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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.

Courses

Professor Josef Zaruba
(Czech and European Art and Architecture)
lectures at a local museum in Prague.

ECES offers courses in six different academic fields: literature, art and culture, history, sociology and psychology, economics and politics, and languages. In addition to ECES courses, students may also take Faculty of Arts departmental courses.

Credits

ECES courses are worth 3 U.S. credits or 6 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits.

Course Load

Students are encouraged to take four to six courses a semester plus the intensive Czech course for a maximum of 21 credits. Students may take up to four courses in the summer term. Courses are taught in English.

Course Schedule

Courses are taught Monday through Thursday and meet either once (180 minutes) or twice (90 minutes each) a week. Courses are taught between the hours of 9:00am to 9:00pm.

Attendance Policy

Attendance is mandatory for all courses and counts toward the final grade. Each student is allowed to miss 180 minutes, or three hours, worth of class time per course. Absences may be excused if a medical note is provided. For each additional unexcused absence, the final grade will be reduced automatically (eg. A to A - or A to B).

Grades

Grading is based on the letter grade system from A to F. Grades are based on course attendance, participation, and additional factors according to the professor and course. Completing the final test or paper is also a required component. Failure to submit the final test or paper according to the deadline will result in a letter grade F for the entire course. Except for the pre-semester Introductory Czech Language and Culture Course, ECES does not provide courses with pass/fail or withdrawal grades. Grades are available on the ECES website two weeks after the end of the semester.

Course Descriptions

Pre-Semester Czech Language and Culture Course (mandatory)

The Czech Language course meets for ten days before the semester begins for five hours a day, in morning or afternoon sessions. The course is a combination of Czech language instruction, cultural activities, and short excursions throughout Prague. Students will be evaluated in the same manner for both courses and it will consist of the following: midterm test, final exam, homework, and participation. It is worth three U.S. credits. Students may choose either Czech language course:

1. Introductory Czech Language and Culture

This course focuses on oral communication skills, daily conversation, and the ability to read and write basic texts. The course is only offered on a credit-only basis and cannot be taken for a grade.

2. Intensive Czech Language and Culture

This course offers a more in-depth study of the Czech language focusing on written and oral communication. This is a prerequisite for students interested in taking the semester-long Czech language course.

Course List

Below is a comprehensive list of ECES courses. The final course schedule is subject to change.


Semester

Literature

CUFA LIT 339Romanticism and National Identity in Central Europe
CUFA LIT 341Great European Writers: The Life and Work of Karel Čapek
CUFA LIT 312American and Czech Literature from European Perspectives: Identity and Role Play
CUFA LIT 311Place, Space and Metamorphosis in Nietzsche (Individual course)
CUFA LIT 355The Politics of Self-Presentations: Rhetoric Strategies in Czech Autobiographies

Art and Culture

CUFA F 310Central European Film: Search for Identity (Comparison between Nazism and Stalinism)
CUFA ART 321Art Photography and Genius Loci
CUFA ART 301Czech and European Art and Architecture
CUFA ART 309Czech Cultural Studies: Official and Unofficial Czech Cultures in the 2nd half of the 20th century
CUFA F 365Surrealism and Eastern and Central European Cinema - CANCELLED
CUFA F 360Hollywood and Europe
CUFA F 368Politics, Visuality, and Experimentation: Czech and Slovak Cinema from the 1950’s to Present (Department)

History

CUFA HIST 311Prague: Story of a Central European City
CUFA HIST 318Czech and Central European History
CUFA HIST 310Ancient Egyptian Religion, Literature and Science
CUFA HIST 302Jewish History in Central and Eastern Europe
CUFA HIST 310Words throughout History, History throughout Words - Department

Sociology and Psychology

CUFA PSY 321Language, Cultural and Social Cognition
CUFA SOC 353Landscape and Sociology: Understanding of Czech and European Landscapes - Department
CUFA PSY 355Selected Topics in Social Psychology: Soft Skills
CUFA PSY 349Introduction to Philosophy of Psychiatry
CUFA SOC 354Czech Republic: Two Decades of Social Change - Department
CUFA SOC 345Contemporary Czech Art, Culture, Music and Literature: Urban Semiotics

Economics and Politics

CUFA POL 311Contemporary Central European Politics
CUFA POL 315Comparative Politics: Transformation of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic - Department
CUFA POL 337Czechoslovakian Dissent under Communist Rule: Political Thinking from the 1950‘s-1990‘s
CUFA ECON 305Global Crises

Languages

CUFA CZE 102Czech Language for Everyday Use Level I.


Summer

CUFA ART 301Czech and European Art and Architecture
CUFA CZE 102Czech Language for Every Day Use - Level I
CUFA POL 316Modern Czech Politics across Various Political Regimes: Never-ending Transformation
CUFA LIT 314Reading Prague: Literature, Architecture, and Cultural History
CUFA POL/ECON 308International Affairs: European Union and Asia
CUFA HIST 205Shaping Central Europe: The historical forces which defined Central European History
CUFA ART 321Art Photography and Genius Loci
CUFA F 360Hollywood and Europe

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