Admission Requirements for Master's Programmes in English (2021/2022)
Information about the admission requirements for Master's Programmes taught in Czech is only available in Czech, and is to be found on another webpage.
Contacts
Address: | MFF UK - Ke Karlovu 3, 121 16 Praha 2 |
Contact Person: | Bc. Eliška Zábrodská |
E-mail: | zabrodska@dekanat.mff.cuni.cz |
Phone: | +420 951 551 217 |
Admission Procedure
Application submission: | April 30, 2021 |
Applicants from outside the European Union and the Schengen Zone are advised to apply well before the deadline to have enough time for obtaining a Student Visa or Long Term Residence Permit for the Czech Republic. | |
Charge for on-line application: | 820 CZK |
Information on the Admission Procedure
Master’s Programmes in English,
2021/2022
Conditions for Admission
The
goal of the admissions review process is to select from the pool of applicants
those individuals who have shown the capability and diligence expected of
Charles University students. To apply for our Computer Science or Mathematics
Master's programmes given in English you must
• hold or be working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s diploma and provide a certified copy thereof;
• have sufficient command of the English language; this can be
demonstrated by providing your results in one of the standardized English tests
that we recognize (see below for details).
Bachelor’s or
Master’s Diploma
Each applicant into a Master’s programme
must deliver an officially authorized copy of a Bachelor’s or Master’s
diploma, or a confirmation of a faculty or university concerning a successful
completion of Bachelor’s or Master’s studies. This requirement does not
apply to students and graduates of Bachelor’s or Master’s studies at the
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the Charles University.
The applicants
who graduated from a higher education institution abroad, must deliver one of
the following documents in order to prove their previous education: a document
about a general recognition of foreign higher education in the Czech Republic
obtained according to § 89 and 90 of the higher education law of the Czech
Republic (so called "nostrification"), or a foreign document about a foreign
higher education if it is automatically recognized in the Czech Republic,
according to its international agreements, without further official processing
(diploma and diploma supplements from Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia), or a foreign document about completing higher education which will be assessed by the
faculty itself (no fee is being charged). Detailed information on how the
condition of obtaining previous Bachelor’s or Master’s degree should be
proven by the alumni of foreign higher education institutions, as well as
additional information, may be found on faculty webpages, here: https://www.mff.cuni.cz/en/students/general-rules/assessment-of-university-degrees-and-studies-for-applicants-to-master-s-and-doctoral-studies.
The officially authorized documents must be physically sent to the Study Office
of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics preferably by June 30, 2021, and by
September 30, 2021 at the latest. If you do not deliver the document about a completed education, you will be neither accepted nor enrolled for Master’s
studies.
In addition to this, depending on the programme for which you
are applying, you also must
• Computer Science
programmes: have sufficient academic background in the relevant fields (see
below for details); this should be demonstrated by solving a given take-home
assignment correctly and on time, and by providing transcripts (academic
records) of your previous education accompanied by syllabi of the completed
courses (i.e., you must submit both the assignment and the transcript). For the
take-home assignment, you may consult your notes, textbooks, Internet resources,
friends etc. but the submitted solution must be your own work. To correctly
solve the take-home assignment means to obtain at least 70 per cent of the
maximum score. The deadline for submitting the take-home assignment is May 31,
2021. Solving the take-home assignment is not obligatory for the applicants for
the study programme Computer Science – Language Technologies and Computational
Linguistics.
• Mathematics programmes: have sufficient
academic background in the relevant fields (see below for details); this can be
demonstrated by providing transcripts (academic records) of your previous
education accompanied by syllabi of the completed courses.
You are also
welcome to accompany your application by:
• a statement of purpose in
which you describe your reasons for applying to the proposed programme, your
study, and possibly also research interests and future career plans;
•
letters of recommendation from professors and employers who can comment on your
recent professional accomplishments and your qualifications for pursuing a master’s degree in mathematics or computer science. You should arrange for
letters of recommendation to be sent directly by your referees to the email
address admission@mff.cuni.cz by
May 31, 2021 at latest. Please ask your referees to state “Recommendation
letter for [your name], CS/Math programme” in the Subject of the
email.
Academic background
In this paragraph we
summarize the minimum knowledge required for applicants in the various study
programmes and study branches offered at our faculty.
Master’s
Degree in Computer Science
Study programmes Computer Science -
Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Science – Language Technologies and
Computational Linguistics, Computer Science - Discrete Models and Algorithms,
Computer Science – Visual Computing and Game Development, Computer Science -
Software and Data Engineering, Computer Science - Software Systems, Computer
Science - Artificial Intelligence: background in calculus, linear algebra,
discrete mathematics, probability, logic, computer programming, algorithms and
data structures, computer organization, and the theory of automata and formal
grammars.
Master’s Degree in Mathematics
Common
requirements: a sound background in linear algebra, real and complex analysis,
measure theory, and probability theory.
Study programme Mathematical
Structures: common requirements + group theory, mathematical logic.
Study
programme Mathematical Analysis: common requirements + general topology,
functional analysis, ordinary and partial differential equations.
Study
programme Computational Mathematics: common requirements + numerical
mathematics, functional analysis, ordinary and partial differential
equations.
Study programme Mathematical Modelling in Physics and Technology:
common requirements + classical mechanics, functional analysis, ordinary and
partial differential equations.
Study programme Probability, Mathematical
Statistics and Econometrics: common requirements + mathematical statistics,
Markov chains.
Study programme Financial and Insurance Mathematics: common
requirements + mathematical statistics, Markov chains, financial
mathematics.
Study programme Mathematics for Information Technologies: common
requirements + commutative and computer algebra, theoretical and applied
cryptography.
Academic records demonstrating the necessary background must
show the dates of enrolment and the subjects or courses taken, together with the
units of credit or time allotted to each subject. These records must also
include a complete description of the institution’s grading scale or other
standard of evaluation. Unless academic records and diplomas are routinely
issued in English by the institution concerned, the official records in their
original language must be submitted with an authorized, complete, and exact
English translation.
Master’s Degree in
Physics
• All Physics programmes: have sufficient academic
background in the relevant fields (see below for details); this can be
demonstrated by providing transcripts (academic records) of your previous
education accompanied by syllabi of the completed courses.
You are also
welcome to accompany your application by:
• a statement of purpose in
which you describe your reasons for applying to the proposed programme, your
study, and possibly also research interests and future career plans;
•
letters of recommendation from professors and employers who can comment on your
recent professional accomplishments and your qualifications for pursuing a master’s degree in mathematics or computer science. You should arrange for
letters of recommendation to be sent directly by your referees to the email
address admission@mff.cuni.cz by
May 31, 2021 at latest. Please ask your referees to state “Recommendation
letter for [your name], CS/Math programme” in the Subject of the
email.
Academic background
In this paragraph we
summarize the minimum knowledge required for applicants in the various study
programmes and study branches offered at our faculty.
Master’s
Degree in Physics
Common requirements: a sound background in
physics: mechanics, molecular physics, electricity and magnetism,
electrodynamics, optics, theoretical mechanics, thermodynamics, statistical
physics, atomic physics, and quantum theory. Appropriate knowledge of
mathematical apparatus is expected.
Study programme: Particle and Nuclear
Physics
Common requirements + basic knowledge of nuclear and particle physics
and intermediate knowledge of quantum mechanics.
Nuclear and particle
physics: Knowledge on the level of an elementary course of nuclear and particle
physics (main features and basic models of atomic nuclei, nuclear decays and
reactions, elementary particles and their interactions, principles of modern
particle experiments and accelerators).
Quantum mechanics: Knowledge on the
level of an intermediate course of non-relativistic quantum mechanics (basic
formalism based on the Hilbert space, stationary and nonstationary problems,
perturbative approaches, theory of angular momentum, basic scattering theory,
systems composed of identical particles and second-quantization
formalism).
Study programme: Atmospheric Physics, Meteorology and
Climatology
Common requirements +
Hydrodynamics - ideal and real fluids
motion, concepts of flow field, hydrodynamic equations, viscous fluid
flow.
Meteorology and Climatology - basic characteristics of meteorological
elements and physical interactions in the climate system.
Study
programme: Surface and Plasma Physics
Common requirements + fundamentals of
condensed matter physics, kinetic theory of gases, and plasma
physics.
Study programme : Physics of Condensed Matter and
Materials
Common requirements + Fundamentals of condensed matter physics -
atomic and electronic structure of matter, basics of quantum physics,
experimental methods in condensed matter physics.
Study programme: Optics
and optoelectronics
Common requirements + fundamentals of Fourier optics,
gaussian beams, radiation detectors and methods of measurements of optical
properties of matter.
Study programme: Biophysics and Chemical
Physics
Common requirements +
Quantum theory - formal scheme of quantum
theory, angular momentum. approximate methods - variational and perturbation
methods, structure of atomic spectral lines, many-body problem. Fundamentals of
quantum electrodynamics (non- relativistic theory) and of scattering
theory.
General chemistry -Atomic and molecular masses, isotopes, solutions,
concentrations, state functions, partial molar quantities, chemical potential,
phase and chemical equilibrium.
Academic records demonstrating the necessary
background must show the dates of enrolment and the subjects or courses taken,
together with the units of credit or time allotted to each subject. These
records must also include a complete description of the institution’s grading
scale or other standard of evaluation. Unless academic records and diplomas are
routinely issued in English by the institution concerned, the official records
in their original language must be submitted with an authorized, complete, and
exact English translation. An online interview with the candidate aimed to
clarify or complete the submitted documents may be part of the admission
process.
English Language Proficiency
An
applicant must have an adequate command of English in order to enroll on an
English-taught programme at Charles University. Proficiency in English may be
demonstrated by one of the standard language tests listed below; any language
test results should not be older than two years. Students who have completed at
least two years of their previous education with English as the sole language of
instruction in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, Republic of South
Africa or USA are exempt from this requirement. Applicants who provide us with
comparable qualifications demonstrating proficiency in English also meet our
requirements.
The table below lists the various tests of English that we
recognize, and gives the minimum score that should be obtained.
Test Minimum Score
TOEFL Paper/Computer/Internet
based 550/213/80
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
6.5
Cambridge ESOL FCE A level
Cambridge ESOL CPE, or Cambridge ESOL CAE
Passed
City&Guilds International ESOL, or City&Guilds International
Spoken ESOL Expert level
The European Language Certificates Level TELC
English C1
UNIcert English for Mathematicians Level C1
Melab
77
Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE)
Pass
Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) 605
General
State Language Examination in English in the Czech Republic
Pass
Information on the Admission Procedure
How to
apply:
1. Take the language tests (IELTS, TOEFL, …) and submit your
scores. We strongly recommend that applicants complete their tests in time.
2. Collect all required documents and information, including personal
details (name, date and place of birth, citizenship, permanent address,
correspondence address, email address, passport number), name and address of
your secondary school, school leaving certificate and related documents,
standardized test scores.
3. Fill in the electronic application form.
Here (https://www.mff.cuni.cz/admission/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sampleapplication.pdf)
you can view a sample application in pdf; it consists of a Czech and English
part. Please note that the pdf that is generated from your online application is
for your reference only; in particular, please do not send it to us.
4.
Submit the application online. If you have any questions regarding your
application, please write to admission@mff.cuni.cz.
Please make sure to upload with your application all required documents as
specified above. For TOEFL, you should have your test scores sent directly to
Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. Our institution code for
TOEFL is 3184.
Please note that an application cannot be processed
without the required documents having been received, nor can it be processed if
the application fee has not been paid. If the applicant has not paid the
application fee in full and this deficiency has not been eliminated even within
an additionally set deadline, the admission procedure shall be terminated. Also,
for enrolment we require an official copy of every document that you have
submitted with your application (i.e., to submit your application a scanned copy
of the relevant document is sufficient, but to complete the admission process
you must provide an official document – e.g., a copy verified by a notary, or
an original).