Bachelor in English and Another Foreign Language (German)
Vilnius, Lithuania
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Jul 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
01 Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 2,954 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 1 may for applicants from non-EU/EFTA countries | 1 july for citizens of EU/EFTA
** application fee EUR 100
Introduction
The programme is designed to develop the student’s written and spoken communication skills in English (C1) and German (B2-C1) which are essential for a successful career. The curriculum includes a variety of courses that are aimed at helping students develop their language skills, as well as advanced skills in the fields of linguistic research and intercultural communication.
Why choose this programme?
- The English and Another Foreign Language (German) programme is based on a student-centred approach. It is designed to foster the student’s learning motivation, while developing his/her competencies necessary to meet the needs of social and personal development, both in the local and global labour market. It also helps a student to acquire the general and subject-specific competencies compatible with a Bachelor’s degree, which will prepare the student for further studies or work.
- Vilnius University is a classical university with 440 years of academic traditions and the widest range of study programmes in Lithuania. The university offers an academic environment that is focused on excellence in research and teaching. Vilnius University is 1st in Lithuania, according to the national rankings. It is also among the 1.5 per cent of Top Universities and the Best 300 Universities in the World in the field of linguistics, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
- Geographically speaking, Lithuania is located at the crossroads between East and West. From the very first days of their foundation, both Vilnius and Vilnius University have been multinational and multilingual. Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, is a multicultural city and a centre of political, economic, cultural and intellectual importance. Vilnius Old Town is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, in recognition of its universal value and original features, as well as being one of the most beautiful cities of the Old Continent with the largest Baroque Old Town in Eastern and Central Europe.
Program Outcome
Graduates of the English and Another Foreign Language (German) study programme will be able to:
- Analyse the systems of the English and German languages from various perspectives (e.g. phonetics, morphology and syntax)
- Communicate fluently at an advanced level in English (C1-C2) and German (B2-C1), and produce written and spoken texts in English and German for different situations
- Successfully apply English and German for Specific Purposes, as well as Academic English and German knowledge and skills, while writing reports, reviews, research papers, etc.
- Be aware of the (socio)cultural backgrounds of both English-speaking and German-speaking countries
- Demonstrate skills in the fields of text analysis, translation and intercultural communication
- Carry out linguistic research
Career Opportunities
- This programme allows students to build successful careers in a wide variety of fields, including international business, tourism and public service. Our graduates find employment as translators, mediators, proofreaders, language advisors, lexicographers, digital copywriters, content creators and public servants. They may also choose to go into publishing, marketing, working for foreign embassies, governments and the EU institutions, or for the (inter)national media, etc.
- Upon the completion of the programme, graduates will have developed the necessary skills to pursue their Master’s degree in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. They will have a wide range of options in the fields of psychology, education, political science, international relations, history, fine arts, design, sociology, and so many more, with further specific areas of specialisation available.
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Curriculum
Scope of studies: 240 ECTS credits
Length: 4 years
1st Semester
Compulsory Courses
- Modern English I
- English Phonetics and Morphology I
- Modern German I
- German Phonetics and Morphology I
- Introduction to Linguistics
2nd Semester
Compulsory Courses
- Modern English II
- English Phonetics and Morphology II
- Modern German II
- German Phonetics and Morphology II
- Introduction to Germanic Linguistics
3rd Semester
Compulsory Courses
- Modern English III
- Modern German III
- English Syntax
Optional Courses
- Cultural History of Great Britain/ Cultural History of the USA/ Intercultural Communication, etc.
Individual study courses*
4th Semester
Compulsory Courses
- Modern English IV
- German Lexicology and Lexicography
- Modern German IV
Optional Courses
- American Short-Story/Digital Storytelling/English Literature (18th–19th c.), etc.
Individual study courses*
5th Semester
Compulsory Courses
- Modern English V
- Modern German V
- German Syntax
Optional Courses
- Culture and Multilingualism/Language and Culture/Linguistic Variation in Indo-European Languages etc.
Individual study courses*
6th Semester
Compulsory Courses
- Production of Academic Texts
Optional Courses
- Introduction to Pragmatics/Introduction to Semantics/German Language in the World: Spread, Heritage, Contacts, etc.
Individual study courses*
7th Semester
Compulsory Courses
- Final Thesis Seminar
- German Stylistics
Optional Courses
- Introduction to Corpus Linguistics/Functional Sentence Perspective and Translation/English Stylistics etc.
Individual study courses*
8th Semester
Compulsory Courses
- Final Bachelor Thesis
- Professional Internship: Translation / Corpus Linguistics / Intercultural Communication
* Individual study courses include a list of courses students can choose from, in particular:
- 20+ languages: English, French, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Russian, Polish, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Ancient Greek, Modern Greek, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish, Hungarian, Slovenian, Croatian, Romanian, Turkish and Georgian;
- optional courses from the same and/or other study fields;
- General University Studies (GUS) modules covering a wide range of study fields throughout the University (for the complete list see here);
- Minor Studies in another study field.