New Undergraduate Course in Linguistics at the Institute of Foreign Languages
The program prepares professionals in the field of the English language media space and intercultural communication. Students will master two foreign languages at a level that enables them to work with authentic written and spoken media texts, their comprehension, abstracting and reviewing, analysis and selection of materials from foreign-language media on current topics.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
In the course, you will study subjects such as media fundamentals, media discourse in international communication, media production and the use of AI technologies in the media space.
Case studies will aim at reviewing and assessing texts of foreign-language media (content analysis, sentiment analysis), typology of media texts, media production and information retrieval in foreign-language media.
The curriculum includes modules aimed at the study of two foreign languages and the cultures of those languages, as well as linguistic disciplines that allow for the evaluation of foreign media. A methodological module prepares graduates for working as tutors in the system of supplementary education.
WHAT QUALIFICATIONS YOU WILL ACQUIRE
Graduates receive a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, Foreign-Language Media Space and Intercultural Communication.
YOUR FUTURE CAREER AND EMPLOYMENT
Graduates receive a bachelor's degree in "Linguistics," specializing in "Foreign Language Media Space and Intercultural Communication” and can find employment in a wide range of professions.
Potential employment places include government structures and agencies, analytical and marketing companies, cultural, scientific and educational institutions, public and non-profit projects, creative agencies across various fields, media and communication outlets.
Graduates can work as media analysts (specialists engaged in studying the state of media content at the request of government organizations or researching the market and audience).
Bachelor graduates can go on to postgraduate studies at PetrSU or other universities in Russia and abroad.
PROSPECTIVE PLACES OF INTERNSHIP AND FIELDWORK
- Broadcasting Company “Karelia” and other registered media outlets
- Students’ information media "Moroshka"
- Union of Cinematographers of the Republic of Karelia
- Arctic studies center at PetrSU
- Applied Linguistic Studies center at the Institute of Foreign Languages
- Information and analytical centers of government agencies
- PetrSU Department of International Projects and Programs
- Language centers of Petrozavodsk
