Study programmes
Anglophone Literatures and Cultures
Study program:
Anglophone Literatures and Cultures
SP code:
N0231A090066
Study form:
full-time
Study type:
Master's (post-Bachelor)
Standard duration of study in years:
2
Language of instruction:
English
Title:
Mgr.
Title:
No
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SP name in Czech:
Anglofonní literatury a kultury
SP name in Latin:
Litterae Anglicae, cultus, humanitas Britanniae atque Americae gentium
SP profile:
academically oriented
SP characteristics
The study programme Anglophone Literatures and Cultures builds on the rich tradition of the study of English at Charles University, together with the recent trends in international literary, critical and cultural theories. The programme is divided into the following specialisations: British and Commonwealth Literatures and Studies, American Literature and Studies, Irish Studies. It includes also a specialisation in Critical and Cultural Theory, which is focused on contemporary theoretical approaches and the relation of literature to film and new media. Students take a wide range of mandatory optional courses within their specialisation, complemented by a number of courses from other specialisations and other study programmes offered at Charles University. This provides them with a comparative perspective on Anglophone literatures and cultures on the one hand, and a desirable interdisciplinary perspective on their focal area on the other. The general objective is to provide an understanding of cultural and historical diversity and the dynamics of development of Anglophone cultures based on a solid theoretical and methodological grounding. Graduates of the programme will find employment as publisher’s editors, commentators with an Anglophone focus in the media, translators of literary and academic texts, diplomats, civil servants with expertise in the Anglophone world, and following the completion of a supplementary course in pedagogy, also as teachers in institutions of secondary and tertiary education.
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Graduate profile for the public:
British and Commonwealth Literatures and Studies: The graduate is highly proficient in standard and academic English, fulfilling requirements of the C2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. These skills are combined with detailed knowledge of British and Commonwealth literatures and studies, together with literary and cultural theory and histories of Anglophone literatures and cultures. The graduate can work as a specialized translator of literary and academic texts, an editor of complex literary and academic material, in national and international media, diplomacy, etc. He/she is qualified to enrol in PhD programmes in Anglophone literatures and cultures and related disciplines at leading international universities.
Critical and Cultural Theory: The graduate is highly proficient in standard and academic English, fulfilling requirements of the C2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. These skills are combined with detailed knowledge of contemporary critical and cultural theories, together with histories of Anglophone literatures and cultures. The graduate can work as a specialized translator of literary and academic texts, an editor of complex literary and academic material, in national and international media, diplomacy, etc. He/she is qualified to enrol in PhD programmes in Anglophone literatures and cultures and related disciplines at leading international universities.
Irish Studies: The graduate is highly proficient in standard and academic English, fulfilling requirements of the C2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. These skills are combined with detailed knowledge of Irish studies, together with literary and cultural theory and histories of Anglophone literatures and cultures. The graduate can work as a specialized translator of literary and academic texts, an editor of complex literary and academic material, in national and international media, diplomacy, etc. He/she is qualified to enrol in PhD programmes in Anglophone literatures and cultures and related disciplines at leading international universities.
American Literature and Studies: The graduate is highly proficient in standard and academic English, fulfilling requirements of the C2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. These skills are combined with detailed knowledge of American literature and studies, together with literary and cultural theory and histories of Anglophone literatures and cultures. The graduate can work as a specialized translator of literary and academic texts, an editor of complex literary and academic material, in national and international media, diplomacy, etc. He/she is qualified to enrol in PhD programmes in Anglophone literatures and cultures and related disciplines at leading international universities.
Critical and Cultural Theory: The graduate is highly proficient in standard and academic English, fulfilling requirements of the C2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. These skills are combined with detailed knowledge of contemporary critical and cultural theories, together with histories of Anglophone literatures and cultures. The graduate can work as a specialized translator of literary and academic texts, an editor of complex literary and academic material, in national and international media, diplomacy, etc. He/she is qualified to enrol in PhD programmes in Anglophone literatures and cultures and related disciplines at leading international universities.
Irish Studies: The graduate is highly proficient in standard and academic English, fulfilling requirements of the C2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. These skills are combined with detailed knowledge of Irish studies, together with literary and cultural theory and histories of Anglophone literatures and cultures. The graduate can work as a specialized translator of literary and academic texts, an editor of complex literary and academic material, in national and international media, diplomacy, etc. He/she is qualified to enrol in PhD programmes in Anglophone literatures and cultures and related disciplines at leading international universities.
American Literature and Studies: The graduate is highly proficient in standard and academic English, fulfilling requirements of the C2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. These skills are combined with detailed knowledge of American literature and studies, together with literary and cultural theory and histories of Anglophone literatures and cultures. The graduate can work as a specialized translator of literary and academic texts, an editor of complex literary and academic material, in national and international media, diplomacy, etc. He/she is qualified to enrol in PhD programmes in Anglophone literatures and cultures and related disciplines at leading international universities.
Related accreditations
| Faculty | Name of the study program | Language of instruction | Study form |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filozofická fakulta | Anglofonní literatury a kultury se specializací Irská studia | čeština | prezenční |
| Filozofická fakulta | Anglofonní literatury a kultury se specializací Americká literatura a studia | čeština | prezenční |
| Filozofická fakulta | Anglofonní literatury a kultury se specializací Britské literatury a studia o zemích Britského společenství | čeština | prezenční |
| Filozofická fakulta | Anglofonní literatury a kultury | čeština | prezenční |
| Filozofická fakulta | Anglofonní literatury a kultury se specializací Literární a kulturní teorie | čeština | prezenční |
Teaching provided by
Faculty:
- Faculty of Arts (FF) https://www.ff.cuni.cz
Cooperating institutions:
No
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Foreign university joint diploma type:
No
External department:
No
Classification
Area of education:
- Philology
SP structure
Specialisation:
Double-curriculum study:
Yes
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Specialisation name in Czech:
- Americká literatura a studia
- Britské literatury a studia o zemích Britského společenství
- Irská studia
- Literární a kulturní teorie
Specialisation name in Latin:
- Litterae ac studia Americana
- Litterarum et nationum consortionis Britannicae studia
- Studia Hibernica
- Litterarum, cultus, humanitatisque theoriae
Data for persons with disabilities
Contact person for persons with disability:
PhDr. David Čáp, Ph.D.
Web page for persons with disability:
Further information about the study of persons with disability:
Personal provision
Garant SP:
- prof. Mgr. Ondřej Pilný, Ph.D.
Study plans
No related study plans have been found
Plans according to accreditation:
full-time study form with language of instruction English: associated study plan (minor) with specialization Critical and Cultural Theory
full-time study form with language of instruction English: associated study plan (minor) with specialization British and Commonwealth Literatures and Studies
full-time study form with language of instruction English: full study plan with specialization American Literature and Studies
full-time study form with language of instruction English: main study plan (maior) with specialization Critical and Cultural Theory
full-time study form with language of instruction English: full study plan with specialization Critical and Cultural Theory
full-time study form with language of instruction English: main study plan (maior) with specialization British and Commonwealth Literatures and Studies
full-time study form with language of instruction English: associated study plan (minor) with specialization American Literature and Studies
full-time study form with language of instruction English: full study plan with specialization British and Commonwealth Literatures and Studies
full-time study form with language of instruction English: main study plan (maior) with specialization American Literature and Studies
full-time study form with language of instruction English: full study plan with specialization Irish Studies
full-time study form with language of instruction English: main study plan (maior) with specialization Irish Studies
full-time study form with language of instruction English: associated study plan (minor) with specialization Irish Studies
Instruction
Admission procedure requirements:
Study programme (branch) is open for applicants for the academic year
2026/2027:
- Faculty of Arts - Admission procedure requirements
Admission procedure requirements in the acaademic year
2025/2026:
- Faculty of Arts - Admission procedure requirements
Can be studied in combination
No combinations have been found
