English Philology Postgraduate Programme By The University of Georgia, Tbilisi |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Area Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The aim of the program is to train a highly qualified specialist with the ability to fully and purposefully use in practice the theories and research methods relevant to the field of English Philology.
The program provides the student with the ability to comprehend in-depth interdisciplinarity, polyparadigmaticity and interparadigmaticity of the field of English philology, to understand the exploratory potential and practical value of the theories relevant to the thinking spaces of linguistics and literature, cultural studies and sociology. More precisely, the goal of the program is to:
Develop:
in-depth knowledge of the history of the English language and specificity of the dynamics of the English language, as well as the skills for critical analysis of the causes of the changes in the English language; in-depth knowledge of the essence of the mutual determination of language, culture, mental representations, and social behavior, scientific characteristics of paradigms and trends, as well as the skills for applying the principles of constructing the objects of the study of modern linguistics; in-depth knowledge of the principles of the analysis of fiction, as well as the skills for interpreting fiction considering linguistic and sociocultural contexts, philosophical, aesthetic, political and social perspectives; knowledge of the specificity of the literary text processing, as well as the skills for analyzing texts based on the theoretical and methodological approaches of structuralism and cognitive linguistics; Form:
knowledge of the principles of constructing the texts (competent use of language - C1) with various communicative intentions, the strategies and ethical norms of effective intercultural and professional (business) communication, as well as the skills for conducting effective intercultural and business communication, developing reasoned conclusions on the on issues relevant to the field of philology, formulating and presenting issues consistently and clearly; knowledge of the methods and tools of project management and the specificity of the project life cycle, as well as the skills for preparing and managing the project; Generate:
a sense of responsibility for one’s own professional development by adhering to the relevant ethical norms, as well as by maintaining academic honesty while representing the data in the papers prepared by him/her (term paper, small-scale research, and master thesis)

Programme overview

Main Subject

Area Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The aim of the program is to train a highly qualified specialist with the ability to fully and purposefully use in practice the theories and research methods relevant to the field of English Philology.
The program provides the student with the ability to comprehend in-depth interdisciplinarity, polyparadigmaticity and interparadigmaticity of the field of English philology, to understand the exploratory potential and practical value of the theories relevant to the thinking spaces of linguistics and literature, cultural studies and sociology. More precisely, the goal of the program is to:
Develop:
in-depth knowledge of the history of the English language and specificity of the dynamics of the English language, as well as the skills for critical analysis of the causes of the changes in the English language; in-depth knowledge of the essence of the mutual determination of language, culture, mental representations, and social behavior, scientific characteristics of paradigms and trends, as well as the skills for applying the principles of constructing the objects of the study of modern linguistics; in-depth knowledge of the principles of the analysis of fiction, as well as the skills for interpreting fiction considering linguistic and sociocultural contexts, philosophical, aesthetic, political and social perspectives; knowledge of the specificity of the literary text processing, as well as the skills for analyzing texts based on the theoretical and methodological approaches of structuralism and cognitive linguistics; Form:
knowledge of the principles of constructing the texts (competent use of language - C1) with various communicative intentions, the strategies and ethical norms of effective intercultural and professional (business) communication, as well as the skills for conducting effective intercultural and business communication, developing reasoned conclusions on the on issues relevant to the field of philology, formulating and presenting issues consistently and clearly; knowledge of the methods and tools of project management and the specificity of the project life cycle, as well as the skills for preparing and managing the project; Generate:
a sense of responsibility for one’s own professional development by adhering to the relevant ethical norms, as well as by maintaining academic honesty while representing the data in the papers prepared by him/her (term paper, small-scale research, and master thesis)

Admission Requirements


Admission criteria/ prerequisite (for the citizens of Georgia): The students are enrolled on the master program on the basis of the results of Unified National Exams for Masters or on the basis of the decree №224/ნ (December 29, 2011) of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, on the basis of the written exam in English and interview in the specialty, on the basis of the administrative registration and the decree of the University presidents. Admission criteria/ prerequisites (for the foreign country citizens): Foreign entrants who completed higher education abroad or got the education equivalent to it, or/and completed the last two years of higher education abroad, or students, who lived abroad during last two or more years and studied abroad in higher educational institutions accredited in compliance with the legislation of the host country are enrolled in the program without taking Unified National Exams for Masters on the basis of the decree № 224 / ნ (December 29, 2011) of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia. English language requirement: B2 (Upper-intermediate). English language competence of candidates is assessed by either 1) the university through university exams, with a minimum threshold of 70%; or 2) TOEFL IBT – at least score 80; IELTS – at least score 6; PTE General – at least level B2; FCE – at least level B.

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