Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture
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?
The aim of bachelor study is to educate graduates for qualified professions requiring independent analytical, critical and conceptual thinking, cultural overview and media literacy in the field of cinema, audiovisual industry, media, cultural institutions and creative and cultural industries.
Bachelor’s degree study leads to the comprehension and understanding of cinema, i.e. film and audiovisual industry as a complex phenomenon in relevant historical, social, cultural, economic, technical and aesthetic contexts.
Bachelor study provides a systematic set of overview knowledge and basic skills in the field, within the wider framework of humanities and social sciences.
Emphasis is placed on a unified curriculum and a common learning standard that corresponds to the level of general education in the given field.
The curriculum is based on a set of predominantly compulsory and compulsory elective courses (lectures and seminars), the components of which are:
1) subjects on film theory and methodology of film science,
2) subjects on the history of Czech and world cinema,
3) subjects focused on methodological research bases,
4) subjects focused on realization of bacherlor thesis,
4) subjects of leading experts from foreign universities (in English),
5) practical subjects of domestic experts (from the field of film industry, festivals, TV programming, film preservation, etc.),
6) selective research and project oriented subjects,
7) professional practice in the film and audiovisual industry institutions.
“We see film from within.”
Practical training
Practice is a compulsory subject: every student must undergo a professional traineeship lasting at least 4 weeks (20 business days) during the Bachelor study.
Professional traineeships take place in institutions such as National Film Archive, the State Cinematography Fund, Czech Television, the festivals IFF Karlovy Vary or IDFF Jihlava, the university cinema Scala, production companies, etc.
Further information
Career opportunities
The Bachelor’s degree provides prerequisites for practical application especially in the following areas and positions:
1) Experts in cinema and audiovisual industry institutions.
2) Professionals and creative workers in the media, creative and cultural industries, cultural, memorial and educational institutions, public and state administration.
3) Publicists and critics in the field of film and cultural journalism, public relations workers, editorial and translation activities.
4) Cultural management: cinema managers, managers of cultural and educational institutions, film festivals, etc.
5) Dramaturgy and production practice: film, television, cinema, festivals.
Admission requirements
This programme is taught in Czech.
The criteria for admission for studies are the results of the Field of Study Examination. Applicants may also be admitted based on other criteria, see Admission without the Entrance 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.
Field of study examinations will be held from 22 April to 27 April.
The 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. Applicants applying for the major study plan and minor study plan in a combined study must comply with the conditions for admission into both plans.
Basic description of the Field of Study Examination:
Questions about the theory of film and media, historical and contemporary Czech and world cinematography, and comprehension of a scholarly text in English.
Please upload the officially certified documents directly to your e-application in the section Application for the Exemption from the Entrance Examination no later than 28 February.
The criteria for admission for studies are the results of the Field of Study Examination. Applicants may also be admitted based on other criteria, see Admission without the Entrance 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.
Field of study examinations will be held from 22 April to 27 April.
The 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. Applicants applying for the major study plan and minor study plan in a combined study must comply with the conditions for admission into both plans.
Learning Potential Test (TSP)
For admission for studies in this degree programme, you do not need to take the TSP.
Field of Study Examination
This examination is intended to check the applicants’ knowledge of the given field of study. It is done in the form of a written test. In case additional entrance examinations are held, they may be done in the form of oral interviews.Basic description of the Field of Study Examination:
Questions about the theory of film and media, historical and contemporary Czech and world cinematography, and comprehension of a scholarly text in English.
Sample Field of Study Test 1
Sample Field of Study Test 1: Answer Key
Sample Field of Study Test 2
Sample Field of Study Test 2: Answer Key
Admission without the entrance examination
You may be exempt from the entrance examination based on participation in a national round of Students’ Professional Activities (SOČ) in the fields of History and Theory of Culture, Arts, and Artistic Creation.Please upload the officially certified documents directly to your e-application in the section Application for the Exemption from the Entrance Examination no later than 28 February.
Criteria for evaluation
- Total number of points in the field of study test: 100
- Total number of points in the knowledge part: 80
- Total number of points in the English text comprehension: 20
- Limit for successfully passing the field of study test: 50
Recommended literature
Essential:
- BORDWELL, David – THOMPSONOVÁ, Kristin (2011): Umění filmu. Úvod do studia formy a stylu. Praha: Nakladatelství Akademie múzických umění, především kapitoly 1, 2, 3 a 12 (s. 21-155, 585-633).
- LUKEŠ, Jan (2013): Diagnózy času: český a slovenský poválečný film (1945-2012). Praha: Slovart.
Further recommended literature:
- BORDWELL, David – THOMPSONOVÁ, Kristin (2007): Dějiny filmu. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny.
- SZCZEPANIK, Petr (2004): Úvod. Nová filmová historie, kulturní dějiny a archeologie médií. In: SZCZEPANIK, Petr (ed): Nová filmová historie. Antologie současného myšlení o dějinách kinematografie a audiovizuální kultury. Praha: Herrmann a synové, s. 9-41.
- Časopisy (od roku 2014): Cinepur, Film a doba, Iluminace, Kino-Ikon.
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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Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Aesthetics (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Ancient History (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Archaeology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Archival Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Art History (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Auxiliary Historical Sciences (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Catalan language and literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Chinese Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Classical archaeology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Classical Greek language and literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Combined Art Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Computational Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Czech Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Dutch Language, Literature and Culture (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Ethnology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ French Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ General Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ German language and literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ History (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Information studies and librarianship (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Italian Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Japanese Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Latin language and literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Modern Greek Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Museology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Musicology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Pedagogy (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Philosophy (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Polish Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Portuguese Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Russian Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Social Education and Counselling (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ South Slavonic and Balkan Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Spanish Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Study of Religions (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Theatre Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Theory of interactive media (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Ukrainian Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration
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Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Economic Policy (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Economics (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (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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Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Informatics (minor) – Faculty of Informatics
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Social Studies
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Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Contemporary History (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Environmental Studies (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ European Studies (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Human resource development and employment (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ International Relations (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Media Studies and Journalism (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Political Science (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Public and Social Policy and Human Resources (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Security and Strategic Studies (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Social Anthropology (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Social Work (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major), full-time studies
+ Sociology (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture as a minor degree programme
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts
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Aesthetics (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Ancient History (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Archaeology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Archival Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Art History (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Auxiliary Historical Sciences (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Baltic Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Catalan Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Chinese Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Classical Archaeology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Greek and Latin Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Combined Art Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Computational Linguistics (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Czech Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Dutch Language, Literature and Culture (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
English Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Ethnology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
French Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
General Linguistics (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
German Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
History (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Information and Library Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Italian Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Japanese Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Greek and Latin Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Modern Greek Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Museology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Musicology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Pedagogy (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Philosophy (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Polish Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Portuguese Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Russian Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Social Education and Counselling (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
South Slavonic and Balkan Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Spanish Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Study of Religions (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Theatre Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Theory of Interactive Media (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Ukrainian Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (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
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Economics (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Public Economics and Administration (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Informatics
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Informatics (major) – Faculty of Informatics, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Social Studies
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Contemporary History (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Environmental Studies (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
European Studies (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Human resource development and employment (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
International Relations (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Media Studies and Journalism (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Political Science (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Public and Social Policy and Human Resources (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Security & Strategic Studies (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Social Anthropology (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Social Work (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) -
Sociology (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor)
Courses – curriculum examples
An example of your study plan:
Single-subject studies
Combined studies
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Informatics
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Social Studies
Follow-up studies
A graduate of a Bachelor’s degree in Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture can, after fulfilling the conditions of admission, continue in Master’s degree in the same field or in another disciplines (if applicable).
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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