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.