The Programme of Study in Philosophy at the Faculty of Arts in Masaryk University (for foreign students)
Study of philosophy for foreign students is suggested as two-degree study with both the degree of Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and the degree of Master of Arts (M.A.). It is possible to study for these degrees separately - the graduates of B. A. studies do not need to continue in studies for the degree of M.A. and the graduates of B.A. studies in Philosophy from other universities can be accepted to the study for the degree of M.A. The study is managed in the Czech language, after the agreement with the readers and lecturers it is possible to read lectures and lead seminars in world languages.
Study programme:
B.A. studies:
It takes six terms (three years). After the first year the undergraduates are due to pass qualifying examination from the History of Ancient Philosophy and from the History of Ontological Theories. The study is finished by Bachelor Examination, the part of which is the defence of Bachelor Thesis. The undergraduates may pass the Bachelor Examination after acquiring of the prescribed number of credits.
Arrangement of credits:
Obligatory credits A: 60
Optional credits B: 16
Recommended credits C: 24
Together 100
Obligatory credits A:
| Subject | Teacher | WT | ST | Credits | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | Zouhar | 2 2 | -- | accr./ex- | -- | 4 |
| Logic | Materna | 2 1 | 2 1 | accr. | accr./ex. | 6 |
| History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy | Fiala | - 2 | - 2 | accr. | accr./ex. | 4 |
| Ontology I | ©majs, Krob | - - | 2 2 | - | accr./ex. | 4 |
| Ontology II | ©majs, Krob | 2 2 | - - | accr./ex. | -- | 4 |
| History of Philosophy in Modern Times and German Idealism | Holzbachová, Hroch, Zouhar | - 2 | - 2 | accr. accr. | -- | 4 |
| Epistemology | ©majs, Krob | - - | 2 2 | accr. | -- | 4 |
| Social Philosophy and Philosophy of History | Zouhar, Holzbachová | 2 2 | - 2 | accr. accr. | -- | 6 |
| Reading of Philosophical Texts | Hroch, Krob | - 2 | - 2 | accr. accr. | -- | 4 |
| History of Contemporary Philosophy | Horák | 1 1 | 1 1 | accr. accr./ex. | -- | 4 |
| Seminar in Czech Philosophy | Zouhar | - 1 | - 1 | accr. accr. | -- | 2 |
| Computer Science | Krob | - 1 | - - | accr. | -- | 1 |
| Greek and Latin terminology | Fiala | - 1 | - - | accr. | -- | 1 |
| Introduction to Sociology | Keller | 2 - | - - | ex. | -- | 2 |
| Introduction to Psychology | Koplíková | -- | 2 - | - ex. | -- | 2 |
| History of Ethical Theories | Hlavoň | - - | 2 - | - col. | -- | 2 |
| Introduction to Philosophy of Language | Hroch | 2 - | - - | col. | -- | 2 |
| Nature and Culture | ©majs | 2 - | 2 - | col. ex. | -- | 4 |
Credits B:
Winter term
| Plato | Cetl | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
| History of Philosophy (selected chapters) | Fiala | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
| The Problem of Man in Modern Thought | Cetl | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
| Platonic Idea | Fiala | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
| Russian Thought in 19th Century | Zouhar | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
Summer Term
| Aristotel s Critique of Plato | Fiala, Petrľelka | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
| Introduction to Theoretical Semantics | Materna | - | 2 | acc. | -- | 2 |
| Kant and German Idealism | Hlavoň | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
| The Reading of Ockham | Fiala | - | 2 | acc. | -- | 2 |
| Czech Political Thought | Zouhar | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
Credits C:
Lectures and seminars in other branches of the Faculty of Arts -
there are preferred history, aesthetics, political science, sociology, history of literature etc.
The subjects of Bachelor Examination:
History of Philosophy Epistemology
Social Philosophy and Philosophy of History
M. A. studies:
It takes four terms (two years) and is finished by State Final Examination, the part of which is the defence of Diploma Thesis. The students may pass the State Final Examination after acquiring the prescribed number of credits.
Arrangement of credits:
Credits A: 28
Credits B: 12
Credits C: 4
Together: 44
Obligatory subjects:
| History of Czech Philosophy | Zouhar | 1 1 | 1 1 | acc. acc./ex. | -- | 4 |
| Contemporary German Philosophy | Horyna | 2 - | 2 - | col. ex. | -- | 4 |
| Contemporary French Philosophy | Horák | 2 - | 2 - | col. ex. | -- | 4 |
| Post-Analytic Philosophy and Hermeneutics | Hroch | 2 - | 2 - | col. ex. | -- | 4 |
| Ethics | Hlavoň, Brázda | 2 2 | - - | acc./ex. | -- | 4 |
| Aesthetics | Cetl | - - | 2 2 | - acc./ex. | -- | 4 |
| Diploma Seminar | - 2 | - 2 | acc. acc. | -- | 4 |
Optional subjects:
Winter term:
| Philosophical Problems of Cosmology | Krob | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
| Changes of Modernism I | Brázda | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
| Seminar in History of Czech Philosophy | Zouhar | - | 2 | acc. | -- | 2 |
| PC - data and publications | Krob | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
| Special Seminar of Translation | Horyna | - | 2 | acc. | -- | 2 |
| Contemporary Ethics | Brázda | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
| The Reading of Popper | Holzbachová | - | 2 | acc. | -- | 2 |
| Logical Analysis of Ordinary Language | Materna | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
| Seminar in Systematic Philosophy | ©majs, Krob | - | 2 | acc. | -- | 2 |
Summer term:
| The Changes of Modernism II | Brázda | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
| Philosophy of Religion | Gabriel | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
| Special Seminar of Translation | Horyna | - | 2 | acc. | -- | 2 |
| Comparative Ethics | Brázda | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
| Theory of Concept | Materna | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
| Seminar in Systematic Philosophy | ©majs, Krob | - | 2 | col. | -- | 2 |
| Philosophy of Science | Holzbachová | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
| Seminar in History of Czech Philosophy | Zouhar | - | 2 | acc. | -- | 2 |
| Philosophy of technology | ©majs | 2 | - | col. | -- | 2 |
Credits C:
Lectures and seminars in other branches of Faculty of Arts - there are preferred the courses, oriented to Czech studies.
The subjects of the State Final Examination:
Obligatory subjects: Philosophy in 20 th Century
Ontology and Epistemology
Optional subjects (the student ought to choose one subject in the History of Philosophy and one subject in the Systematic Philosophy).