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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 2023/24
Winter Semester
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | SEMESTER (W/S) | ECTS CREDITS | ECTS GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHI/LVP1 | Lectures by visiting professors (Global History since 1500) | W | 5 | Exam |
| KHI/LVP2 | Lectures by visiting professors (National Identities in Europe) | W | 5 | Exam |
| KHI/IDE | The Global Shoemaking empire: The story of the Bata company | 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/EMAG KHI/YMAG | Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe
| W, S
| 5
| Exam
|
KHI/SAS | 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/QCR | Crusades | W | 5 | Exam |
KKF/RJ1
| Ancient Greek Language: Beginner level
| W
| 2
| Pre-Exam Credit |
KHI/ECF1
KHI/ECF2
KHI/RP | Core fields of European Culture I (MA students of History only) Europe and Religion (MA students of History only)
Research Project (MA students only) | W
W
W | 5
5
10 | Exam |
Summer Semestr 2024
Summer Semester
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | SEMESTER (W/S) | ECTS CREDITS | ECTS GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHI/HH | History of Holocaust | S | 5 | Exam |
| KHI/IW | Islam and the West (MA students only) | S | 5 | Exam |
KHI/YH | S | 5 | Exam | |
| KHI/EWMH | Woman in Modern History | W, S | 5 | Exam |
KHI/EMAG KHI/YMAG | Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe
| W, S
| 5
| Exam
|
| KHI/EHM | Economic history of the modern world | S | 5 | Exam |
KHI/YHFB2 | S | 2 | Pre-Exam Credit | |
KHI/4ACM | S | 5 | Colloquium | |
| KHI/XDRNF | Texts and Images in Early Modern Culture | W, S | 3 | Pre-Exam Credit |
| KKF/RJ2 | Greek Language Intermediate 2 | S | 5 | Exam |
| KKF/AM2 | Ancient Mythology 2 | S | 5 | Exam |
KHI/BYZ | S | 5 | Exam | |
| KHI/ERSII | Research seminar II (MA students of History only) | 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 - current timetable Winter Semester 2023/24.
Department Contacts
Department Chair: doc. PhDr. Michael Viktořík, Ph. D. michael.viktorik@upol.cz
Erasmus Plus Programme Co-ordinator: Mgr. Petra Hubená petra.hubena@upol.cz
CEEPUS Co-ordinator: doc. Mgr. Radmila Švaříčková Slabáková, Ph. D. radmila.svarickova@upol.cz