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The Bachelor program of Central European Studies, taught in English, offers studies of foreign languages of the Central European area and the cross-cultural studies of the regions.

The main target of the studies is to master the languages, as well as social and cultural aspects of the Central European area. The graduates will have mastered at two languages of the region (with the options of Hungarian, German, Polish, Slovenian, Slovak as a foreign language/secon language) at the level corresponding with the needs of general communication both in spoken and written form. 

During the studies, students have an opportunity to visit several Central European countries during the field trips. Students may also use the opportunity of numerous mobility programs supported by the Comenius University and spend 1 or 2 semesters of the studies at other selected university of the region.

Why to study Central European Studies at our university?

• Study at the oldest and the best Slovak university in the capital of the Slovak Republic

• Study several foreign languages in small groups with an individual approach to students.

• Grasp an overview of cultural and political history of Central European region as well as interdisciplinary approaches of literary, cultural and social studies of Central Europe.

• Intercultural dimension of education guaranteed by guest lectures from Visegrad 4 countries and by foreign lecturers.

• Chances to participate in one-month language courses and/or one-term study stays in Hungary, Germany, Poland, Austria and Slovenia.

• Specialized excursions and field trips to Central European countries

• The step stone to multiple career opportunities and also further pursuit in Master Degree

Programme Courses:

In Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava, and thus also In Central European Studies, courses are divided into three main categories: Compulsory Courses, Compulsory Elective Courses and Elective Courses.

Compulsory courses are courses which are compulsory for all students of the study program. Students who want to be awarded by the Bachelor degree of studies need to pass all compulsory courses presribed for the study program. Compulsory courses provide students with basic introductions of the history, culture, linguistics and politics of Central European area.

Current compulsory courses of the program are:

• Introduction into the History of Central Europe
• Geography of Central Europe
• The Visegrad Group in the Context of European Integration
• Slovak Ethnology
• Introduction into the Theory and Practice of Translating and Interpreting

Compulsory Elective Courses are mainly designed for cultivating students’ language skills, which are further divided into six blocks: Slovak Language, German Language, Hungarian Language, Polish Language, Slovenia Language and other Optional Subjects. In this section of courses, students could also choose their areas of interests to further strengthen their understanding in anthropologic and cultural perspectives of Central European Studies.

Elective Courses are offered to students to broaden their eyesight and keep building the structure of their knowledge. Students do not have to choose only elective courses of the study program Central European Studies but are allowed to take elective courses of other departments of the Faculty of Arts.