Branch programme/details

International Economic and Political Studies (IEPS) is a postgraduate degree, taught exclusively in English, modelled on the Oxford-style PPE interdisciplinary degrees combining study of economics (including finance), politics (including international relations) and philosophy (including ethics and argumentation skills). The growing popularity of the PPE-family degrees is due to the spectacular success of its graduates in the corporate sector, politics, state administration, journalism, NGOs and other high-end areas of the labour market across the world. With such leadership positions in mind, IEPS aims at developing practical skills underpinned by sound theory that is necessary for analysis of complex problems, creative problem-solving and management of diverse international groups of people, which in turn presupposes convincing argumentation, persuasion and communication skills, combined with ethical corporate social responsibility for the globalizing world, which we all share.

Description of application, evaluation and admission criteria:

In addition to the application form, every applicant needs to provide the following documents:

a) Copy of a diploma to show completed Bachelor (or higher) studies or confirmation that ongoing Bachelor studies will be completed in the current academic year;

b) Transcript of records and academic results from previous studies;

c) Structured CV;

d) Motivation letter;

e) Document showing the level of English proficiency.

Ad a) Confirmation of studies may be substituted with a transcript of records, provided that these are from the same academic year as the application.

Ad d) The motivation letter should be in the form of an essay of at least 750 words - explaining why you are interested particularly in this multidisciplinary degree programme.

Ad e) Applicants should provide a certificate from one of the following standardized tests:

• IELTS Academic - the minimum required overall band score of 6.5, with band score 6.0 or above in all four components;

• TOEFL Internet-Based Test (iBT) & TOEFL iBT Home Edition - the minimum required overall score of 83, with a minimum scaled score in the four sections: reading 21, writing 22, listening 20, speaking 20;

• Cambridge ESOL FCE - minimum Cambridge English Scale Score of 180;

• Cambridge ESOL CAE and CPE receiving a certificate;

• Duolingo English Test (DET) - the minimum required overall score of 110, with the subscore of 95 or above in all four components.
  
  

A standardized English test is not required from applicants who:

• are native English speakers;

• have studied in English at the secondary school level for at least two years;

• have studied in English at the university level for at least one year;

• have been employed full-time for at least one year at a company where the language of communication was English at a position which required fluency in English.
  
  

When a score from an English-language test is not presented, the applicants should provide a certificate of their use of English during their prior studies or employment to support their claim. The certificate should contain contact information (an email address and a telephone number) to a person (a programme director, or an employee supervisor) who can confirm the scope of the use of the English language in the programme or employment.

All documents which are not originally in Czech, Slovak or English must be officially translated into English.

The admission committee will assess individual applicants with regard to their (i) academic background (quality of the institution, passed courses, achieved grades): 0-50 points, (ii) English proficiency: 0-25 points, (iii) other (personal motivation, extracurricular activities, etc.) : 0-25 points. The final ranking of applicants will be determined by a sum of awarded points ranging between 0-100). The point limit for accepting applicants is set by the Dean with respect to the number of applicants and the capacity of the programme.

Admission to Master's studies is conditioned by completed secondary education confirmed by a school-leaving certificate. Admission to Post-Bachelor studies (Master's programme) is likewise conditioned by completed education in any type of study programme.

A graduate of IEPS should be able to analyse, using his/her acquired knowledge and competencies, the dynamics of global changes in socio-political and economic relations in current economic, political and social development. Their theoretical basis should allow for independent research of economic and political issues in the international environment, including critical analysis and recommendation of policies for improvements in the given public or private sectors. Graduates will be prepared to work in banking and financial businesses, state administration, political parties, international institutions or in the private sector, for instance as managers or consultants in multinational corporations.