Education in Czech Republic

The Faculty of Philosophy of Charles University in Prague is the most important humanitarian institution in the Czech Republic and one of the oldest faculties, which was founded in 1348. This is the second largest faculty with more than 8,000 students and 700 teachers, including world figures such as translator Martin Hilsky, theologian Tomasz Halik and Egyptologist Miroslav Werner. In different years, teachers of the faculty were such scientists as: Jan Hus, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Edvard Benes, Jan Patočka, Ernst Mach and Albert Einstein.

The Faculty of Philosophy is the only faculty in Europe where all the languages spoken in the European Union are studied. In addition to the most widely used Germanic, Romance, and Slavic languages, one can study African, Albanian, Bengali, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Mongolian, Vietnamese, and Sanskrit. Graduates of these specialties are involved in diplomatic and oral translations.

The main fields of study include philology (Czech, English, German), history and philosophy. In addition, the faculty offers a wide range of disciplines from traditional philosophy, religion, logic and aesthetics to pedagogy, psychology, sociology, political science, andragogy, theater and cinema, as well as the progressive study of new media.

Thanks to numerous international exchange programs, many students spend part of their studies abroad.

• Psychology
• Political Studies
• Pedagogy
• Sociology
• Social Work
• Anglican Americanism
• Historical Sciences
• Information Research and Book Science
• Logics
• French Philology
• Interpretation and Translation
• Historical sciences
• Humanitarian sciences

Depending on the specialty, a test on the general prerequisites for learning, cultural studies, sociology and social studies is taken. In addition, applicants undergo a personal interview.

The faculty was founded in 1952 as a result of separating from the Faculty of Natural Sciences. In addition to physical and mathematical areas, the faculty is training IT specialists, currently half of the faculty students are studying in IT specialties. The faculty takes a leading position in the ratings of scientific and pedagogical activities. Graduates of the faculty are employed as managers in industry, commerce, computer technology, the banking sector, in consulting and audit firms, as well as in research and education.

• Applied Physics
• Physics Education
• General Physics
• General Informatics
• Bioinformatics
• Programming and Software Systems
• Software and Information Support
• Financial Mathematics
• Mathematical Methods of Information Security
• General Mathematics
• Mathematics Education
• General Computer Science
• Programming and Software Systems
• Software and Data Engineering

Depending on the specialty - tests in physics and mathematics, mathematics and computer science, etc.

The Faculty of Social Sciences is one of the newest faculties of the university, which trains professionals in the fields of sociology, economics, finance, political science, journalism and public relations. The aim of the faculty is to develop pedagogical and research and analytical activities.

At the moment, more than 4000 students are studying at the faculty.

The faculty is divided into 5 institutes, which have quite extensive autonomy and are further divided into departments.

• Journalism
• Czech-German Studies
• International Territorial Studies
• Political Science
• Political Science and International Relations
• Political Science and Public Policy
• Sociology and Social Anthropology
• Sociology and Social Policy
• Economics
• Economics and Finance
• Marketing and PR

Depending on the specialty, the SCIO OSP test and specialized subjects are taken.

The Faculty of Law of Charles University is one of the most prestigious faculties in the Czech Republic, each year the faculty receives about several thousand applications for training. The faculty is one of the largest law schools in Europe.

Education at the faculty under the program "Law and Jurisprudence" lasts 5 years, upon graduation the title of master is awarded. In the Czech Republic, legal education is not divided into undergraduate and graduate programs.

• Law and Jurisprudence

Two SCIO exams should be taken: OSP (General Prerequisites for Training) and ZSV (Fundamentals of Social Sciences).

The Faculty of Education was established in 1946 and offers training for teachers in primary and secondary schools, as well as training specialists in education, preschool teachers, managers in the field of education, psychology and special pedagogy.

The teacher’s specialty in the Czech Republic always consists of two disciplines, that is, they teach two subjects: for example, English and mathematics; chemistry and biology, etc.

Graduates of the faculty can find application to the acquired knowledge when working in the field of education in the public and private sectors, in the field of teaching disciplines of preschool and school courses.

• Psychology and Special Education
• Pedagogy
• Special Education
• Education

Depending on the specialty - tests in physics and mathematics, mathematics and computer science, etc.

The Faculty of Science was founded in 1920, having separated from the Faculty of Philosophy of Charles University. Currently, the faculty conducts extensive research in the field of geological, chemical and biological disciplines.

Today at the Faculty of Natural Sciences are opened 9 accredited undergraduate specialties and 8 master's specialties, at which are studied such subjects as biology, geography, geology, chemistry and environmental sciences.

There are more than 4000 students and about 800 teachers at the faculty. In the framework of active international cooperation the faculty offers students training at foreign universities.

• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Biology
• Demography
• Ecology and Environmental Protection
• Geography
• Geology
• Chemistry
• Clinical and Toxicological Analysis
• Special Chemical-Biological Directions

Depending on the specialty, Czech language, chemistry, biology, physics.

The Faculty of Humanities is the youngest faculty of Charles University. It was founded in 2000 at the Institute of Fundamentals of Education.

The faculty trains specialists focused on practical and theoretical studies of human society.

• Humanities Research

Czech language, translation of a scientific text, questions on the text.

• General Medicine (6 years)
• Dentistry (6 years)
• Nursing
• Midwife
• Addictology
• Physiotherapy
• Dietology

Exams are taken in the form of written tests in chemistry, physics and biology.

Provides comprehensive medical training for students, especially focused on children's medicine.

• General medicine (6 years)
• Pediatrics
• Nursing
• Physiotherapy
• Medical Assistant

Tests in biology, physics and chemistry, as well as test for general prerequisites for the study of medicine, oral interview of the student with a commission.

A comprehensive and high-quality training in medical specialties is carried out, the training is conducted on the basis of existing Czech medical facilities - hospitals, institutions and centers. There is a public health-care department.

• General medicine (6 years)
• Dental Hygiene
• Physiotherapy

Test in biology, physics and chemistry, oral interview.