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About the Department of History
The Department offers an intellectually challenging comparative and multi-disciplinary graduate and postgraduate academic training on all aspects of the history and culture since prehistoric times to the 21st century.
It provides an excellent academic gateway to the comparative history and culture of Central and Western Europe in general, and to a variety of specific issues and research topics in particular.
With a strong track record especially in Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Urban History, Cultural Anthropology and/or Modern Exile Studies, the Department prides itself with being an elite research and academic institution in the Czech republic and Central Europe.
Currently, the Department is the only institute of history in the Czech Republic running, together with seven leading European universities, a transnational English-language Master programme Euroculture, which is open to all applicants worldwide. This testifies to the Department recruitment policy which increasingly relies upon the international and cultural diversity of its student body.
Subjects and courses available to exchange students (Erasmus+, CEEPUS, etc.)
Incoming exchange students
Incoming students can choose any course from the list of courses available to exchange students, in accordance with the contract between both institutions:
Winter Semester 2025/26
Winter Semester
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | SEMESTER (W/S) | ECTS CREDITS | ECTS GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHI/XCLA | Travel in the Medieval World | W | 5 | Exam |
| KHI/OE | Reform and Heresy in Late Medieval Central Europe | W | 5 | Exam |
| KHI/VAP | Travel and Tourism in (Early) Modern Times | W | 5 | Exam |
| KHI/BYZ | The Byzantine Empire: Power and Faith | W | 5 | Exam |
| KHI/YHO | Historical Olomouc | W | 5 | Exam |
KHI/BMH | W
| 5
| Exam | |
| KHI/EWMH | Woman in Modern History | W, S | 5 | Exam |
| KHI/SCHM | Social and Cultural History of Modern Europe | W | 5 | Exam |
| KHI/IIEL | Introduction to International and European Law | W | 5 | Exam |
KHI/YMAG | Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe
| W, S
| 5
| Exam
|
KHI/SAS | Soviets and their Satellites: Cenral and Eastern Europe during the Cold War | W | 5 | Exam |
KHI/YHFB1 | History on Film, Film on History 1
| W
| 2 | Pre-Exam Credit
|
KHI/6HCAH
| Highlights of the Czech Archaeological Heritage
| W | 5
| Exam |
KHI/ERHP
KHI/RP KHI/AWPS | Europe and Religion in Historical Perspective (MA students of History only) Research Project (MA students only) Academic Writting and Presentation Skills (MA students only) | W
W W | 5
10 5 | Exam |
Summer Semestr 2026
Summer Semester
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | SEMESTER (W/S) | ECTS CREDITS | ECTS GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHI/HH | History of Holocaust (film course) | S | 5 | Exam |
KHI/YH | S | 5 | Exam | |
| KHI/EWMH | Woman in Modern History | W, S | 5 | Exam |
KHI/YMAG
| Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe
| W, S
| 5
| Exam
|
| KHI/IDE | The Global Shoemaking empire: The story of the Bata company | S | 5 | Exam |
KHI/YHFB2 | S | 2 | Pre-Exam Credit | |
KHI/4ACM | S | 5 | Colloquium | |
| KHI/XOPS | Orbis Pictus: Visual Culture of Early Modern Europe | S | 5 | Exam |
| KKF/RJ1 | Ancient Greek Language Beginner | S | 5 | Exam |
KHI/BYZ | S | 5 | Exam | |
| KHI/CEA | Global Cold War | S | 5 | Exam |
| KHI/XCLA | Travel in the Medieval World | S | 5 | Exam |
| KHI/KDRNA | The Jesuits: Culture, Education, and Missions in the Early Modern Period | S | 5 | Exam |
Current Timetable
The timetable for the upcoming term changes every semester and is finalized one month before the start of the semester:
Department Contacts
Department Chair: doc. Mgr. Radmila Prchal Pavlíčková radmila.prchal@upol.cz
Erasmus Plus Programme Co-ordinator: Mgr. Petra Hubená petra.hubena@upol.cz
CEEPUS Co-ordinator: prof. Mgr. Radmila Švaříčková Slabáková, Ph. D. radmila.svarickova@upol.cz