Study location	Latvia, Riga
Academic field	Linguistics 09.3 (ISCED 2223)
Type	Bachelor, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years (180 ECTS)
Study language	combined English/Russian
Awards	B.Sc. (Bachelor Degree in Humanities in Language Studies)

Tuition fee	€2,880 per year
Application fee	€141 one-time
Deposit	€500 one-time
Registration fee	$150 one-time You need to choose student status: Base – 150 USD Standard – 500 USD VIP – 900 USD For making decisions please contact your admission manager in Baltic Center. You become a part of student union and ambassador program automatically after you will get Base or Standard or VIP status. *Do not forget to ask discount

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher) Applicants must upload education documents in original language, as well as translations into English. Diplomas and transcripts issued outside EU must be legalized with a legalization stamp or Apostille. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Territory requirements	Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen.

Language requirements	English Russian Baltic Center examination. English TOEFL IBT – at least score 72; IELTS – at least score 5.5; PTE General – at least level B2; FCE – at least level B; CPE – satisfactory pass; CAE – satisfactory pass. Russian TORFL – at least level B2;

Other requirements	At least 2 reference(s) should be provided.

Overview

The programme “Russian Philology” is meant for students, who seek in-depth knowledge of the Russian language and literature. The core of the programme consists of the courses devoted to the history of the Russian language and its contemporary state, to the Russian folklore and Slavic mythology, to the history of Russian literature (from old to modern). Moreover, the students are encouraged to study the second Slavic language – Polish or Czech. In addition, the programme includes the courses that will improve students’ written and oral skills: seminars on speech technique, on production of journalistic, critical, advertising and creative texts. The programme envisages students’ mobility within the framework of Erasmus in the institutions of higher education of Estonia (Tartu and Tallinn Universities), Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Germany, and many others. After successful completion of the programme, graduates may pursue further studies in the Master’s degree programme ‘Russian Philology” or in any other relevant programme.

Programme structure

Programme modules
The study programme offers three elective modules:
• Module of Linguistics
• Module of Literary Studies
• Module of Criticism and Social Journalism

Career opportunities

Graduates of the programme will be able to work in newspaper and magazine editorial offices, publishing houses, translation and interpreting agencies in Latvia and Europe, in schools and colleges, on radio and TV, in tourist agencies, in embassies and diplomatic missions of the Slavic states.