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class=\"block-program-options__td\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The program begins with a required orientation program in Czech language and culture for a recommended 3 credits. Take a minimum of 4 or a maximum of 5 courses and earn up to 18 credits (including the 3-credit orientation component). Each course meets for 52 hours per semester, for 12 or 13 weeks and is recommended for 3 credits. Courses are taught in English. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">No AIFS <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">participant<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is permitted to take a course without receiving a grade. Pass\/Fail options are not available.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Eligibility Notes<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No previous Czech language experience required. Own living not allowed due to visa.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t<\/table>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"courses\" class=\"acf-block block-academics-courses bg-white\">\t<div class=\"block-academics-courses__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"art\" class=\"acf-block bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-academics-courses__title\">Art<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 col-xl-7 offset-xl-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion\" data-limit=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCzech Modern and Contemporary Art and Architecture\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: Art 405<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">This combined seminar and lecture course aims to acquaint students with aspects of Central European visual culture from the modern era onwards. It will introduce major art styles and personalities in Czech modern art (from Art Nouveau\u2019s Alphonse Mucha and the pioneer of abstraction Franti\u0161ek Kupka, to the unique phenomena of Czech Cubism and Surrealism all the way to the contemporary provocations of David Cern\u00fd). Deep changes that occurred in architecture (from Art Nouveau decoration through Functionalist utopia to deconstruction of Postmodernism) will be introduced and discussed. All artworks will be examined within their broader cultural and historical context. Students will be given the opportunity to visit many Prague galleries and museums to encounter and study the originals in detail.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHistory Shapes Music, Music Shapes History\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: Art 315<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">Music is always rooted in its era. History shapes what music sounds like, how it is composed and how it is listened to. But that is not the end of the story. Music can also shape history. It can contribute to major changes in society. It is not only an expression of individual and social identities, it can also give rise to these identities. This interdisciplinary course will focus on the mutual influence of music and history, highlighting the cases where music really made a difference. These examples provide a unique insight into Central European society, culture and history from the 18th century to the present day. They also present an opportunity to discuss more general issues in aesthetics, sociology, history and culture studies. Themes covered will include the National Revival, modernism and the First Republic, music during and after WWII, Czech underground and the Velvet Revolution, capitalism and the culture industry, and others. The classes will consist of interpreting short excerpts from various texts on music, discussion, listening to musical samples, and field trips. Students will be introduced to major Czech and Central European classical composers as well as popular and alternative\/underground music groups. No prior musical education is required. Guest lecturers will also be invited to the course, such as contemporary composer Milo\u0161 Orson \u0160tedron.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Edges of Photography\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: Art 324<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">Although photography is a regular art discipline, due to its broad accessibility, it is perceived by many as a mere technical tool to record reality. Such perception is unsubstantiated on so many levels! The technical aspect of photography is only one part of it. The other, and perhaps even more important is the artistic part: Photographic technology can be seen as a tool in the service of a creative human soul. In addition, both these elements also correspond with and reflect a particular historical timeframe, which has an impact on the overall purport of every single image. This is certainly true about documentary photography, in which the seemingly \u2018trivial\u2019 photographer\u2019s choices (such as camera exposure settings, framing\/cropping, angles, focal length, composition, depth of field, etc.) have an impact on the outcome and perception of the photograph. It\u2019s even more evident in abstract photography, in which reality\/real objects are only used as mere creative tools for self-expression, a parable, a metaphor, a visual story.   This course is designed to challenge students both academically and intellectually in its theoretical and philosophical parts. It is also conceived as a rather passionate invitation to a collective exploration of and adventure in photography as an art form. It combines theoretical aspects of photography, its aesthetic and cognitive values with practical exercises. Several outdoor activities make an integral part of the course in order to improve students\u2019 individual skills in artistic self-expression. The focus is also on styles, different views of reality, how photography as an exquisite artistic medium expresses (or at times suppresses) the individual bias, aesthetics, period style, and the societal and cultural boundaries. The course will also examine the age-old debate about the documentary versus artistic value of photography, and similarly the argument on the nude arts versus soft pornography. Through students\u2019 presentations, the course also offers a look into the history of Czech(oslovak) photography.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"cultural-studies\" class=\"acf-block bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-academics-courses__title\">Cultural Studies<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 col-xl-7 offset-xl-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion\" data-limit=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCzech Cultural Studies: Official and Unofficial Czech Cultures in the Second\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: Culture 309<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">The main objective of this course is to discuss and trace the intricate relation among culture, politics and society in the region of Central and Eastern Europe by delving specifically into Czech multilayered cultural expression in the second half of the 20th century: from the works of art sanctioned by the communist regime to those marginalized by it or born in the exile. While we will primarily focus on the manifestations and significance of Czech official and unofficial cultures in a totalitarian society, we will also inquire into what the social and cultural legacy of these expressions has been after the transition to democracy, and how they are reflected in contemporary cultural and intellectual discourse today. The course will examine these issues in a transversal, multi-disciplinary way. In addition to traditional lecturing and required readings, we will also watch films and documentaries from and about the period, analyze independent photographs and propaganda posters, listen to pro-and anti-communist songs and read works of fiction written and distributed in spite of tough regime censorship. Where appropriate, we will take site visits within Prague to take advantage of persons, events or institutions that might enhance students\u2019 understanding of the course, i.e. Libri Prohibiti Library; V\u00e1clav Havel library; The Institute for Studying Totalitarian Regimes, Hotel Internacional, etc.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"czech-language\" class=\"acf-block bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-academics-courses__title\">Czech Language<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 col-xl-7 offset-xl-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion\" data-limit=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCzech Language for Everyday Life\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: Czech 102<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">The course lays stress on the productive skills of speaking. It is to help learners master basic functional grammar and vocabulary by providing a number of both readymade and improvised everyday life conversations. Attention will be also paid to basic information on Czech culture to help students to communicate in a socially appropriate way.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntensive Czech Language and Culture\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: Czech 100 &#8211; Mandatory<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">The mandatory two-week Intensive Czech course is designed to teach students the basics of the Czech language and, at the same time, to extend their knowledge of Czech culture and everyday life. The communicative approach and everyday vocabulary are emphasized, students communicate in various situations of everyday life: introducing oneself, asking for directions, shopping, at a restaurant, one\u2019s daily routine, likes and dislikes. Various linguistic skills should be developed in balance: knowledge of grammar, comprehension, speaking, and writing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"economics\" class=\"acf-block bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-academics-courses__title\">Economics<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 col-xl-7 offset-xl-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion\" data-limit=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGlobal Economy and Crises\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: Economics 305<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">This course combines the application of International Economics and International Political Economy to globalisation and economic downturns. It explores interactions between the state and markets in different technological and institutional environments. The course analyses historical and contemporary issues in the global economic order from a theoretical and applied perspective.  The course provides a comparative overview of past economic crises. Also, it covers the most important economic policies of states from the historical perspective to demonstrate their origin and significant lessons learned from their application. The role of different stages of globalisation is discussed to cover the evolution of the institutional and technological environment in which the crises occurred.  The last part of the course provides a local insight into the topics discussed in the previous parts from the perspective of the European (eurozone) economies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"film-studies\" class=\"acf-block bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-academics-courses__title\">Film Studies<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 col-xl-7 offset-xl-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion\" data-limit=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFear, Faith and Hope: The Depiction of the Jews in Film\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: Film 376<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">The goal of this interdisciplinary course is to enable students to draw connections between the historical events of the cruel 20th century and cinematography. We will learn to observe and understand how complicated the reactions of a human being facing dangerous life-threatening situations can be and how every individual deals with such a threat in a different way.  The screened films often pose unpleasant questions focusing on human identity and integrity, cowardice and heroism, wickedness and pride, greed and generosity. Most of the screened films are shot by outstanding Central European filmmakers (Czechs, Slovaks, Hungarians, Poles) and often have a very different view on the human existence of those brutal times than one would find in US film production. In the films, we are facing not only victims (in our case the Jewish population), but also so-called ordinary people who are burdened by history. Those who have not chosen the times they live in and unfortunately often have to make life-or-death decisions under a totalitarian system.  The lecture and seminar will deal primarily with the Nazi totalitarian system, but will touch upon the Communist one as well. About one-third of the screened films will cover the internationally known Czech New Wave in Cinema of the 1960s but we will also watch a few contemporary films on the topic.  Although the course does not include much of film theory, students will learn not only historical facts, but also how to read a film. Screening will take place on a large screen in class, thus enabling the viewers to share a common experience.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"history\" class=\"acf-block bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-academics-courses__title\">History<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 col-xl-7 offset-xl-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion\" data-limit=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConstruction of the Czech National Identity and its Symbols\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: History\/Art 351<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">The course is focusing on the construction of Czech national identity during the 19th and 20th centuries. Although the Czech national awakening started first at the beginning of the 19th century, it used symbols and references throughout all the historical eras of Czech lands starting with the early medieval times. The course will follow the roots of Czech national consciousness from the first ruling dynasty, through the Gothic, renaissance, and Baroque times until the foundation of Czechoslovakia and its history in the 20th century.   Special attention will be dedicated to the symbols and symbolical places, which were used during the creation of Czech national revival as patterns of Czech national identity (e.g. Slav\u00edn cemetery, National Museum, National Theatre, Municipal house, the monument of Battle of White Mountain, National Memorial on the V\u00edtkov Hill). By visiting these symbolic places the students will be able to see, what kind of national symbols were used and in which way.   The course will be divided into two parts: the first one will be theoretical, in order to outline the topic and background of the lecture. Secondly, there will follow field trips to one of the museums\/memorials, where the different problems will be discussed more precisely.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCultural Histories of Late State Socialism and Postsocialism\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: History 409<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">The course provides critical insights into contemporary cultural history of Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (CEE and SEE). Besides history, perspectives of anthropology and cultural studies are explored. Seminal readings in the given research field will be discussed. Visual and sound materials as well as two field trips are a part of this course. Overall, we will be seeking a deeper understanding based on \u201chistory from bellow\u201d of late state socialism and postsocialism, while giving special attention to similarities and differences within the (former) \u201csocialist bloc\u201d.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCzech and Central European History\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: History 318<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">The course covers history of Bohemia and Moravia (historically the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, today the Czech Republic) since primeval times till present; history of the peoples in this territory (ancient cultures, Celts, Germanic tribes, Slavonic tribes, Czechs, Germans, Jews, Slovaks, Gypsies, other minorities); broad geographical context (the Czech Lands \u2013 Central Europe \u2013 Europe); broad thematic context (political, social, cultural history).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJewish History in Central and Eastern Europe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: History 302<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">The objective of this course is to provide the participants with an in-depth insight into the history, culture, religion, and literature of the Jews of Central and Eastern Europe. The course covers all the stages of Jewish presence in these parts of Europe equally, starting with the emergence of the Jewish settlement in Central Europe in the Middle Ages, proceeding to the modern period, with a special emphasis on the ideological and political context leading to the horrors of the Holocaust, and concluding the course with a full coverage of the post-Holocaust era and the contemporary situation of Jewish communities in the European Union and elsewhere in Europe. One of the goals pursued in this course is to make the students aware of the uniqueness of the Ashkenazi culture, its identity, religious tradition, and literature. At the same time, however, the students will be led to perceive this uniqueness embedded in a larger picture of the variety of the Jewish diaspora groups whose common identity has been glued together by religious traditions and collective memory the origin of which goes back to Antiquity.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"literature\" class=\"acf-block bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-academics-courses__title\">Literature<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 col-xl-7 offset-xl-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion\" data-limit=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t20th Century Prague Literature in International Contexts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: Literature 310<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">The course aims to cover selected chapters of 20th-century Czech literature as part of the Central- and East-European and Anglo-American contexts, presenting Prague and the literature produced here at the crossroads of multiple languages, traditions, poetic and aesthetic systems.  The canonical Czech-writing authors include, among others, Jaroslav Ha\u0161ek, Karel Capek, the poetist poets (Nezval, Seifert, Biebl), Bohumil Hrabal, Milan Kundera, Josef \u0160kvoreck\u00fd, Ivan Blatn\u00fd, &amp; V\u00e1clav Havel.  The international context is provided by German-writing authors such as Gustav Meyrink, Franz Kafka, &amp; Robert Musil, by the Russian writers Vladimir Mayakovsky, Mikhail Bulgakov &amp; Marina Tsvetayeva, as well as the many French and Anglophone poets writing in\/about Prague.  The seminar will conclude with an overview of the post-1989 situation, where Prague literature has once again become the locus of lively international exchange and prominent Czech or Prague-based writers (J\u00e1chym Topol, Michal Ajvaz, Tom Stoppard, Tom McCarthy, &amp; Louis Armand) have re-entered into dialogue with other traditions and languages.  Discussion of the literary texts is complemented by their historical\/theoretical backgrounds, provided by the work of Gilles Deleuze &amp; F\u00e9lix Guattari, Martin Esslin, Sigmund Freud, Angelo Maria Ripellino, et al.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInterpretation of European Fairytales\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: Literature 304<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">Fairytales are a significant part of culture which has been attracting attention of various fields of knowledge. Through their variety, diversity and colourfulness you can observe diversity and colourfulness of the world whereas their specifities and pecularities show distinction and specific nature of particular countries, peoples and cultures.  This course first seeks to introduce the area of European fairytales as a genre within its broader historical, geographical, and cultural context, in relation to other European folk genres as myth or legends, with a closer focus on Czech fairytales and their specifics.  The main goal of the course is to show fairytales as symbolic narratives bringing a lot of information about the world around us as well as about ourselves. There are various theories searching for the disguised symbolical meanings of European fairytales and the significance which they contain and refer to. While folklorists have been trying to organize and classify fairytales, psychologists, literary critics and other scholars have been trying to interpret them: to find out which messages, recomendations or other information they bring \u2013 about society, its rules, customs or beliefs but also about human wishes, desires or visions.  The course will describe and survey the changes in the approach to European fairytales within the development of scholarship about them. It presents sociohistorical, psychological or anthropological interpretations, as well as biologically based and gender or feminist methods of their interpretation.It touches upon the topics like ethical or moral principles in fairytales, gender and social roles, or historical and political influences to fairytale adaptation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"political-science\" class=\"acf-block bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-academics-courses__title\">Political Science<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 col-xl-7 offset-xl-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion\" data-limit=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComparative Politics: Transformations of Central Europe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: Politics 315<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">More than ever before, Europe is standing at the crossroads. Multiple crises in the EU and beyond (financial crisis, refugee crisis, Russia-Ukraine geopolitical crisis, Brexit crisis) have had vast impact on Central Europe which is a \u201cnatural mirror\u201d of the above-mentioned European crossroads, reflecting both West-East and North-South structural divisions. Sharing the same geopolitical position within the East Bloc, the individual cases \u2013 i.e. Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary and others \u2013 differed significantly, however, in their respective points of departure, as well as in political institutional solutions chosen in course of their transitions. This comparative aspect will be studied with special focus. Students will be also encouraged to challenge the mainstream understanding of \u201ctransition\u201d as a predictable, gradual and irreversible progress towards the standard \u201cWestern\u201d model. The course is designed as a seminar based on a guided discussion about carefully selected texts collected in a reader; active participation of the students is essential.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"psychology\" class=\"acf-block bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-academics-courses__title\">Psychology<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 col-xl-7 offset-xl-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion\" data-limit=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSocial Cognition and Social Representation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: Psychology 356<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">The course will examine the psychological constructs of social cognition and social representation, focusing on early ontogeny but covering also adolescence and adulthood. Students will learn about the specific aspects of social-cognitive development, including social perception, theory of mind, thinking and reflection, construction of critical thought and about the current theories of social representation. The content will also touch upon the role of language skills and executive functions in social-cognitive development, as well as on the contraints in atypical development. As the development of social cognition lies inherently in an interaction between genetic and environmental factors, the effect of social, communal and cultural influences will <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"sociology\" class=\"acf-block bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-academics-courses__title\">Sociology<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 col-xl-7 offset-xl-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion\" data-limit=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnthropological approaches to Roma in CEE\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: Sociology 391<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">The tumultuous fate of European Roma and Gypsy groups during the 20th century has seen their culture and very existence as a people challenged. Despite being subjected to intense assimilation policies and persecution, they regularly re-emerge with a remarkable revitalizing power. Who are then the Roma and Gypsies, what does it mean from their point of view? As a people without a state and the largest European minority they are the epitome of cultural diversity across borders and time. In this course, we will learn about the historical social adaptations of Roma and Gypsy groups in Europe and the United States and then we will focus on Central European Roma. The course will draw on the latest research on topics such as Romani European migration, memory building, political mobilization, survival strategies, segregation and racism, Romani women activism or youth movement. The course newly adopts a field-trip component that will complement the lecture and seminar sessions. We will visit a contested memory site of Nazi persecution and participate at a commemoration ritual; we will travel to a Roma ghetto and study the contours of spatial segregation and its politics; we will attend a performance of the \u201ctheater of the oppressed\u201d and discuss with Roma actors how theatric language helps them express their aspirations etc. This course will challenge mono-causal explanations of Romani society and culture and will stimulate students to think about Roma in a critical holistic way that brings into consideration the societies they live in. Building on a diverse selection of empirical material, ranging from ethnographic, historical and sociological case studies to film and art, the course will present the Roma \u201cas good to think with\u201d about contemporary societies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCzech Republic: Urban Perspective\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: Sociology 357<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">The aim of the course is combining knowledge from the fields of urban sociology, general sociology and urbanism in order to give students detailed insight into Czech urban situation. At the end of the course, they 1) will have a basic introduction to the field of urban sociology; 2) will be to understand how cities work from the sociological perspective and 2) will have information and knowledge about Czech cities that will help them to benefit from their time here in CR. In the second part of the semester 1) a short, commented film trip to smaller town or Prague is planned; 2) if possible, a talk in class given by an urban professional (i.e. planner) and 3) students\u2019 presentation focused on the comparison of the cities of their origin and Prague. The main output is a paper. The paper will be discussed during semester and gradually presented by the students in a short form of reports on their projects.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGender and Culture\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: Art 314<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">&quot;Students analyze how gender, ethnicity, race, class and sexual orientation are shaped by cultural and societal influences. The focus is on the comparisons of European and US gender regimes and diversity differences, interpretation and evaluation of social actions by religious, gender, ethnic, racial, class, sexual orientation groups affecting equality and social justice in Europe and the U.S.    Discussions within this framework include Communist concepts of gender equality, post-socialist transformation and globalization as well as of current cultural gender representations, beauty myth, advertising etc.   Documentaries, other visual materials, field trips and a guest speaker lecture are a part of this course.&quot;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRace, Ethnicity and Gender in US and Czech Societies\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: Sociology 378<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">An overview of U.S. culture from the perspective of its racial, ethnic, and gender \u201cminorities.\u201d The course examines the notions of ethnicity, cultural diversity, and the \u201cother\u201d in the U.S. present and past in comparison with the Czech provenience. It focuses on the problematic struggle of various disempowered, marginalized \u201cminorities\u201d in American society to gain recognition as full and equal members of a society that claims\u00a0to be a haven for all oppressed from the rest of the world\u00a0\u2014 a society that\u00a0prides itself on its openness, pluralism, and equality of opportunity. We shall see that, rather than attacking the hypocrisy of this society, minorities have\u00a0now and again chosen to appeal to the fairness of the very people who exclude them. The minorities (Jewish, Roma, Vietnamese) and women in Czech lands \u2013 like those in the US \u2013 have also attacked \u2013 or appealed to? \u2013 the dominant culture. In this course, we shall explore the response and reactions of both \u201csides\u201d of the dialogue.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-accordion__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSociology of Food\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(3 credits)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content DOM-slider-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-accordion__item-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Course Code: Sociology 300<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size block-academics-courses__meta-item\">Instruction Language: English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-body-2-font-size\">Eating is a natural necessity for almost all human beings. Food, however, does more than just help humans survive and grow. It can become a political tool, a marker of social class and gender, a mirror of significant cultural differences. On a more individual scale, it can be related to personal identity, habits, and health. As our perspective in this course is sociological and semiotical, we shall look at food both as a source of embodied experience, and as a language that can be decoded. It is a symbolic system that reflects the everyday habits of humans, norms of societies, as well as deeper, 11 internalized meanings. Food will thus become a lens through which we will see and analyze our different cultures in a new light. We will ask questions such as: What is the place of origin of our food? How did our food get to us? How does food configure and change relations among people? During our comparisons and practical workshops, we shall trace the histories of some of the most significant meals of the Czech Republic (and former Austro-Hungarian empire). Their transformations will help us understand the social changes that took place in Central Europe from a different perspective. Questions such as gender relations, families, political economy, health (obesity, anorexia, bio food), ecology and the nation-state will be discussed. We will read academic articles that react on these questions in various national and ethnic contexts. There will be workshops where students will try to cook a Central European meal and discuss it with a Czech chef, as well a field trip to the local Beer Brewery to learn about the process of beer making and the cultural aspect of its local consumption.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-4\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image no-animations block-content-image--right block-content-image--center block-content-image--collage acf-block--has-bg block-content-image--single-image bg-neutral-96\">\t<div class=\"container block-content-image__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row block-content-image__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 block-content-image__image-col col-lg-6 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"block-content-image__image-wrapper animate-in image-wrapper\" style=\"background-color: var(--light-green);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"775\" height=\"775\" data-public-id=\"Czech Republic\/prague-czech-republic-spring-elizabeth-boeder\/prague-czech-republic-spring-elizabeth-boeder.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_775,h_775,c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1658433036\/Czech Republic\/prague-czech-republic-spring-elizabeth-boeder\/prague-czech-republic-spring-elizabeth-boeder.jpg?_i=AA\" class=\"block-content-image__image wp-image-37890\" alt=\"Bubbles floating in front of a building in Prague.\" data-crop=\"1\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1658433036\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_775,h_775,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1658433036\/Czech%20Republic\/prague-czech-republic-spring-elizabeth-boeder\/prague-czech-republic-spring-elizabeth-boeder.jpg?_i=AA 775w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_416,h_416,c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1658433036\/Czech%20Republic\/prague-czech-republic-spring-elizabeth-boeder\/prague-czech-republic-spring-elizabeth-boeder.jpg?_i=AA 416w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_290,h_290,c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1658433036\/Czech%20Republic\/prague-czech-republic-spring-elizabeth-boeder\/prague-czech-republic-spring-elizabeth-boeder.jpg?_i=AA 290w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_312,h_312,c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1658433036\/Czech%20Republic\/prague-czech-republic-spring-elizabeth-boeder\/prague-czech-republic-spring-elizabeth-boeder.jpg?_i=AA 312w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_226,h_226,c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1658433036\/Czech%20Republic\/prague-czech-republic-spring-elizabeth-boeder\/prague-czech-republic-spring-elizabeth-boeder.jpg?_i=AA 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 block-content-image__content-col animate-in col-lg-6 col-xl-5 col-xxl-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sports-course\">Sports Course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each semester the Department of Physical Education at the Faculty of Arts offers students the opportunity to take a 1-credit sports course alongside local Czech students. These practical courses give students the opportunity to play matches with and against their classmates and are recommended for students who are interested in interacting with Czech students. Previous courses offered include football (soccer), volleyball, circuit training, pilates, swimming, and weight room.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"credit-transcripts\" class=\"acf-block block-content-section block-content-section--reduced-spacing content-wrapper bg-white\">\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-academic-credit-amp-transcripts\">Academic Credit &amp; Transcripts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"page-block-6\" class=\"block-buttons justify-content-center\">\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/policies\/\" class=\"c-btn c-btn-tertiary\" target=\"_self\" title=\"View All Policies\" aria-label=\"Button View All Policies\"><span>View All Policies<\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-13\" class=\"acf-block block-cards bg-white\">\t<div class=\"container block-cards__card-grid\" style=\"--cardsPerRow: 3\">\n\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"block-card\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"block-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-credit-transfer\">Credit Transfer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As a part of the AIFS Abroad application for semester programs, you will complete a Course Approval Form, which will be signed off by your study abroad office staff and\/or faculty at your university.<br><br>For J Term\/Summer programs, no such approval form is needed; however, students are still responsible for ensuring credit can be brought back from their overseas program.<br>In any case, we recommend getting additional courses approved in case you need to change courses while abroad.<br><br>Overseas universities do not use the credit system employed by American institutions. AIFS Abroad students must make special arrangements to transfer credits, but since AIFS Abroad courses are given at recognized universities or the AIFS Abroad Centers (which are transcripted by Fairfield University), there usually is no difficulty in arranging transfer credit toward U.S. degrees provided the proper procedure is followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"block-card\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"block-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-european-credit-transfer-system-ects\">European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the European institutions that AIFS Abroad works with award credits under the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). ECTS enables cooperating institutions to measure and compare a student\u2019s performance and facilitates the transfer of credits from the European institution to the U.S institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"block-card\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"block-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-common-european-framework-of-reference-cefr\">Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Language levels are defined according to the CEFR and will be listed on your transcript on completion of the program. CEFR organizes language proficiency into six levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2) which can be regrouped into three broad levels according to the needs of the local institution: Beginner: A1, A2\/U.S. Level 100; Intermediate: B1, B2\/U.S. Level 200-300; Advanced: C1, C2\/U.S. Level 400<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"block-card\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"block-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-transcripts\">Transcripts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you complete your program, an official transcript is sent to your home institution directly from&nbsp;AIFS Abroad or the host university.&nbsp;Another official transcript may be retained by&nbsp;AIFS Abroad in Stamford, but this is not the case for all programs. Please contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:transcripts@aifs.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">transcripts@aifs.com<\/a>&nbsp;to find out how to request additional transcripts.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Generally, your school should receive your transcript&nbsp;60 days after completion of the program.&nbsp;(Cannes Semester programs,&nbsp;Perth, Sydney, Dublin, Limerick, and Wellington&nbsp;Programs&nbsp;exception: Transcripts issued&nbsp;and retained&nbsp;by&nbsp;the host&nbsp;universities. Transcripts for the Cannes Semester programs are issued by Chapman University.)<br>&nbsp;<br>Transcripts may come without an English-language translation, so participants will need to organize translations with their home university.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"block-card\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"block-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-academic-records\">Academic Records<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Credit assessment methods in overseas universities may not be comparable to those in U.S. universities. Grading may involve exams, papers, individual projects, class discussion or some combination of these. Although academic institutions abroad may grade on a variety of scales, admissions counselors and registrars at U.S. institutions are familiar with international grading systems and can convert grades.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"block-card\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"block-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-course-selection\">Course Selection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>AIFS Abroad Program Advisors are available to assist you in the process. The following procedure is recommended:<br><br>Read course descriptions for the selected program and select courses. Obtain approval from your academic or study abroad advisor for the preliminary courses selected. Final approval of credit transfer for completed courses is at the discretion of the Registrar or appropriate official at the home institution. Students must ascertain that courses taken meet their individual academic program requirements. Recommended credits in this catalog are based on 15 classroom hours per semester credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-14\" class=\"acf-block block-testimonial-slider bg-neutral-92\">\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-testimonial-slider__slider bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"block-testimonial-slider__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-testimonial-slider__slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"block-testimonial-slider__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I would absolutely recommend this program. The trip has been such a positive experience. Wonderful program!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"block-testimonial-slider__slide-footer-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-testimonial-slider__slide-footer-name\">Hilary<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"block-testimonial-slider__slide-footer-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChatham College\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"block-testimonial-slider__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-testimonial-slider__slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"block-testimonial-slider__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AIFS has a lot to offer. The more I talked to American students from other programs, the more I realized that AIFS was clearly the best choice<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"block-testimonial-slider__slide-footer-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-testimonial-slider__slide-footer-name\">Alison<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"block-testimonial-slider__slide-footer-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCentral Connecticut State University\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"block-testimonial-slider__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-testimonial-slider__slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"block-testimonial-slider__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This program opened my eyes to a culture and society I knew very little about. I made great friends and had a fabulous time during the process. 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