(NMgr) Programme: Public and Social Policy Studies (NP_PASP) ****************************************************************************************** * Master's Programme N0314A250016: Public and Social Policy Studies ****************************************************************************************** Academic year 2025/2026 Public and Social Policy Studies (PASP) is a two-year, English-language Master’s degree pr accredited by the Czech Ministry of Education, which aims to provide students with current policy-making processes and cultivate their analytical skills. It is taught at Charles Uni Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, by members of the Institute of Sociological Studies (I The programme is developed in accordance with almost twenty years of experience in teachin language program in Public and Social Policy, as well in offering a variety of English-lan and conducting international research programs. The program incorporates a strong comparat in its teaching of public policy. The theoretical grounds of the discipline are covered es courses Public Policy, Theoretical Approaches to the Policy Process and Public Administrat into different policy domains and public policy issues will be offered in a variety of cou Social Policy, Health Policy or Civil Society in Central Europe.  Methodological knowledge and skills will be developed as part of the courses Policy Analys to Social Research Methodology, Statistics in SPSS, Text, Narrative & Discourse Analysis, Seminars I and II. During the program, students will work both individually and in groups social and policy problems.  Graduates of the programme will have contemporary knowledge about policy-making processes able to analyse these processes creatively and independently, using both quantitative and research methods. Graduates of the programme will have attained the knowledge and skills r as professionals not only in the public sector, but also for non-profit organizations, pri or academia.  To complete the programme, students must collect 120 ECTS credits, defend their Master’s T the final state examination.  Study prerequisites: The PASP programme is open only to students who have already complete degree (or equivalent) in a related programme of study. Academic supervisor: doc. PhDr. Pavol Frič, Ph.D. fric@fsv.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:fric@fsv. Academic coordinator: Mirna Jusić, M.A., Ph.D. mirna.jusic@fsv.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:mirna.jusic@fsv.cuni.cz"]    Language of Instruction: English ****************************************************************************************** * Course Structure and Study Requirements ****************************************************************************************** Compulsory courses: 71 credits Elective courses: min. 37 credits Optional courses: max. 12 credits Total number of all required credits (E120 credits ****************************************************************************************** * Master State Examination ****************************************************************************************** (JDIP01) Diploma thesis defence (JSZ615) Social Policy (JSZ616) Public Policy * WS = Winter Semester (Oct. - Feb.) SS = Summer Semester (Feb. - June) ****************************************************************************************** * Compulsory Courses (J#0940) ****************************************************************************************** Code Course title Course leaderSemester Hours per weekCourse ECTS credit assessment points JSM406 Introduction Soukup [ URL WS/SS 1/1 Examination 8 to Data "https:// Analysis [ URis.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=00255"] index.php? Petrúšek [ URL do=predmet&kod"https://kr=2025"] is.cuni.cz/ studium/ predmety/ index.php? do=ucit&kod=32854"] JSM518 Public Vejchodská WS 2/1 Examination 9 Policy [ URL [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ studium/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=predmet&do=ucit&kod=85375"]"] JSM605 Diploma Frič [ URL WS 0/2 Course credit 6 Seminar "https:// I [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=00683"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM605&skr=2025"] JSM691 Policy Veselý [ URL WS 2/1 Examination 9 Analysis [ URL"https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=00183"] do=predmet&kod=JSM691&skr=2025"] JSM692 Introduction Jeřábek [ URL WS 2/2 Examination 9 to Social "https:// Research is.cuni.cz/ Methodology studium/ [ URL predmety/ "https:// index.php? is.cuni.cz/do=ucit&kod=00672"] studium/eng/ Remr [ URL predmety/ "https:// index.php? is.cuni.cz/ do=predmet&kodstudium/skr=2025"] predmety/ index.php? do=ucit&kod=00675"] JSM695 Diploma Frič [ URL SS 0/2 Course credit 6 Seminar "https:// II [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=00683"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM695&skr=2025"] JSM704 Theoretical Novotný [ URL SS 1/1 Examination 8 Approaches to "https:// the Policy is.cuni.cz/ Process [ URL studium/ "https:// predmety/ is.cuni.cz/ index.php? studium/engdo=ucit&kod=01812"] predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM704&skr=2025"] JSM727 Social Angelovská SS 0/2 Examination 8 Policy [ URL [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ studium/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=predmet&do=ucit&kod=29606"]"] Jusić [ URL "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/ predmety/ index.php? do=ucit&kod=69403"] JSM739 Public Witz [ URL SS 1/1 Examination 8 Administration"https:// [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=34785"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM739&skr=2025"] Compulsory Courses Total ECTS: 71 *========================================================================================= * Prerequisites, co-requisites, interchangeable and incompatible courses *========================================================================================= Code Course title Pre-requisiteCo-requisitInterchangeabiIncompatibility JSM518 Public Policy JSM588 JSM699 JSM605 Diploma Seminar JSM694 I JSM691 Policy Analysis JSM726 JSM748 JSM692 Introduction to JSB015 JSB529 Social Research JSM540 Methodology JSM727 Social Policy JSM335 JSM519 ****************************************************************************************** * Elective Courses (J#094125) ****************************************************************************************** Code Course title Course leaderSemester Hours per weekCourse ECTS credit assessment points JEB025 Public Janský [ URL SS 2/0 Examination 5 Finance [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=24696"] do=predmet&koPalanský [ URL025"] "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/ predmety/ index.php? do=ucit&kod=50264"] JEM101 Health Votápková SS 2/2 Examination 6 Economics [ URL [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=32005"] do=predmet&kod=JEM101&skr=2025"] JEM165 International Havránková SS 2/0 Examination 6 Political [ URL Economy [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=20316"] do=predmet&koSemerák [ URL2025"] "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/ predmety/ index.php? do=ucit&kod=00556"] JSM010 Advanced Soukup [ URL SS 1/1 Examination 8 Statistics "https:// [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=00255"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM010&skr=2025"] JSM032 Applied SocialRemr [ URL WS/SS 2/1 Examination 7 Research [ URL"https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=00675"] do=predmet&kod=JSM032&skr=2025"] JSM047 Social Hasmanová SS 1/1 Examination 8 Inequalities: Marhánková Ethnicity, [ URL Gender and "https:// Age [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=73332"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM047&skr=2025"] JSM095 Study of Císař [ URL WS 1/1 Examination 6 Political "https:// Mobilization is.cuni.cz/ and Social studium/ Movements predmety/ [ URL index.php? "https:// do=ucit&kod=40639"] is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM095&skr=2025"] JSM139 Policy Jusić [ URL WS 1/1 Examination 6 Analysis "https:// Methods [ URLis.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=69403"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM139&skr=2025"] JSM252 The Social Jusić [ URL SS 1/1 Examination 6 Dimension "https:// of the Just is.cuni.cz/ Transition studium/ [ URL predmety/ "https:// index.php? is.cuni.cz/do=ucit&kod=69403"] studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM252&skr=2025"] JSM257 Climate Novotný [ URL SS 0/2 Examination 6 Change and "https:// Sustainabilitis.cuni.cz/ Worskhop studium/ Prague- predmety/ Konstanz index.php? Study Days do=ucit&kod=01812"] Society and Policy Process in the Digital Age [ URL "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM257&skr=2025"] JSM258 AI and Filo [ URL WS 1/1 Examination 5 Governance "https:// [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=93035"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM258&skr=2025"] JSM289 Radical Gurín [ URL SS 1/1 Examination 5 Politics and "https:// the Welfare is.cuni.cz/ State [ URL studium/ "https:// predmety/ is.cuni.cz/ index.php? studium/engdo=ucit&kod=92820"] predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM289&skr=2025"] JSM354 Policymaking Kamilsoy [ URL SS 1/1 Examination 5 in "https:// Authoritarianis.cuni.cz/ Regimes [ URL studium/ "https:// predmety/ is.cuni.cz/ index.php? studium/endo=ucit&kod=104907"] predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM354&skr=2025"] JSM421 Contemporary Balon [ URL WS 2/0 Examination 9 Social "https:// Theory [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=00671"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM421&skr=2025"] JSM437 Civil Society Frič [ URL SS 2/0 Examination 8 in Central "https:// Europe [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=00683"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM437&skr=2025"] JSM480 Evaluation Remr [ URL WS 2/0 Examination 8 Research [ URL"https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=00675"] do=predmet&kod=JSM480&skr=2025"] JSM531 Sociology of Hasmanová SS 1/1 Examination 5 Health and Marhánková Medicine: [ URL Contemporary "https:// Issues and is.cuni.cz/ Debates [ URL studium/ "https:// predmety/ is.cuni.cz/ index.php? studium/engdo=ucit&kod=73332"] predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM531&skr=2025"] JSM532 Global Dufalla [ URL SS 1/1 Examination 6 Environmental "https:// Governance: Ais.cuni.cz/ Policymaking studium/ Perspective predmety/ [ URL index.php? "https:// do=ucit&kod=104921"] is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM532&skr=2025"] JSM533 Just Novotný [ URL SS 1/1 Examination 6 Transition in "https:// a Comparativeis.cuni.cz/ Perspective: studium/ The Berlin- predmety/ Prague index.php? Workshop [ do=ucit&kod=01812"] "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM533&skr=2025"] JSM579 Sociological Dvořák [ URL WS 1/1 Examination 8 Theories of "https:// Populism [ URis.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=19070"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM579&skr=2025"] JSM602 Health Kotherová SS 1/1 Examination 8 Policy [ URL [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ studium/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=predmet&do=ucit&kod=64458"]"] JSM657 Policy Novotný [ URL WS 1/1 Examination 8 Process, "https:// Political is.cuni.cz/ Parties studium/ and the predmety/ Welfare [ URL index.php? "https:// do=ucit&kod=01812"] is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM657&skr=2025"] JSM658 Policy StudieNovotný [ URL SS 0/2 Examination 6 Workshop: "https:// Multiple is.cuni.cz/ Streams studium/ Framework predmety/ [ URL index.php? "https:// do=ucit&kod=01812"] is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM658&skr=2025"] JSM678 Introduction Nekola [ URL SS 1/1 Examination 5 to Program "https:// Evaluation is.cuni.cz/ [ URL studium/ "https:// predmety/ is.cuni.cz/ index.php? studium/engdo=ucit&kod=00265"] predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM678&skr=2025"] JSM689 International Jelínková WS 1/1 Examination 7 Migration [ URL [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=00411"] do=predmet&kod=JSM689&skr=2025"] JSM693 Text, Hájek [ URL SS 1/1 Examination 9 Narrative "https:// & Discourse is.cuni.cz/ Analysis [ URLstudium/ "https:// predmety/ is.cuni.cz/ index.php? studium/engdo=ucit&kod=00678"] predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM693&skr=2025"] JSM703 Current IssueVeselý [ URL WS 1/0 Examination 4 in Public "https:// Policy [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=00183"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM703&skr=2025"] JSM731 Public Vejchodská WS 1/1 Examination 8 Economics [ URL [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=85375"] do=predmet&kod=JSM731&skr=2025"] JSM732 Behavioral Kovács [ URL WS 1/1 Examination 7 Economics "https:// for Public is.cuni.cz/ and Social studium/ Policy [ URL predmety/ "https:// index.php? is.cuni.cz/do=ucit&kod=68103"] studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM732&skr=2025"] JSM733 The European Tudjarovska WS 1/1 Examination 6 Union: Gjorgjievska Integration [ URL and "https:// democratizatiis.cuni.cz/ [ URL studium/ "https:// predmety/ is.cuni.cz/ index.php? studium/engdo=ucit&kod=78900"] predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM733&skr=2025"] JSM735 Contemporary Novotný [ URL WS 0/2 Examination 6 Challenges "https:// of Policy is.cuni.cz/ Studies: studium/ Workshop on predmety/ Resilience index.php? Policy and do=ucit&kod=01812"] Crises [ URL "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM735&skr=2025"] JSM736 The Tudjarovska SS 1/1 Examination 6 functioning oGjorgjievska the European [ URL Union: "https:// politics is.cuni.cz/ and policy studium/ decision- predmety/ making [ URL index.php? "https:// do=ucit&kod=78900"] is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM736&skr=2025"] JSM737 Contemporary Tudjarovska WS 1/1 Examination 6 EU politics: Gjorgjievska the political [ URL and economic "https:// development is.cuni.cz/ [ URL studium/ "https:// predmety/ is.cuni.cz/ index.php? studium/engdo=ucit&kod=78900"] predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM737&skr=2025"] JSM740 Dis/ Gurín [ URL SS 1/1 Course credit 5 advantaging "https:// the family is.cuni.cz/ and society: studium/ the role of predmety/ the welfare index.php? state [ URLdo=ucit&kod=92820"] "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM740&skr=2025"] JSM752 Current TrendPotůček [ URL SS 0/2 Examination 4 in Social "https:// Policy: is.cuni.cz/ Implications studium/ for Social predmety/ Security, Workindex.php? and Family do=ucit&kod=00707"] Life [ URL "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM752&skr=2025"] JSM756 Environmental Horváthová WS/SS 0/2 Examination 6 Policy [ URL Instruments "https:// and Their is.cuni.cz/ Applications studium/ [ URL predmety/ "https:// index.php? is.cuni.cz/do=ucit&kod=94636"] studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM756&skr=2025"] JSM777 EU ComparativeTudjarovska WS 1/1 Examination 6 Politics:TensGjorgjievska in [ URL Representative"https:// Democracy is.cuni.cz/ [ URL studium/ "https:// predmety/ is.cuni.cz/ index.php? studium/engdo=ucit&kod=78900"] predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM777&skr=2025"] JSM781 Educational Veselý [ URL SS 1/1 Examination 6 Policy [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=00183"] do=predmet&kod=JSM781&skr=2025"] JSM790 Theories of Ndiaye [ URL SS 2/1 Examination 6 Governance "https:// [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=78580"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM790&skr=2025"] JSM791 Family Policy:Gurín [ URL WS 1/1 Course credit 4 Concepts, "https:// Reforms, and is.cuni.cz/ Effects [ URL studium/ "https:// predmety/ is.cuni.cz/ index.php? studium/engdo=ucit&kod=92820"] predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSM791&skr=2025"] JTM041 European Rovná [ URL SS 1/1 Examination 6 Comparative "https:// Politics and is.cuni.cz/ Society [ URL studium/ "https:// predmety/ is.cuni.cz/ index.php? studium/engdo=ucit&kod=00607"] predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JTM041&skr=2025"] Elective Courses Minimum ECTS: 37 *========================================================================================= * Prerequisites, co-requisites, interchangeable and incompatible courses *========================================================================================= Code Course title Pre-requisiteCo-requisitInterchangeabiIncompatibility JEB025 Public Finance J#R101 [ URL JSM731 "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/res/ fsv/karolinka/ skupiny.php? skupina=R101&rok=2025&typ=1"] JEM165 International JPM325 JEM212 JPM325 Political Economy JSM032 Applied Social JSM540 Research JSM047 Social JSM189 Inequalities: Ethnicity, Gender and Age JSM252 The Social JSM533 Dimension of the Just Transition JSM533 Just Transition JSM252 in a Comparative Perspective: The Berlin-Prague Workshop JSM678 Introduction JSM654 to Program Evaluation JSM731 Public Economics JEB025 JSM732 Behavioral JSM540 Economics for Public and Social Policy JSM781 Educational JSM685 Policy JTM041 European JTM750 Comparative Politics and Society Study plan code: J25NPPASP1761