Program N0312A200010: International Masters in Economy, State and Society (NP_IMESS) - specialism Economy and Business

Academic year 2019/2020

• International Masters in Economy, State and Society aka IMESS is a double-degree programme based on cooperation of the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (University College of London), which is the main coordinator of the programme, and seven other universities: University of Belgrade (Serbia),  Charles University (Czech Republic),  Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary),  Helsinki University (Finland), Higher School of Economics (Russia),  Jagiellonian University (Poland),  University of Tartu (Estonia).

• The programme, with the first year spent at School of Slavonic and East European Studies (University College of London) and the second year at one of the seven mentioned universities, concentrates on the area of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and Eurasia. IMESS is divided into four specialisms: Economy & Business; Politics & International Economy with an emphasis on Economics or Politics; Politics & Security; History & Society. Each specialism focuses on language training, research methods and on selected and important issues of the area according to teaching and scholar orientation of the each of the mentioned universities. Successful graduates will be given a double degree (UCL and one selected university) and a diploma supplement issued by the IMESS consortium.

Academic supervisor:  

Economy & Business specialism: course structure

Compulsory courses	42 ECTS
Research methods module	12 ECTS
Language module	12 - 24 ECTS
E & B electives	42 - 54 ECTS
Optional courses	0 - 12 ECTS
Total	120 ECTS
Master´s thesis defence

  (Optional courses see article 4 para 10 of Consolidated University Code of Study and Examination of Charles University in Prague)

Economy & Business specialism - compulsory courses J#0551

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JTM108	M.A. Thesis Seminar I (IMESS)	Vykoukal	WS/SS	0/2	Course credit	15
JTM109	M.A. Thesis Seminar II (IMESS)	Vykoukal	WS/SS	0/2	Course credit	15
JTM110	Quantitative Methods	Bruno	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JTM111	Advanced Quantitative Methods	Makarova	SS	0/6	Examination	6

Total number of ECTS: 42

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Code	Course title	Pre-requisite	Co-requisite	Interchangeability	Incompatibility
JTM109	M.A. Thesis Seminar II (IMESS)	JTM108

Economy & Business specialism - research method module J#0552

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JTM117	International Macroeconomic Policy	Ji	WS	1/1	Examination	12
JTM118	Political Economy of International Business	Radošević	WS	0/6	Examination	12

Maximum: 12 ECTS

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

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Economy & Business specialism - language module J#0564

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JLB100	Czech as a Foreign Language I	Frantesová  Mazúrková  Pellarová	WS/SS	0/4	Examination	6
JLB101	Czech as a Foreign Language II	Frantesová  Mazúrková  Pellarová	WS/SS	0/4	Examination	6
JLB102	Czech as a Foreign Language III	Frantesová  Mazúrková  Pellarová	WS/SS	0/4	Examination	6
JLB103	Czech as a Foreign Language IV	Frantesová  Mazúrková  Pellarová	WS/SS	0/4	Examination	6
JTB158	Russian Language I	Shvedova	WS	0/3	Examination	6
JTB159	Russian Language II	Shvedova	SS	0/3	Examination	6
JTB160	Russian Language III	Shvedova	WS	0/3	Examination	6
JTB161	Russian Language IV	Shvedova	SS	0/3	Examination	6
JTM090	Language Course	Wiseman	SS	0/2	Examination	12
JTM415	International Masters: Foundation in Russian	Ponomareva	WS	2/2	Examination	12
JTM537	MA Low Intermediate: Russian	Ponomareva	WS	0/4	Examination	12

12 - 24 ECTS

Language options:

1. Students take all three Czech language courses (JTM090 and JLB100&JLB101 or JLB102&JLB103) worth 24 ECTS

2. Students take just 1st year language course (JTM090) at SSEES and during the 2nd year at Charles University they take two more electives worth 12 ECTS instead of the 2nd year language courses

3. During their 2nd year at Charles University students take either Czech Language courses (JLB100&JMLB101 or JLB102&JLB103) worth 12 ECTS or Russian Language courses (JTB158&JTB159 or JTB160&JTB161) worth 12 ECTS while during their 1st year taking selected course from the list of SSEES courses worth 6 ECTS.

4. Other than Czech or Russian language courses must be approved by tutors from SSEES and Charles University.

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Code	Course title	Pre-requisite	Co-requisite	Interchangeability	Incompatibility
JTB159	Russian Language II	JTB158
JTB160	Russian Language III	JTB159
JTB161	Russian Language IV	JTB160

Economy & Business specialism - electives J#0553

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JEM012	European Economic Policies	Komárek	SS	2/0	Examination	5
JEM020	Ethics and Economics	Cahlík	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM027	Monetary Economics	Holub	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM032	Banking and Risk Management	Geršl  Pečená	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM034	Corporate Finance	Geršl	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM037	Financial Markets	Kočenda	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM092	Asset Pricing	Čech	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM101	Health Economics	Bertoli  Votápková	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM111	International Macroeconomics and Finance	Holub	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM123	Development Economics	Bauer	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM132	Company Valuation	Novák	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM142	Banking and Financial Regulation	Tůma  Dvořák	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM167	Comparative Economics	Semerák	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM173	Topics in Macroeconomics	Kudashvili	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JMMZ026	Corporate Governance Privatization and Restructuring	Mickiewicz	SS	0/10	Examination	6
JMMZ028	Informal Practices in Post-Communist Societies	Ledeneva	WS	0/6	Examination	6
JMMZ029	Causes, Consequences and Control: Corruption and Governance	Ledeneva	WS	0/6	Examination	12
JMMZ032	Financial Development	Korosteleva	SS	0/6	Examination	6
JMMZ033	Corporate Finance and Investment in Emerging Markets	Nivorozhkin	SS	0/6	Examination	6
JMMZ035	Trade and Foreign Direct Investment	Radu	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ238	International Macroeconomic Policy	Espinoza	WS	1/1	Examination	12
JMMZ242	Public Choice - Private Interest	Douarin	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JTM015	Economic Transformation in East Central and Southeastern Europe	Jeřábek	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JTM018	Economic Transformations in the post-Soviet Area	Horák  Svoboda	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JTM024	European Economic Integration	Young	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JTM117	International Macroeconomic Policy	Ji	WS	1/1	Examination	12
JTM118	Political Economy of International Business	Radošević	WS	0/6	Examination	12
JTM205	IMESS Internship	Vykoukal	WS/SS	0/4	Examination	6
JTM267	Economy and Politics in the 20th Century Eastern Europe	Svoboda	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JTM316	Doing Business in Central Europe	Kolmhofer	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JTM342	Causes, Consequences and Control: Corruption and Governance	Ledeneva	WS	0/6	Examination	12
JTM344	Corporate Finance and Investment in Emerging Markets	Nivorozhkin	SS	0/6	Examination	6
JTM345	Corporate Governance Privatization and Restructuring	Bruno	SS	0/10	Examination	6
JTM350	Financial Development	Korosteleva	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JTM354	Informal Practices in Post-Communist Societies	Ledeneva	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JTM367	Public Choice - Private Interest	Douarin	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JTM377	Trade and FDI Policy with Reference to Eastern Europe	Manchin	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JTM415	International Masters: Foundation in Russian	Ponomareva	WS	2/2	Examination	12

Total number of ECTS: 42 - 54

Optional courses: during the first year maximum of 6 ECTS can be taken from the IMESS Optional courses, subject to the approval of the programme tutor and timetabling capacities, during the second year maximum of 6 ECTS can be taken from the optional courses at the FSV UK, subject to the approval of the programme tutor and timetabling capacities.

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Code	Course title	Pre-requisite	Co-requisite	Interchangeability	Incompatibility
JEM020	Ethics and Economics				JPB338
JEM034	Corporate Finance			JEM187 JEM188 JEM189
JEM092	Asset Pricing				JEM186
JEM111	International Macroeconomics and Finance	JEM216
JEM167	Comparative Economics			JPM312	JEB103 JPM312
JEM173	Topics in Macroeconomics			JEM097	JEM097
JTM024	European Economic Integration				JMM322
JTM205	IMESS Internship				JMMZ257
JTM267	Economy and Politics in the 20th Century Eastern Europe				JMM143

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Code of the study plan:

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