Central and East European Languages and Cultures (Russian Studies) (conducted in Russian)
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Faculty
Faculty of Philology
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Scope of studies and length 240 ECTS credits, 4 year |
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Qualification awarded Bachelor in Humanities |
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Application deadline* 1 May / 1 July |
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Language Russian |
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Tuition fee per year EU/EFTA students can apply for a state-funded places |
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Start of studies
September 1
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City Vilnius |
With its relevant content and rich history, this programme aims at training qualified critically and creatively thinking specialists, who have:
- solid ground in linguistics, literary studies, translation and intercultural communication;
- excellent knowledge of Russian culture and history, understanding of the peculiarities of social media;
- skills to create and analyse texts of various styles, and to evaluate Russian language, literature and cultural phenomena in literary, scientific, socio-cultural geopolitical, and geo-cultural contexts of Europe and the world.
Studies with a perfect balance of language and literature also provide knowledge of other Central and East European countries literature and culture.
The programme is flexible and open to students’ interests – it allows them to choose Minor studies of any other language and its culture, to choose various subjects from different fields, or to direct their studies towards linguistics or literature studies.
A universal humanities education and specific practical skills open up a wide range of employment opportunities in cultural, educational, media and other fields.
Learning of the Russian language starts in an advanced group.
Programme structure
Subjects of study | Credits |
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Semester 1 Autumn | |
Compulsory Courses | 30.0 |
European Classical Tradition | 5.0 |
History and Culture of the Central and Eastern European Region | 5.0 |
Introduction to Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Russian Literature | 5.0 |
Introduction to the Theory of Literature | 5.0 |
Modern Russian (and Phonetics) I/IV p. | 5.0 |
Semester 2 Spring | |
Compulsory Courses | 15.0 |
Modern Russian (and Word Formation) II/IV p. | 5.0 |
Russian Lexicology | 5.0 |
Russian Literature of XVIII c. | 5.0 |
Optional Courses | 15.0 |
variant Culture, Media | 15.0 |
Celtic Religion and Mythology | 5.0 |
Culture and Multilingualism | 5.0 |
Culture Processes and Media (the Middle Ages and the New Ages) | 5.0 |
Digital Storytelling | 5.0 |
Intercultural Communication | 5.0 |
Language and Culture | 5.0 |
Media Studies: History, Theory and Aesthetics | 5.0 |
People and Their World in the Middle Ages | 5.0 |
Roman Culture and Art | 5.0 |
The Social Mirror: Reflecting Culture in Idioms | 5.0 |
20th-Century Drama | 5.0 |
20th-21st Century British Drama through the ‘Prgamatic‘ Looking Glass | 5.0 |
variant Development of Practical Skills | 15.0 |
Editing Skills Training | 5.0 |
Empowering Young Learners: Current Trends in Language Education | 5.0 |
Introduction to Editing | 5.0 |
Standard Lithuanian: Attitudes and Usage | 5.0 |
variant Linguistics: Advanced Courses | 15.0 |
Baltic Languages and Cultures | 5.0 |
Cultural Linguistics | 5.0 |
Ethnolinguistics | 5.0 |
Ethnolinguistics | 5.0 |
Experimental Phonetics | 5.0 |
Formulaicity of Contemporary Languages | 5.0 |
Geopolitical Changes and Language | 5.0 |
Historical Grammar of Romance Languages | 5.0 |
Indo-European Linguistics | 5.0 |
Language and Identity | 5.0 |
Language and Nationalism | 5.0 |
Language Contact and Linguistic Areas | 5.0 |
Lexical Typology | 5.0 |
Linguistic Text Analysis | 5.0 |
Linguistic Variation in Indo-European Languages | 5.0 |
Lithuanian Language from the Earliest Times to the Present | 5.0 |
Lithuanian Sign Language and Gesture Studies | 5.0 |
Mapping Linguistic Variation | 5.0 |
Media Discourse | 5.0 |
Mythological Vocabulary | 5.0 |
Romance Onomastics | 5.0 |
Textology | 5.0 |
The Latin Language and Texts | 5.0 |
variant Linguistics: Introductory Courses | 15.0 |
Introduction of Contrastive Grammar | 5.0 |
Introduction to Applied Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Corpus Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Corpus Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Germanic Philology | 5.0 |
Introduction to Psycholinguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Psycholinguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Romance Philology | 5.0 |
Introduction to Semantics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Semantics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Typology of Languages | 5.0 |
variant Literature | 15.0 |
Ancient Literature | 5.0 |
British Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults | 5.0 |
Classical Russian Novel | 5.0 |
Current Aspects of Lithuanian Literature | 5.0 |
Introduction to Feminist Critical Theory | 5.0 |
Literary Discourse Analysis | 5.0 |
Modern Literature of Eastern and Central Europe | 5.0 |
Polish and Russian Nobel Laureates: Authors and Ideas | 5.0 |
Reflections of Architecture in Literature | 5.0 |
Representations of Gender in Contemporary Lithuanian Literature and Culture | 5.0 |
The Bible and Literature | 5.0 |
Travel Writing | 5.0 |
Western Literature (Middle Ages-Romanticism) | 5.0 |
Western Literature: Realism vs. Modernism | 5.0 |
Semester 3 Autumn | |
Compulsory Courses | 15.0 |
History of Ideas of Europe | 5.0 |
Modern Russian (and Morphology) III/IV p. | 5.0 |
Russian Literature (19th c.) | 5.0 |
Optional Courses | 5.0 |
Construction Grammar Approach to Russian | 5.0 |
Dostoevsky Seminar | 5.0 |
Introduction of Contrastive Grammar | 5.0 |
Introduction to Ethnolinguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Media Linguistics | 5.0 |
Languages and Cultures of Grand Duchy of Lithuania | 5.0 |
The Image of the Monsters in Post-Soviet Literature | 5.0 |
The Literary Image of a Human in the Age of Enlightenment | 5.0 |
Ukraine in Images and Symbols: From Origins to the Present | 5.0 |
Course unit (module) of Individual Studies | 10.0 |
Semester 4 Spring | |
Compulsory Courses | 15.0 |
Analysis of Digital Texts | 5.0 |
Modern Russian (and Syntax) IV/IV p. | 5.0 |
Russian Literature (First Half of the 20th Century) | 5.0 |
Optional Courses | 5.0 |
Introduction to Linguaculturology | 5.0 |
Rebellious Women's Literature of Ukraine | 5.0 |
Slavonic Mythology | 5.0 |
Vilnius on the Cross of Cultures (from the 19th Century to the First Half of the 20th Century) | 5.0 |
Course unit (module) of Individual Studies | 10.0 |
Semester 5 Autumn | |
Compulsory Courses | 5.0 |
Russian Literature (Second Half of the 20th Century – Beginning of the 21st Century) | 5.0 |
Optional Courses | 15.0 |
group General Optional Subjects | 5.0 |
variant Culture, Media | 5.0 |
Celtic Religion and Mythology | 5.0 |
Culture and Multilingualism | 5.0 |
Culture Processes and Media (the Middle Ages and the New Ages) | 5.0 |
Digital Storytelling | 5.0 |
Intercultural Communication | 5.0 |
Language and Culture | 5.0 |
Media Studies: History, Theory and Aesthetics | 5.0 |
People and Their World in the Middle Ages | 5.0 |
Roman Culture and Art | 5.0 |
The Social Mirror: Reflecting Culture in Idioms | 5.0 |
20th-Century Drama | 5.0 |
20th-21st Century British Drama through the ‘Prgamatic‘ Looking Glass | 5.0 |
variant Development of Practical Skills | 5.0 |
Editing Skills Training | 5.0 |
Empowering Young Learners: Current Trends in Language Education | 5.0 |
Introduction to Editing | 5.0 |
Standard Lithuanian: Attitudes and Usage | 5.0 |
variant Linguistics: Advanced Courses | 5.0 |
Baltic Languages and Cultures | 5.0 |
Cultural Linguistics | 5.0 |
Ethnolinguistics | 5.0 |
Ethnolinguistics | 5.0 |
Experimental Phonetics | 5.0 |
Formulaicity of Contemporary Languages | 5.0 |
Geopolitical Changes and Language | 5.0 |
Historical Grammar of Romance Languages | 5.0 |
Indo-European Linguistics | 5.0 |
Language and Identity | 5.0 |
Language and Nationalism | 5.0 |
Language Contact and Linguistic Areas | 5.0 |
Lexical Typology | 5.0 |
Linguistic Text Analysis | 5.0 |
Linguistic Variation in Indo-European Languages | 5.0 |
Lithuanian Language from the Earliest Times to the Present | 5.0 |
Lithuanian Sign Language and Gesture Studies | 5.0 |
Mapping Linguistic Variation | 5.0 |
Media Discourse | 5.0 |
Mythological Vocabulary | 5.0 |
Romance Onomastics | 5.0 |
Textology | 5.0 |
The Latin Language and Texts | 5.0 |
variant Linguistics: Introductory Courses | 5.0 |
Introduction of Contrastive Grammar | 5.0 |
Introduction to Applied Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Corpus Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Corpus Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Germanic Philology | 5.0 |
Introduction to Psycholinguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Psycholinguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Romance Philology | 5.0 |
Introduction to Semantics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Semantics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Semiotics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Typology of Languages | 5.0 |
variant Literature | 5.0 |
Ancient Literature | 5.0 |
British Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults | 5.0 |
Classical Russian Novel | 5.0 |
Current Aspects of Lithuanian Literature | 5.0 |
Introduction to Feminist Critical Theory | 5.0 |
Literary Discourse Analysis | 5.0 |
Modern Literature of Eastern and Central Europe | 5.0 |
Polish and Russian Nobel Laureates: Authors and Ideas | 5.0 |
Reflections of Architecture in Literature | 5.0 |
Representations of Gender in Contemporary Lithuanian Literature and Culture | 5.0 |
The Bible and Literature | 5.0 |
Travel Writing | 5.0 |
Western Literature (Middle Ages-Romanticism) | 5.0 |
Western Literature: Realism vs. Modernism | 5.0 |
group Specialisation Optional Subjects | 10.0 |
Construction Grammar Approach to Russian | 5.0 |
Dostoevsky Seminar | 5.0 |
Introduction of Contrastive Grammar | 5.0 |
Introduction to Ethnolinguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Media Linguistics | 5.0 |
Languages and Cultures of Grand Duchy of Lithuania | 5.0 |
Polish Cinema | 5.0 |
The Image of the Monsters in Post-Soviet Literature | 5.0 |
The Literary Image of a Human in the Age of Enlightenment | 5.0 |
Ukraine in Images and Symbols: From Origins to the Present | 5.0 |
Course unit (module) of Individual Studies | 10.0 |
Semester 6 Spring | |
Compulsory Courses | 5.0 |
Development of the Russian Language | 5.0 |
Optional Courses | 15.0 |
group General Optional Subjects | 5.0 |
variant Culture, Media | 5.0 |
Celtic Religion and Mythology | 5.0 |
Culture and Multilingualism | 5.0 |
Culture Processes and Media (the Middle Ages and the New Ages) | 5.0 |
Digital Storytelling | 5.0 |
Intercultural Communication | 5.0 |
Language and Culture | 5.0 |
Media Studies: History, Theory and Aesthetics | 5.0 |
People and Their World in the Middle Ages | 5.0 |
Roman Culture and Art | 5.0 |
The Social Mirror: Reflecting Culture in Idioms | 5.0 |
20th-Century Drama | 5.0 |
20th-21st Century British Drama through the ‘Prgamatic‘ Looking Glass | 5.0 |
variant Development of Practical Skills | 5.0 |
Editing Skills Training | 5.0 |
Empowering Young Learners: Current Trends in Language Education | 5.0 |
Introduction to Editing | 5.0 |
Standard Lithuanian: Attitudes and Usage | 5.0 |
variant Linguistics: Advanced Courses | 5.0 |
Baltic Languages and Cultures | 5.0 |
Cultural Linguistics | 5.0 |
Ethnolinguistics | 5.0 |
Ethnolinguistics | 5.0 |
Experimental Phonetics | 5.0 |
Formulaicity of Contemporary Languages | 5.0 |
Geopolitical Changes and Language | 5.0 |
Historical Grammar of Romance Languages | 5.0 |
Indo-European Linguistics | 5.0 |
Language and Identity | 5.0 |
Language and Nationalism | 5.0 |
Language Contact and Linguistic Areas | 5.0 |
Lexical Typology | 5.0 |
Linguistic Text Analysis | 5.0 |
Linguistic Variation in Indo-European Languages | 5.0 |
Lithuanian Language from the Earliest Times to the Present | 5.0 |
Lithuanian Sign Language and Gesture Studies | 5.0 |
Mapping Linguistic Variation | 5.0 |
Media Discourse | 5.0 |
Mythological Vocabulary | 5.0 |
Romance Onomastics | 5.0 |
Textology | 5.0 |
The Latin Language and Texts | 5.0 |
variant Linguistics: Introductory Courses | 5.0 |
Introduction of Contrastive Grammar | 5.0 |
Introduction to Applied Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Corpus Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Corpus Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Germanic Philology | 5.0 |
Introduction to Psycholinguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Psycholinguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Romance Philology | 5.0 |
Introduction to Semantics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Semantics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Semiotics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Typology of Languages | 5.0 |
variant Literature | 5.0 |
Ancient Literature | 5.0 |
British Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults | 5.0 |
Classical Russian Novel | 5.0 |
Current Aspects of Lithuanian Literature | 5.0 |
Introduction to Feminist Critical Theory | 5.0 |
Literary Discourse Analysis | 5.0 |
Modern Literature of Eastern and Central Europe | 5.0 |
Polish and Russian Nobel Laureates: Authors and Ideas | 5.0 |
Reflections of Architecture in Literature | 5.0 |
Representations of Gender in Contemporary Lithuanian Literature and Culture | 5.0 |
The Bible and Literature | 5.0 |
Travel Writing | 5.0 |
Western Literature (Middle Ages-Romanticism) | 5.0 |
Western Literature: Realism vs. Modernism | 5.0 |
group Specialisation Optional Subjects | 10.0 |
History and Culture of Poland | 5.0 |
Introduction to Linguaculturology | 5.0 |
Rebellious Women's Literature of Ukraine | 5.0 |
Slavonic Mythology | 5.0 |
Vilnius on the Cross of Cultures | 5.0 |
Course unit (module) of Individual Studies | 10.0 |
Semester 7 Autumn | |
Compulsory Courses | 5.0 |
Bachelor's Final Thesis Seminar | 5.0 |
Optional Courses | 5.0 |
group General Optional Subjects | 5.0 |
variant Culture, Media | 5.0 |
Celtic Religion and Mythology | 5.0 |
Culture and Multilingualism | 5.0 |
Culture Processes and Media (the Middle Ages and the New Ages) | 5.0 |
Digital Storytelling | 5.0 |
Intercultural Communication | 5.0 |
Language and Culture | 5.0 |
Media Studies: History, Theory and Aesthetics | 5.0 |
People and Their World in the Middle Ages | 5.0 |
Roman Culture and Art | 5.0 |
The Social Mirror: Reflecting Culture in Idioms | 5.0 |
20th-Century Drama | 5.0 |
20th-21st Century British Drama through the ‘Prgamatic‘ Looking Glass | 5.0 |
variant Development of Practical Skills | 5.0 |
Editing Skills Training | 5.0 |
Empowering Young Learners: Current Trends in Language Education | 5.0 |
Introduction to Editing | 5.0 |
Standard Lithuanian: Attitudes and Usage | 5.0 |
variant Linguistics: Advanced Courses | 5.0 |
Baltic Languages and Cultures | 5.0 |
Cultural Linguistics | 5.0 |
Ethnolinguistics | 5.0 |
Ethnolinguistics | 5.0 |
Experimental Phonetics | 5.0 |
Formulaicity of Contemporary Languages | 5.0 |
Geopolitical Changes and Language | 5.0 |
Historical Grammar of Romance Languages | 5.0 |
Indo-European Linguistics | 5.0 |
Language and Identity | 5.0 |
Language and Nationalism | 5.0 |
Language Contact and Linguistic Areas | 5.0 |
Lexical Typology | 5.0 |
Linguistic Text Analysis | 5.0 |
Linguistic Variation in Indo-European Languages | 5.0 |
Lithuanian Language from the Earliest Times to the Present | 5.0 |
Lithuanian Sign Language and Gesture Studies | 5.0 |
Mapping Linguistic Variation | 5.0 |
Media Discourse | 5.0 |
Mythological Vocabulary | 5.0 |
Romance Onomastics | 5.0 |
Textology | 5.0 |
The Latin Language and Texts | 5.0 |
variant Linguistics: Introductory Courses | 5.0 |
Introduction of Contrastive Grammar | 5.0 |
Introduction to Applied Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Corpus Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Corpus Linguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Germanic Philology | 5.0 |
Introduction to Psycholinguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Psycholinguistics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Romance Philology | 5.0 |
Introduction to Semantics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Semantics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Semiotics | 5.0 |
Introduction to Typology of Languages | 5.0 |
variant Literature | 5.0 |
Ancient Literature | 5.0 |
British Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults | 5.0 |
Classical Russian Novel | 5.0 |
Current Aspects of Lithuanian Literature | 5.0 |
Introduction to Feminist Critical Theory | 5.0 |
Literary Discourse Analysis | 5.0 |
Modern Literature of Eastern and Central Europe | 5.0 |
Polish and Russian Nobel Laureates: Authors and Ideas | 5.0 |
Reflections of Architecture in Literature | 5.0 |
Representations of Gender in Contemporary Lithuanian Literature and Culture | 5.0 |
The Bible and Literature | 5.0 |
Travel Writing | 5.0 |
Western Literature (Middle Ages-Romanticism) | 5.0 |
Western Literature: Realism vs. Modernism | 5.0 |
Course unit (module) of Individual Studies | 20.0 |
Semester 8 Spring | |
Compulsory Courses | 15.0 |
Bachelor Final Thesis (Study field: Philology by language) | 15.0 |
Optional Courses | 15.0 |
group internship (for all the students) | 15.0 |
Practical Work and Internship: Corpus Linguistics | 15.0 |
Practical Work and Internship: English as a foreign language teaching | 15.0 |
Practical Work and Internship: Intercultural Communication | 15.0 |
Practical Work and Internship: Translation | 15.0 |
* Individual study courses include a list of courses students can choose from, in particular:
- 20+ languages: English, French, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Russian, Polish, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Ancient Greek, Modern Greek, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish, Hungarian, Slovenian, Croatian, Romanian, Turkish and Georgian;
- optional courses from the same and/or other study fields;
- General University Studies (GUS) modules covering a wide range of study fields throughout the University (for the complete list see here);
- Minor Studies in another study field.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Communicate in Russian at an advanced level (B2-C1), as well as use Russian for Specific Purposes and Academic Russian skills (writing reports, reviews, research papers and texts in other genres)
- Analyse, synthesise, summarise and discuss the main principles underlying the structure and uses of language
- Show an awareness of the different frameworks of literary and cultural theory, and apply them in the analysis of literary texts
- Show an awareness of the diversity of Slavic languages and cultures
- Critically evaluate the role of Russian language and culture in the modern world
- Carry out linguistic/literary research
Programme Specific Requirements
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Russian language proficiency (at a level no lower than B1 following CEFR).
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English language proficiency (at a level no lower than B1 following CEFR), certified by one of the international exams:
• IELTS Academic 4.5+,
• TOEFL iBT 32+,
• Cambridge English exam 140+,
• Pearson PTE Academic 43+,
• LanguageCert IESOL B1
• Duolingo English Test 65+
Or other document certifying the English language proficiency at a level no lower than B1 following CEFR
In addition, all applicants have to fulfil the general admission requirements.
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