PANE’s main goal is to educate practice-oriented specialists with an impetus to contribute to prehistorical archaeology with their own research and specific skills that allow them to be competitive in the global job market for archaeologists. Already during their bachelor and master studies, the students are invited to take part in various activities involving a lot of team building exercise, and from the start, they are involved in the organization of events such as workshops, public lectures, and excursions where they learn how to cooperate and communicate. These and other skills are tested in compulsory field projects each year. We specifically expect our students to obtain practical experience in archaeology and actively support them in doing so. Beyond the necessary knowledge of prehistoric archaeology, the training of PANE at the Philosophical Faculty builds above-average language skills, familiarity with different academic/cultural backgrounds, work precision, resourcefulness and orientational skill in social situations that make their graduates especially fit to participate in challenging science undertakings with an expedition-character. The “PANE package” involves also courses in cultural anthropology and ethnoarchaeology that broaden the student’s view of the world and contribute to the balancing and open-minded attitude, free from bias, which is at the heart of all university achievement and singly shapes alumni.
Thus the students are well-prepared for practice in archaeological fields or in other culturally active organizations, such as museums, publishing houses, non-profit organizations, likewise for niche jobs in education, trade, media and diplomatic service. Through the practice-experience and general education acquired during the Bachelor degree studies is a particularly good starting point for a job hunt in the tourist industry as well as other branches that place a high value on joint solution-finding, adaptability, vigor, and authentic communication experience.

Admission Requirements

Eligibility Criteria

This fee-paying programme is open to graduates of secondary schools holding a Czech maturita (secondary-school leaving exam) or an officially recognized equivalent from another country.

You do not have to come to Brno personally to take the entrance exam. The result of the admission process depends on the quality of the documents that you provide. Those will be assessed by the admission committee and you will be notified about the results via e-mail.

Terms of Admission

1. Submission of an electronic application in the Masaryk University Information System.
2. Submission of two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a teacher.
3. Submission of a Statement of Purpose (500 words maximum) in English, explaining why the applicant wishes to study in this degree programme accredited in English and why the applicant wishes to study in this Department.
4. Demonstrate English-language skills at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Language by submitting one of the following certificates (not more than one year old at the time of the submission of the application):
   • IELTS Academic with a score 6.5 or higher
   • Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English with a mark of A or B Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
   • TOEFL iBT score of 79 or higher
   • Applicants who have graduated from a secondary school in an English-speaking country (e. g. the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean, Africa and Asia), having attended the said school for two or more years, need not submit test scores.
5. Submission of a transcript of secondary school studies (it is required that you hold a Czech maturita or an officially recognized secondary-school leaving exam from another country), which must include:
   • Dates you attended the institution
   • Titles of courses and examinations you completed
   • Grades (marks) you received, including on school-leaving exams (A-levels, etc.)
6. Admission to study Prehistoric Archaeology of the Near East will be offered to those applicants selected by the Department's Entrance Exam Committee, based on a complex evaluation of the applicant's language skills, recommendations and motivation.

Application

Create your application here.

Applications Filing Period

1 February - 30 April for the enrollment in the Fall semester

1 September - 31 October for the enrollment in the Spring semester

Documents set out above in the Terms of Admission are required to be provided in digital form and attached to the online application by April 30th, 2019 or October 31st, 2019. Please bring originals on the day of your enrolment.

Recognition of your prior degree or education in the Czech Republic

In case you want to enroll in a degree program at any university in the Czech Republic, and your prior education was in another country, you will need to have your prior degree/education formally recognized. Within the enrollment period (in September or February), you must submit the documents that prove it (results of the recognition procedure).

The procedure of prior degree recognition is called a Recognition of Foreign Higher Education and Qualifications, commonly known as nostrifikace in Czech, and you obtain an official certificate at the end, which enables you to enroll at any Czech university. The Czech Republic has signed a number of international agreements, so for some countries, there is a simplified procedure, or at least you do not need to submit legalized or apostilled copies.

If you want to enroll in a Bachelor degree, you will have to do the Recognition of Secondary School Education at a regional authority (full details) - read also this basic file: Recognition of the Secondary School Education - Southern Moravian Region

Please keep in mind that this procedure can take up to 2 months.

Contact

admission@phil.muni.cz

Tuition fees: € 1,650/academic year (degree progamme taught in English)

Programmes taught in Czech are completely tuition-free, but a serious working knowledge of Czech is required.

If you are interested in studying in Czech or would like to improve your command of the language, you might consider registering in a preliminary language course one year prior to your enrolment at Masaryk University.

The one-year-long preparatory course is designed specifically for students seeking enrolment into a university degree programme taught in Czech. This course will help you develop your Czech language skills and/or improve your existing knowledge of the language to enable you to pass the entrance exams and pursue the degree of your choice at Masaryk University. In addition to improving your level of Czech, this course will also provide you with a better understanding of Czech society and culture.