Geopolitical Studies (GPS) Charles University

Overview

This Geopolitical Studies (GPS) from Charles University analyses and explores processes that shape global geopolitics and geoeconomics, particularly in geostrategic regions. The program will cultivate your analytical skills. You will  connect different fields of study and combine a global perspective with attention to detail and local interests. Therefore, the program is an excellent stepping stone for both future academic and professional careers. There is an option of a double degree in collaboration with National Taiwan University.

GPS is focused on understanding how the world works in the age of unprecedented connectivity, security downgrade, and growing geostrategic tensions. You will learn why geography may be a tyranny but also a country’s greatest advantage. Become skilled at geopolitical and geoeconomic analysis, gain empirical knowledge of regions and countries, develop your analytical, writing, and argumentation skills as well as understand cutting-edge theories. 

Key facts

Courses are taught by leading academic specialists with extensive policy networks and practitioners. Throughout the curriculum, interactive lectures and seminars are designed to build empirical knowledge and help you acquire analytical, language, writing, and argumentation skills. Specialized courses and modules focus on areas such as world politics, global power shifts, disintegration processes, failed states, war, natural resources and conflicts, international law, and political risk analysis. As a career-focused program, GPS emphasizes hands-on experience and offers practically oriented courses like Political Risk Analysis, Geopolitical Debates, Geopolitics of Defence Industry, and Arms Trade.

As a graduate of this program, you’ll be ready to pursue successful careers all over the world. Strong empirical knowledge of the world, methodological and theoretical background, and practical skills will make you highly valued experts, ready to become country risk, intel or security analyst, secure a job in diplomacy, foreign affairs, defence, trade sector, or defence industry. Join international organizations such as NATO, the European Union, work in international business, media, or continue a career in academia, think tanks or the world of NGOs.