International Economic and Political Studies (IEPS) is a postgraduate degree, taught exclusively in English, modeled on the Oxford-style PPE interdisciplinary degrees combining the study of economics (including finance), politics (including international relations), and philosophy (including ethics and argumentation skills). The growing popularity of the PPE-family degrees is due to the spectacular success of its graduates in the corporate sector, politics, state administration, journalism, NGOs, and other high-end areas of the labor market across the world. With such leadership positions in mind, IEPS aims at developing practical skills underpinned by the sound theory that is necessary for the analysis of complex problems, creative problem-solving, and management of diverse international groups of people, which in turn presupposes convincing argumentation, persuasion, and communication skills, combined with ethical corporate social responsibility for the globalizing world, which we all share.

Geopolitical Studies (GPS) is a unique, multidisciplinary, two-year English-language program, offering the students a chance to learn from the best academics and experts. The program is primarily based on a geopolitical analysis but also includes aspects of international relations theory and international law. The Geopolitical Studies program studies how the interactions among world politics and geography have unfolded in the most relevant geopolitical settings. The program gives the students an opportunity to gain a profound knowledge of geopolitics and geostrategy, two disciplines that are becoming ever more important. The mandatory courses will provide the necessary theoretical background, while the electives will enable the students to choose their thematic and/or regional specialization according to their preference.

The MAS interdisciplinary program offers expert knowledge and analytical-synthetic skills focused on modern history and current developments of Europe, Eurasia, and North America. The program provides the students with tools for social science analysis and allows them to build their own thematic (Transition and Integration Studies; Globalising US Studies; Israel and the Middle East) and territorial profile according to their individual needs and future career plans.

Balkan, Eurasian, and Central European Studies (BECES) is a two-year English-language Master's degree program, which focuses on modern history, politics, and diplomacy, as well as fundamental social, cultural, and economic problems. It addresses the English-speaking audience with a deep and versatile exploration of “the East”, understood as a territory composed of Central Europe, the Balkan Peninsula, and the Post- Soviet area, including the Caucasus and Central Asia. It also offers students the chance to learn or improve their knowledge of some of the Czech language. The program is deliberately structured to take advantage of the multidisciplinary nature of the Faculty, and students will be encouraged to make connections between different fields of study, learning to combine a global perspective with attention to detail and local interests. The core courses provide an overview of crucial segments of the area from an analytical and multidisciplinary perspective, while the elective classes allow students to create their own specialization. The aim of the program is to help students write a Master’s thesis of sufficient quality to merit publication. Through the university’s network of exchange programs, talented students may also be offered the opportunity to make a brief research visit to another country in the area.

The final objectives of Migration Studies and New Societies are to provide students with an in-depth understanding of social and political opportunities and challenges posed by global and intra-EU migration and to enable them to acquire competencies and analytical tools for interpreting complex political or socio-economic phenomena critically and for appraising their normative, social, political and anthropological implications.

In general level, the program focuses on analytical skills needed to identify and analyze cultural, political, and technological challenges to and opportunities for journalism across the globe. It combines theoretical, methodological, and practical perspectives.

The MA Program in Sociology of Contemporary Societies is a two-year English-language Master’s program designed for students interested in gaining in-depth knowledge of the state of the present-day field of sociology and social anthropology, including their theory and research methods. It features a strong core of sociology and social anthropological courses in three specializations: 1. Civil Society and Politics; 2. Anthropology of Space and Mobility; 3. Identities, Health, and Bodies. The Civil Society and Politics specialization provide students with a deep understanding of how contemporary complex societies work. Students acquire theoretical and practical skills in political sociology, anthropology of nationalism, and the non-profit sector. They will learn to analyze various aspects of public life systematically. The Anthropology of Space and Mobility specialization brings in-depth knowledge of the globalized world, its dynamics, migratory movements, social mobility, and enables these phenomena to be deeply understood, and applied in the field of urban planning, migratory politics, and analyzing global developments. The Identities, Health, and Bodies specialization develop the profound knowledge and practical skills required to conduct sociological and social anthropological research in the field of medical anthropology, health sociology, lifestyle studies, sociology of sport, and gender studies. In all specializations, students can choose either to focus on quantitative or qualitative research methodology. All specializations provide prerequisites for their graduates to be employed in the education sector, state and public administration, the non-profit sector, and corporate organizations. In addition to preparing for an out-of-academic deployment, this study creates the preconditions for an academic career and postgraduate studies.

Master in Finance and Data Analytics (MFDA) is a two-year English-language Master's degree program that is designed to pair the key areas of finance and data analytics. The program takes a data-driven approach to the analysis of financial markets and organizational information covering key theoretical principles of finance, financial modeling, and financial markets to prepare students for a dynamic career in finance, banking, and a range of other sectors. Focusing on modern statistical analysis, data modeling, programming, big data, and machine learning techniques, the program equips the student with a thorough understanding and advanced skills in theoretical and applied finance with an emphasis on computational aspects of the problems. Program's graduates will gain quantitative, statistical, and technical skills crucial for modern finance and will have the expertise to independently define and creatively solve a broad variety of theoretical as well as practical problems. Emphasis is put on advanced econometrics, statistical methods, and data analysis and applicants must have a solid background in Mathematics as well as good command of English. Courses are taught both by faculty members of the Institute of Economic Studies (IES) and external professionals from international institutions, central banks, and the financial industry. Students are exposed to detailed and advanced knowledge of both financial theory and applied financial methods, with a focus on computational aspects of the methods. In particular, courses include Big Data analysis, modern approaches to asset pricing using statistical learning, understanding of financial instruments, advanced econometrics, behavioral finance, and time series analysis.

The MA in Media and Area Studies (MARS) is based on a constructive dialogue between Media Studies and Area Studies and between the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism and the Institute of International Studies. This groundedness in Prague, Czechia, Central Eastern Europe, and the European Union enables two particular spatial focal points, which provide the backbone of the MARS program, namely Central and Eastern Europe and the European Union. This backbone is combined with and strengthened by two main components: A theoretical component, which consists out of a combination of post-colonial theory, media sociology, memory studies, and political geography. Moreover, also a methodological component provides the required support. These two focal points and the theoretical and methodological components structure the MARS program. At the same time, the program aims to avoid an exclusive focus on Central Eastern Europe and offers (mostly but not exclusively through the electives) knowledge about other European regions, or about Europe as a whole. A second extension relates to more transnational and transcultural approaches, moving away from the logics of nation-state homogeneity, with emphasis on internal conflict and exclusion.

CERGE-EI (Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute) is a joint workplace of Charles University and the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

International Master in Security, Intelligence and Strategic Studies (IMSISS) is a 24 month Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) developed by a consortium of four European universities – University of Glasgow (the UK, leader), Dublin City University (Ireland, degree awarding partner), Charles University (degree-awarding partner) and OTH Regensburg (Germany). It is a unique interdisciplinary program offering students cutting-edge training in several relevant security areas. On the part of Charles University, the program is administered by the Department of Security Studies of the Institute of Political Studies at our Faculty.

Master in Society, Communication and Media (SCM) is a two-year graduate program, which provides students with the knowledge and analytical skills in the fields of media studies and sociology. The program helps students to understand and analyze the role of mass media and social media in contemporary societies. Graduates will become familiar with the knowledge of classic and up-to-date theories of mass society, mass media, and social media, which are essential for future experts in the field. Moreover, graduates will gain an in-depth knowledge of the methodologies and applications in the study of media and society. In addition to providing students with a robust background in theoretical knowledge and methodology, the program emphasizes the development of students' critical thinking and practical skills in the field of empirical social research. Thanks to the broad scope of competencies acquired and deepened during their studies, graduates become highly valued experts in many professions in the fields of the media industry, public relations, applied social research, public administration, local and global governance, NGOs, think-tanks, political parties, and academia.

Tropical Farming Systems (TFS) is a two-years Master's study programme taught in English. The programme is oriented on modern farming systems in tropical regions of developing countries. The TFS study program covers the issue of crop production with emphasis on the long-term sustainability of farming systems and surrounding natural ecosystems. Furthermore, the program focuses on sustainable production, management and protection of domestic animals.

Are you interested in growing your knowledge and advancing your professional career in sustainable food and agriculture systems? Are you looking for flexibility in your education that allows you to pursue a professional career from the comfort of your home? Then our online Master’s Degree Programme on Tropical Agroecology is for you!

The Landscape Planning programme aims to sufficiently prepare graduates to be competitive in the international job market. The field of study is therefore strongly oriented toward the acquisition of practical skills, wherein the professional staff of the faculty, including foreign scientific researchers, will share their current knowledge in the field of landscape planning, landscape ecology and landscape architecture with you.