Postgraduate Language Courses

M.A. Degree Components

SSEES M.A. students are recommended to take a language course as one of the components of their degree, as this will enable them to access, in the original, texts which are related to their studies. The courses are also open to Ph.D. and other research students who need to acquire a reading knowledge of an East European language, for research purposes, in a short period of time.

M.A. New Language

The M.A. New Language course is designed specifically for students who follow a postgraduate degree programme in the social sciences or history, but who also need to acquire a reading knowledge of the target language for their research. The course is designed for complete beginners, and teaches students to read material related to their disciplines in as short a time as possible. In addition to the SSEES core languages, Albanian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian and Slovene can also be offered, subject to sufficient demand.

Detailed Course Descriptions

The M.A. Intermediate Language is designed for the students who have completed an M.A.New Language course It aims to develop a range of production and comprehension language skills at intermediate level and includes the development of oral skills, the reading of more complex authentic texts, grammar exercises and writing in the target language. The list of languages taught at Intermediate level now includes Hungarian and Serbian/Croatian, in addition to Polish, Czech and Ukrainian.

Detailed Course Descriptions

This page last modified Monday 5 November 2012.