Study location	Lithuania, Kaunas
Academic field	Business and administrative studies (JACS N000)
Type	Undergraduate, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years (240 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	Bachelor Degree (Bachelor of Social Sciences (major - Sociology and minor - Communication))

Tuition fee	€2,704 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: high school maturity exam grades: History * 0,4 + Mathematics * 0,4 + English language * 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 – studies@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 / Lithuanian. 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	Upload filled and signed Letter of Concurrence Upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV); Example

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Overview

The goal of the programme Society, Culture and Communication is to train highly-qualified B. A. graduates in sociology and communication who would be able to identify and analyse social problems and cultural processes, to expertly conduct sociological and communication research, to explain, compare and evaluate social processes and to apply creatively their research skills in the fields of communication and information science.
Graduates of Society, Culture and Communication study program will be eligible to continue studies in the Master study programs of sociology, social anthropology, and other social sciences and humanities in Lithuania and foreign study institutions.

Career opportunities

Graduates of programme:
• will work as analysts and communication specialists in government (ministries and other state institutions), and non-governmental (human rights organizations, etc.) and private (insurance, marketing, public relations companies, etc.) sectors.
• will use acquired skills in sociology and communication in analyzing and communicating knowledge to both target and wider audiences on the issues of social exclusion, poverty, structural inequality, public health, civic (dis)empowerment and social policy.
• will employ innovative contemporary social research methods in order to identify, forecast and solve fundamental social problems in national and international companies, organizations and institutions.