Study location	Lithuania, Kaunas
Type	Undergraduate, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years (240 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	Bachelor Degree (Bachelor of Humanities)

Tuition fee	€3,524 per year
Application fee	€100 one-time Non-EU applicants shall pay through the Flywire portal. Application fee is not refundable.

Entry qualification

High school / secondary education (or higher) Admission score is counted based on: Average of all subjects in high school degree diploma grades * 0,8 + English grade (no lower than B2) * 0.2. Minimum admission score to qualify: 5,4. A letter with a transcript of records should be sent by email from your High School directly to Vytautas Magnus University International Cooperation Department email address – recognition@vdu.lt and by post: Vytautas Magnus University International Cooperation Department K. Donelaičio g. 58 LT-44248, Kaunas Lithuania Transcript of Records should list all the subjects, grades, credits and/or hours The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements

English Proof of English Language: applicant has to present document proving B2 level (TOEFL 87-109 iBT/534-633 PBT, IELTS 5,5-6,5, Cambridge English First (FCE), BEC Vantage, Michigan ECCE, PTE General Level 3, TOEIC Listening & Reading 785, TOEIC Speaking & Writing 310, Duolingo 100-115) if the applicant is not native speaker and/or had not received education in English. After admission, all students have to take English language test at the Institute of Foreign Languages at Vytautas Magnus University. If English level is below B2 students will have to study English to reach C1 level (in first four semesters of Bachelor studies).

Other requirements	A motivation letter must be added to your application. Education Documents (School degree Diploma and Transcript of Records) will need to be assessed by the accredited institution during the first semester of studies. Upload filled and signed Letter of Concurrence Upload your Curriculum vitae (CV); Example

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Overview

The Programme aims at preparing English philology specialists with a broad range of knowledge and competencies, who know English and another foreign language well, who have grasped the fundamentals of linguistics, literary and translation studies, and teaching English as a foreign language; who are familiar with political, social, and cultural specificities of English-speaking countries and are capable of contextualizing them and discussing them in relation to global developments; who are able to successfully apply their knowledge in practice, from work-related to scholarly contexts.
This programme prepares specialists who, once they have gained their Bachelor degree, can continue their studies in this field at the Master’s level or move to studies in other fields: that is, they can choose Master’s studies in English philology, translation, computer linguistics, literary and cultural studies, education, journalism, political science and other fields.
Graduates of English Philology will be able:

to communicate with others in coherent English, both orally and in writing in different fields of activity; to quickly understand essential information in documents written in English; to make summaries in English and use different registers of the English language according to the context; to apply their specialised knowledge in European and international institutions; to use print and electronic directories and dictionaries in English; to understand different kinds of writing (i.e. journalistic, literary, creative); to recognise the works of major authors from different cultural periods and texts of different genres; to explain cultural features of English-speaking countries and relate these to historical contexts; to understand the differences between English-speaking cultures (British, American, and Canadian) as well as their native one.

Career opportunities

The graduates of English Philology will become specialists, capable of working in a variety of fields. They will satisfy the educational, academic, cultural, economic and other needs of the workplace and will be capable of carrying out intellectual and cultural work independently.
The graduates of the Programme can expect to continue their career by:
• working as translators and/or interpreters;
• teaching English in schools;
• taking employment in public institutions such as banks, business companies and various organizations which need staff members with good knowledge of English;
• working as administrators in large international companies and EU organizations, combining their English skills with more specific business skills;
• entering Master studies;
• continuing their studies in the way they decide.