Programme overview
English Philology Programme aims at preparing English philology specialists with a broad range of knowledge and competencies:
- who know English and another foreign language well, who have grasped the fundamentals of linguistics, literary and translation studies, and teaching English as a foreign language.
- who are familiar with political, social, and cultural specificities of English-speaking countries and are capable of contextualizing them and discussing them in relation to global developments.
- who are able to successfully apply their knowledge in practice, from work-related to scholarly contexts.
This programme prepares specialists who, once they have gained their Bachelor degree, can continue their studies in this field at the Master’s level or move to studies in other fields: that is, they can choose Master’s studies in English philology, translation, computer linguistics, literary and cultural studies, education, journalism, political science and other fields.
Competencies acquired
You will be able to:
- use fluent English in communicating orally and in writing in a variety of spheres of activity, as well as to apply their specialized knowledge working in international institutions.
- understand and produce different kinds of texts (for example, journalistic, literary), to recognize the works of major authors from different cultural periods and texts from different genres with their characteristic styles.
- explain cultural features of English-speaking countries and relate these to historical contexts.
- understand the principal ideas expressed in some major current linguistic and literary theories, and apply them in practice.
- analyze major strategies used in translation and apply them in practice.
- use the most recent methods in teaching and studying foreign languages.
- select and use the possibilities offered by information technology in teaching foreign languages.
- apply in other spheres of activity the competences gained in carrying out scholarly research work and the correct presentation of research results.
Career opportunities
English Philology graduates becomes specialists, capable of working in a variety of fields. They will satisfy the educational, academic, cultural, economic and other needs of the workplace and will be capable of carrying out intellectual and cultural work independently.
The graduates of the Programme can expect to continue their career by:
- working as translators and/or interpreters.
- teaching English in schools.
- taking employment in public institutions such as banks, business companies and various organizations which need staff members with good knowledge of English.
- working as administrators in large international companies and EU organizations, combining their English skills with more specific business skills.
- entering Master studies in fields of Humanities and Social sciences.
- continuing their studies in the way they decide.
Programme structure
During the first two years of your studies university provides a list of courses in the fields of social sciences, humanities, biomedical, physical, and technological sciences as well as Arts and foreign languages for students to get interdisciplinary knowledge and abilities. Curriculum combines elective and compulsory courses during the first two years of studies.
English Phonetics, Academic Writing, Survey of British Literature, Language Learning and Teaching Theories , English Morpho-Syntax and etc. are just a part of your compulsory courses list.
Admission Requirements
- A high school diploma or equivalent degree
- Proof of English Language: applicant has to present document proving B2 level (TOEFL 87-109 iBT/534-633 PBT, IELTS 5-6,5, Cambridge English First (FCE) 161-180, BEC Vantage 161-180, Michigan ECCE (min. 650), PTE General Level 3, TOEIC Listening & Reading 785, TOEIC Speaking & Writing 310, Duolingo 100-125, EnglishScore 400-499) if the applicant is not native speaker and/or had not received education in English.
- Admission score is counted based on: Arithmetic average of high school exams * 0,8 + English grade (no lower than B2) * 0.2.