Study Abroad in Prague: Courses

Faculty of Arts and Philosophy East and Central European Studies Program (ECES)

The ECES program at Charles University offers courses in English designed for international university students. Courses are taught by University faculty. Students have access to libraries, cafeterias and other facilities and activities of the University. The classrooms, offices, libraries and cafeterias are located in the historical center of Prague.

Grades: No AIFS Student is permitted to take a course without receiving a letter grade. Pass/Fail grade options are not available.

Transcripts are issued by Charles University.

Course descriptions

The University recommends students take one or two courses (3 or 6 credits). Instruction is in English. A minimum enrollment of 10 students is required for each course offered. The first course number is the American system. The second number is the ECES code. Classes are held five days per week for four weeks (totaling 20 class days). Each class meets for two academic hours (45 minutes per academic hour) per day. Instruction, excursions and written work total 45 academic hours for each course, equivalent to 3 semester credits per course.

Summer study abroad courses
Art History 301/ECES 8 (3)	Czech Art and Architecture
Czech 101/ECES 2 (3)	Czech Language for Everyday Use
Film Studies 305/ECES 3 (3)	Czech Film: One Hundred Years of Czech Cinema
History 308/ECES 4 (3)	Modern Czech History
Political Science 311/ECES 11 (3)	Contemporary Czech Politics