Branch programme/details

The aim of Historical Sociological research is the study of issues of long-term social processes and trends that have a significant impact on contemporary societies and phenomena. The MA program in Historical Sociology cultivates research activities and the education of experts with an emphasis on the specialization of these processes. Above all, historical sociology deals with problems of modernization and social change, globalization trends and influences, integration, and disintegration processes, the relationship of continuity and discontinuity, religious and cultural pluralism, linking the global to the local, the identification of the chances and risks of social development, the analysis of conflict situations and the possibility of overcoming them. The need for understanding all of these issues invokes the need for the development of adequate theoretical and methodological approaches and the specific training of university students, which is possible through the study of Historical Sociology.

The study program is realized without specialization.
The language of instruction is English.

1. By March 10, 2024, the applicant must submit a motivation letter (500-700 words), proof of English competency at B2 level or higher, a structured CV, and an academic paper in English. The paper should be at least 15 pages long and adhere to academic writing standards. The paper can be the applicant's defended bachelor’s thesis or its summary, an article published in an academic journal, or any new essay the applicant chooses to represent them and their academic knowledge. The list of relevant academic topics includes but is not limited to:
A. Theoretical conceptions of Historical Sociology and its main representatives;
B. Problems of social change and long-term developmental processes in various areas of social life;
C. Modernization, globalization, and their role in contemporary society;
D. Changes in everyday life, religion, and culture;
E. Nations and nationalism then and today.
The required documents should demonstrate the applicant’s abilities, knowledge, and skills for studies in the program at a graduate level.
The Dean of the Faculty of Humanities determines whether the submitted documents meet the specified requirements.

2. The second admission requirement is submitting proof of previous education, i.e. a copy of the applicant’s Bachelor’s or Master’s diploma. The deadline for admitted applicants to submit the required documents is September 30, 2024.
Those applicants who graduated outside the Czech Republic must provide recognition of their foreign diploma. The applicant submits one of the following documents: a document obtained under sections 89 and 90 of the Higher Education Act proving general recognition of foreign higher education in the Czech Republic (general nostrification); or a foreign document concerning foreign higher education if it is deemed automatically equivalent in the Czech Republic by its international agreements without any further administrative procedures (a higher education diploma from Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, or Slovenia); or a foreign document concerning foreign higher education to be assessed by the Faculty (for a fee of 930 CZK). Applicants who will not have completed recognition of their foreign diploma by the end of September can complete the recognition process no later than October 22, 2024.
More information on submitting proof of previous education is available on the Faculty of Humanities website: https://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-912.html.

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.

Verification method:	other form
Confirmation date (of entrance exam) from:	01.11.2023	Until:	10.03.2024
Alternative date (of entrance exam):	11.03.2024	Until:	30.04.2024

Throughout their study of the Historical Sociology program, graduates will have covered theoretical, practical, and research-based topics. Regarding theory, graduates will have acquired historical-sociological knowledge from the social, cultural, religious, political, and economic spheres. Practical and research-based skills acquired throughout the study of this course include professional skills based on managing the basic approaches of quantitative and qualitative historical-sociological research methodology.
This combination of theoretical and practical fields qualifies graduates for employment in the academic sphere, i.e., at universities and research institutions, and in the non-academic sphere, i.e., in state administration, NGOs, agencies, consultancy firms, educational institutions, cultural organizations, and the media.