001 - 2015	Olehla	SS	1/1	Examination	5
JMM663	Europe in the French mind: a historical–civilizational point of view	Bauer	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM664	Migration and mobility: comparative issues in Western European Countries	Bauer	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM665	Scandinavian Politics and Society	Juhás	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM671	Rebuilding Europe	Rovná	WS	0/2	Examination	6
JMM672	Comparative Capitalisms of Western Europe	Young	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM673	Promoting democracy abroad: the US and the EU in third countries	Hornát	WS	1/1	Examination	5
JMM674	Maritime security: Geopolitics of the Indian and Pacific Oceans	Hornát	WS	1/1	Examination	5
JMM675	Transatlantic dialogues: Current issues in US-EU relations	Hornát	SS	1/1	Examination	5
JMM677	The US and international and regional organizations	Hornát	SS	1/1	Examination	5
JMM683	Contemporary French Politics, Culture & Society	Bauer	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM684	The United Kingdom since the 1990s: Politics and Constitution - Economy - Society	Váška	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM690	Global Governance: The US in International Organizations and Regimes	Hornát	SS	1/1	Examination	5
JMM693	U.S. Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump	Kashkett	SS	1/1	Examination	5
JMM702	Nationalism and Historiography in Central Eurasia.	Brisku	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM703	Post-Soviet Central Eurasia	Šír Lídl	WS	1/1	Examination	6

Minimum ECTS for optional courses (from any of the following groups: J#0339, J#0340, J#0341, J#0342; a course featuring in more than one group counts only once towards the ECTS limit): 48

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Code	Course title	Pre-requisite	Co-requisite	Interchangeability	Incompatibility
JMMZ050	Political Systems of East European Countries in the 20th Century			JMM094	JMM094
JMMZ051	Political Systems of East European Countries Today			JMM095	JMM095
JMMZ152	European Economic Integration			JMM322	JMM322
JMMZ154	EU Policies			JMM582	JMM582
JMMZ313	Government in United States				JMM345
JMMZ314	Major Issues in Contemporary Public Debates in the U.S. I				JMM337
JMMZ315	U.S. Foreign Policy			JMM339	JMM339
JMMZ316	Evolution of Sino-American Relations				JMM206
JMMZ319	Government and Politics in Canada				JMM592
JMM048	European Union in International Affairs				JMM588 JMMZ188
JMM074	Landmarks in 20th Century U.S. History and Their Interpretations				JMM012
JMM075	U.S. Legal Culture				JMM016
JMM077	Major Problems in Political Economy in North American Context				JMM529
JMM385	Legal Framework of the European Union				JMM047 JMM251
JMM422	Ethnic Issues and Territories in Eastern, East Central and Southeastern Europe			JMMZ110
JMM591	Government and Politics in Mexico			JMM488	JMM488
JMM665	Scandinavian Politics and Society			JMM247	JMM247
JMM702	Nationalism and Historiography in Central Eurasia.				JMM096
JMM703	Post-Soviet Central Eurasia				JMM361

Study Plan Code:

J18MAS1022