Faculty of Humanities, Charles University

University faculty

Faculty of Humanities
Charles University

Fakulta humanitních studií Univerzity Karlovy

Libeň building in Prague

Latin: Facultas Humanitatum, Universitas Carolina Pragensis

Former names

| Institute for Liberal Education (Czech: Institut základů vzdělanosti)
Type| Public
Established| 2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Affiliation| Charles University
Dean| Marie Pětová

Academic staff

| c. 250
Students| 3249[1]
Undergraduates| 2033[1]
Postgraduates| 840[1]

Doctoral students

| 279[1]

Other students

| 97[1]
Location|

Prague

Czech Republic

50°03′15″N 14°22′07″E﻿ / ﻿50.054296°N 14.368604°E﻿ / 50.054296; 14.368604
Campus| Libeň
Language| Czech, English, German, French
Website| https://fhs.cuni.cz/

The Faculty of Humanities, Charles University (Czech: Fakulta humanitních studií Univerzity Karlovy) is a faculty of Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Located in Libeň, Prague 8, the faculty has about 220 internal employers[2] and 3250 students.[1]

It is a member of the European Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences.[3]

## History

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The Faculty of Humanities is the youngest faculty of Charles University. Founded as the Institute for Liberal Education (Czech: Institut základů vzdělanosti) in 1994, the faculty gained full academic autonomy in 2000.

The first dean of the faculty was the former Minister of Education Jan Sokol. Sokol ran for President of the Czech Republic in the 2003 election but lost to Václav Klaus.[4] He was replaced in 2007 by Ladislav Benyovszky. The current acting dean is Marie Pětová.[5]

In 2013, Czech President Miloš Zeman refused to approve the professorship of anthropologist Martin C. Putna at the faculty for Putna's involvement in Prague Gay Pride in 2011.[6][7] After numerous protests from academic and broader circles, Zeman capitulated. Putna was appointed by the Minister of Education Petr Fiala in June 2013.[8]

## Academics

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The faculty's main research and academic focus is the humanities and social and cultural anthropology, including ethnomusicology,[9][10][11][12] continental philosophy,[13][14][15] gender studies,[16] contemporary history, intellectual history and oral history.[17][18]

### BA

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For undergraduates, the faculty offers a BA program in Liberal Arts and Humanities (Studium humanitní vzdělanosti). This program corresponds to the concept of liberal education. The student must achieve 60 ECTS credits in each year; they can freely choose lectures, seminars, etc. from the offer of the FHS and other faculties of Charles University. In addition, during the course of study, each student must pass three comprehensive exams in philosophy, history, and social sciences (anthropology, sociology, psychology, and economics), translate a professional text from the chosen foreign language (English, German, or French) and defend a bachelor's thesis.[19]

### MA

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For master's students, the faculty offers MA programs in Anthropology, Deutsche und Französische Philosophie (taught in German),[15] History of Modern European Culture, Semiotics, Gender Studies, Historical Sociology, Master Erasmus Mundus EuroPhilosophie (taught in German and French, joint degree with Autonomous University of Barcelona, University of Coimbra, Université catholique de Louvain, Université Toulouse 2 – Jean Jaurès, University of Memphis, Universidade Fédérale de Sao Carlos, and Bergische Universität Wuppertal),[20][21] Oral History - Contemporary History, Social and Cultural Ecology, etc.[22]

### PhD

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For doctoral students, the faculty offers three- or four-year PhD programs in Applied Ethics, Historical Sociology, German and French Philosophy (taught in German and French), General Anthropology, Semiotics and Philosophy of Communication, Social Ecology, Europäische Kulturzeitgeschichte (taught in German), Civic Society Studies, etc.[23]

## Facilities

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Old building in Jinonice, Prague 5 New building in Libeň, Prague 8

The IZV was located in the building of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Legerová street. At the same time as the faculty was founded in 2000, it moved to the new building of the Charles University in U Kříže 8, Jinonice, Prague 5, with two separate facilities, one in Hůrka district, Prague 13, and another at Máchova street 7, Prague 2. The faculty moved to a new building in Libeň, Prague 8 in 2020.[24][25] The new building won a national architecture award in 2021.[26]

Two research and educational institutions are operating within the Faculty of Humanities: the Research Center for Personality Development and Ethnicity, the Rehabilitation Institute for the Visually Impaired, and the Cabinet for Civic Democratic Education. Its three-floor library is located beneath the university building on Jan Palach Square by Staroměstská metro station.[27]

## Departments

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Departments of Faculty of Humanities, Charles University  In English  | In Czech

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Department of Philosophy | Katedra filosofie
Department of Historical Studies | Katedra historických věd
Department of Languages and Literature | Katedra jazyků a literatury
Department of Applied Social Sciences | Katedra aplikovaných sociálních věd
Department of Psychology and Life Sciences | Katedra psychologie a věd o životě
Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology | Katedra sociální a kulturní antropologie
Department of Sociology | Katedra sociologie
Department of Theory of Art and Artworks  | Katedra teorie umění a tvorby
Doctoral Studies Office  | Pracoviště doktorských studií

## Gallery

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## Notable people

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* Jan Sokol
* Ladislav Benyovszky
* Martin C. Putna
* Jaro Křivohlavý
* Petr Vopěnka
* Miloslav Petrusek
* Bedřich Moldan

## See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Faculty of Humanities, Charles University.

* Faculty of Arts, Charles University
* Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University
* Hussite Theological Faculty, Charles University
* Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University
* First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "Studenti" (in Czech). Faculty of Humanities, Charles University. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
2. ^ "Zaměstnanci" (in Czech). Faculty of Humanities, Charles University. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
3. ^ "ECOLAS Partners | ECOLAS". Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
4. ^ "Philosopher Jan Sokol dies – DER SPIEGEL". Retrieved 2021-02-17.
5. ^ "About the Faculty". Faculty of Humanities, Charles University. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
6. ^ "Důvod Zemanovy nechuti k Putnovi? Účast na pochodu gayů". lidovky.cz (in Czech). 19 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
7. ^ "Zemanovi vadí Putnova účast na Prague Pride. Chce to řešit s rektorem Univerzity Karlovy". iHNed.cz (in Czech). 19 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
8. ^ "Putna se dočkal profesorského dekretu, místo Zemana mu ho předal Fiala" (in Czech). iDNES. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
9. ^ Ghosh, Yasar Abu; Himl, Pavel; Stöckelová, Tereza; Storchová, Lucie (2014). "Multidisciplinarity as a necessity and challenge: the Department of General Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities, Charles University in Prague (FHS UK)". Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences. 7 (2): 86–89\. ISSN 1755-2273. JSTOR 24717990.86-89&rft.date=2014&rft_id=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24717990#id-name=JSTOR&rft.issn=1755-2273&rft.aulast=Ghosh&rft.aufirst=Yasar+Abu&rft.au=Himl,+Pavel&rft.au=Stöckelová,+Tereza&rft.au=Storchová,+Lucie&rft_id=http://www.jstor.org/stable/24717990&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Faculty+of+Humanities,+Charles+University" class="Z3988">
10. ^ "Fakulta humanitních studií UK zve na antropologickou konferenci - Novinky". novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 28 October 2022.
11. ^ Kovalcsik, Katalin. "The music of the Roma in Hungary." In Romani Music at the Turn of the Millennium. Proceedings of the Ethnomusicological Conference. Praha: Studio Production 'Saga'& Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, pp. 85-98. 2003.
12. ^ Otčenášek, Jaroslav. "Rumyana Greorgieva, Bulhaři v Čechách, imigrační proces a společenská integrace v současné době. FHS UK, Praha 2011, 177 s.-." Český lid: Etnologický časopis 100, no. 4 (2013): 500-501.
13. ^ "Erasmus Master Mundus". Faculty of Humanities, Charles University. Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
14. ^ "Master EuroPhilosophie – Master Erasmus Mundus EuroPhilosophie: Enjeux contemporains". Master EuroPhilosophie (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-08.
15. ^ a b "Deutsche und französische Philosophie". Faculty of Humanities, Charles University. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
16. ^ "Gender Studies". Faculty of Humanities, Charles University. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
17. ^ "Oral History and Contemporary History". Faculty of Humanities, Charles University. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
18. ^ Morávková, Naděžda. "VANĚK, Miroslav-HOUDA, Přemysl-MÜCKE, Pavel (eds.). Deset let na cestě. Orální historie na Sovinci 2002-2011. Praha: Fakulta humanitních studií. Univerzity Karlovy, 2011. ISBN 978-80-87398-12-8." (2012).
19. ^ "Bachelor's Program". Faculty of Humanities, Charles University. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
20. ^ "Root". Philosophies allemande et française, Faculty of Humanities, Charles University. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
21. ^ "Universités / Universitäten" (in French). Master EuroPhilosophie. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
22. ^ "Navazující magisterské studium" (in Czech). Faculty of Humanities, Charles University. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
23. ^ "Studijní programy". Doktorské studium na Fakultě humanitních studií UK (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-11-16.
24. ^ Zemenová, Anežka. "Fakulta humanitních studií UK sídlí v novém: Takhle vypadá jedna z nejmodernějších univerzitních budov Česka". Novinky. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
25. ^ "Místo tří adres je jediná budova. Univerzita Karlova otevřela nové sídlo Fakulty humanitních studií". ČT24 (in Czech). Czech Television. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
26. ^ "Národní cenu za architekturu vyhrálo sídlo Fakulty humanitních studií, oceněná byla i radnice Prahy 7". Czech Radio. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
27. ^ "New library completed at Charles University's humanities faculty". Czech Radio. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

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