Program Overview

Program Overview

The Romance Philology and Cultures Specialized in Italian Studies BA program is designed to train experts with theoretical and practical skills in the field of Italian language and literature, or more generally, in the field of humanities. The program aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to creatively practice their profession at theoretical, practical, interdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary levels.

Program Details

• Title: Romance Philology and Cultures Specialized in Italian Studies BA
• Degree: Philologist in Romanistics, Specialized in Italian Studies
• Type: Degree program
• Level: Bachelor
• Accreditation number: FF/805-4/2012
• Faculty: Faculty of Humanities
• Institute: Institute of Romance Studies
• Department: Department of Italian Language and Literature
• Language: Italian
• Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)
• ECTS credits: 180
• Minimum number of students: 1
• Maximum number of students: 50

Program Description

The aim of the degree program is to train experts with theoretical and practical skills in the field of Italian language and literature, or more generally, in the field of humanities, who, owing to these skills, can creatively practice their profession at theoretical, practical, interdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary levels. Graduate students will have enough theoretical knowledge to be able to continue their studies at an MA specialization.

Strength of Program

Graduate students will be able to:

• Use the Italian language in speech and in writing in a way which corresponds to C1 level of the European framework
• Use the general study techniques and basic research techniques in connection with the Italian language and culture
• Understand as a whole, summarize, and translate general texts at a basic level

Career Opportunities

The graduate students will be able to use their knowledge creatively in the field of cultural relations, working as linguistic mediators; to act as organizers in the fields of politics, economy, and culture where the knowledge of Italian is required; to take organizing and relational positions at a linguistic level in the mass media; to work as linguistic and cultural mediators in the industry of tourism.

Job Examples

• Career in diplomacy as interpreters and translators
• Tour-guides
• Experts of the language in companies
• Cultural managers

Tuition Fees

• EU/EEA students: 2,000 EUR per semester
• Non-EU/EEA students: 2,000 EUR per semester
• Application fee: EUR 100 (non-refundable) for Early Bird applicants, EUR 150 (non-refundable) for regular applicants
• Entrance exam fee: 100 EUR

Admission Requirements

• Entry requirements: Students who can apply for the Italian Studies BA Program are expected to present the documentation of their certificate of matriculation from a secondary school and to submit their application with the necessary attachments.
• Language requirements: Knowledge of Italian at the B2 level
• English language requirement: A2 level of English is recommended for all applicants, even if it is not the language of tuition of their chosen program.

Documents to Submit with Application

• Online application form
• Record of the final two years in secondary school
• Secondary school certificate (graduation certificate)
• CV
• Motivation letter
• Copy of the main pages of the passport
• Copy of application fee payment receipt
• Copy of the Entrance exam fee payment receipt
• Language certificate
• Official English translation of the certificates and the records if the language of the original is not English

Application Procedure

• Application deadlines: Period 1 (with Early Bird discount): 01/10-30/11, Period 2 (with Early Bird discount): 01/02-31/03, Period 3: 01/04-31/05
• Procedure of the application: The application starts in the online application system. Students need to register in the system, fill in the online application form, upload the required documents, and follow the instructions during the application process.
• Entrance examination and selection process: The entrance exam contains a discussion about the motivation of the applicant. Successful applicants must have a good command of English to pass the entrance exam. The format of the entrance exam is an online interview. Ranking is based on the overall evaluation of academic excellence and the results of the entrance exam.

Program Leader

• Name: Dr. Vilmos BÁRDOSI
• Title: Professor

Additional Information

• Offered for the next academic year: Yes
• Start program: 01, Sep, 2026
• Deadline for applications - September intake: 31, May, 2026
• Is there a February intake: No