THE MOST COMMON QUESTIONS THE APPLICANTS ASK

   1 – When was the university founded? How many faculties are there?

   The venerable Charles University was founded by the King Charles IV in 1348 and with its long history is one the oldest universities in the world. Faculty of Physical Education and  Sport is one of the seventeen faculties based on the university. 

2 – What makes the Czech Republic such a popular destination for international students?

The Czech Republic provides a huge range of cultural and educational opportunity. It abounds with castles, chateaus, churches, museums, theatres and many historical places of interest. Prague offers an unparalleled range of top colleges and universities providing an international education in the heart of Europe. They provide outstanding academic academic quality at all degree levels and excellent career preparation – all for a very reasonable tuition.

3 – What languages are lessons taught in?
All lessons the degree programmes offered to international students involve, are taught in the English language. Therefore, a good working knowledge of the English language is necessary for successful study at Charles University. This means not only the ability to read and write English, but also the ability to speak and understand it in a ninety-minute classroom lecture.

Physical education and sport closely linked with sport and exercise sciencies is one of the most rapidly advancing areas of life in general. As sport becomes more professionalised and commercionalised, the demand for scientific evidence to improve sport performance and physical fitness of the entire population has increased. Physical activity and exercise is considered vitally important for health, and, therefore, the fields of medicine, health promotion, education and industry take a deep interest in a quality exercise leadership and expertise in diverse areas such as anatomy, physiology, exercise physiology, biochemistry, sports biomechanics, or sports psychology and management.

In the Czech Republic most courses combine a range of teaching methods such as lectures, seminars, tutorials, laboratory sessions, field trips, clinical practice and work placements. The assessments are commonly based on a mixture of exams, either written or oral, course work and seminar papers.

6 – I was studying a field related to one of your degree programmes (the one I wish to study at your faculty). Can the subjects I completed before be recognized ?

Yes, if the subjects were included in a programme provided by an institution of a university status. You are requested to send us the syllabus with the course description, so that your previous study could be compared.

7 – I would like to be informed of the academic degree system in the Czech Republic. There are three kinds of degrees awarded in Charles University: Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. Bachelor and Master Degree is considered undergraduate degree by your definition - how different it is from the Master Degree in the United States, since in the USA Master degree is a graduated degree? Does one have to get Bachelor degree before applying for Master degree?

The content, difficulty and number of semesters required to complete a degree programme is exactly the same in the Czech Republic as it is in the U.S.A., Canada or other European countries. The only difference is the classification of the university studies into individual degrees, which is absolutely irrelevant in the international context, and, it will be unified very soon.

A degree of a Bachelor or Master are of the same value as anywhere else. In fact, Master degree is really considered undergraduate program in the Czech Republic, although it takes as many semesters as Bachelor degree followed by Master altogether. Some degree programs require finishing the Bachelor first and then an applicant may decide on proceeding to the Master, but in Physical Education and Sport, applicants are directly admitted to the Master program, which takes the minimum of 4 years. The graduates are given transcripts saying clearly how many semester correspond to the Bachelor degree (usually 5-6 semesters), and which semesters correspond to the higher academic degree (Master). The documents will be ellaborated in a manner, so that the graduates didn´t have any problems with the diploma recognition and comparison with other educational systems.