Study at the Faculty of Humanities (FHS)

Welcome to the website for Prospective Erasmus and other Exchange Students. Thank you for considering the Faculty of Humanities (FHS) for your study abroad experience. To apply for Erasmus LLP stay at the FHS, CU you have to be enrolled at one of our  partner universities and nominated for the stay first.

You can apply either for a semester or for the whole academic year. For the application procedure see the  application section.

The general ACADEMIC CALENDAR is as follows:

Fall Term: usually from the beginning of October to the middle of January (Christmas Holiday 21.12.-3.1.) 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 examination period ending in the end of June.

 The Academic Calendar 2009/10

Exchange students attend courses in English together with Czech students, what we consider as an important feature of the study abroad experience. We offer interdisciplinary courses in Humanities covering History, Culture, Literature and Intercultural Studies as well as multiculturalism in social and political context of the Central Europe. Students are expected to attend classes/seminars that might be combined with independent studies as well. The course offer consists of courses in English designed especially for Erasmus/Exchange and Czech students and of selected courses from the  UPCES program that has been designed especially for american students, however Exchange students can join the selected courses. For the general course list see the  Course offer section.

ECTS credits:

We apply the ECTS credit system. ECTS credits refer to the course´s workload (1ECTS=25 hours of work).

The number of ECTS credits is listed in the course list for each course (lesson, seminar, independent studies). In general the standard courses (lesson, seminars) and independent studies are worth of 2,3 or 4 ECTS credits, UPCES courses are worth of 6 ECTS credits.

 Grading scale

Contact-schedule:

Standard courses require 80 min per a week, the selected UPCES courses require 4 (4x45 min.) per a week, as listed in the course regular week schedule. Independent study usually in the form of reading course does not require regular week schedule, however students are expected to meet the tutor several times per a term and consult the assigned readings and final paper that must be submitted in the end of the term. Detailed 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 discussion, and submit a final paper on a topic to be chosen in coordination with the instructor, for specific requirements see the syllabus in  SIS.

Transcript of Records:

When students have completed their studies, International Office issues the Transcript. Students can collect them there or request them to be sent to their home universities.

Students can check their transcript online after log into  SIS : "Summary of exam results".