Studijní obor 6702T Central and Eastern European Studies/International Master in Economy, State and Society

• Central and East European Studies represents the Czech part of the ERASMUS MUNDUS two-year M.A.programme International Master in Economy, State and Society aka  IMESS. IMESS, a double-degree programme accredited by the Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic, is 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 five other universities:  Charles University (Czech Republic),  Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary),  Helsinki University (Finland),  Jagiellonian University (Poland), and  University of Tartu (Estonia).

• The programme, with the first year spent at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (University College of London) and the second year at one of the other five above universities, concentrates on the area of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and Eurasia. IMESS is divided into three tracks: Economy & Business, Politics & Security, Nation, History & Society. Each track focuses on intensive language training, research methods and on selected and important issues of the area according to teaching and scholar orientation of the each of the above universities. Upon completion the graduates will be given a double degree (UCL and one selected university) and a diploma supplement issued by the IMESS consortium.

• According to their chosen specialisation students enrol only for one of the tracks listed below. Within each of the chosen track they select only one of the routes listed below.

• Entrance exams: see the  website of the programme

(Pertaining to Article 4, Para 10,  Study and Examination Regulations of Charles University)

Economy & Business Track - compulsory courses

Minimum: 78 ECTS

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Economy & Business Track - optional courses

Minimum: 28 ECTS

Electives: during the first year maximum of 8 ECTS in credits can be taken from the full IMESS course options list at SSEES UCL, subject to the approval of the Track Tutor and timetabling capacities, during the second year maximum of 6 ECTS can be taken from the full course list at the UK FSV, subject to the approval of the Track Tutor and timetabling capacities.

Politics & Security Track - compulsory courses

Minimum: 78 ECTS

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Politics & Security Track - optional courses

Minimum: 28 ECTS

Electives: during the first year maximum of 8 ECTS in credits can be taken from the full IMESS course options list at SSEES UCL, subject to the approval of the Track Tutor and timetabling capacities, during the second year maximum of 6 ECTS can be taken from the full course list at the UK FSV, subject to the approval of the Track Tutor and timetabling capacities.