Study Programmes












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            Prospective students are always advised to visit the website of the respective faculty and

            of study programmes for more information about the chosen study programme, including their
            admission requirements, tuition fees, and application deadlines.


            CATALOGUE OF STUDY PROGRAMMES [ URL "https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/prijimacky/index.php?d

            FACULTY WEBSITES [ URL "UKEN-999.html "]


            FOUNDATION PROGRAMMES [ URL "UKEN-556.html "]


            BROCHURES FOR APPLICANTS [ URL "UKEN-191.html "]




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            * How it works
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            The system of study at Charles University has been designed to maximise our integration in

            international community of higher education institutions (HEIs) and to support student mob

            Our system creates flexible learning pathways between different degree programmes – not on

            provided by CU but also programmes run by other universities, including institutions abroa
            organised as follows:


            • Foundation programmes (from several months to 1 year)
            • UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL:
              • Direct entry programmes:*

                • Bachelor's programmes (typically 3 years)
                • Long-cycle Master's programmes (undivided; typically 5 or 6 years)
              • Follow-up Master's programmes (= post-bachelors; typically 2 years)

            • POSTGRADUATE LEVEL:
              • Doctoral programmes (typically 4 years)
            * To start a Direct entry programme, no Bachelor's degree is needed.


            Moreover, some of our study programmes are offered in different forms of studies:


            • Full-time form (regular everyday attendance according to schedule)
            • Combined form (min. of 80 hours of direct instruction per semester)
            • Distance form (mainly online; max. 80 hours of direct instruction per semester)





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            * Curriculum and credits
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            Every degree programme is based on a specific curriculum, which sets out its structure: th
            units), their sequence, content, form and hours of instruction, and the number of credits 
            course unit. There are three types of courses:


            • Compulsory = core course units that the student must complete to be eligible for sitting
              Examination.

            • Recommended optional = course units are chosen by the student from a predefined set of u
              to his/her specialisation and interests.
            • Optional = other course units offered by any of our faculties or even other higher educa

              institutions in the Czech Republic and abroad.

            List of course units [ URL "http://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/predmety/index.php"]


            Students accumulate credits in the course of their studies. Each course unit has been allo
            number of credits reflecting the workload necessary for its completion (in proportion to t

            needed to complete all the course units in the curriculum). The student acquires the stipu
            credits for the successful completion of a course unit, irrespective of the grade he/she h
            that unit.


            The optimum scenario is that the student progresses according to the curriculum, which pre
            credits for each stage of the study, i.e. per one academic year (or 30 credits per semeste

            governing study at the faculties usually stipulate the minimum credit requirement (i.e. lo
            the student must obtain to be able to progress to the next stage of the study. To be eligi
            the final State Examination, the student must complete all the courses prescribed by the c

            accumulate a total of 180 credits for Bachelor's programmes and 120 credits for Masters pr




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            * International Education

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            The quality of education at Charles University meets the highest European standards. All o
            programmes have been accredited in compliance with the requirements of the Bologna system 

            education, which is reflected in the structure of the programmes as well as in the integra
            European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
            Being a part of the international community of higher education institutions opens up a wi

            opportunities for student mobility [ URL "UKEN-49.html "] , such as the EU’s Erasmus progr
            others. Moreover, we also offer programmes accredited in collaboration with other universi
            [ URL "UKEN-1649.html "] Their graduates may receive one joint diploma, or they may receiv

            multiple diplomas from the institutions where they have completed the programmes.

            The University's code of study and examination [ URL "UKEN-726.html "] is further specifie

            Regulation.