Baltic Studies
Bachelor's degree in full-time form. The language of instruction is Czech.
The programme can be studied as a single subject with a specialization (Finnish or Lithuanian) or in combination with another programme.
Submission deadline until midnight 20 August 2022.
What will you learn?
Baltic Studies at Masaryk University are within the field of philology: the study programme encompasses Lithuanian, Finnish, Estonian, and Latvian in their linguistic, geographical, and historical relations. The main goal of Baltic Studies is to master one (or more) of these languages. The communicative competence of the students is the main, though not the only, goal of Baltic Studies: the ability to communicate in Lithuanian or Finnish must lead to higher scientific qualities for graduates, i.e. to the profound knowledge of the grammatical system of the chosen language, as well as its typology, diachronic development, and dialectical and stylistic diversity. Students of Baltic Studies are taught specific methods of the philological approach to the language, both linguistic and literary, with the objective of having a professional theoretical comprehension of languages and texts. Students of Baltic studies must also possess a good comprehension of the history of Lithuania, Finland, Estonia, and Latvia, as they are led to detailed studies of the written culture of these countries from their very beginnings to the 20th century.
Further information
https://www.muni.cz/bakalarske-a-magisterske-obory/4426-baltistika
Career opportunities
A graduate of the Baltic Studies study programme is able to speak one of the languages of the Baltic region (Lithuanian or Finnish) and has solid knowledge in the theory of general linguistics. The cultural history part of the study programme guarantees that graduates have very good knowledge of the history and contemporary culture of the entire Baltic region starting with Lithuania and Poland and reaching as far as the Scandinavian countries. Thanks to that knowledge, graduates are able to find at least two possible fields of occupation: in the academic field, Baltic studies scholars work in general linguistics – both synchronic and diachronic (especially Indo-European linguistics, Uralistics, and etymology); in non-academic fields, a graduate of Baltic studies can work as a translator and interpreter, either in Czech and EU institutions or in the fields of culture and literature.
Admission requirements
This programme is taught in Czech.
The criteria for admission for studies are the results of the oral Field of Study Examination. Applicants may also be admitted based on other criteria, see Admission without the Entrance Examination. The Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University disregards the results of SCIO National Comparative Examinations.
You can file your e-applications for studies from 20 July to 20 August.
Field of Study Examinations will be held from 3 to 4 September.
The date and time of the examination will be stated in the electronic invitation for the examination, which will be uploaded to your e-application. The faculty will not be sending paper invitations. Applicants applying for the major study plan and minor study plan in a combined study must comply with the conditions for admission into both plans.
Basic description of the Field of Study Examination:
The applicants must shortly introduce the reasons for submitting their application for Baltic Studies (such as interest in these countries, wanting to study a less typical field, upon the recommendation of friends, by chance, etc.). The examiners will introduce to the applicants an orientation of the Baltic Studies programme and the basic features of completing this course of study. The interview is expected to last 15 minutes.
The criteria for admission for studies are the results of the oral Field of Study Examination. Applicants may also be admitted based on other criteria, see Admission without the Entrance Examination. The Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University disregards the results of SCIO National Comparative Examinations.
You can file your e-applications for studies from 20 July to 20 August.
Field of Study Examinations will be held from 3 to 4 September.
The date and time of the examination will be stated in the electronic invitation for the examination, which will be uploaded to your e-application. The faculty will not be sending paper invitations. Applicants applying for the major study plan and minor study plan in a combined study must comply with the conditions for admission into both plans.
Single-subject studies specialization: Lithuanian (full-time studies in Czech). You can study Finnish after the first year of study.
Learning Potential Test (TSP)
For admission for studies in this degree programme, you do not need to take the TSP.
Field of Study Examination
This examination is only in Czech. It is intended to check the applicants’ knowledge of the given field of study. It is done in the form of a personal motivation interview with the aim of learning the applicants’ reasons for choosing Baltic Studies and the expectations with which the applicants start their studies.Basic description of the Field of Study Examination:
The applicants must shortly introduce the reasons for submitting their application for Baltic Studies (such as interest in these countries, wanting to study a less typical field, upon the recommendation of friends, by chance, etc.). The examiners will introduce to the applicants an orientation of the Baltic Studies programme and the basic features of completing this course of study. The interview is expected to last 15 minutes.
Admission without the entrance examination
You can be exempt from the entrance examination based on the submission of confirmations of your participation in a nationwide round of the Students’ Professional Activities in the field of history, the Czech language Olympiad, and foreign language competitions (English, French, Latin, German, Russian, Spanish).Please upload the officially certified documents together with a completed Application for the Exemption from the Entrance Examination directly to your e-application in the section Application for the Exemption from the Entrance Examination no later than 20 August.
Criteria for evaluation
- Total number of points in the Field of Study Examination: 100
- Limit for successfully passing the Field of Study Examination: 50
Minimum score and numbers of accepted applicants in past years
Study options
Single-subject studies with specialization
In the single-subject studies, the student deepens knowledge in the concrete focus of the degree programme and chooses one specialization. The specialization is stated in the university diploma.
Combined studies
In this type of studies, the students focus on the main degree programme (120 credits) supplemented with another, minor, programme (60 credits). The student enrols in the degree programme in which he/she majors. Both the programmes are stated in the university diploma. You will find possible combinations on the websites of individual degree programmes. An exception is programmes preparing students for teaching professions, where both fields of study are equal and the thesis may be written in any of them.
Other combinations
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts
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Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Aesthetics (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Ancient History (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Archaeology (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Archival Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Art History (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Auxiliary Historical Sciences (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Catalan Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Chinese Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Classical Archaeology (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Combined Art Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Computational Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Czech Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Dutch Language, Literature and Culture (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ English Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Ethnology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ French Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ General Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ German Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ History (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Information and Library Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Interpreting of Czech Sign Language (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Italian Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Japanese Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Latin Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Mediterranean studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Modern Greek Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Pedagogy (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Philosophy (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Polish Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Portuguese Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Russian Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Social Education and Counselling (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ South Slavonic and Balkan Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Spanish Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Study of Religions (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Theatre Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Theory of Interactive Media (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Ukrainian Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Education
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Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Social pedagogy (minor) – Faculty of Education
(Currently no open admission procedure)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration
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Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Economic Policy (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Economics (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Public Economics and Administration (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration
(Currently no open admission procedure)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Informatics
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Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Informatics (minor) – Faculty of Informatics
(Currently no open admission procedure)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Social Studies
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Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Environmental Studies (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ European Studies (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ International Relations (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Media Studies and Journalism (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Political Science (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Psychology (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Public and Social Policy and Human Resources (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Security & Strategic Studies (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Social Anthropology (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Social Work (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Baltic Studies (major), full-time studies
+ Sociology (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies
(Currently no open admission procedure)
Baltic Studies as a minor degree programme
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts
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Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Archaeology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
English Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Combined Art Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Chinese Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
History (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Spanish Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Czech Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Museology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
French Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Ancient History (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Theatre Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) -
Musicology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Vietnamese Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
General Linguistics (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) -
Interpreting of Czech Sign Language (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Study of Religions (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) -
Latin Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) -
Mediterranean studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) -
Modern Greek Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) -
Classical Archaeology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Ethnology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) -
Russian Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) -
Polish Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) -
South Slavonic and Balkan Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) -
Ukrainian Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) -
German Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) -
Italian Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Catalan Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) -
Portuguese Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) -
Information and Library Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Archival Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) -
Auxiliary Historical Sciences (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) -
Computational Linguistics (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Pedagogy (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) -
Social Education and Counselling (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Philosophy (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Aesthetics (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Japanese Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Theory of Interactive Media (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Art History (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Dutch Language, Literature and Culture (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Education
-
Social pedagogy (major) – Faculty of Education, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration
-
Public Economics and Administration (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Economics (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Economic Policy (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Informatics
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Informatics (major) – Faculty of Informatics, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Social Studies
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Sociology (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
International Relations (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Media Studies and Journalism (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Psychology (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Security & Strategic Studies (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Political Science (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Environmental Studies (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Social Anthropology (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Social Work (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Public and Social Policy and Human Resources (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
European Studies (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure)
Courses – curriculum examples
An example of your study plan:
Single-subject studies with specialization
Combined studies
Follow-up studies
After completion of the Bachelor's studies of Baltic Studies, it is possible to continue further studies in the Baltic Studies Master's degree programme (after satisfying the admission requirements) or in a similar study programme abroad.
Study information
| Provided by | Faculty of Arts | |
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| Type of studies | Bachelor's | |
| Mode | full-time | Yes |
| combined | No | |
| distance | No | |
| Study options | single-subject studies | No |
| single-subject studies with specialization | Yes | |
| major/minor studies | Yes | |
| Standard length of studies | 3 years | |
| Language of instruction | Czech | |
Do you have any questions?
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doc. Mag. Vaidas Šeferis, Dr. phil.
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Mgr. Petra Hebedová, Ph.D.
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