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Masaryk University Faculty of Arts

Mediterranean studies

Mare nostrum, nostra res – The Mediterranean, our world in miniature.

What will you learn?

Mediterranean Studies is a comprehensively conceived Bachelor’s degree programme aimed at acquiring knowledge of languages, literatures, and historical background of the various philological disciplines related to the Mediterranean cultural space.

Student of this interdisciplinary programme is systematically educated in the literary history of all the major cultures that were present in the Mediterranean as a contact point for the European, Asian and African continents. Compulsory reading and interpretation of the most important literary monuments of the Mediterranean aims to lead the student to recognize the interdependence and interaction of cultures.

The student is also systematically educated in Mediterranean languages: depending on the study programme, he/she chooses one or two of the following languages (Romance language: French, Italian or Spanish / Greek / Arabic; previous language knowledge is not required). These languages, on the one hand, open up access to modern scholarly literature and, on the other hand, enable him/her to (with the support of the basic knowledge of the classical languages of the ancient Mediterranean) uncover the roots of European civilization and its further development in relation to other cultures of the Mediterranean region up to the present day.

According to his/her own choice, the student can also familiarize himself with the most remarkable monuments of the history of philosophy, art and architecture, including their influence on other artistic creation of the Mediterranean, or broaden philological education from offered language, literary and historical courses.

This study programme is suitable for secondary-school graduates specialized in humanities or economy. It is a suitable complementary study for students of particular, especially Romance philologies, and for other students of related fields (geography, economics, international relations).

Within the bachelor's degree programmes offered in the Czech Republic, the study programme Mediterranean Studies is - in its philological-area focus - unique .

Practical training

Practical training is not an obligatory part of the study plan.

Further information

No preliminary knowledge of modern Greek or Romance languages or Arabic is required.

Further information: http://classics.phil.muni.cz/o-nas/kontakt and https://www.facebook.com/uksbrno/

Career opportunities

Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the study programme Mediterranean Studies, the graduates can find employment corresponding to Bachelor’s degree in libraries and museums, in cultural or foreign affairs departments in public administration, publishing, or media. Possible employment of the graduates may differ depending on the studied languages and the type of study programme.

Admission requirements

No information available

Application guide

Study options

Single-subject studies

Students have a pre-defined list of required courses, which are supplemented with selective and elective courses. The student pays full attention to the single field of study chosen.

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.

Recommended combinations

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts

Other combinations

Study plans of this programme can also be studies in a combination with

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Education

  • Social pedagogy (major) – Faculty of Education, full-time studies
    + Mediterranean studies (minor)

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration

  • Economics (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
    + Mediterranean studies (minor)
  • Economic Policy (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
    + Mediterranean studies (minor)
  • Public Economics and Administration (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
    + Mediterranean studies (minor)

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Informatics

  • Informatics (major) – Faculty of Informatics, full-time studies
    + Mediterranean studies (minor)

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Social Studies

  • International Relations (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
    + Mediterranean studies (minor)
  • Environmental Studies (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
    + Mediterranean studies (minor)
  • Security & Strategic Studies (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
    + Mediterranean studies (minor)
  • Media Studies and Journalism (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
    + Mediterranean studies (minor)
  • Political Science (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
    + Mediterranean studies (minor)
  • Social Anthropology (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
    + Mediterranean studies (minor)
  • Sociology (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
    + Mediterranean studies (minor)
  • Social Work (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
    + Mediterranean studies (minor)
  • Public and Social Policy and Human Resources (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
    + Mediterranean studies (minor)
  • Psychology (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
    + Mediterranean studies (minor)
  • European Studies (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
    + Mediterranean studies (minor)

Courses – curriculum examples

An example of your study plan:

Single-subject studies

Combined studies

Follow-up studies

After completion of the Bachelor’s degree programme, it is possible to continue further studies in the Master’s degree programme directly in Mediterranean Studies or in other Master’s degree programmes (Theory and History of Arts and Culture, Comparative Literature, Literature and Inter-cultural Communication or Philology Studies) after satisfying the admission requirements.

Study information

Provided by Faculty of Arts
Type of studies Bachelor's
Mode full-time Yes
combined No
Study options single-subject studies Yes
single-subject studies with specialization No
major/minor studies Yes
Standard length of studies 3 years
Language of instruction Czech

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