Study programme code

SKSLM.HT

Study programme administrator

Kapitolina Fedorova

MER study programme code

1684

version code

SKSLM/14_16.HT

School / college

HT - School of Humanities

Study programme title in Est.

Slaavi keeled ja kultuurid

study programme title in Engl.

Slavonic Languages and Cultures

Language of instruction

Estonian

Study level

Master's studies

ECTS credits

120

Study domain

Arts and Humanities

Study programme group

languages and cultures

Study programme subgroup

Language acquisition

Nominal study period (in semesters)

4

Access conditions

Degrees conferred

humanitaarteaduse magister (slaavi keeled ja kultuurid)

Study programme aims and objectives

- To create opportunities to acquire extensive theoretical knowledge in the field of Slavonic Philology and Culture and the maiden practical experience in the publishing house, show more...
translation bureau or anywhere else;
- To create opportunities for the further additional education;
- To form skills for the scholar approach to speciality and to create pre-conditions for the further doctoral studies.

Learning outcomes of the study programme

- has knowledge and skills in humanities and social sciences, show more...
which support practical activities of the speciality, e.g. ability to consider language, literature and culture in comparative context, knows methodology of humanities
- has a complete command of the methodics of comparative literary analysis with its historical and typological aspects
- is able to carry on original analysis and critical valuation of research results in the choosen field and to integrate these results to the broad social and cultural context
- has special theoretical knowledge and practical skills and experience in the field of the Slavonic literatures and cultures
- is familiar with the contemporary scholar philology paradigma
- is able to unite acquired theoretical knowledge and practical skills for compiling research work
- is able to carry on professional scholar research work in the field of Slavonic Philology and to present results at the good professional level
- is able to use acquired knowledge for working with the Slavonic countries embassies, tourists, for translating texts (oral and written as well) in Slavonic languages; on condition that a Slavonic languages and cultures graduate student has got pedagogical education he/she can teach Slavonic languages at school as elective subjects
- is ready to continue studies and for the further self-development

Graduation requirements

In order to graduate, the student shall complete the study programme in the given volume, show more...
which includes passing all compulsory courses and compiling and defending the Master’s thesis. Students who have not graduated from upper secondary schools where Estonian is the language of instruction, or who have graduated from schools where Estonian is only partly the language of instruction, are required to have Estonian language proficiency at C1 level.
Since the admission of year 2016 students are required to pass during the studies at least one course which uses a foreign language as the language of instruction.