English Language and Literature
Bachelor's degree in full-time form. The language of instruction is Czech.
The programme can be studied as a single subject or in combination with another programme.
Submission deadline until midnight 28 February 2025.
What will you learn?
In the program English Language and Literature you will acquire an overview of the histories, cultures and literatures of English-speaking countries, mainly the UK, USA, Canada and Australia. You will also learn about basic linguistic theories and will be introduced to the theory and practice of translation. Lectures and small group seminars are designed to develop students’ analytical and critical thinking. Emphasis is also placed on developing skills needed for working in independent and creative ways, as well as using both written and spoken English appropriately in various contexts and environments.
Apart from translation courses, all teaching, instruction and exams are in English. Our faculty include both Czechs and native speakers and our standard curriculum is regularly complemented by intensive courses and guest lectures and seminars offered by international experts in their respective fields. Topics covered by international guests range from contemporary pop culture, interdisciplinary and creative pedagogy, to specific cultural phenomena. In the past we have hosted, for example, courses on Anglo-American TV series, urban walking in literary contexts, or the cultural meanings of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, etc.
During your studies, you will improve your language skills to B2-C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. You will also learn to prepare in English presentations, write argumentative essays, and critically assess films and literary texts. You will also learn to carry out research and write a thesis. English Department students are encouraged to travel to our partner universities across Europe and in North America through Erasmus+ program or through other grants and scholarships.
The Department of English and American Studies supports a number of extracurricular activities. Every year our students in the Department’s theater group The Gypsywood Players rehearse and premiere a play; students organize a Halloween party and Creativity Night through Escape (the English Students Club). Students also manage and publish a high-profile student magazine Re:Views as well as a department newsletter, the KAArdian.
Is the English Language and Literature program right for you?
If you are interested in learning more about how language, literature, and film work, if you enjoy discussing and thinking critically about what you read and watch, if you like the history and culture of English-speaking countries, then this program is the right one for you!
Practical training
No practical training or work experience is required in this program. However, students can travel abroad through the Erasmus+ internship training program which allows them to gain practical experience on various positions in, for example, English language schools, translation agencies, etc.
Further information
Career opportunities
The graduates of the English literature and language Bachelor’s degree program are able to communicate on a complex level in both written and spoken English and they are equipped with knowledge of the historical, social and cultural contexts of English-speaking countries. Apart from finding jobs in the field—teaching English at language, primary and high schools and in translation—our graduates may also find employment in jobs and positions which require independent, critical thinking, creativity, and excellent communication and language skills. These may include, for example, editorial work, positions in the publishing industry, tourism, the NGO sector, or international departments of companies.
Admission requirements
This programme is accredited in Czech and requires students to have a native-speaker or C2 knowledge of Czech or Slovak.
The criteria for admission for studies are the results of the the Learning Potential Test (TSP) and the written Field of Study Examination.
The Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University disregards the results of SCIO National Comparative Examinations.
You can file your e-applications for studies from 1 November to 28 February.
The Field of Study Examinations will be held from 22 till 27 April.
The exact date and time of the examination will be stated in the electronic invitation for the examination, which will be uploaded to your e-application. The Faculty will not be sending paper invitations.
Basic description of the Field of Study Examination:
Applicants must display an advanced knowledge of the English language (above FCE level) and a basic understanding of the field of study.The whole test, including instructions, is in English and the time limit is 70 minutes, not including organisational instructions given by the supervisor (in Czech). Individual subtests focus on vocabulary, reading and comprehension, complex exercises and grammar, and also a basic knowledge of the history, literature and culture of English speaking countries. You can find more information in the presentation on the department’s website.
Sample Field of Study Test
Sample Field of Study Test: Answer Key
The criteria for admission for studies are the results of the the Learning Potential Test (TSP) and the written Field of Study Examination.
The Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University disregards the results of SCIO National Comparative Examinations.
You can file your e-applications for studies from 1 November to 28 February.
The Field of Study Examinations will be held from 22 till 27 April.
The exact date and time of the examination will be stated in the electronic invitation for the examination, which will be uploaded to your e-application. The Faculty will not be sending paper invitations.
Learning Potential Test (TSP)
This test is only in Czech. For up-to-date information, click here
Field of Study Examination
This examination is intended to check the applicants’ knowledge of the given field of study. It takes the form of a written test. The Department of English and American Studies disregards the internationaly acknowledged language exam certificates.Basic description of the Field of Study Examination:
Applicants must display an advanced knowledge of the English language (above FCE level) and a basic understanding of the field of study.The whole test, including instructions, is in English and the time limit is 70 minutes, not including organisational instructions given by the supervisor (in Czech). Individual subtests focus on vocabulary, reading and comprehension, complex exercises and grammar, and also a basic knowledge of the history, literature and culture of English speaking countries. You can find more information in the presentation on the department’s website.
Sample Field of Study Test
Sample Field of Study Test: Answer Key
Admission without the entrance examination
For admission for studies in this degree programme, you cannot be exempted from taking the entrance examination. Language certificates are not taken into consideration during the entrance examination.Criteria for evaluation
- Limit for TSP percentile for successfully passing the entrance examination: 60
- Total number of points in the Field of Study Examination: 100
- Limit for successfully passing the Field of Study Examination: 65
Recommended literature
- Ready for FCE
- Ready for CAE
Minimum score and numbers of accepted applicants in past years
Study options
Single-subject studies
Students have a pre-defined list of required courses, which are supplemented with selective and elective courses. The student pays full attention to the single field of study chosen.
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Full-time studies in czech
What will you learn?
Combined studies
In this type of studies, the students focus on the main degree programme (120 credits) supplemented with another, minor, programme (60 credits). The student enrols in the degree programme in which he/she majors. Both the programmes are stated in the university diploma. You will find possible combinations on the websites of individual degree programmes. An exception is programmes preparing students for teaching professions, where both fields of study are equal and the thesis may be written in any of them.
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts
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English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Aesthetics (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Ancient History (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Archaeology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Archival Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Art History (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Auxiliary Historical Sciences (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Catalan language and literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Chinese Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Classical archaeology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Classical Greek language and literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Combined Art Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Computational Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Czech Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Dutch Language, Literature and Culture (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Ethnology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ French Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ General Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ German language and literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ History (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Information studies and librarianship (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Italian Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Japanese Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Latin language and literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Modern Greek Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Museology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Musicology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Pedagogy (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Philosophy (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Polish Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Portuguese Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Russian Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Social Education and Counselling (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ South Slavonic and Balkan Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Spanish Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Study of Religions (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Theatre Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Theory of interactive media (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Ukrainian Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration
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English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Economic Policy (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Economics (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Public Economics and Administration (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Informatics
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English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Informatics (minor) – Faculty of Informatics
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Social Studies
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English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Contemporary History (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Environmental Studies (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ European Studies (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Human resource development and employment (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ International Relations (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Media Studies and Journalism (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Political Science (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Public and Social Policy and Human Resources (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Security and Strategic Studies (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Social Anthropology (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Social Work (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
English Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Sociology (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies
English Language and Literature as a minor degree programme
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts
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Aesthetics (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Ancient History (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Archaeology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Archival Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Art History (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Auxiliary Historical Sciences (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Baltic Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Catalan Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Chinese Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Classical Archaeology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Greek and Latin Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Combined Art Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Computational Linguistics (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Czech Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Dutch Language, Literature and Culture (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Ethnology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
French Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
General Linguistics (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
German Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
History (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Information and Library Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Italian Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Japanese Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Greek and Latin Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Modern Greek Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Museology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Musicology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Pedagogy (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Philosophy (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Polish Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Portuguese Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Russian Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Social Education and Counselling (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
South Slavonic and Balkan Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Spanish Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Study of Religions (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Theatre Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Theory of Interactive Media (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Ukrainian Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Science
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Geography and Cartography with a view to Education – Faculty of Science, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature -
Mathematics focused on teaching – Faculty of Science, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature -
Geology (major) – Faculty of Science, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Education
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Social pedagogy (major) – Faculty of Education, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration
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Economic Policy (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Economics (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Public Economics and Administration (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Informatics
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Informatics (major) – Faculty of Informatics, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Social Studies
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Contemporary History (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Environmental Studies (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
European Studies (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Human resource development and employment (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
International Relations (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Media Studies and Journalism (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Political Science (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Public and Social Policy and Human Resources (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Security & Strategic Studies (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Social Anthropology (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Social Work (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) -
Sociology (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor)
Courses – curriculum examples
An example of your study plan:
Single-subject studies
Combined studies
Follow-up studies
Students can continue in their studies in one of the following master’s programs: a philology-focused Master’s degree in English Language and Literature; an area studies Master’s degree in North American Cultural Studies; a Master’s degree in Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature; and the translation-oriented Master’s degree English Language Translation.
Study information
| Provided by | Faculty of Arts | |
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| Type of studies | Bachelor's | |
| Mode | full-time | Yes |
| combined | No | |
| distance | No | |
| Study options | single-subject studies | Yes |
| single-subject studies with specialization | No | |
| major/minor studies | Yes | |
| Standard length of studies | 3 years | |
| Language of instruction | Czech | |
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Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D.
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Tomáš Hanzálek
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