Study programs (BA, MA, PhD)

Department of Philological Stuidies

Undergraduate studies

Study program: English language and literature

The undergraduate studies of the English language and literature last for four years (eight semesters). In order to complete the undergraduate program students must obtain 240 ECTS. They are entitled Bachelor of Philology, while the diploma supplement lists specific competences that students receive.

The courses vary from 2 to 9 points (ECTS) based on their difficulty, outcomes and course contents.

There are compulsory and elective courses. The compulsory courses encompass all major disciplines in the field of linguistics and literary sciences in addition to courses that deal with basic theoretical linguistic and literary knowledge, teaching methods and literature. One the other hand, the elective courses enable students to learn about other disciplines closely related to the Serbian language and literature, language and literary theory, teaching methods, methodology of scientific research and other skills acquired through Professional Practice courses.

The basic competences that students receive are:

• Teaching English language and literature in national and private educational institutions – preschools, primary and secondary schools (upon completion of master’s degree),
• Involvement in professions that require a high level of English language competence: tourist and translation activities, public relations, engagement in various cultural centers,
• Continuation of academic studies in the fields of English language and literature, culture, communicology and other related fields,
• Continuation of lifelong learning in the field of English language and literature, culture, communicology and other related fields,

The purpose of the degree is to enable students to exhibit their knowledge and understanding of linguistics through theoretical, practical, conceptual, comparative and critical perspectives in accordance with adequate methodology. Students are also able to:

• Teach in primary and secondary schools,
• Conduct research in the field of linguistics by using theoretical and methodological knowledge,
• Apply their knowledge in the teaching process,
• Understand methodology of the teaching process in primary and secondary schools,
• Use comparative experience to develop teaching materials within language subjects,
• To practically and professionally assess and evaluate students’ knowledge,
• To mediate and work individually and as a part of a team, cooperate with parents and educational institutions,
• Create and redesign teaching environment,
• Respect multiculturalism and multilingualism,
• Apply and professionally use their knowledge to assess standardized texts of different functional style,
• Correct and edit various kinds of texts of modern language,
• Access literary-theoretical, literary-historical competences in addition to cultural and sociolinguistic competences in the context of language and literature,
• Perform scientific research and write scientific papers in the field of language and literature and comparative papers that deal with two languages and two literatures,
• Apply their skills in interdisciplinary fields that integrate contents of literature with other compatible disciplines: linguistics, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, psychology, history, history of art, culturology and other related studies.

The final goal is to enable graduate students for individual work in all educational, cultural, scientific, research and other institutions that need such professionals and prepare them for further growth through master’s and PhD studies.

No.	CODE	Course	SEM	L	P	ECTS
First Year
1	АОА01	Contemporary English language 1	1	2	4	8
2	АОА02	Introduction to English literature	1	2	2	6
3	АОА03	Phonetics	1	2	2	7
4	АОА04	Introduction to general linguistics	1	2	0	5
5	АОА05	German language 1	1	2	0	4
6	АОА06	Contemporary English language 2	2	2	4	8
7	АОА07	English literature 1	2	2	2	4
8	АОА08	German language 2	2	2	0	4
9	АОА09	Norm and culture of standard language	2	2	2	6
10	IB1	Elective Course 1	2	2	0	6
11	АОА12	Professional Practice 1	2	0	0	2
Second Year
12	АОА13	Contemporary English language 3	3	2	4	7
13	АОА14	Introduction to literary theory	3	2	3	7
14	АОА15	English literature 2	3	2	2	6
15	АОА16	German language 3	3	2	0	4
16	IB2	Elective Courses 2	3	2	2	6
17	АОА19	Contemporary English language 4	4	2	4	6
18	АОА20	English literature 3	4	2	2	6
19	АОА21	Morphology of English language	4	2	2	6
20	АОА22	German language 4	4	2	0	4
21	IB3	Elective Courses 3	4	2	2	6
22	АОА24	Professional Practice 2	4	0	0	2
Third Year
23	АОА25	Contemporary English language 5	5	2	4	6
24	АОА26	Introduction to American literature	5	2	0	6
25	АОА27	English Syntax 1	5	2	2	6
26	АОА28	Teaching Methods 1	5	2	2	6
27	IB4	Elective Courses 4	5	2	2	6
28	АОА31	Contemporary English language 6	6	2	4	6
29	АОА32	American Literature	6	2	2	5
30	АОА33	English Syntax 2	6	2	0	5
33	АОА34	Teaching Methods 2	6	2	2	6
31	IB5	Elective Courses 5	6	2	2	6
32	АОА37	Professional Practice 3	6	0	0	2
Fourth Year
33	АОА38	Contemporary English language 7	7	2	4	7
34	АОА39	Anglo-American literature	7	2	2	6
35	АОА40	Introduction to theories of literature	7	2	0	5
36	IB6	Elective Courses 6	7	2	2	6
37	IB7	Elective Courses  7	7	2	2	6
38	АОА45	Contemporary English language 8	8	3	4	7
39	АОА46	Lexicology	8	3	2	6
40	АОА47	Academic writing	8	2	2	6
41	IB8	Elective Courses  8	8	2	2	6
42	АОА50	Graduation thesis	8			5

Elective courses	COURSE	SEM	L	P	ECTS
Elective Courses  1	Sociology	2	2	0	6
	Ethics and aesthetics	2	2	0	6
Elective Courses  2	General psychology	3	2	2	6
	Introduction to marketing	3	2	2	6
Elective Courses  3	General pedagogy	4	2	2	6
	Introduction to management	4	2	2	6
Elective Courses  4	Introduction to IT	5	2	2	6
	Business English	5	2	2	6
Elective Courses  5	Contemporary teaching methods	6	2	2	6
	Web design	6	2	2	6
Elective Courses  6	Teaching methods in education	7	2	2	6
	Semantics	7	2	2	6
Elective Courses  7	E-learning	7	2	2	6
	Authors’ rights	7	2	2	6
Elective Courses  8	Quality management	8	2	2	6
	Intercultural understanding, human rights and reconciliation	8	2	2	6

Department of Philological Studies

Undergraduate studies

Study program: German language and literature

The undergraduate studies of the German language and literature last for four years (eight semesters). In order to complete the undergraduate program students must obtain 240 ECTS. They are entitled Bachelor of Philology, while the diploma supplement lists specific competences that students receive.

The courses vary from 2 to 9 points (ECTS) based on their difficulty, outcomes and course contents.

There are compulsory and elective courses. The compulsory courses encompass all major disciplines in the field of linguistics and literary sciences in addition to courses that deal with basic theoretical linguistic and literary knowledge, teaching methods and literature. One the other hand, the elective courses enable students to learn about other disciplines closely related to the German language and literature, language and literary theory, teaching methods, methodology of scientific research and other skills acquired through Professional Practice courses.

The basic competences that students receive are:

• Teaching German language and literature in national and private educational institutions – preschools, primary and secondary schools (upon completion of master’s degree),
• Involvement in professions that require a high level of German language competence: tourist and translation activities, public relations, engagement in various cultural centers,
• Continuation of academic studies in the fields of German language and literature, culture, communicology and other related fields,
• Continuation of lifelong learning in the field of German language and literature, culture, communicology and other related fields,

The purpose of the degree is to enable students to exhibit their knowledge and understanding of linguistics through theoretical, practical, conceptual, comparative and critical perspectives in accordance with adequate methodology. Students are also able to:

• Teach in primary and secondary schools,
• Conduct research in the field of linguistics by using theoretical and methodological knowledge,
• Apply their knowledge in the teaching process,
• Understand methodology of the teaching process in primary and secondary schools,
• Use comparative experience to develop teaching materials within language subjects,
• To practically and professionally assess and evaluate students’ knowledge,
• To mediate and work individually and as a part of a team, cooperate with parents and educational institutions,
• Create and redesign teaching environment,
• Respect multiculturalism and multilingualism,
• Apply and professionally use their knowledge to assess standardized texts of different functional style,
• Correct and edit various kinds of texts of modern language,
• Access literary-theoretical, literary-historical competences in addition to cultural and sociolinguistic competences in the context of language and literature,
• Perform scientific research and write scientific papers in the field of language and literature and comparative papers that deal with two languages and two literatures,
• Apply their skills in interdisciplinary fields that integrate contents of literature with other compatible disciplines: linguistics, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, psychology, history, history of art, culturology and other related studies.

The final goal is to enable graduate students for individual work in all educational, cultural, scientific, research and other institutions that need such professionals and prepare them for further growth through master’s and PhD studies.

No.	CODE	Course	SEM	L	P	ECTS
First Year
1	GОА01	Contemporary German language 1	1	2	4	6
2	GОА02	German language 1 – Grammar	1	2	2	5
3	GОА03	Introduction to literary theory	1	2	3	6
4	GОА04	Introduction to general linguistics	1	2	0	5
5	GОА05	English language 1	1	2	0	4
6	GOA52	History of classical German philosophy	2	2	0	4
7	GОА06	Contemporary German language 2	2	2	6	8
8	GОА07	German language 2 – Grammar	2	2	2	5
9	GОА08	English language 2	2	2	0	4
10	GОА09	Rhetoric	2	2	2	5
11	IB1	Elective Courses 1	2			2
12	GОА12	Professional Practice 1
Second Year
13	GОА13	Contemporary German language 3	3	2	4	7
14	GОА14	German language 3 – Grammar	3	2	2	6
15	GОА15	German literature 1	3	2	2	6
16	GОА16	English language 3	3	2	0	4
17	IB2	Elective Courses 2	3			6
18	GОА19	Contemporary German language 4	4	2	4	7
19	GОА20	German language 4 – Grammar	4	2	2	6
20	GОА21	German Literature 2	4	2	2	6
21	GОА22	English language 4	4	2	0	4
22	IB3	Elective Courses 3	4			6
23	GОА24	Professional Practice 2	4	0	0	2
Third Year
24	GОА25	Contemporary German language 5	5	2	4	8
25	GОА26	German language 5 – Grammar	5	2	0	5
26	GОА27	German Literature 3	5	2	2	5
27	GОА28	Teaching Methods 1	5	2	2	6
28	IB4	Elective Courses 4	5			6
29	GОА31	Contemporary German language 6	6	2	4	7
30	GОА21	Regional studies	6	2	0	4
31	GОА33	German Literature 4	6	2	2	5
32	GОА34	Teaching Methods of Foreign Languages 2	6	2	2	6
33	IB5	Elective Courses 5	6			6
34	GОА37	Professional Practice 3	6	0	0	2
Fourth Year
35	GОА38	Contemporary German language 7	7	2	6	8
36	GОА39	History of German Language 1	7	2	0	4
37	GОА40	Introduction to theories of literature	7	2	0	5
38	IB6	Elective Courses 6	7			6
39	IB7	Elective Courses  7	7			6
40	GОА45	Contemporary German language 8	8	2	6	8
41	GОА46	Business German	8	2	0	4
42	GОА47	History of German Language 2	8	2	0	4
43	GОА48	Academic writing	8	2	2	6
44	IB8	Elective Courses  8	8			6
45	GОА51	Graduation thesis	8			3

Elective courses	COURSE	SEM	L	P	ECTS
Elective Courses  1	Sociology	2	2	2	6
	Revolutionary Literature	2	2	2	6
Elective Courses  2	General psychology	3	2	2	6
	Introduction to marketing	3	2	2	6
Elective Courses  3	General pedagogy	4	2	2	6
	Norm and Culture of Standard Language	4	2	2	6
Elective Courses  4	Introduction to IT	5	2	2	6
	Social Pathology	5	2	2	6
Elective Courses  5	Contemporary teaching methods	6	2	2	6
	Business English	6	2	2	6
Elective Courses  6	Teaching methods in education	7	2	2	6
	Semantics	7	2	2	6
Elective Courses  7	E-teaching and learning	7	2	2	6
	Linguistic Stylistics	7	2	2	6
Elective Courses  8	Inclusive education	8	2	2	6
	Intercultural understanding and communication	8	2	2	6

Department of Philological Studies

Undergraduate studies

Study program: Bosnian language and Bosniak literature

The undergraduate studies of the Bosnian language and Bosniak literature last for four years (eight semesters). In order to complete the undergraduate program, students must obtain 240 ECTS. They are entitled Bachelor of Philology, while the diploma supplement lists specific competences that students receive.

Admission requirements: high school diploma, completed entrance exam and adequate ranking within the approved quota.

The classes are conducted by using modern audio-visual tools in addition to a state of the art language lab. The teaching process is entirely interactive, conducted in small groups where the emphasis is on practical work and necessary language skills. Special emphasis is placed on critical use of obtained skills, modern methods and techniques in the teaching process and information systems.

The courses vary from 2 to 9 points (ECTS) based on their difficulty, outcomes and course contents.

There are compulsory and elective courses. The compulsory courses encompass all major disciplines in the field of linguistics and literary sciences in addition to courses that deal with basic theoretical linguistic and literary knowledge.  One the other hand, the elective courses enable students to learn about other disciplines closely related to a target language and its literature and other relevant skills. The basic competences that students receive are:

• Teaching Bosnian language and Bosniak literature in primary, secondary and vocational schools and specialized language grammar schools (upon completion of master’s degree),
• Working as instructors and editors in media and publishing houses and cultural institutions,
• Teaching Bosnian as a second language,
• Meeting requirements needed to become a court interpreter and translator,
• Conducting research and other activities in written and electronic media.

Students obtain following general competences:

• Basic theoretical linguistic knowledge,
• Basic knowledge of linguistic research methods and their application, critical thinking and approaches in research, ability to understand and present materials, critically analyze, synthesize and solve problems related to linguistics
• Ability to use theoretical knowledge in practice, ability to communicate and cooperate with the environment.

The purpose of the degree is to enable students to exhibit their knowledge and understanding of linguistics through theoretical, practical, conceptual, comparative and critical perspectives in accordance with adequate methodology. Students are also able to:

• Teach in primary and secondary schools,
• Conduct research in the field of linguistics by using theoretical and methodological knowledge,
• Apply their knowledge in the teaching process,
• Understand methodology of the teaching process in primary and secondary schools,
• Use comparative experience to develop teaching materials within language subjects,
• To practically and professionally assess and evaluate students’ knowledge,
• To mediate and work individually and as a part of a team, cooperate with parents and educational institutions,
• Create and redesign teaching environment,
• Respect multiculturalism and multilingualism,
• Apply and professionally use their knowledge to assess standardized texts of different functional style,
• Correct and edit various kinds of texts of modern language,
• Access literary-theoretical, literary-historical competences in addition to cultural and sociolinguistic competences in the context of language and literature,
• Perform scientific research and write scientific papers in the field of language and literature and comparative papers that deal with two languages and two literatures,
• Apply their skills in interdisciplinary fields that integrate contents of literature with other compatible disciplines: linguistics, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, psychology, history, history of art, culturology and other related studies.

The final goal is to enable graduate students for individual work in all educational, cultural, scientific, research and other institutions that need such professionals and prepare them for further growth through master’s and PhD studies.

No.	Code	Course	SEM	L	P	ECTS
First Year
1	BОА01	Introduction to World Literature	1	2	3	9
2	BОА02	Introduction to IT	1	2	2	6
3	BОА03	Introduction to Literary Theory	1	2	3	6
4	BОА04	Introduction to General Linguistics	1	2	0	5
5	BОА05	English Language 1	1	2	0	4
6	BОА06	History of Literary Language with Old Slavonic	2	2	4	6
7	BОА07	Phonetics and Phonology	2	2	4	6
8	BОА08	English Language 2	2	2	0	4
9	BОА09	Norm and Culture of Standard Language	2	2	2	6
10	IB1	Elective Courses 1	2			6
11	BОА12	Professional Practice 1	2	0	0	2
Second Year
12	BОА13	Morphology 1	3	2	3	7
13	BОА14	Introduction to Bosnistics and Old Bosniak Literature	3	2	3	7
14	BОА15	Oral Literature	3	2	2	6
15	BОА16	English Language 3	3	2	0	4
16	IB2	Elective Courses 2	3			6
17	BОА19	Morphology 2	4	2	3	7
18	BОА20	Newer (recent) Bosniak literature	4	2	3	6
19	BОА21	Historical Grammar of South Slavic languages	4	2	2	5
20	BОА22	English Language 4	4	2	0	4
21	IB3	Elective Courses 3	4			6
22	BОА24	Professional Practice 2	4	0	0	2
Third Year
23	BОА25	Syntax 1	5	2	4	7
24	BОА26	Modern Bosniak Literature of the First Half of the 20th Century	5	2	2	6
25	BОА27	Teaching Methods 1	5	2	2	6
26	BОА28	Introduction to Theories of Literature	5	2	0	5
27	IB4	Elective Courses 4	5			6
28	BОА31	Syntax 2	6	2	2	5
29	BОА32	Modern Bosniak Literature of the Second Half of the 20th Century	6	2	2	6
30	BОА33	Children’s Literature	6	2	2	5
33	BОА34	Teaching Methods 2	6	2	2	6
31	IB5	Elective Courses 5	6			6
32	BОА37	Professional Practice 3	6	0	0	2
Fourth Year
33	BОА38	Semantics	7	2	2	6
34	BОА39	Linguistic Stylistics	7	2	2	6
35	BОА40	Sandzak-Bosniak Literature	7	2	2	6
36	IB6	Elective Courses 6	7			6
37	IB7	Elective Courses 7	7			6
38	BОА45	Dialectology with Accentology	8	2	2	5
39	BОА46	Introduction to Comparative Studies of South Slavic Languages	8	2	2	5
40	BОА47	Academic Writing	8	2	2	6
41	IB8	Elective Courses 8	8			6
42	BOA51	Modern World Literature	8	2	2	5
43	BОА52	Graduation Thesis	8			3

Elective courses	Course	SEM	L	P	ECTS
Elective courses 1	Rhetoric	2	2	2	6
	Revolutionary literature	2	2	2	6
Elective courses 2	General pedagogy	3	2	2	6
	Introduction to marketing	3	2	2	6
Elective courses 3	General psychology	4	2	2	6
	Curriculum development	4	2	2	6
Elective courses 4	Introduction to educational psychology	5	2	2	6
	Social pathology	5	2	2	6
Elective courses 5	Role of media in children’s upbringing	6	2	2	6
	Languages in contact	6	2	2	6
Elective courses 6	Contemporary systems of public communication	7	2	2	6
	Communicology	7	2	2	6
Elective courses 7	Electronic teaching and learning	7	2	2	6
	Teaching methods in education	7	2	2	6
Elective courses 8	Inclusive education	8	2	2	6
	Quality Management	8	2	2	6

Department of Philological Studies

Undergraduate studies

Study program: Serbian language and literature

The undergraduate studies of the Serbian language and literature last for four years (eight semesters). In order to complete the undergraduate program students must obtain 240 ECTS. They are entitled Undergraduate Philologists, while the diploma supplement lists specific competences that students receive.

The courses vary from 2 to 9 points (ECTS) based on their difficulty, outcomes and course contents.

There are compulsory and elective courses. The compulsory courses encompass all major disciplines in the field of linguistics and literary sciences in addition to courses that deal with basic theoretical linguistic and literary knowledge, teaching methods and literature. One the other hand, the elective courses enable students to learn about other disciplines closely related to the Serbian language and literature, language and literary theory, teaching methods, methodology of scientific research and other skills acquired through Professional Practice courses.

The basic competences that students receive are:

• Teaching Serbian language and literature in primary, secondary and vocational schools and specialized language grammar schools (upon completion of master’s degree),
• Working as instructors and editors in media and publishing houses and cultural institutions,
• Teaching Sebian as a second language,
• Meeting requirements needed to become a court interpreter and translator,
• Conducting research and other activities in written and electronic media.

Students obtain following general competences:

• Basic theoretical linguistic knowledge,
• Basic knowledge of linguistic research methods and their application, critical thinking and approaches in research, ability to understand and present materials, critically analyze, synthesize and solve problems related to linguistics
• Ability to use theoretical knowledge in practice, ability to communicate and cooperate with the environment.

The purpose of the degree is to enable students to exhibit their knowledge and understanding of linguistics through theoretical, practical, conceptual, comparative and critical perspectives in accordance with adequate methodology. Students are also able to:

• Teach in primary and secondary schools,
• Conduct research in the field of linguistics by using theoretical and methodological knowledge,
• Apply their knowledge in the teaching process,
• Understand methodology of the teaching process in primary and secondary schools,
• Use comparative experience to develop teaching materials within language subjects,
• To practically and professionally assess and evaluate students’ knowledge,
• To mediate and work individually and as a part of a team, cooperate with parents and educational institutions,
• Create and redesign teaching environment,
• Respect multiculturalism and multilingualism,
• Apply and professionally use their knowledge to assess standardized texts of different functional style,
• Correct and edit various kinds of texts of modern language,
• Access literary-theoretical, literary-historical competences in addition to cultural and sociolinguistic competences in the context of language and literature,
• Perform scientific research and write scientific papers in the field of language and literature and comparative papers that deal with two languages and two literatures,
• Apply their skills in interdisciplinary fields that integrate contents of literature with other compatible disciplines: linguistics, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, psychology, history, history of art, culturology and other related studies.

The final goal is to enable graduate students for individual work in all educational, cultural, scientific, research and other institutions that need such professionals and prepare them for further growth through master’s and PhD studies.

No.	Code	Course	SEM	L	P	ECTS
First Year
1	SОА01	Introduction to World Literature	1	2	3	9
2	SОА02	Introduction to IT	1	2	2	6
3	SОА03	Introduction to Literary Theory	1	2	3	6
4	SОА04	Introduction to General Linguistics	1	2	0	5
5	SОА05	English Language 1	1	2	0	4
6	SОА06	History of Literary Language with Old Slavonic	2	2	4	6
7	SОА07	Phonetics and Phonology	2	2	4	6
8	SОА08	English Language 2	2	2	0	4
9	SОА09	Norm and Culture of Standard Language	2	2	2	6
10	IB1	Elective Courses 1	2			6
11	SОА12	Professional Practice 1	2	0	0	2
Second Year
12	SОА13	Morphology 1	3	2	3	7
13	SОА14	Medieval Serbian literature	3	2	3	7
14	SОА15	Oral Literature	3	2	2	6
15	SОА16	English Language 3	3	2	0	4
16	IB2	Elective Courses 2	3			6
17	SОА19	Morphology 2	4	2	3	7
18	SОА20	Literature from renaissance to rationalism	4	2	3	6
19	SОА21	Historical Grammar of South Slavic languages	4	2	2	5
20	SОА22	English Language 4	4	2	0	4
21	IB3	Elective Courses 3	4			6
22	SОА24	Professional Practice 2	4	0	0	2
Third Year
23	SОА25	Syntax 1	5	2	4	7
24	SОА26	Serbian Literature of the 18th and 19th  Century	5	2	2	6
25	SОА27	Teaching Methods 1	5	2	2	6
26	SОА28	Introduction to Theories of Literature	5	2	0	5
27	IB4	Elective Courses 4	5			6
28	SОА31	Syntax 2	6	2	2	5
29	SОА32	Serbian Literature of the First Half of the 20th Century	6	2	2	6
30	SОА33	Children’s Literature	6	2	2	5
33	SОА34	Teaching Methods 2	6	2	2	6
31	IB5	Elective Courses 5	6			6
32	SОА37	Professional Practice 3	6	0	0	2
Fourth Year
33	SОА38	Semantics	7	2	2	6
34	SОА39	Linguistic Stylistics	7	2	2	6
35	SОА40	Serbian  Literature of the Second Half of the 20th Century	7	2	2	6
36	IB6	Elective Courses 6	7			6
37	IB7	Elective Courses 7	7			6
38	SОА45	Dialectology with Accentology	8	2	2	5
39	SОА46	Introduction to Comparative Studies of South Slavic Languages	8	2	2	5
40	SОА47	Academic Writing	8	2	2	6
41	IB8	Elective Courses 8	8			6
42	SOA50	Modern World Literature	8	2	2	5
43	SОА51	Graduation Thesis	8			3

Elective courses	Course	SEM	L	P	ECTS
Elective courses 1	Sociology	2	2	2	6
	Revolutionary literature	2	2	2	6
Elective courses 2	General pedagogy	3	2	2	6
	Introduction to marketing	3	2	2	6
Elective courses 3	General psychology	4	2	2	6
	Introduction to management	4	2	2	6
Elective courses 4	Teaching methods of speech development	5	2	2	6
	Business English	5	2	2	6
Elective courses 5	Intercultural understanding and communication	6	2	2	6
	Contemporary teaching methods	6	2	2	6
Elective courses 6	Communicology	7	2	2	6
	Social pathology	7	2	2	6
Elective courses 7	E-teaching and learning	7	2	2	6
	Teaching methods in education	7	2	2	6
Elective courses 8	Inclusive education	8	2	2	6
	Quality Management	8	2	2	6