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First of all I think evaluating the university as a whole is not relevant, as we all study at different faculties and departments and very often the environment and approach changes from one to another very much. I can only try to evaluate my department, which is the Department of Sociology, Andragogy and Cultural Anthropology and even within it several differences are observable. As an anthropology student, I am very content with the approach of my department. Lecturers are real professionals with a lot of research and academic experiences so it is always wonderful to learn from them. Most of them is also trying to take a more open and egalitarian approach towards teaching which I find more effective and which in my opinion helps students find their intrinsic motivation and therefore brings up anthropologists with a clear sense of their own responsibility.
However there are several things at the department in general which I am rather critical about. There is a very clear hierarchy among the individual fields of study and the dominance of some can be harmful to others – speaking not only about the variety of classes offered but also about financing and other opportunities connected to the topic. My biggest concern (but I believe this is rather a systemic problem than the department’s itself) is about the focus on publications from the lecturers – they are generally more important than the level of pedagogical dedication and this creates a high pressure environment for the lecturers who want to teach science, not only do it.
Overall however, I am very happy at my department and would like to continue all the way to doctoral studies here.
The program offers openness of opinion. From metaphysical, and phenomenological concepts to pragmatic or empirical approaches. Courses complement each other. Next to the theory of argumentation and analyses of arguments you gradually go through the history of philosophy. Progressive and effective I find teaching argumentation maps. Department is small, so a personal approach is a matter of course.
The department does not offer a big choice of profiling courses. No possibility to study only the philosophy programme. Only in combination with any other one from the Faculty of Arts.
Student life is brilliant. Big variety of extracurricular lectures from all faculties. The philosophy club of the department is organising every second week philosophical evening in the pub. Where you can informally but still with academic discussion rules express your opinions, listen to other opinions or be part of the discussion.
An International approach is very welcome at the university. You have to understand the Czech language. Anyway expressions (speaking, thesis) can be in English. In department or even in a philosophical club.
A Bachelor of philosophy can be a teacher in primary or secondary school or continue in studying and aim to research. Education here can be good for career prospects mainly in soft skill as excellent writing, reading, argumentating .
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