Erasmus and other Exchange students



                                     http://tarantula.ruk.cuni.cz/FHS-164.html








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            * Study at the Faculty of Humanities (FHS)
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            Welcome to the website for Prospective Erasmus and other Exchange Students. Thank you for 

            Faculty of Humanities (FHS) for your study abroad experience. To apply for Erasmus LLP sta
            CU you have to be enrolled at one of our partner universities [ URL "http://tarantula.ruk.
            version1-The_list.doc"] and nominated for the stay first.


            You can apply either for a semester or for the whole academic year. For the application pr
            application section [ URL "http://tarantula.ruk.cuni.cz/FHS-230.html "] .


            The general ACADEMIC CALENDAR is as follows:

            Fall Term: usually from the beginning of October to the middle of January (Christmas Holid
            followed by the exams period ending in the middle of February.
            Spring Term: usually from the middle of February to the middle of May, followed by the exa

            ending in the end of June.
            The Academic Calendar 2009/10 [ URL "http://tarantula.ruk.cuni.cz/FHS-164-version1-2009_10


            Exchange students attend courses in English together with Czech students, what we consider
            feature of the study abroad experience. We offer interdisciplinary courses in Humanities c
            Culture, Literature and Intercultural Studies as well as multiculturalism in social and po

            of the Central Europe. Students are expected to attend classes/seminars that might be comb
            independent studies as well. The course offer consists of courses in English designed espe
            Erasmus/Exchange and Czech students and of selected courses from the UPCES program [ URL "

            ei.cz/default.asp"] that has been designed especially for american students, however Excha
            can join the selected courses. For the general course list see the Course offer section [ 
            tarantula.ruk.cuni.cz/FHS-229.html "] .


            ECTS credits:
            We apply the ECTS credit system. ECTS credits refer to the course´s workload (1ECTS=25 hou

            The number of ECTS credits is listed in the course list for each course (lesson, seminar, 
            studies). In general the standard courses (lesson, seminars) and independent studies are w
            ECTS credits, UPCES courses are worth of 6 ECTS credits.

            Grading scale [ URL "http://tarantula.ruk.cuni.cz/FHS-164-version1-GRADING_SCALE.docx"]

            Contact-schedule:

            Standard courses require 80 min per a week, the selected UPCES courses require 4 (4x45 min
            as listed in the course regular week schedule. Independent study usually in the form of re
            not require regular week schedule, however students are expected to meet the tutor several

            and consult the assigned readings and final paper that must be submitted in the end of the
            schedule is available 2 weeks prior the beginning of the term.


            Course Requirements:
            In general students are expected to follow the required readings, take part in class discu
            and submit a final paper on a topic to be chosen in coordination with the instructor, for 

            requirements see the syllabus in SIS [ URL "https://is.cuni.cz/eng/studium/predmety/index.
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            Transcript of Records:
            When students have completed their studies, International Office issues the Transcript. St
            collect them there or request them to be sent to their home universities.

            Students can check their transcript online after log into SIS [ URL "https://is.cuni.cz/en
            predmety/index.php?
            do=search&nazev=&kod=&match=substring&srch_nazev=0&srch_nazev=1&fak=11240&pvyjazyk=&sem=&p

            "Summary of exam results".