Department of American Studies

Institute of International Studies - Prague Area Studies

The Institute of International studies is an organizational part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University in Prague. The Institute offers bachelor‘s, master‘s and doctoral degree programmes in modern history and area studies. It concentrates its activities on four primary regions: the countries of the former Soviet Union and East-Central Europe, the German-speaking countries of Central Europe, Western Europe and North America. Each of the region is covered by one department of the Institute, which runs an English language Master's Degree programme. The four English language Master's Degree programmes offered by the Institute of International Studies are coordinated under the label "Prague Area Studies" (PRAREAS).

Department of American Studies

The Department runs the Transatlantic Studies (TS) Master's Degree programme. The Department of American Studies is home to leading specialists on North American history, culture, and politics. In particular, the Department seeks to provide students with knowledge of relations between North America and other regions of the world. At present, our faculty members focus mainly on the United States, but also on Canada and Mexico. The main aim of the Department is to analyze North American affairs from the perspectives of history, politics, and culture. (more)