History and Area Studies (HAS) is an interdisciplinary three-year Bachelor’s Degree taught fully in English. HAS focuses on the modern history, culture, and politics of Central Europe with respect to the Czech Republic. It combines education in history and area studies with active training in the Czech language. Students will achieve at least a B2 (Upper Intermediate) level in Czech by the end of their studies. This study programme is provided by the Institute of International Studies in cooperation with the Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies of Charles University.

In order to accomplish HAS, students must obtain 180 ECTS credits and pass a state exam, which comprises defence of the bachelor's thesis (in English), answering questions on a given topic from the field of Modern History (in English), and debate over the academic text (in Czech). The curriculum is composed of compulsory courses (150 ECTS credits in total), elective courses (at least 12 ECTS credits in total), and optional courses (maximum 18 ECTS credits).

A state exam comprises defence of the bachelor’s thesis (in English), answering questions on a given topic from the field of Modern History (in English), and a debate on a selected Czech academic text relating to topics examined in compulsory courses (in Czech).

Course Structure