About us
Originally founded as the Institute for Liberal Education of Charles University in 1994, the Faculty of Humanities gained full academic autonomy in 2000. It is the youngest Faculty under the esteemed Charles University and as such it offers several unique study programs and opportunities. It was established to provide study programs at the Bachelor’s, Masters and Doctoral levels that were previously not available at the university. Under the leadership of Dean Professor Jan Sokol, Ph.D., former education minister and presidential candidate, the school developed several progressive programs that responded to important transitional needs.
Where to find us
Faculty of Humanities
Charles University
Pátkova 2137/5
182 00 Prague
Admission and entrance exams
Application deadlines:
- BA program Liberal Arts and Humanities: March 31, 2026
- MA Gender Studies: February 28, 2026
- PhD programs: April 30, 2026
Apply to study:
Our BA program, Liberal Arts and Humanities, has 2 admission requirements:
The entrance exam is a mandatory part of the admission process for the BA program.
The first condition of the admission process is the demonstration of general academic aptitudes in the GAP test organised between January 2026 and April 2026; the test can only be taken online. Candidates must register for the GAP test by themselves, directly via Scio’s website.
The Faculty of Humanities will provide one free voucher for the GAP test, to be held on April 25th (Saturday), 2026, to all applicants who have duly submitted the application form and paid the application fee. Such candidates will be sent detailed instructions on the procedure on how to collect the voucher for the April 26th test to the e-mail address provided in the application form. This voucher is non-transferable and can be used only once on the specified date. Participation in the GAP test on dates other than April 26th must be paid by the applicants themselves, as the faculty does not reimburse costs for the GAP test on dates different from the one specified.
More information regarding the evaluation criteria of the GAP test is available here.
Sample of the test and GAP tips and advice can be found here.
Our MA program have these admission requirements
- Submit a motivation letter, structured CV (curriculum vitae) and an academic paper in English before the application deadline.
- The academic paper should be between 4,500 and 5,000 words long and must adhere to the standards of academic writing; the bibliography does not count towards the overall word count. The academic text may be a defended Bachelor’s thesis or its summary, an article published in an academic journal, or any new essay in which the applicant decides to demonstrate their academic expertise; it must be written by the applicant only – co-authorship is not permitted. The required documents should demonstrate the applicants’ abilities, knowledge and skills for studies in the Gender Studies programme at the Master’s level. All of the abovementioned documents are a mandatory annex for assessment in the admission procedure." More info here.
- Submit a notarized copy of your Bachelor's diploma.
The application fee is 940 CZK for an online application. More information on application payments is available here.
More information on Admissions is available here.
- Online application: 940 CZK
News
Additional information
The foundation of its work is the Bachelor’s Programme in Liberal Arts and Humanities, offering students unprecedented individual choice in course selection in both theoretical and applied arts of philosophy, history, the social sciences, and languages. There are three chief areas of academic research at Faculty of Humanities which include philosophy, anthropology, and the applied social sciences. The Faculty combines the tradition of the oldest Czech university with modern interdisciplinary approaches to studies and research.
Contact
Faculty of Humanities
Charles University
Pátkova 2137/5
182 00 Prague