Romance Philology
Title of the Program: Romance Philology
Faculty: Arts and Sciences
Language of Instruction: Georgian
Length of the program: 120 ECTS
Qualification: MA in Roman Philology
About the program
The program was developed in 2011 and was reaccredited in 2023. The program is updated at the beginning of each academic year for further improvement of the learning process.
Aim of the program
The goal of the master's program in Romance Philology is to train a highly qualified specialist in Romance Philology, who will have systematic and in-depth knowledge acquired on the basis of the study of one of the three Romance languages (French, Italian, Spanish), Romance linguistics, literary studies (including post-colonial) and culture, which leads to using modern methodologies and methods to research current issues and problems in the field both within the framework of one Romance language and in a comparative perspective.
Learning outcomes
A graduate:
- demonstrates deep and systematic knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects of communicatively oriented linguistics - theories of utterance, theories of argumentation, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, text linguistics and discourse analysis;
- critically analyzes the development stages of romance literature (French and Francophone, Spanish and Hispanophone, Italian), literary trends, genres in the context of European and world literature;
- demonstrates systematic knowledge of the main theories and concepts in modern comparative and post-colonial literary studies;
- is able to critically evaluate, provide in-depth philological analysis and synthesis of texts and discourses of different types and genres; uses conceptual and methodological apparatus to study the current issues and problems in the field of literary studies, linguistics and/or culture in the process of carrying out research activities;
- knows one of the Romance languages (French, Italian, Spanish) at the C1 level;
- can independently conduct learning and research processes, including determining the need to develop one's own competencies, find and process relevant sources, literature in one of the Romance languages;
- creates an original master's thesis in the direction of Romance linguistics, literature, culture, in the comparative perspective among them.
Instruction Methods
- Lecture;
- Seminar;
- Analysis and Synthesis;
- Electronic and hybrid learning elements;
- Demonstration method;
- Practical method;
- Discussions/Debates;
- Brainstorming;
- Group work;
- Case study;
- Cooperative learning;
- Induction/deduction;
- Supervision;
- Reflection, etc.
Career opportunities
Graduates can be successfully employed in the following fields:
- HEIs;
- Translation-interpretation;
- International political, economic, cultural, humanitarian and other projects;
- International educational institutions and organizations; editorial offices of various periodicals; museums; advertising agencies; press centers of various institutions;
- Art and cultural organizations;
- Research-scientific field;
Graduates of the program can continue their studies at the doctoral level.
Structure of the program
- Compulsory courses - 30 credits;
- Compulsory-elective courses - 48 credits;
- Elective courses - no more than 12 credits;
- Master’s thesis - 30 credits.
The admission information is updated on the faculty web-page
Contact information
Ilia Chavchavadze Av. N32, Rooms: A 204, A 201, A 302
☏ (+995 32) 222 00 09 (200)
✉ info.arts_sciences@iliauni.edu.ge
✉ ketevan.darsania@iliauni.edu.ge
✉ natalia_nemsadze@iliauni.edu.ge