Masaryk University

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Introduction

An overview of Masaryk University

Brief history

o founded in 1919

o Named after the first president of the Czechoslovakian Republic

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

o Humanities and research oriented with 9 faculties

Number of students

o Over 51,000 students

(second largest in the

Czech Republic)

9 faculties with more than 200 departments, institutes and clinics:● Law

● Medicine

● Science

● Arts

● Education

● Economics and Administration

● Informatics

● Social Studies

● Sports Studies

Masaryk University: Faculties

An overview of Masaryk University

Wide range of courses taught in other languages than Czech

(mainly English) at all faculties

Offer of full-degree at the master’s and doctoral levels fully

taught in English

o Master’s: 3 Social Sciences, 2 Economics and Finances, 2

Informatics, 1 Arts, 1 Education

o Doctoral: all fields as long as the student finds a supervisor!!

The structure of higher education system

The structure of Higher Education in the Czech Republic is

according to the Bologna process.

3 cycles as follows

1st cycle (bachelor) - 180-240 ECTS

2nd cycle (master’s) - 180-240 ECTS

3rd cycle (doctoral) – not specified in credits but in general

from 3 to 4 years

The credit recognition system

Masaryk University uses the ECTS system

ECTS - European Credit Transfer System

60 ECTS/academic year

Example:

2 ECTS ~ 1 hour credit in US system

Type of evaluation

A-B-C-D-E-F (Excellent-Very Good, Satisfactory, Sufficient, Failed)

P/F (Pass/Fail)

Z/- (Credit/non-credit)

Language assessment requirements

Depends on the faculty/department!

Language of teaching is either Czech or English

Exchange international students usually study in English

unless their field is not offered in English!

Full-degree students study in English only in the fields

offered in English

Usually students applying for full-degree must have a TOEFL

or IELTS

Thank you, Děkujemehttp://ois.muni.cz / emecw@czs.muni.cz