University department aiming to develop Area Studies as a new, interdisciplinary field; it is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University, Prague.

Teaching staff carry out research in modern history and Area Studies focussing on the following spheres:

  • political
  • cultural
  • social
  • economic.

IMS offers the following courses of study: a B.A. program in the field of International Area Studies, four M.A. programs, each specialising in one of the following territories, respectively: Germany and Austria, North America, Russia and Eastern Europe, and Western Europe. In addition, it offers a Ph.D. program in two fields: Modern History and International Area Studies.

Institute’s website currently does not feature any of the publications authored by theIMS faculty.

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