Did you Know?

Situated near the Vltava River, the Dancing House was designed by architects, Frank Gehry and Vlado Milunić (1992-1996) to resemble a couple dancing. This building is unique amidst the traditional architecture in Prague.

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Sigmund Freud, one of the most famous and influential psychologists of the 20th century was actually born in Moravia (May 6, 1856), which is now a part of the Czech Republic.

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According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the Prague Castle is the largest castle complex in the world, with an area of almost 70,000 m².

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The Strahov Library contains more than 200,000 old prints (16th to 18th centuries), 3,000 manuscripts and 1,500 first prints.

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Madeline Albright, a Czech native and born in Prague, was the first female U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001) appointed by President Clinton.

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There are hundreds of Czech words in common with the English language. For example, taxi, metro, robot, film, and tram are all used in the Czech language.

List of courses

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Art and Culture

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Art Photography and Genius Loci full00Thu, 11:00 - 14:00
Central European Film: Search for Identity (Comparison between Nazism and Stalinism) open12Tue, 10:00 - 13:30
Czech Cultural Studies: Official and Unofficial Czech Cultures in the 2nd half of the 20th century open01Wed, 10:45 - 13:45
Czech and European Art and Architecture open01Wed, 09:00 - 12:00
Czech and European Art and Architecture open30Thu, 09:00 - 12:00
Hollywood and Europeopen11Mon, 10:00 - 13:00
Politics, Visuality, and Experimentation: Czech and Slovak Cinema from the 1950’s to Present (Department)open70Wed, 17:30 - 20:30

Sociology and Psychology

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Contemporary Czech Art, Culture, Music and Literature: Urban Semioticsfull00Tue, 09:45 - 12:45
Czech Republic: Two Decades of Social Change - Department full00Mon, 09:30 - 11:00
Wed, 09:30 - 11:00
Introduction to Philosophy of Psychiatry open28Tue, 15:30 - 18:45
Landscape and Sociology: Understanding of Czech and European Landscapes - Departmentopen20Wed, 09:00 - 10:30
Language, Cultural and Social Cognition open02Tue, 09:00 - 12:00
Selected Topics in Social Psychology: Soft Skills open10Mon, 10:45 - 13:45
Selected Topics in Social Psychology: Soft Skills open03Mon, 18:00 - 21:00

Literature

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American and Czech Literature from European Perspectives: Identity and Role Play full00Wed, 15:15 - 18:15
Great European Writers: The Life and Work of Karel Čapek - Departmentopen14Mon, 13:30 - 15:00
Wed, 13:00 - 14:30
Romanticism and National Identity in Central Europe open21Tue, 14:10 - 17:10

History

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Ancient Egyptian Religion, Literature and Science open23Wed, 17:00 - 20:00
Czech and Central European History open20Mon, 09:00 - 10:30
Thu, 09:00 - 10:30
Jewish History in Central and Eastern Europeopen20Mon, 14:00 - 15:30
Wed, 14:00 - 15:30
Jewish History in Central and Eastern Europeopen14Mon, 16:00 - 17:30
Wed, 16:00 - 17:30
Prague: Story of a Central European City open20Thu, 09:00 - 12:00
Words throughout History, History throughout Words - Departmentopen44Mon, 15:00 - 16:30
Wed, 09:15 - 10:45

Economics and Politics

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Comparative Politics: Transformation of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic - Departmentfull00Tue, 10:00 - 13:00
Contemporary Central European Politics open33Mon, 17:30 - 20:30
Czechoslovakian Dissent under Communist Rule: Political Thinking from the 1950‘s-1990‘sopen62Tue, 13:45 - 15:15
Wed, 18:00 - 19:30
Global Crisesopen50Mon, 16:00 - 19:00

Languages

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Czech Language for Everyday Use Level I (semester course)open70Mon, 10:50 - 12:20
Wed, 10:50 - 12:20
Intensive Czech Language and Culture full00Mon, 14:00 - 18:45
Tue, 14:00 - 18:45
Wed, 14:00 - 18:45
Thu, 14:00 - 18:45
Fri, 14:00 - 18:45
Intensive Czech Language and Culturefull00Mon, 09:00 - 13:45
Tue, 09:00 - 13:45
Wed, 09:00 - 13:45
Thu, 09:00 - 13:45
Fri, 09:00 - 13:45
Introductory Czech Language and Culture full00Mon, 09:00 - 13:45
Tue, 09:00 - 13:45
Wed, 09:00 - 13:45
Thu, 09:00 - 13:45
Fri, 09:00 - 13:45
Introductory Czech Language and Culture full00Mon, 14:00 - 18:45
Tue, 14:00 - 18:45
Wed, 14:00 - 18:45
Thu, 14:00 - 18:45
Fri, 14:00 - 18:45
Introductory Czech Language and Culture full00Mon, 14:00 - 18:45
Tue, 14:00 - 18:45
Wed, 14:00 - 18:45
Thu, 14:00 - 18:45
Fri, 14:00 - 18:45
Introductory Czech Language and Culturefull00Mon, 14:00 - 18:45
Tue, 14:00 - 18:45
Wed, 14:00 - 18:45
Thu, 14:00 - 18:45
Fri, 14:00 - 18:45
ECES FF

East and Central European Studies
Prague, Czech Republic
An affiliate program at Charles University, Faculty of Arts http://www.ff.cuni.cz
Email eces@ff.cuni.cz