BA in English and American Studies
Veszprém, Hungary
BA
DURATION
6 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
BA in English and American Studies
The program is good choice for students interested in the history, civilization and culture of English speaking countries as well as the scientific investigation of the different areas - pronunciation, sentence structure, language varieties, language policy - of the English language.
Students can choose a specialization in English-speaking Literatures and Cultures / International Communication in Business and Public Administration.
Semester 1
Introduction to Language Studies; Classification of Sciences and Library Studies; History of Philosophy; Written Communication 1; Spoken Communication 1; Introduction to Linguistics lect.; Introduction to Linguistics sem.; Pronunciation Practice; British Culture and Civilization; American Culture and Civilization
Semester 2
The Fundamentals of Communication; Introduction to Literary Studies; Written communication 2; Spoken communication 2; Cultural Issues of the Post-Millennium; A Survey of Literary Theory lect.; A Survey of Literary Theory sem.; English Linguistics 1 Phonetics sem.
Semester 3
Written communication 3; Spoken communication 3; History of English Literature 1 sem.; History of American Literature 1 sem.; History of Britain 1. lect.; Elective courses
Semester 4
Written communication 4; Spoken communication 4; History of English Literature 2 lect.; History of the Britain 2. lect.; History of the US lect.; Major paper; Elective courses.
Semester 5
Gender, Culture, Literature; Applied Linguistics 1. Introduction; History of the US 2. lect.; Dissertation Seminar I; Elective courses
Semester 6
American Culture 3 Present Day America through icons; English Linguistics 3. Phrasal Syntax; Dissertation Seminar II; Elective courses.
- MA in English with a specialization in English applied linguistics (4 semesters)
- MA in American Studies: joint programme withNazareth Colleges of Rochester, New York, USA (2 semesters in Veszprém, 2 semesters in the US; degree issued by Nazareth College, one of the top schools in the Northeast)
- MA in Applied Linguistics (4 semesters)
Upon completion of this program, students can go on to work in the following areas:
- Foreign language services, translation and interpretation
- Media, journalism
- International organizations
- Government, municipalities
- Multinational companies
- Culture, arts, creative businesses
- Education