Programme 6702T Central and Eastern European Studies/International Masters in Economy, State and Society

Central and Eastern European Studies represents a Czech part of the ERASMUS MUNDUS two year M.A.programme International Masters 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), University of Tartu (Estonia) and Higher School of Economics (Russia).

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 five mentioned 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 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: Doc. PhDr. Jiří Vykoukal, CSc.

Economy & Business Track: course structure

Compulsory courses	80 ECTS
- dissertation (via JMMZ019 & JMMZ020)	30 ECTS
- Czech language	28 ECTS
- methods	16 ECTS
Research method module	4 ECTS
E & B Track Electives	maximum 42, minimum 28 ECTS
IMESS Electives	14 ECTS
Total	120 ECTS
Oral defence of M.A. dissertation

ExternĂ odkaz (Electives see article 4 para 10 of Consolidated University Code of Study and Examination of Charles University in Prague)

Economy & Business Track - compulsory courses J#0114

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JMMZ015	Advanced Quantitative Methods	Makarova	SS	0/6	Examination	8
JMMZ019	M.A. Thesis Seminar I (IMESS)	Vykoukal Mejstřík Havránek	WS	0/2	Course credit	15
JMMZ020	M.A. Thesis Seminar II (IMESS)	Vykoukal Mejstřík Havránek	SS	0/2	Course credit	15
JMMZ034	Quantitative Methods	Sikk	WS	2/2	Examination	8
JMMZ036	Interrogating Boundaries	Beasley-Murray	WS	0/2	Course credit	0
JMMZ037	Research Skills for Area Studies	Hjelm	WS/SS	0/2	Course credit	0
JMMZ047	Interdisciplinary Approaches	Vykoukal	WS	0/2	Examination	6

Total number of ECTS: 80

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Code	Course title	Pre-requisite	Co-requisite	Interchangeability	Incompatibility
JMMZ020	M.A. Thesis Seminar II (IMESS)	JMMZ019

Economy & Business Track - research method modules J#0156

Kód	Název předmětu	Garant předmětu	Semestr	Rozsah výuky	Kontrola studia	Kredity
JMMZ016	Introduction to Qualitative Methods	Gordy	ZS	0/2	Zk	4
JMMZ018	Theory and Practice of Social Research	Mole	LS	0/2	Zk	4

Maximum: 4 ECTS

Economy & Business Track - electives J#0115

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JEM012	European Economic Policies	Šmídková	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM015	Theory of Regulation and Regulation of Industries	Hrubý	WS	2/0	Examination	5
JEM027	Monetary Economics	Holub Šmídková	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM032	Banking	Mejstřík Teplý Pečená	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM050	Topics in Economic Policy	Zajíček	SS	2/0	Examination	5
JEM081	Advanced Economics of European Integration - Microeconomic Aspects	Strielkowski Turnovec	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM123	Economics of Least Developed Countries	Bauer	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JMMZ023	Economic Integration of the European Union	Dědek Vykoukal	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JMMZ024	Political Economy of International Business	Radošević	WS	0/6	Examination	8
JMMZ025	The Economics of Transition	Mickiewicz	WS	0/6	Examination	8
JMMZ026	Corporate Governance Privatization and Restructuring	Mickiewicz	SS	0/10	Examination	8
JMMZ027	Globalisation of Transitional Economies	Rodionova	SS	0/6	Examination	8
JMMZ029	Causes, Consequences and Control: Corruption and Governance	Ledeneva	WS	0/6	Examination	8
JMMZ030	Political Economy of Health, Development and Welfare	Gerry	WS	0/6	Examination	8
JMMZ031	Economics of Industrial Change in Europe	Radošević	SS	0/6	Examination	8
JMMZ032	Financial Development	Korosteleva	SS	0/6	Examination	8
JMMZ033	Corporate Finance and Investment in Emerging Markets	Nivorozhkin	SS	0/6	Examination	8
JMMZ038	Academic English for Writing	Mooney	WS	0/2	Course credit	0
JMMZ041	Theory of Regulation and Regulation of Industries	Hrubý Vykoukal	WS	2/0	Examination	6
JMMZ042	Cohesion Policy of the EU in Central and East European Countries.	Kasáková	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ048	Politics of Transition and Integration in Central and Eastern Europe.,	Hanley	SS	2/2	Examination	8
JMMZ049	Comparative Analysis in Social and Political Research.	Hanley	SS	2/2	Examination	8
JMM126	Central European, Balkan and Eurasian Diplomatic Seminar	Horák	SS	1/1	Course credit	3
JMM143	Economy and Politics in the 20th Century Eastern Europe	Svoboda	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM188	Economic transformation in the post-Soviet area	Svoboda	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM189	Economic transformation in East Central and Southeastern Europe	Cibulková	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM460	Oil and Gas in the Post Soviet Area	Svoboda	SS	1/1	Examination	6

Minimum 28 ECTS, maximum 42 ECTS.

Electives: during the first year maximum of 8 ECTS in credits can be taken from the IMESS Optional Electives list, subject to the approval of the Track Tutor and timetabling capacities, during the second year maximum of 6 ECTS can be taken from the optional courses at the UK FSV, subject to the approval of the Track Tutor and timetabling capacities. Maximum 42 ECTS can be taken from the single list of E & B track electives.

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Code	Course title	Pre-requisite	Co-requisite	Interchangeability	Incompatibility
JMMZ023	Economic Integration of the European Union				JEM015 JPM313
JMMZ041	Theory of Regulation and Regulation of Industries				JEM015

Politics & Security Track: course structure

Compulsory courses	64 ECTS
- dissertation (via JMMZ019 & JMMZ020)	30 ECTS
- Czech language	28 ECTS
Research methods modules	maximum 20 ECTS
P & S Track Electives	maximum 42, minimum 28 ECTS
IMESS Electives	14 ECTS
Total	120 ECTS
Oral defence of dissertation

ExternĂ odkaz (Electives see article 4 para 10 of Consolidated University Code of Study and Examination of Charles University in Prague)

Politics & Security Track - compulsory courses J#0121

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JMMZ019	M.A. Thesis Seminar I (IMESS)	Vykoukal Mejstřík Havránek	WS	0/2	Course credit	15
JMMZ020	M.A. Thesis Seminar II (IMESS)	Vykoukal Mejstřík Havránek	SS	0/2	Course credit	15
JMMZ047	Interdisciplinary Approaches	Vykoukal	WS	0/2	Examination	6

Total number of ECTS: 64

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Code	Course title	Pre-requisite	Co-requisite	Interchangeability	Incompatibility
JMMZ020	M.A. Thesis Seminar II (IMESS)	JMMZ019

Politics & Security Track - research methods modules J#0123

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JMMZ014	Introduction to Quantitative Methods	Sikk	WS	0/2	Examination	4
JMMZ015	Advanced Quantitative Methods	Makarova	SS	0/6	Examination	8
JMMZ016	Introduction to Qualitative Methods	Gordy	WS	0/2	Examination	4
JMMZ017	Advanced Qualitative Methods	Ledeneva	SS	0/2	Examination	8
JMMZ018	Theory and Practice of Social Research	Mole	SS	0/2	Examination	4
JMMZ034	Quantitative Methods	Sikk	WS	2/2	Examination	8
JMMZ036	Interrogating Boundaries	Beasley-Murray	WS	0/2	Course credit	0
JMMZ037	Research Skills for Area Studies	Hjelm	WS/SS	0/2	Course credit	0

Maximum: 20 ECTS

Politics & Security Track - electives J#0122

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JMMZ038	Academic English for Writing	Mooney	WS	0/2	Course credit	0
JMMZ039	Contemporary Turkey	Aslan	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ042	Cohesion Policy of the EU in Central and East European Countries.	Kasáková	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ044	Ethnic Conflicts in Central and Eastern Europe.	Klípa	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ045	Dictatorships in the Balkans	Králová	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ048	Politics of Transition and Integration in Central and Eastern Europe.,	Hanley	SS	2/2	Examination	8
JMMZ049	Comparative Analysis in Social and Political Research.	Hanley	SS	2/2	Examination	8
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
JMMZ052	Issues in Post-Soviet Security	Aslan	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ054	Russian Politics	Duncan	WS	0/10	Examination	16
JMMZ055	Russian Foreign Policy Since 1917	Duncan	WS	0/10	Examination	16
JMMZ056	Nationalism and Democracy in South Eastern Europe	Gordy	WS	0/10	Examination	16
JMMZ057	Ethnopolitical Conflict in Central and Eastern Europe	Mole	SS	0/6	Examination	8
JMMZ058	Geostrategic Importance of Central Europe	Pick	SS	2/0	macc	3
JMMZ059	Nations, Identity and Power in Central & Eastern Europe	Mole	WS	0/6	Examination	8
JMMZ060	The Politics of Change in the Baltic States	Sikk	SS	0/6	Examination	8
JMMZ061	Security, Identity, Polarity	ciuta	WS	0/6	Examination	8
JMMZ062	The Making of Modern Ukraine	Wilson	SS	0/10	Examination	16
JMMZ063	Class, Citizenship and Migration in the Wider Europe	Kolankiewicz	SS	0/6	Examination	8
JMMZ089	Cultural Anthropology of South-Eastern Europe	Duijzings	WS	2/2	Examination	8
JMMZ099	Parties and Party Systems in Southeastern Europe after 1989	Marantzidis Králová	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ100	Geopolitics of the Post-Soviet Space	Aslan Šír	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ178	Islam in the Post-Communist Area	Aslan Horák	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ189	The Make and Break of Late Ottoman and Russian Empires	Brisku	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM025	Putin´s Russia	Vorlová	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM096	Ethno-Nationalist History-Making in the Post-Communist World	Aslan	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM126	Central European, Balkan and Eurasian Diplomatic Seminar	Horák	SS	1/1	Course credit	3
JMM130	Ethno-Political Conflicts in the Caucasus	Aslan	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM143	Economy and Politics in the 20th Century Eastern Europe	Svoboda	SS	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
JMM361	Nation and State Building in Eurasia	Horák	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM385	Legal Framework of European Integration	Šlosarčík	SS	2/0	Examination	6
JMM460	Oil and Gas in the Post Soviet Area	Svoboda	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JPM191	Russian Foreign Policy	Žídková	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JPM208	Russian Government	Žídková	WS	2/0	Examination	6
JPM281	National Security and Asymmetric Threats	Aslan	SS	1/1	Examination	6

Minimum 28 ECTS, maximum 42 ECTS.

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Code	Course title	Pre-requisite	Co-requisite	Interchangeability	Incompatibility
JMMZ058	Geostrategic Importance of Central Europe				JMB198
JMM385	Legal Framework of European Integration				JMM251

History, Nation & Society Track: course structure

Compulsory courses	76 ECTS
- dissertation (via JMMZ019 & JMMZ020)	30 ECTS
- Czech language	28 ECTS
Research method module	8 ECTS
N, H & S Track Electives	maximum 42, minimum 28 ECTS
IMESS Electives	14 ECTS
Total	120 ECTS
Oral defence of dissertation

ExternĂ odkaz (Electives see article 4 para 10 of Consolidated University Code of Study and Examination of Charles University in Prague)

History, Nation & Society Track - compulsory courses J#0124

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JMMZ016	Introduction to Qualitative Methods	Gordy	WS	0/2	Examination	4
JMMZ018	Theory and Practice of Social Research	Mole	SS	0/2	Examination	4
JMMZ019	M.A. Thesis Seminar I (IMESS)	Vykoukal Mejstřík Havránek	WS	0/2	Course credit	15
JMMZ020	M.A. Thesis Seminar II (IMESS)	Vykoukal Mejstřík Havránek	SS	0/2	Course credit	15
JMMZ036	Interrogating Boundaries	Beasley-Murray	WS	0/2	Course credit	0
JMMZ037	Research Skills for Area Studies	Hjelm	WS/SS	0/2	Course credit	0
JMMZ047	Interdisciplinary Approaches	Vykoukal	WS	0/2	Examination	6
JMMZ086	Cultural and Historical Studies	Milutinovic	WS	00/2	Examination	4

Total number of ECTS: 76

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Code	Course title	Pre-requisite	Co-requisite	Interchangeability	Incompatibility
JMMZ020	M.A. Thesis Seminar II (IMESS)	JMMZ019

History, Nation & Society - research method module J#0157

Kód	Název předmětu	Garant předmětu	Semestr	Rozsah výuky	Kontrola studia	Kredity
JMMZ017	Advanced Qualitative Methods	Ledeneva	LS	0/2	Zk	8
JMMZ087	Historical Methods and Approaches: Stories of Central and Eastern Europe	Butterwick	LS	2/2	Zk	8
JMMZ088	Contemporary Cultural Studies: between post-communism and post-modernism	Jones	LS	2/2	Zk	8

Maximum: 8 ECTS

History, Nation & Society Track - electives J#0125

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JJM108	Popular Television	Reifová	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JJM110	Media and Society: An Introduction	Jirák	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JJM134	Media and Culture Reading Seminar	Reifová	SS	0/2	Course credit	3
JMMZ030	Political Economy of Health, Development and Welfare	Gerry	WS	0/6	Examination	8
JMMZ038	Academic English for Writing	Mooney	WS	0/2	Course credit	0
JMMZ042	Cohesion Policy of the EU in Central and East European Countries.	Kasáková	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ043	Social Exclusion and the Roma in Central Europe	Klípa	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ044	Ethnic Conflicts in Central and Eastern Europe.	Klípa	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ046	Germany and the Balkans.	Králová	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ048	Politics of Transition and Integration in Central and Eastern Europe.,	Hanley	SS	2/2	Examination	8
JMMZ049	Comparative Analysis in Social and Political Research.	Hanley	SS	2/2	Examination	8
JMMZ058	Geostrategic Importance of Central Europe	Pick	SS	2/0	macc	3
JMMZ063	Class, Citizenship and Migration in the Wider Europe	Kolankiewicz	SS	0/6	Examination	8
JMMZ081	Conceptions and Interpretations of Russian History	Kolenovská Svoboda	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ082	Concepts and Interpretations of Central European History	Vykoukal	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ089	Cultural Anthropology of South-Eastern Europe	Duijzings	WS	2/2	Examination	8
JMMZ090	Ethnopolitical Conflict in Central & Eastern Europe	Mole	SS	2/2	Examination	8
JMMZ091	Nation, Identity and Power in Central & Eastern Europe	Mole	WS	2/2	Examination	8
JMMZ093	Gender and Sexuality in Modern Russian Culture	Graham	SS	2/2	Examination	8
JMMZ178	Islam in the Post-Communist Area	Aslan Horák	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ180	Modernizing the Balkans	Šístek	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMMZ181	Cities in Eastern Europe.	Duijzings	SS	2/2	Examination	8
JMMZ189	The Make and Break of Late Ottoman and Russian Empires	Brisku	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM025	Putin´s Russia	Vorlová	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM035	Citizen or/and Peasant?	Pellar	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM096	Ethno-Nationalist History-Making in the Post-Communist World	Aslan	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM121	Central European Cinema	Dan Mircea	SS	0/4	Course credit	3
JMM126	Central European, Balkan and Eurasian Diplomatic Seminar	Horák	SS	1/1	Course credit	3
JMM130	Ethno-Political Conflicts in the Caucasus	Aslan	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM283	Splendor and Misery of Détente	Fojtek	WS	2/0	Examination	6
JMM384	Cold War in Documents 1945-1962	Smetana	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM422	Ethnic Issues and Territories in Eastern, East Central and Southeastern Europe	Vykoukal	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM423	Fundamentals of the History of Central European Jewry	Kubátová	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM424	Central European Jewry on the Path to Destruction	Kubátová	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JMM425	Destruction Revised: Revisionism, Trivialization and Denial	Kubátová	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JPM218	Refugee in International Law	Levrincová	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JSM437	CIVIL SOCIETY IN CENTRAL EUROPE	Frič	SS	2/0	Examination	6
JSM604	Health Economics	Háva	SS	2/0	Examination	8
JSM628	European policies and practice towards ethnic minorities	Bernard Thompson Mikes	WS	1/1	Examination	9

Minimum 28 ECTS, maximum 42 ECTS.

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Code	Course title	Pre-requisite	Co-requisite	Interchangeability	Incompatibility
JMMZ058	Geostrategic Importance of Central Europe				JMB198