Overview

The starting point of the General Anthropology programme offered at Charles University is the (Anglo-Saxon) concept of integral, general anthropology as a discipline studying both the biological as well as sociocultural aspects of people's lives as complex organisms, gifted with language, thinking and culture (gifted with semiotic, symbolic representation).

Key facts

This starting point is then extended by some elements (German and French) of philosophical and historical anthropology. Thus conceived (general) anthropology takes into account both the diversity of human cultures as well as the general characteristics of humanity (both partial developmental processes as well as general characteristics of biological and cultural evolution of human). It is, in its own way, synthetic (interconnecting different, relatively autonomous approaches) and comparative, both analytically critical and reflexive.

Programme Structure

Research areas include:

Philosophical anthropology

Historical anthropology

Cultural and social anthropology

Psychological anthropology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-30 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Prague, Czech Republic

Disciplines

Anthropology

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

The oral entrance examination consists of a debate on the dissertation research project (max. 12 points); verification of the basic prerequisites for studying the field and basic orientation in the field (max. 6 points) and the English language proficiency test (max. 5 points). The interview questions verify the candidate's suitability for the dissertation project and focus mainly on the chosen topic of the research project. Both the quality of the research project and its inclusion in the research projects carried out by the faculty are assessed. Candidates can either apply with their own dissertation project or apply for topics that are listed in the student information system by some supervisors.

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Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

700 EUR / year

≈ 700 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

700 EUR / year

≈ 700 EUR / year

Living costs

Prague

Czech Republic

15441 - 26241 CZK / month

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