Romance Languages
45.04.02 In Russian
Level of education Master
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 2 years
Main courses
- Spanish / Italian / French / Portuguese / Romanian
- Second Romance Language
- Modern Spoken Romance Languages
- Communication Theory
- Language Policy of the European Union
- Phraseology of Romance Languages
- Comparative Typology of Romance Languages
- Teaching Practice
- Modern Theory of Meaning
- Old Spanish / Old Italian / Old French / Old Portuguese
Our advantages
- Continuity of the traditions of the oldest scientific schools in Russia
- Uniquely designed courses, cutting-edge methods, and technical equipment for education
- In-depth study of the specialised and sought-after translation industry
- A wide range of issues and research methodology in the field of foreign languages
- The state-of-the-art level of training and implementation of the programme provides international mobility and academic recognition of the high professional competence of students in Romance language speaking countries
- A unique opportunity to take part in international academic mobility programmes under inter-university agreements of St Petersburg University
- Cutting-edge technologies and teaching methods; regard for the achievements of Russian and foreign teaching methods and didactics in higher education
International relations
- Students have an opportunity to study at partner universities of the target language countries
Main areas of research
- Terminology studies and lexicography
- Literary translation
- Main types of translation/interpreting activities
- Texts of various functional and style systems: media, advertising, academic texts
- Comparative studies of linguistic phenomena of different levels: Romance languages and the Russian language
Career opportunities
- Research associate in academic institutions and research projects
- Translator consultant in translation departments of various companies
- Personal assistants with a knowledge of foreign languages
- Escorting interpreter
- Faculty member
- Translator/interpreter