Master study program

Title of the study programme:
Photography (N0211A310019)

The master’s degree study in photography in English is intended for applicants who already have a bachelor’s degree or will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in the current academic year. Applicants who have not studied photography under a bachelor’s degree programme may also apply. Deep interest and experience in photography and visual arts are expected. The programme is designed to deepen and interconnect knowledge and practice in the field of photography, new media and technical image. In the first year, students study in specialized studios and their knowledge is made profound in four thematic cycles. In the second year of their study, students prepare for the final state exam. The objective of the study is to prepare future artists for their own artistic activities and work on specialized projects in the field of art and artistic research.

prerequisites for the study
Students’ own work in the field of photography and technical image
Graduation with a bachelor’s degree during the academic year in which the applicant applies at the latest. The level of the work must be comparable with the absolvents of regular bachelor program.

Admission Procedure Time Schedule

October 01, 2024 – November 30, 2024 Application open
November 30, 2024 Deadline for the submission of the applications including mandatory attachments
December 04, 2024 Deadline for the submission of the portfolio
December 06, 2024 Round 1 (without applicants)
December 12 – 13, 2024 Round 2 (presence – Zoom or Teams)

Beginning of the study in the academic year 2025/2026

September 15 – 30 2025 – Introduction and preparatory weeks
October 01 2025 – Beginning of the winter semester
Duration of the master’s degree study – 2 years (4 semesters)

Contacts
Coordinator of the English programme: Barbora Stejskalová: barbora.stejskalova@famu.cz
Tuition fee:
The tuition fee for an academic year is CZK 220 000 (the mandatory VAT tax is included)

Description of the master’s programme admission procedure

step 1 – application and documents

Your documents must be sent by November 30, 2024, in the electronic form to barbora.stejskalova@famu.cz.cz via wetransfer.com, filetransfer.io, nihaocloud.com or similar platforms.
Your portfolio must be sent by December 4, 2024 in the electronic form to barbora.stejskalova@famu.cz via wetransfer.com, filetransfer.io, nihaocloud.com or similar platforms.
After sending the package please make sure to send the specific download link separately via e‑mail directly to barbora.stejskalova@famu.cz and await a reply. In case you do not receive a reply within 24 hours please contact us immediately.

Please, follow these rules

Fill in the application form. After you fill it in, you will receive passwords – eight digit code – that you will continue to use
The deadline for submitting the application is November 30, 2024. If you encounter any problems, please contact us immediately
Coordinator of the English programme: Barbora Stejskalová: barbora.stejskalova@famu.cz
Create a folder named accordingly: your name – enter exam 2025 – PHOTO FAMU
inside this folder, create a folder named documents
Put the following documents inside the folder „documents”:
– the copy or print screen of your application
– the structured CV that contains your telephone number, e‑mail, and postal address
– the copy or photo of your passport
– the motivational letter in which you present your reasons for studying photography
and summarise your previous experience (not longer than the text on page A4)
– copy of officially certified school-leaving exam certificate with a translation of
subjects. Unless the documents are in Czech or English, please provide these
documents with a certified translation. (If you will take the school-leaving exam this
academic year, replace the school leaving exam certificate with your school’s
confirmation, providing the date on which you will take the final exam. If these
documents or confirmation of your school can’t be obtained due to quarantine in your
country, send us a copy of your graduation certificate or the certificate of the last
year of your study with a date when would be your final exams instead.)
– the Proof of having paid the fee for filing the application of CZK 967, which you will pay
in advance – a printscreen is sufficient – the payment should be made in
prihlaska.amu.cz by credit/debit card or – if not possible by card – the bank transfer is
a second option:

Bank account
Account number: 195373180297 /0100
IBAN: CZ 5301000000195373180297
Swift code: KOMBCZPP
Message to the beneficiary: STUDENT’S NAME AND SURNAME + PHOTO FAMU
Additional data which you may need:
Account holder: AMU, Malostranské náměstí 12, Prague 1, 110 00
Name of Bank: Komerční banka
Address of Bank: Malostranské náměstí 23, 118 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic

Certified bachelor’s degree diploma with a record /transcript of courses taken. Unless the documents are in Czech or English, please provide these documents with a certified translation.
If you are going to take the bachelor’s degree exam in this academic year, replace the diploma with your university’s confirmation, providing the date on which you will take the final exam.

If these documents or confirmation of your school can’t be obtained due to quarantine in your country, send us a copy of any documents from your university and write there the date of your final exam.

step 2 – portfolio

Your portfolio must be sent by December 4, 2024 in electronic form to barbora.stejskalova@famu.cz via wetransfer.com, filetransfer.io, nihaocloud.com or similar platforms.
After sending the package please make sure to send the specific download link separately via e‑mail directly to barbora.stejskalova@famu.cz and await a reply. In case you do not receive a reply within 24 hours please contact us immediately.

Your application package must include the following mandatory parts

Use again the folder named: your name – enter exam 2025 – PHOTO FAMU
Create four other folders within and name them A, B, C, D.
Folder A – must include – a set of creative photographs, consisting of 8 – 12 photographs of a maximum file size of 2 MB per each in JPG/JPEG/PNG format. The set is conceived as an exhibition project, you may want to include text specifications of the ideal size, installation setup or print material specifics.
Folder B – maquette of a photographic book
The maquette of a photographic book is an art book in which you combine your own photos with a graphic layout. It may be a diary, a connection of your own text with photographs, photo illustrations for a book, photo illustrations for poetry, a calendar, etc. If you work with already existing book which is already printed, send a series of scanned spreads or photos of it (please, make sure to include all of the pages including the cover)
Folder C – Series of 8 – 20 photographs (different from the Folder A) or intermedia works
Intermedia project: a video project (maximum length of 8 minutes), documentation of your own exhibition, sculptures or objects); in the following file formats: video in MP4 file format H.264 coding and up to fullHD resolution, image documentation of a maximum file size of 2 MB per each image in JPG/JPEG/PNG format
Folder D – Masters Project Proposal which includes
- The applicant’s letter of intent to study photography
- The applicant’s basic idea about their Final Master Study Programme Work (both photographic and theoretical)
- A choice of the studio where the applicant wants to study – Studio of Classic Photography,Studio of Intermedia, Studio of Documentary Strategies, Studio of Imaginative Photography, Studio of New Aesthetic

Please note
After sending the package please make sure to send the specific download link separately via e‑mail directly to barbora.stejskalova@famu.cz and await a reply. In case you do not receive a reply within 24 hours please contact us immediately.

step 3 – admission procedure

Upon receipt of your portfolio, we will inform you in detail about the further course of the admission procedure by messages sent to the e‑mail address provided by you.

General rules:
The 1^st round of the admission procedure will take place without the presence of applicants on December 6, 2024. A committee, consisting of at least 5 teachers of the Department of Photography, evaluates the portfolio by giving points to each part in accordance with the evaluation rules. The fulfilment of the obligatory point limit determines whether the applicant proceeds to the second round of the admission procedure.
You will be informed of whether you have proceeded to the second round of the admission procedure on the website prihlaska.amu.cz.
The minimum number of points required to pass the examination is 40 points out of a possible 80 points.

The 2^nd round of the admission procedure will take place on December 12 and 13, 2024.

It includes the following mandatory parts:
A test of general knowledge of history and theory of photography and visual art which the applicants received by e‑mail.
A conceptual task on a given topic which you will receive after having met the conditions of the first round.
An interview with the applicant during which you will explain your intent related to the portfolio you have submitted and other parts of the admission procedure.
The second round of the admission procedure is evaluated by giving points by a committee consisting of at least 5 teachers of the Department of Photography which, based on a specified number of points reached, gives the dean a proposal for the applicant to be admitted to study at the Department of Photography. The minimum number of points required to pass the examination is 50 points out of a possible 100 points.

Applicant will receive the invitation for interview for MS Teams meeting.

step 4 Admission/non admission to the study

Notification of the results of the admission procedure:
All applicants will be informed about the results of the admission procedure by the letter sent by the Study Office, and by a copy of the letter sent via e‑mail if needed.
Please note that, in order to enroll in the master’s programme for academic year 2024/2025, you will need to provide a recognition of foreign education certificate by September 15, 2024. For further information about the procedure please visit https://www.famu.cz/en/studies/recognition-foreign-education-en/

We will assist you according to your previous education and the country of your origin.