B.A. in Humanities, Society and Culture

Accredited by the Czech Ministry of Education, the focus of this Bachelor’s program is on the transformations of modern democratic societies examined and interpreted through the humanistic fields of philosophy, religion, history, cultural anthropology, gender studies, cultural studies, arts and literature.

This program provides, through the perspective of the humanities, an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of European, particularly Central European and Czech society and culture, within an integrating Europe in the age of globalization. Courses in history, psychology, politics, law, economic thought, and sociology provide a general foundation for the understanding of humanities and culture today. Students will be prepared to adapt, communicate, work and succeed in a multinational and multicultural society. The program pays special attention to the idea of peaceful coexistence and encourages positive and tolerant approaches, considering this aspect to be an important component of the interdisciplinary profile of our students.

This program presents a unique opportunity to students who are looking for an education that would qualify them for jobs in cultural, educational, humanitarian and communications-oriented international and national institutions, in governmental agencies and NGO’s and media, in various programs of cultural diplomacy, cultural management, cultural reporting and many others. AAU students already have internships or permanent positions in places like UNICEF, UNHCR, the Institute of International Relations, Radio Free Europe, the New Presence, Prague Post, Radio Prague, Gender Studies, Parliament of the Czech Republic, cultural reporting for Czech media, Czech diplomatic missions abroad and foreign diplomatic missions in Prague, Prague Castle Administration and many others.

It is expected that Humanities, Society and Culture graduates will be more successful in the globalizing world, where cultural factors rooted in specific historical, philosophical and religious contexts are increasingly competing, coexisting, merging and mutually influencing each other.

Find selected student theses and faculty publications at the “East of the West” publication website for School of Humanities & Social sciences.