Anglo-American University in Prague Humanities & Social Sciences
The School of Humanities & Social Sciences offers a modern and interdisciplinary education with flexibly structured programs that incorporate a range of subjects from politics, psychology, sociology to art, literature, and media studies.
- Humanities, Society, and Culture (Major)
- Private: Humanities, Society and Culture: Politics and Society
- Humanities, Society and Culture: Language, Communication and Culture
- Humanities, Society and Culture: Sociology, Psychology and Leadership
- Humanities, Society, and Culture: Psychology
- Private: Humanities, Society and Culture: Art and Society
About the School
The undergraduate programs incorporate a range of subjects from politics, psychology, sociology, art to literature, and media studies. The flexible structure as well as minor options allow students to tailor their degree to suit their unique ambitions.
The Master of Arts degree in Humanities applies a range of research and study methodologies from social theory and sciences, arts, literature, and philosophy. Freedom of electives allows students to specialize in or focus on topics relevant to their interests.
School Bodies
The School of Humanities & Social Sciences is divided into 3 departments as follows:
- Department of Social Sciences – Chair: Joshua Hayden, Ed.D
- Department of History and Philosophy – Chair: Gerald Power, Ph.D.
- Department of Art, Culture & Literature – Chair: Andrew Giarelli, Ph.D.
Meet the people
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Karen Grunow-Hårsta, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer karen.grunow@aauni.edu -
Gerald Power, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Chair of Department of History and Philosophy gerald.power@aauni.edu -
Joshua M. Hayden, Ed.D.
Department Chair of Social Sciences; Lecturer in Leadership Studies joshua.hayden@aauni.edu -
Andrew Giarelli, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer andrew.giarelli@aauni.edu
School news
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Find out more on Meet AAU’s New Student Literary and Art Magazine: MarginsMeet AAU’s New Student Literary and Art Magazine: Margins
This semester marked the launch of a new club at AAU, Margins Magazine, dedicated to showcasing AAU’s creativity, from sketches, to poetry, to ceramics, to short stories, and beyond, and publishing each semester. The executive team—Genevieve, Ander, Hadley, Herta and Laura—saw an outlet for artists missing and decided to forge one themselves. “So many people […]
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Find out more on AAU Visual Art Studies Students Present Interactive Final ExhibitionAAU Visual Art Studies Students Present Interactive Final Exhibition
Students from AAU’s Visual Art Studies (VAS) program transformed the Art Studio into an interactive exhibition space, inviting visitors not only to observe artwork, but actively participate in it. The Final Interactive Art Show, organized by the School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (SAHSS), showcased student projects exploring themes of nostalgia, healing, identity, and […]
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Find out more on New SAHSS Dean and Author Zuzana Říhová Reads from her Book Playing WolfNew SAHSS Dean and Author Zuzana Říhová Reads from her Book Playing Wolf
Zuzana Říhová—AAU’s new Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Dean and Associate Professor of Czech and Comparative Literature—read from her novel Playing Wolf (Catapult) as part of many literary nights held at AAU’s library to highlight special guests and AAU faculty, moderated by Seth Rogoff. This horror fiction centers around a couple in a failing marriage […]