Italian Language and Literature

Dal centro al cerchio, e sì dal cerchio al centro [Dante Alighieri, Paradiso XIV, 1] / From rim to center, center out to rim [Dante Alighieri, Comedy, Paradise XIV, 1]

What will you learn?

The objective of the study is to develop and enlarge the knowledge and skills learned acquired in the Bachelor’s degree study programme of Italian languages and cultures or similar programmes. The Master's Degree focuses on enlarging the scope of Cultural knowledge, as well as critical thinking. It also acquaints and introduces the students to the main currents of research in Italian Philology and Italian Studies. In the area of Linguistics, students focus on the historical development of Italian Language and its varieties in a social-historical an social-cultural conceptual framework. In Literary criticism, students learn to use modern methodologies and critical theories in textual studies and literary analysis, applied to texts written in Italian language and its dialects.

Input language competence is at the C1 level according to the CEFR; output language competence is at the C2 level.

Practical training

Practical training is not required.

Career opportunities

The graduate is prepared to work in those areas requiring a deep and proficient command of Italian language and a wide range of knowledge of Italian and Italian speaking culture; areas such as: specialised research action, editorial, publication, translation, advertising, marketing, etc. Typically, a graduate in Italian studies would find career opportunities in other professional positions that require skills such as independent critical thinking and full competence in Italian language at a high level.

Admission requirements

Application guide

Deadlines

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

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration

  • Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Economics (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Courses

An example of your study plan:

Single-subject studies

Combined studies

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Archival Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Literature and Intercultural Communication (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Theatre Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Aesthetics and Cultural Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Ancient History (MA) (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Andragogy (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Archaeology (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Auxiliary Historical Sciences (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Baltic Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Computational Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Culture Management (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Czech Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Ethnology (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + French literature and linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + General Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + History (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Information and Library Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Latin Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Mediterranean Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Modern Greek Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Musicology (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Pedagogy (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Philosophy (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Portuguese Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Slavonic Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Social pedagogy and counselling (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Spanish Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Theory of Interactive Media (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Italian Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Economics (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Follow-up studies

After completing the Master’s degree study program and after satisfying the admission requirements it is possible to continue further studies in a doctoral degree study program in Romance languages, Romance literatures, or other appropriate doctoral studies.

Study information

Provided by Faculty of Arts
Type of studies Follow-up master'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 2 years
Language of instruction Czech

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