Hungarian and Finnish Studies (Bachelor)

The aim of the Bachelor's degree in Hungarology and Fennistics is the imparting of basic scientific knowledge in theoretical, practical, descriptive and historical questions of culture, literature and language either from Hungary (Hungarian Studies) or from Finland and Estonia (Finnish Studies).

The language as well as the culture or literature of the three countries are presented in their geographical and genealogical context and examined in connection with the entire European cultural area.

The comparative, contextualising perspective is the focus of all courses throughout the course of study, which contributes to a deeper understanding of the Central and Northern European cultures and their linguistic diversity, as well as the social policies of the past and present.

Study programme

The new bachelor’s programme in Hungarian and Finnish Studies starts with a common introductory and orientation period (STEOP). At the beginning of your studies, you can either choose Fennistics or Hungarian Studies as a specialisation. Around one third of the degree programme consists of compulsory modules on language acquisition (Finnish or Hungarian), the further compulsory models consist of courses dealing with linguistics, Finnish literature studies and cultural studies. At the end, students write their bachelor’s theses.