Study Plan in Detail

There are 3 categories of courses - compulsory, elective and optional. Elective courses are divided into 5 groups, in which you choose only some of them according to your individual preference. There are certain rules applied to each category - concerning registration and repetition of courses.

Compulsory Courses

The compulsory courses are given by the study plan and are always registered by the Secretary of the study program before the beginning of each semester.

Course name	code	semester	credits	year of study
Introduction to Anthropology	YBAJ001	winter	6	1st
Introduction to Philosophy	YBAJ002	winter	6	1st
Seminar in Academic Reading and Writing	YBAJ262	both	4	1st
Introduction to European History	YBAJ004	summer	6	1st
Proficiency in Academic English	YBAJ005	winter	5	2nd
Comprehensive Exam in Philosophy	YBAJ006	winter	10	2nd
Comprehensive Exam in Social Sciences	YBAJ008	both	10	2nd
Comprehensive Exam in European History	YBAJ007	winter	10	3rd

There is a time limit to complete them by the end of the following academic year.

Students who began their studies from September 2019 to 2023 - if you do not complete the course the first time (using up three attempts), you will be enrolled in it for a second time in the following academic year (again with another three attempts).

Students who began their studies from September 2024 and later - If you fail to pass a compulsory course in the unit of study in which the course has been registered without using up all 3 attempts, you will be allowed to take the course in the immediately following unit of study. Please note that the unit of study in your 1st year is semester (!)
- In order to pass into the summer semester of your 1st year you need to earn at least 15 credits.
- In order to pass into your 2nd year of studies, you must complete the compulsory courses from the winter semester by the end of the summer semester exam period and earn minimum of 50 credits in total.
Study rules in the following years of your studies are much simplier. The unit of study is academic year (!) that means if you do not complete Comprehensive Exam in Social Sciences, which was registered to you in the 2nd year of your study, you can complete the course by the end of your 3rd year. You have only 3 attempts for your compulsory exams. If you use up all of them, you cannot continue your studies.

Elective Courses

Altogether there are 5 groups of these subjects. Within each group, you choose courses according to your preferences, always in order to obtain the number of credits required within that group.

Unlike the compulsory courses, you register them on your own via SIS.

* group 1 - Diploma Seminars (minimum: 20 credits)

The recommended year for registration of these courses is 3rd year of your studies - the year in which you are planning to submit the thesis. Diploma Seminar I is taught in winter semester only. The goal of the classes is to prepare the students for writing their Bachelor Thesis. Diploma Seminar II is based on working on the Thesis with your supervisor.

* group 2 - Introductions (minimum: 12 credits)

You have to pass at least two of these courses: Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Psychology and Introduction to Economics whenever during your study. However it is highly recommended to pass all three of them during the 1st or 2nd year of your study.

* group 3 - Language Competence (5 credits)

If you are native English speaker, you need to pass Communication Skills in Czech. If you are non-native English speaker, you need to pass Competence in English.

You should pass it during your study the end of your study. Both courses are exams based on home preparation and consultation with teachers. If you need any help with preparation for the Communication Skills in Czech or you just want to learn Czech, you can register the Czech language for Beginners and Czech (Pre)-Intermediate course taught by Czech native speaker.

* group 4 - Essential Elective Courses (minimum: 40 credits)

You choose these courses according to your preferences. The minimum number of credits you must earn for them during your studies is 40. Only a few are offered each semester, so it is highly recommended that you fulfill them continuously.

The current list of them can be found here or in SIS: Subjects tab - View by plans - My plan - Visualisation in details (only courses marked as taught - marked with black!). If you pass a course in your study plan, you will see a question mark next to the title with the message "passed".

* group 5 - Non-Essential Elective Courses (minimum: 16 credits)

The minimum number of credits for the non-essential elective courses is 16.You will find them, as well as the essential electives, in the study plan in SIS or on the study program website..

Optional Courses

These are the courses usually offered by different programmes and faculties. Liberal Arts and Humanities study programme offers only one optional course – Extracurricular Internship.

Please note that only 31 credits of optional courses can be counted towards the total of 180 credits required for graduation.

Repetition of courses

Elective courses - repeating a completed course is not permitted unless otherwise specified in the SIS. Re-enrollment in the course you have failed is possible, but you need to contact the its teacher and your secretary.

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