Bosnian Language and Bosnian Literature

The program aims to provide students with foundational knowledge for teaching Bosnian language and Bosniak literature in primary, secondary, and vocational schools. It also equips them to engage in linguistic and educational activities.

After completing this program, graduates can work as teachers of Bosnian language and Bosniak literature in public and private schools, teach Bosnian as a foreign language, or hold positions in cultural institutions (libraries, cultural centers, publishing) and media (print and electronic). They can also serve as proofreaders and editors of Bosnian language content in media, publishing houses, and cultural organizations.

Upon completing this program, students earn the title of Bachelor of Philology (Bosnist).

The undergraduate academic studies in Bosnian Language and Bosniak Literature span four academic years (eight semesters), with a total of 240 ECTS credits.

First Year

• • Introduction to World Literature

• • Basics of Informatics

• • Introduction to Literary Theory

• • Introduction to General Linguistics

• • English Language 1

• • History of Literary Language with Old Slavic

• • Phonetics and Phonology

• • English Language 2

• • Norm and Culture of the Standard Language

• • Elective Block 1

• • Professional Practice 1

Second Year

• • Morphology 1

• • Introduction to Bosnian Studies and Early Bosniak Literature

• • Oral Literature

• • English Language 3

• • Elective Block 2

• • Morphology 2

• • Modern Bosniak Literature

• • Historical Grammar of South Slavic Languages

• • English Language 4

• • Elective Block 3

• • Professional Practice 2

Third Year

• • Syntax 1

• • Contemporary Bosniak Literature (First Half of the 20th Century)

• • Teaching Methodology 1

• • Introduction to Literary Theories

• • Elective Block 4

• • Syntax 2

• • Contemporary Bosniak Literature (Second Half of the 20th Century)

• • Literature for Children

• • Teaching Methodology 2

• • Elective Block 5

• • Professional Practice 3

Fourth Year

• • Semantics

• • Linguistic Stylistics

• • Sandžak-Bosniak Literature

• • Elective Block 6

• • Elective Block 7

• • Dialectology with Accentology

• • Introduction to Comparative Study of South Slavic Literatures

• • Academic Writing

• • Elective Block 8

• • Contemporary World Literature

• • Final Thesis

Elective Blocks

• • Block 1: Speech Culture, Revolutionary Poetry

• • Block 2: General Pedagogy, Basics of Marketing

• • Block 3: General Psychology, Curriculum Development

• • Block 4: Introduction to Educational Psychology, Social Pathology

• • Block 5: Role of Media in Child Education, Languages in Contact

• • Block 6: Contemporary Public Communication Systems, Communication Studies

• • Block 7: E-Learning and Teaching, Methodology of Educational Work

• • Block 8: Inclusive Education, Quality Management

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For more information, you can contact via email at: umjetnost.filologija@uninp.edu.rs