{"id":8560,"date":"2021-09-28T07:35:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T05:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffri.uniri.hr\/?page_id=8560"},"modified":"2026-10-26T13:43:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T11:43:37","slug":"english-language-and-literature-joint-honours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ffri.uniri.hr\/en\/education\/study-programmes\/undergraduate-study-programmes\/english-language-and-literature-joint-honours\/","title":{"rendered":"English Language and Literature (Joint honours)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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General information<\/p>\n\t\t\t

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Study programme title<\/td>Bachelor\u2019s degree (B.A.) programme in English Language and Literature<\/em> (Joint Honours)<\/td><\/tr>
Type of study programme<\/td>University<\/td><\/tr>
Form of study programme<\/td>Regular<\/td><\/tr>
Duration<\/td>3 years (6 semesters)<\/td><\/tr>
ECTS points<\/td>180 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Academic qualification<\/td>Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature(univ. bacc. philol. angl<\/em>.)<\/td><\/tr>
Title and qualification code in the C.Q.F. Register<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Study completion requirements<\/td>Passing all the exams and successfully completing the undergraduate dissertation.<\/td><\/tr>
Possibilities of continuing education<\/td>At the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, students can enrol on the M.A. in English Language and Literature <\/em>(Joint Honours, General Module) or the M.A. in Translation Studies<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Employment possibilities<\/td>Students will be able to work in tourism, consular-diplomatic missions, business (foreign correspondent, public relations), media, publishing, and marketing, as well as other related fields.<\/td><\/tr>
Enrolment conditions<\/td>Further details about enrolment can be found on: Postani student<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n
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Course list<\/p>\n\t\t\t

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\u00a0<\/em><\/td>Year 1<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\u00a0<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Semester I <\/strong><\/em><\/td>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>Semester II <\/strong><\/em><\/td>\u00a0<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Introduction to the Linguistic study of the English Language<\/td>3 ECTS<\/td>English Language 2 \u2013 Language Foundations<\/td>5 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
English Language 1 \u2013 Language Foundations<\/td>5 ECTS<\/td>American Culture<\/td>3 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Introduction to English Literature 1<\/td>4 ECTS<\/td>Critical Thinking and Writing<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
British Culture<\/td>3 ECTS<\/td>Introduction to English Literature 2<\/td>5 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Physical Education 1<\/td>1 ECTS<\/td>Physical Education 2<\/td>1 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/em><\/td>Year 2<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\u00a0<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Semester III<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\u00a0<\/td>Semester IV<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\u00a0<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Modern British and Irish literature<\/td>4 ECTS<\/td>Introduction to Translation<\/td>4 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Phonetics and Phonology<\/td>4 ECTS<\/td>Morphosyntax of the English Language<\/td>4 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
English Language 3 \u2013 Syntax and Translation<\/td>5 ECTS<\/td>English Language 4 \u2013 Syntax and Translation<\/td>5 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Physical Education 3<\/td>1 ECTS<\/td>Physical Education 4<\/td>1 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Elective course<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td>Elective course<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/em><\/td>Year 3<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\u00a0<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Semester V<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>Semester VI<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\u00a0<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Early English Literature<\/td>4 ECTS<\/td>American Literature<\/td>5 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
English Language 5<\/td>5 ECTS<\/td>English Language 6<\/td>5 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Basic Semantics and Pragmatics<\/td>4 ECTS<\/td>Elective Course<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Elective Course<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td>Undergraduate Dissertation<\/td>3 ECTS<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Elective courses<\/strong>
(The offer of elective courses will be decided and specified in the syllabus for each academic year)<\/strong><\/td>		\u00a0<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Introduction to Anglophone English Canadian Literature<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Anglophone Drama in the 20th<\/sup> Century<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Afro-American Literature<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Irish Studies<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Translation \u2013 Law and the EU<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Interpreting Novels<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Neo-Victorianism<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Shakespeare<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Gothic Novels and Thrillers<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Short-form Creative Writing<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Introduction to Discourse Analysis<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Introduction to Sociolinguistics<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Introduction to the History of Books<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Reading Film<\/td>2 ECTS<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n
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List of courses for students enrolled in the 2026\/2027 academic year<\/p>\n\t\t\t

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Year 1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Semester I<\/strong><\/td>Semester II<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Introduction to the Linguistic Study of the English Language<\/td>3 ECTS<\/em><\/td>English Language 2 \u2013 Language Foundations<\/td>5 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
English Language 1 \u2013 Language Foundations<\/td>5 ECTS<\/em><\/td>British Culture<\/td>3 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Introduction to English Literature<\/td>4 ECTS<\/em><\/td>Critical Reading and Writing<\/td>3 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
American Culture<\/td>3 ECTS<\/em><\/td>British Literature of the Long Nineteenth Century<\/td>4 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Year 2<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Semester III<\/strong><\/td>Semester IV<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Introduction to Translation<\/td>4 ECTS<\/em><\/td>Modern British and Irish Literature<\/td>4 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Phonetics and Phonology<\/td>4 ECTS<\/em><\/td>English Morphosyntax<\/td>4 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
English Language 3 \u2013 Syntax and Translation<\/td>5 ECTS<\/em><\/td>English Language 4 \u2013 Syntax and Translation<\/td>5 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Elective Course<\/td>2-3 ECTS<\/em><\/td>Elective Course<\/td>2-3 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Year 3<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Semester V<\/strong><\/td>Semester VI<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Older English Literature<\/td>4 ECTS<\/em><\/td>American Literature<\/td>5 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
English Language 5<\/td>5 ECTS<\/em><\/td>English Language 6<\/td>5 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Fundamentals of Semantics and Pragmatics<\/td>4 ECTS<\/em><\/td>Elective Course<\/td>2-3 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Elective Course<\/td>2-3 ECTS<\/em><\/td>Undergraduate Dissertation<\/td>3 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gothic Literature<\/td>2 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Interpreting the Novel<\/td>2 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Introduction to Anglophone Canadian Literature<\/td>2 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Introduction to Sociolinguistics<\/td>2 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Afro-American Literature<\/td>2 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
The Position of Black Women in America and the World<\/td>2 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Twentieth-Century Anglophone Drama<\/td>2 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Creative Writing of Short Literary Forms<\/td>2 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Introduction to Discourse Analysis<\/td>2 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Shakespeare<\/td>2 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Neo-Victorianism<\/td>2 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Physical Education<\/td>3 ECTS<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n
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Learning outcomes<\/p>\n\t\t\t

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Compulsory Learning Outcomes<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
History and Theory of Literature in English-Speaking Countries<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
01 Explain fundamental concepts in literary studies within the historical development of Anglophone literatures<\/td><\/tr>
02 Interpret literary works from different periods using various methods, including placing literary texts in their appropriate sociohistorical context<\/td><\/tr>
03 Define the poetic characteristics of particular periods and authors based on an analysis of different literary genres<\/td><\/tr>
Foundations of Linguistics for English Studies<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
04 Explain the main linguistic concepts, approaches and disciplines<\/td><\/tr>
05 Describe the phonetic, phonological, morphological and syntactic systems of English<\/td><\/tr>
Contemporary English Language<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
06 Apply knowledge of morphological forms and syntactic structures in spoken and written English<\/td><\/tr>
07 Apply knowledge of English vocabulary, collocations and orthographic conventions in written and oral communication<\/td><\/tr>
08 Use English in different communicative situations at CEFR levels C1\u2013C2<\/td><\/tr>
Culture of English-Speaking Countries<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
09 Identify general characteristics of the cultures of Anglophone countries using contemporary conceptual frameworks<\/td><\/tr>
10 Analyse the history and social structures of selected Anglophone countries, with particular attention to the global reach of their cultures<\/td><\/tr>
Translation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
11 Define, describe, compare and analyse different concepts, procedures, strategies and approaches in translation, as well as different theories of translation<\/td><\/tr>
Elective Learning Outcomes<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Communication Skills<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
12 Express a critical position on a given topic, using arguments in discussion and explanation<\/td><\/tr>
13 Deliver an oral presentation on a given topic using rhetorical skills<\/td><\/tr>
ACADEMIC AND SYSTEMIC SKILLS<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
14 Independently write texts in English based on one’s own searches, processing and analysis of information from different sources, using relevant literature and adhering to academic integrity standards<\/td><\/tr>
15 Apply acquired knowledge, skills and principles of rational decision-making to effective problem-solving in independent and team work and to further professional development<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":8558,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8560","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ffri.uniri.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ffri.uniri.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ffri.uniri.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ffri.uniri.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ffri.uniri.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8560"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/ffri.uniri.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21186,"href":"https:\/\/ffri.uniri.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8560\/revisions\/21186"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ffri.uniri.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ffri.uniri.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}