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Political Science

Bachelor's degree in full-time form. The language of instruction is Czech.

The programme can be studied as a single subject or in combination with another programme.

What will you learn?

The main goal of the study of political science is to understand politics and issues connected to execution of power. The study puts emphasis on comprehension of basic political science concepts, acquisition of basic knowledge related to political systems and party systems of both European and some non-European countries, political philosophy and doctrines, theory and practice of democracies and non-democracies, modern political history, Czech and Czechoslovak politics from 1848 to present, functioning of the EU, methodology of political science.

Relations of power, interests, hierarchies, and order under scrutiny“

During the study, students will acquire the ability to work with information – to evaluate information and to put information in contexts. They will learn to understand the world around them and to see related issues and problems from different perspective.

Practical training

Not required.

Further information

http://www.chcinapolitologii.cz

http://polit.fss.muni.cz/

http://www.chcinafss.cz

Career opportunities

Political science graduates can be employed in various professional fields, most importantly as political-analytical experts in both public and corporate institutions, as professionals in political service and consulting activities, political parties, and non-governmental organizations. The field of their possible employment is broadened by the possibility of study combinations with other fields of study. For example, graduates in the study combination political science-journalism can focus on processional activities in the field of political journalism in various types of media

Admission requirements

Data from the previous admission procedure (1 Nov 2024 – 28 Feb 2025)

No information available

Minimum score and numbers of accepted applicants in past years

Study options

Single-subject studies

Students have a pre-defined list of required courses, which are supplemented with selective and elective courses. The student pays full attention to the single field of study chosen.

Combined studies

In this type of studies, the students focus on the main degree programme (120 credits) supplemented with another, minor, programme (60 credits). The student enrols in the degree programme in which he/she majors. Both the programmes are stated in the university diploma. You will find possible combinations on the websites of individual degree programmes.​ An exception is programmes preparing students for teaching professions, where both fields of study are equal and the thesis may be written in any of them.

Recommended combinations
Other combinations

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Social Studies

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration

  • Political Science (major), full-time studies
    + Economic Policy (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration
  • Political Science (major), full-time studies
    + Economics (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration
  • Political Science (major), full-time studies
    + Public Economics and Administration (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Informatics

  • Political Science (major), full-time studies
    + Informatics (minor) – Faculty of Informatics

Political Science as a minor degree programme

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Social Studies
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration
  • Economic Policy (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
    + Political Science (minor)
  • Economics (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
    + Political Science (minor)
  • Public Economics and Administration (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
    + Political Science (minor)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Informatics
  • Informatics (major) – Faculty of Informatics, full-time studies
    + Political Science (minor)

Courses – curriculum examples

An example of your study plan:

Single-subject studies

Combined studies

Recommended combinations
Other combinations

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Social Studies

Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Human resource development and employment (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Social Anthropology (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Social Work (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts

Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Aesthetics (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Baltic Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + English Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + French Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + History (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Pedagogy (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Philosophy (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Polish Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Russian Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Social Education and Counselling (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + South Slavonic and Balkan Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Study of Religions (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Theatre Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Theory of interactive media (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Ukrainian Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Ancient History (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Archaeology (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Archival Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Art History (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Auxiliary Historical Sciences (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Catalan language and literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Chinese Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Classical archaeology (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Combined Art Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Computational Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Czech Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Dutch Language, Literature and Culture (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Ethnology (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + General Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + German language and literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Classical Greek language and literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Latin language and literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Information studies and librarianship (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Italian Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Japanese Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Modern Greek Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Museology (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Musicology (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Portuguese Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Spanish Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration

Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Economic Policy (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Economics (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Bold – required courses
Normal – selective courses

Detailed information about courses in the study plan Political Science
Detailed information about courses in the study plan Economics
Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Public Economics and Administration (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Informatics

Political Science (major), full-time studies
 + Informatics (minor) – Faculty of Informatics

Follow-up studies

Graduates of the bachelor study program can (after meeting the requirements of admission) continue in any follow-up master degree at the Faculty. They profile is most suitable for the master degree in political science.

Study information

Provided by Faculty of Social Studies
Type of studies Bachelor's
Mode full-time Yes
combined No
distance No
Study options single-subject studies Yes
single-subject studies with specialization No
major/minor studies Yes
Standard length of studies 3 years
Language of instruction Czech

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Mgr. Jakub Šedo, Ph.D.

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