Branch Details

English in Electrical Engineering and Informatics

Original title in Czech: Angličtina v elektrotechnice a informaticeFEKTAbbreviation: H-AEIAcad. year: 2022/2023

Programme: English in Electrical Engineering and Informatics

Length of Study: 3 years

Accredited from: 27.2.2012Accredited until: 31.3.2022

Profile

The aim of the study programme is mastering of the interdisciplinary knowledge and skills provided by training not yet available on the market, though highly necessary in the view of the development and expansion of electrotechnical fields in the present globalising world, and considering the position of the English language as the global communication tool, which is particularly true for electrical engineering and information technology.The aim of the study programme is to equip the students with fundamental knowledge of electrotechnical study areas and particularly with the competences in professional language at the level C1 of the Common European Reference Framework (SERR).

Key learning outcomes

The training will ve mainly focused on the characteristics of professional discourse as a specific communication tool used by the global discourse community. The graduates as the future members of this professional community will be provided with the knowledge and skills of reception as well as production of this functional variety. English in electrical engineering and information technology as a specific professional variety has not yet been taught in the Czech Republic though in fact it has been the lingua franca of electrical engineering. Included in the programme are subjects focused on managerial skills which together with professional English, socio-cultural approach to the environment of English-speaking countries and knowledge of the fundamentals of electrical engineering and management will be good qualifications for careers in industry, administration, government institutions and scientific institutions.

Occupational profiles of graduates with examples

Graduates of the Bachelor study programme English in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology will be trained in the linguistic study area English language as well as in the fundamentals of electrotechnical fields and management. They will master spoken and written English at the level C1 of the Common European Framework of Languages focused on English language usage in electrical engineering and information technology. Their qualifications will also include the awareness of socio-cultural issues for English-speaking countries to enable them communicate with people of different nationalities. The graduates will be prepared to occupy positions of assistants or managers in multinational companies, where professional communication in English is essential as they operate on international markets. The graduates can also find jobs in government or European Union institutions.

Guarantor


Course structure diagram with ECTS credits

1. year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
BPC-EFEEnglish for Engineeringcs, en3Compulsoryyes
BPC-ELEElectrical Engineeringcs, en4Compulsoryyes
BPC-FYEPhysics in Electrical Engineeringcs, en5Compulsoryyes
BPC-SCAProfessional Styles in Czech and Englishcs4Compulsoryyes
BPC-MAEMathematics in Electrical Engineering 1cs, en5Compulsoryyes
BPC-GRSGrammar Structurescs2Compulsoryyes
BPC-PA1Practical English 1cs5Compulsoryyes
BPC-ILSIntroduction to Linguisticscs3Compulsoryyes
1. year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
BPC-EITEnglish for ITcs, en5Compulsoryyes
BPC-DOMDigital Circuits and Microprocessorscs4Compulsoryyes
BPC-EDEElectronic Devicescs, en3Compulsoryyes
BPC-JDTLanguage as Discourse in Science and Technologycs5Compulsoryyes
BPC-MTDMaterials and Technical Documentationcs, en3Compulsoryyes
BPC-POPComputers and Programmingcs4Compulsoryyes
BPC-PA2Practical English 2cs5Compulsoryyes
2. year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
BPC-ATEAnalog Technologycs, en3Compulsoryyes
BPC-CPPCzech Language for Interpretationcs3Compulsoryyes
BPC-AC1Cultural Studies 1cs5Compulsoryyes
BPC-MSEMeasurement in Electrical Engineeringcs, en3Compulsoryyes
BPC-PA3Practical English 3cs5Compulsoryyes
BPC-SISSignals and Systemscs, en3Compulsoryyes
2. year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
BPC-ELMElectrical Machinescs, en3Compulsoryyes
BPC-EVAEM Waves and Linescs, en3Compulsoryyes
BPC-KSYCommunication Systemscs, en3Compulsoryyes
BPC-CATContrastive Analysis of Professional Textscs5Compulsoryyes
BPC-AC2Cultural Studies 2cs5Compulsoryyes
XPC-BENBusiness Englishcs, en3Compulsoryyes
BPC-PA4Practical English 4cs5Compulsoryyes
3. year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
BPC-PRAPragmaticscs4Compulsoryyes
BPC-MPRMethodologycs4Compulsoryyes
BPC-PA5Practical English 5cs3Compulsoryyes
BPC-RREControl Theorycs, en3Compulsoryyes
BPC-BSPSemestral Thesiscs5Compulsoryyes
3. year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
BPC-NARNetwork Architecturecs, en3Compulsoryyes
BPC-BATBachelor Thesiscs10Compulsoryyes
BPC-DANDiscourse Analysiscs5Compulsoryyes
BPC-ODPPractical Trainingcs, en0Compulsoryyes
BPC-PA6Practical English 6cs1Compulsoryyes
BPC-TRSTranslation Seminarcs3Compulsoryyes
BPC-BTSBachelor Thesis Seminarcs5Compulsoryyes
BPC-VDEElectrical Power Production and Distributioncs, en4Compulsoryyes
Any year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
XPC-CA1CISCO Academy 1 - CCNAcs3Electiveyes
XPC-CA3CISCO Academy 3 - CCNAcs3Electiveyes
XPC-CA5CISCO Academy 5 - CCNPcs3Electiveyes
XPC-EPOProfessional Ethicscs2Electiveyes
BPC-FSLFinancial servicescs2Electiveyes
XPC-IPDEngineering Pedagogy and Didacticscs5Electiveyes
BPC-KMPManagement Communication in Practice cs, en3Electiveyes
XPC-KPTCulture of Speech and the Generation of Textscs5Electiveyes
XPC-LADLaboratory Didacticscs0Electiveyes
XPC-NE3German for Lower-Intermediate 1cs3Electiveyes
XPC-PEPPedagogical Psychologycs5Electiveyes
XPC-POUDouble-Entry Bookkeepingcs4Electiveyes
BPC-PRRProject Managementcs, en3Electiveno
XPC-FR1French for Beginners 1cs3Elective1yes
XPC-NE1German for Beginners 1cs3Elective1yes
XPC-RU1Russian for Beginners 1cs3Elective1yes
XPC-ESP1Spanish for Beginners 1cs3Elective1yes
Any year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
XPC-CASCISCO Academy - Network Securitycs3Electiveyes
XPC-CA2CISCO Academy 2 - CCNAcs3Electiveyes
XPC-CA4CISCO Academy 4 - CCNPcs3Electiveyes
XPC-EPOProfessional Ethicscs2Electiveyes
BPC-FSLFinancial servicescs2Electiveyes
XPC-IPDEngineering Pedagogy and Didacticscs5Electiveyes
XPC-KPTCulture of Speech and the Generation of Textscs5Electiveyes
XPC-LADLaboratory Didacticscs0Electiveyes
XPC-NE4German for Lower-Intermediate 2cs3Electiveyes
XPC-PEPPedagogical Psychologycs5Electiveyes
XPC-POUDouble-Entry Bookkeepingcs4Electiveyes
TPRTechnical Lawcs2Electiveyes
XPC-FR2French for Beginners 2cs3Elective2yes
XPC-NE2German for Beginners 2cs3Elective2yes
XPC-RU2Russian for Beginners 2cs3Elective2no
XPC-ESP2Spanish for Beginners 2cs3Elective2yes
All the groups of optional courses
Gr. Number of courses Courses
1 1 - 3 XPC-FR1, XPC-NE1, XPC-RU1, XPC-ESP1
2 1 - 3 XPC-FR2, XPC-NE2, XPC-RU2, XPC-ESP2