The Faculty of Social Sciences (FSV UK) is a part of one of the oldest and largest universities in the world which was founded in 1348 by Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV.
Charles University (CU) is one of the top 100 universities in Europe, currently number two among the EECA countries and it’s among the top 2 % of universities worldwide according to the QS World University Rankings 2022.
The Faculty of Social Sciences is one of the youngest faculties of Charles University, but it has been a regional centre of teaching and research since its establishment in 1990. It is a top scientific workplace with an international reach and often hosts leading international experts as lecturers and researchers. FSV UK offers some of the highest quality Bachelor, Master and PhD degree programmes in Central and Eastern Europe in all fields of social sciences.
Currently the Faculty has around 5 000 full-time students. Over 1000 of them are enrolled in one of our English-taught Degree Programs, fully accredited by the Czech Ministry of Education. These are:
Bachelor degree programs:
• Economics and Finance (BEF)
• History and Area Studies (HAS)
• Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE)
• Social Sciences (SOSCI)
Master degree programs:
• Erasmus Mundus European Environmental Economics and Policy (M3EP)
• Erasmus Mundus International Master in Security, Intelligence and Strategic Studies (IMSISS)
• Erasmus Mundus Journalism, Media and Globalisation (EMJ)
• European Politics and Society (EPS)
• Balkan, Eurasian and Central European Studies (BECES)
• Corporate Strategy and Finance in Europe (CSF)
• Economics and Finance (MEF)
• Finance and Data Analytics (MFDA)
• Geopolitical Studies (GPS)
• International Economic and Political Studies (IEPS)
• International Masters in Economy, State and Society (IMESS)
• International Relations (MAIN)
• International Security Studies (MISS)
• Master in Area Studies (MAS)
• Media and Area Studies (MARS)
• Migration Studies and New Societies (MSNS)
• Public and Social Policy Studies (PASP)
• Society, Communication and Media (SCM)
• Sociology of Contemporary Societies (SCS)
PhD programs:
• Area Studies
• Digital Social Science
• Economics and Econometrics
• Economics and Finance
• International Relations
• Media and Communication Studies
• Modern History
• Political Science
• Public and Social Policy
• Sociology
FSV UK has one of the highest international mobility participation rates of all the faculties at Charles University. Each year, we welcome more than 500 exchange students from all over the world.
For academic year 2025/2026, the early-bird application deadline is February 28, 2025 and regular application deadline is April 30, 2025. We recommend that the visa-seeking students apply by the early-bird deadline.
