Programme description
The studies on the faculty of East Slavic Philology / Russian Philology with Ukrainian Philology specialisation belong to the area of education in the humanities.
The study programme enables the students to acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the fields of linguistics, literary studies and cultural realities, to acquire and develop the ability to use the leading languages - Russian and Ukrainian (at the level B2+ of the CEFR), an additional Western European language of choice (English, Spanish or German) at level B1 of the CEFR as well as to acquire general philological knowledge.
In addition to the intensive study of foreign languages, the Bachelor's degree programme familiarises students with the basics of the research workshop, including how to conduct basic analyses, how to interpret the collected results.
Equipping them with the knowledge and skills to interpret linguistic, literary and cultural phenomena and contexts of the East Slavic and West European areas, while confronting them with their native linguistic competence and knowledge of cultural realities, will allow them to use this knowledge in professional work of different nature, in which specialised linguistic-communicative and intercultural qualifications are necessary.
Course advantages:
- intensive study of two foreign languages - Russian and Ukrainian - aimed at mastering skills and competences in Russian and Ukrainian at the level B2+ of the CEFR,
- the opportunity of learning an additional Western European foreign language (choice of English, Spanish or German) at the level B1 of the CEFR,
- the possibility of spending a semester abroad (as part of ERASMUS) or at another university in Poland (as part of programme MOST),
- developing your own interests, e.g. in the East Slavic Research Circle, 'TheArt' Theatre Group, etc.
Example of courses
- Practical learning of Russian language
- Practical learning of Ukrainian language
- History of Russian and Ukrainian Literature
- Grammar of the modern Russian and Ukrainian languages
- Confrontational grammar of Russian-Polish
- History of Russia
- History of Ukraine
- Culture of the Russian and Ukrainian language area
Students design part of the programme on their own, having at their disposal optional subjects from the list of elective courses.
A detailed study plan is available on the website of the Institute of East Slavic Philology (bookmark 'Students' > 'Study plans' / 'Plany studiów') and also on the website 'Sylabus UAM' (Faculty of Modern Languages and Literatures > Filologia wschodniosłowiańska, first-cycle programme, full-time).
Graduate competencies
The study programme enables you to acquire and improve fundamental competences and skills desired on the labour market, such as:
- the ability to prepare oral and written statements in Russian and Ukrainian (level B2+ of the CEFR) and an additional Western European foreign language (English, Spanish or German) at level B1 of the CEFR,
- the ability to interpret linguistic, literary and cultural phenomena and contexts in the East Slavic area while confronting them with their native linguistic competence and knowledge of cultural realities,
- the ability to search for and evaluate information, analyse and interpret linguistic, literary and cultural texts,
- effective organisation of their own work, the ability to make independent choices,
- the ability to work both individually and in teams, responsibility in carrying out assigned tasks,
- awareness of the need for continuous updating of one's knowledge and skills in the context of one's profession and the need to integrate information from various disciplines.
Career prospects
The acquired knowledge of linguistics, literary studies and literary and cultural comparative studies, a wide range of skills, e.g. in foreign languages, the ability to search for and evaluate information, analyse and interpret linguistic, literary and cultural texts, prepare oral and written statements, as well as the competence to carry out assigned tasks and projects, work in a team and independently, meet the needs of the labour market for candidates and enable them to take up jobs as:
- Russian and Ukrainian languages translator,
- Russian and Ukrainian lecturer,
- manager and organiser of cultural life,
- recruiter of employees from and for the East Slavic language area,
- specialist in state and local administration units oriented to international cooperation, production, trade and service companies cooperating with foreign partners, marketing, logistics and customer service departments in companies with an international and culturally diverse character.