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Programme N0312A200024: Master in Area Studies

Academic year 2023/2024

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 two specialized tracks: "The US and Global Affairs" and "Transition and Integration in Europe".

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

Programme coordinator: Mail

Master in Area Studies - course structure

Compulsory courses	60 ECTS
Languages	12 ECTS
Elective courses	min. 36 ECTS
Optional courses (out of the list)	max. 12 ECTS
Defence of M.A. Thesis
Total	120 ECTS

Students opting for one of the specialised tracks need to obtain at least 30 ECTS from the elective courses flagged for the track and submit a master thesis that falls within the scope of the track.

ExternĂ odkaz (Optional courses see article 5 para 4 of Consolidated University Code of Study and Examination of Charles University in Prague)

Final state exam

1. (JDIP01) Master's thesis defence

2. (JSZ393) Academic debate on a selected topic (beyond the thesis focus) with respect to issues delivered in specialized tracks

Compulsory courses (J#053823)

Total number of ECTS: 60

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Languages (J#0539)

Total number of ECTS: 12

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

MAS - programme electives (J#0576)

For information on the two study tracks "The US and Global Affairs" and "Transition and Integration in Europe" see Odkaz v rĂˇmci dokumentu below.

Minimum ECTS: 36

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Study tracks

MAS students may choose from two focused study tracks - "The US and Global Affairs" and "Transition and Integration in Europe". Students who fulfill the requirements of one of the study tracks will recieve a certificate recognising their specialisation in addition to their general MAS diploma. In order to qualify, students must

obtain at least 30 ECTS credits from elective courses flagged for the study track, and
submit a master thesis that falls within the scope of the chosen study track.

Additional courses can be recognized for the study tracks by the MAS Academic Supervisor upon request.

The US and Global Affairs

The following elective courses are flagged for this study track:

Code	Course Title	ECTS
JTM032	Government in the United States	6
JTM034	The Transatlantic Link: Understanding America from Europe	6
JTM035	U.S. Legal Culture	6
JTM036	Major Problems in Political Economy in North American Context	6
JTM037	U.S. Foreign Policy	6
JTM246	Critical Issues in U.S. - Chinese Relations	6
JTM248	Global Governance: The US and International Organizations	6
JTM249	Evolution of Sino-American Relations	6
JTM250	Hollywood/Europe: A Transnational Film Culture	6
JTM251	Landmarks in 20th Century U.S. History and Their Interpretations	6
JTM252	Issues in United States National Security Policy	6
JTM253	Major Issues in Contemporary Public Debates in the U.S.	6
JTM254	Promoting Democracy Abroad: the US and the EU in Third Countries	6
JTM259	The Special Relationship between the United States and Great Britain	6
JTM261	U.S. and Human Rights	6
JTM262	U.S. Foreign Policy during the Cold War	6
JTM263	U.S. Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump	6
JTM332	U.S. and the Global South	6
JTM517	Culture Wars in the US Supreme Court	6
JTM617	America’s Silicon Valley: Global Hub of Technology Innovation	6
JTM618	American Media in the 21st Century: Polarized Politics and Fractured Ethics	6
JTM663	Geopolitics of the Climate Crisis	6

Transition and Integration in Europe

The following elective courses are flagged for this study track:

Code	Course Title	ECTS
JTM014	Political Systems of East Central European Countries	6
JTM018	Economic Transformations in the Post-Soviet Area	6
JTM019	Problems of the Post-Soviet Space	6
JTM023	European Union in International Affairs	6
JTM024	European Economic Integration	6
JTM083	Culture and Politics in Europe	6
JTM084	Current Challenges in Europe	6
JTM266	Cultural Legacies and Developments in the Balkans: Modern and Traditional Entanglements	6
JTM267	Economy and Politics in the 20th Century Eastern Europe	6
JTM268	Ethnic Conflicts in Central and Eastern Europe	6
JTM280	Russia's Aggression against Ukraine: Implications for European Security	6
JTM285	Cohesion Policy of the EU in Central and East European Countries	6
JTM297	Rebuilding Europe	6
JTM300	The Transformation of the Communist Successor Parties in Central Europe and Influence of the West European Leftists	6
JTM315	Social Exclusion and the Roma in Central Europe	6
JTM318	Grand Debates of European Integration	6
JTM321	Ethnic Issues and Territories in Easter, East Central and Southeastern Europe	6
JTM323	Legal Framework of the European Union	6
JTM325	Small States in the EU	6
JTM412	Contemporary Balkans	6
JTM287	Czech Republic in the European Union - actors and interests	6
JTM382	EU Institutions	6
JTM417	Internal and External Security Policy in the EU	6
JTM427	Germany and Central Europe: Geopolitics of an Uneasy Relationship	6
JTM478	Current Issues of (post)Constitutional European Integration	6
JTM527	EU Common Security and Defence Policy: development, practical aspects of implementation, challenges	6
JTM528	EU negotiation	6
JTM616	EU Migration Policies	6
JTM665	Post-Conflict Societies of the Western Balkans	6
JTM670	Postcommunist transition in East Central Europe	6