Political Science

Program Description

POLITICAL SCIENCE

 

Please note that all the information is being revised and will be updated during the month of November 2024 (no later than early December 2024).

 

About the study programme

The Philosophical Faculty of the University of Hradec Králové offers a B.A. degree which may be pursued in full-time study. The B.A. programme is meant for students who have finished their high school education. The study is designed as an overview of political systems, political thinking, international relations, and European integration including modern history.

Basic information about the field of study

• Degree: Bachelor
• Form: Daily/full-time study
• Study programme: Political science
• Study duration: 3 years
• Language: English
• Intake: September 2025
• Application deadline: March 31, 2025
• Tuition fees: € 1500 per semester, i.e. € 3000 per academic year

 In case of good study results, a scholarship of € 500 per semester is available.
 
Study contents

• Political systems (which include the issue of elections and electoral systems, political parties, or analysis of the functioning of political systems in the countries of Western, Central and Eastern Europe)
• Political thinking
• International relations
• Problems of European integration
• Courses in modern Czech (resp. Czechoslovak) and European history or courses focusing on contemporary world affairs for a better understanding of these political science disciplines in the context and their connection with practice 

A complete study plan can be found here.
  
A strong emphasis is put on developing analytical and argumentative skills, especially through interactive seminars that complement the lectures. 

The graduates of the B.A. study programme of Political Science at FF UHK have theoretical and factual knowledge of political science and modern history, which they are able to apply in practice. Thanks to it they can profit from understanding not only the context of Czech, but also of European and world politics. An integral part of our graduates’ “equipment” is also the ability to work well with texts (both actively and passively) and the competence of public presentation, which the students acquire mainly through seminar activities or supported internships, and practices gained while working for potential employers.
 
How to apply? 
By filling in the application form with attachments. Obligatory attachments include:

• The certificate of achieving secondary education. As a part of the admission procedure, the applicant will be asked to provide certified copies of the high school diploma nostrification. More information about this process can be found here.
• An essay on why the applicant wishes to study Political Science (about 800 words).
• A confirmation of language skills to study in the English language (e.g. an internationally valid certificate). If the applicant completed secondary education in the English language, no confirmation is required.
• An oral interview to check the applicant's knowledge and interest in studying the given study programme. The interview can also be conducted online on the chosen platform (e.g., MS Teams, etc.). The admission committee arranges the date of the oral interview with the applicant well in advance. The interview takes place in the presence of at least two members of the admission committee.

 

Deadline for application:

• March 31, 2025 (start of studies in September 2025)
• The latest deadline for sending completed attachments missing from the application form is March 31, 2025. If the application has formal deficiencies or the mandatory attachments are missing, the applicant will be asked to correct and complete it by a deadline set individually for that case. If the applicant fails to complete the attachments by the deadline, he/she will not be admitted to the study. The Dean may grant an exception to the deadline in justified cases only.

 

The application with the required attachments must be sent electronically to the e-mail address  ff.internationaloffice@uhk.cz.

In case of any questions, please, contact us at the same e-mail address. 

Admission Requirements

To be admitted, applicants must meet the following minimum criteria: they must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the English language, motivation to study and readiness for social science studies.

 

The entrance examination is scored. A maximum of 50 points can be obtained from the essay assessment and a maximum of 50 points from the oral interview. An applicant who scores at least 35 points in the essay assessment is invited to an oral interview. An applicant passes the entrance examination if he/she obtains a minimum of 40% of 100 points in both parts of the examination.

 

If the applicant fails to submit the necessary documents of previous education no later than on the day of the admission examination, and, at the same time, the applicant fulfils the other necessary conditions for admission to the study programme in question, verification of the conditions for admission will take place only after the relevant document of previous education is submitted.
The latest date for receipt of proof of prior education is 17 October 2025.

 

More information about the Admission Procedure Rules and Conditions can be found in the Dean's Decree No. 19/2024.

 

Minimum Success Rate

40% in both parts of the examination

Maximum Success Rate

100 points

Accreditation

Valid until 02/27/2031

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