Curriculum
Starting Spring 2013, CHP has prepared a new curricular component designed namely for future students of medicine, students of sociology, political science, and history.
The semester program lasts for sixteen and half weeks including a short orientation and a week-long semester break. Full time students enroll in core course session courses and four semester courses, one of which is usually Czech. Only students with full-time status are accepted.
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Core course: Czech Culture and Civilization
The course traces essential events and periods of Czech history and culture. However, its goal and method are not descriptive. The emphasis is laid upon issues that underlie today’s way of...
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Let’s Talk Czech
An intensive conversational course of Czech language designed to develop, at a very basic level, proficiencies in comprehension and speaking, and to introduce students to everyday culture of Czech...
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CEE Economies and EU Enlargement
In 2004 Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia became part of the enlarged EU. Bulgaria and Romania joined EU in 2007. This had an economic impact on...
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Crossroads of European Art
The course gives a comprehensive overview of European art history from Ancient Greek and Roman inspirations to the present times. Stress is placed on the way European art development is reflected...
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Czech History of the 20th Century: An Oral History Project
The main goal of this course is to familiarize students with development of the Czech society in the 20th century and to provide thus a necessary background for the oral history project stu...
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Dimensions of the European Union
The course explains the origins and current structure of the European Union (EU). It examines the role of politics in the functioning of the EU. The course describes effects of the ...
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Elementary Czech - Semester
The elementary Czech course is focused on the development of the four basic proficiency skills (speaking, writing, listening comprehension, and reading), with emphasis on speaking and listening...
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Emblematic Reductions: Icons of American and Czech Pop Culture
Familiar with Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and other Disney Company products? Have you, however, interpreted them in comparison to the Little Mole, the animated robber Rumcajs or Ferda the Ant? Know...
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Health Care Systems and Policies
The main goal of this course is to familiarize the student with current health policies and systems, their historical development and the main existing challenges. It is designed to promote a...
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History of Medicine
The course provides students with an overview of early modern and contemporary history of European medicine. Although the course provides students with a traditional chronological exposition on...
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Jews in East Central Europe: Life of a Minority
The course describes the life of the Jewish community in Europe since the formation of Jewish settlements around the 10th century until the present time. The historical aspect is enriched by...
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Modern Czech Film: History on Screen
The course provides an insight into the issues of modern Czechoslovak history and socio-cultural developments as documented by both major feature films and documentaries by leading Czech and...
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Readings from Central European Literature: Meeting Points, Diverging Lines
In this course, we will read Central European literature from the last days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the present time, when currently independent countries belong once again to a larger...
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Societies in the New EU Member Countries: From Communism to EU Membership
The course focuses on the complexity of social change East Central Europe in the period between the fall of Communism and the accession to the European Union. It emphasizes the mutual...
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