BA Programme in Croatian Language and Literature (Double Major)

 

Naziv studija:

BA Programme in Croatian Language and Literature (Double Major)

Admission requirements:

Completion of four years of secondary education and successfully passed State Secondary School Leaving Examination

Duration of studies (years and semesters):

3 years (6 semesters)

Total ects credits:

90

Qualification awarded:

BA (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) in Croatian Language and Literature

Competencies acquired upon completion of studies (learning outcomes):

Knowledge and understanding

  • acquire basic knowledge in the field of Croatian studies, linguistics and literary science;
  • understand the basic linguistic terms and general linguistic literature;
  • understand basic terms of literary theory and know the literary theory literature;
  • learn and understand the history of the Croatian language, Croatian dialectology, the Old Slavonic language and the Croatian Glagolitic Movement, the contemporary Croatian language and the basics of language culture;
  • learn and understand the basics of literary theory, and the corpus and genre of the works of Croatian oral literature, old Croatial literature, contemporary Croatian literature and world literature;
  • know the basic stylistic terms and acquire cultural knowledge in the field of humanities and related disciplines;
  • know all the elements of editing;
  • know the practical forms of linguistic and literary analysis of texts.

Application of knowledge and understanding

  • be successful in editing;
  • apply the linguistic knowledge in spoken language and direct text analysis;
  • apply literary history, literary linguistic and literary cultural knowledge in autonomous interpretation of works of old and contemporary Croatian literature, Croatian oral literature and world literature;
  • understand contemporary literary theories and apply them in text analysis;
  • apply practical methods used in linguistic and literary analysis of texts
  • coordinate, link and combine knowledge and skills acquired in other studies with those acquired in the Croatian language and literature studies.

Deduction, evaluation, decision-making

  • make own judgments and draw conclusions;
  • critically assess scientific literature;
  • take a critical and creative stand towards linguistic and literary theories;
  • develop an affirmative attitude towards Croatian linguistic and literary culture

Presentational skills

  • apply the acquired knowledge and skills in public appearances and self-promotion;
  • successfully present professional content to a wider audience

Learning skills

  • develop learning skills essential for lifelong learning and continuing their education at graduate studies;
  • keep up-to-date on professional literature in Croatian (and foreign languages)

Employment oportunities:

  • Language Editor in newspapers and theaters
  • Editor in publishing

 

Core Courses
  1. Language Theory
  2. Old Slavic Language
  3. Old Croatian Literature I
  4. Foreign Language – English I / German I
  5. Physical Education
  6. Fundamentals of Language Culture
  7. Croatian Phonetics and Phonology
  8. Old Croatian Literature I
  9. Foreign Language – English II / German II
  10. Physical Education
  11. History of the Croatian Language
  12. Fundamentals of Literary Theory
  13. Contemporary Croatian Literature I
  14. Foreign language – English III / German III
  15. Physical Education
  16. Croatian Morphology
  17. Croatian Dialectology
  18. Contemporary Croatian Literature II
  19. Foreign language – English IV / German IV
  20. Physical Education
  21. Croatian Syntax
  22. Croatian Oral Literature
  23. World Literature
  24. Croatian Lexicology
  25. Stylistics
  26. Literature for Children and Youth
Elective Courses
  1. Styles of Media Culture
  2. Masquerade
  3. Language of Croatian Glagolitic Priests
  4. Marko Marulić
  5. Cyril and Methodius Legacy in Croatian Culture of the 19th Century
  6. Cognitive Grammar
  7. Fairytales
  8. Marin Držić's Fortuna
  9. Flora and Fauna in Renaissance Literature
  10. Slavic Scripts
  11. Word Formation in Croatian Language
  12. Information Technology
  13. Fundamentals of Web Design
  14. Philosophic and Symbolic Structure of Glagolitic Script
  15. Croatian Women's Prose
  16. Everyday Life in the 18th Century Croatian Literature
  17. Bible and Literature - Interpretations
  18. Croatian Short Story
  19. 20th Century American Literature
  20. History of Croatian Latin Script
  21. Women in Old Croatian Literature
  22. Croatian Modernism Drama and Theatre
  23. Chakavian Dialect
  24. Kajkavian Dialect
  25. Polish Language 1
  26. Polish Language 2
  27. Polish Language 3
  28. Polish Language 4
  29. Fantasy in Croatian Literature
  30. Croatian Language in the First Half of 20th Century
  31. Language of Old Slavonian Writers