British and American Studies
PhD programme
                        
Units of study and educational activity	Number of credits	Form of completion	Year of study	Semester	
Compulsory units (CU)					
History of philosophy/Philosophy of language	10	exam	1. (1.)	1. (1)	
Introduction to the methodology of research in linguistics and literary studies 	10	exam	1. (2)	2. (3)	
General linguistics	10	exam	1. (1)	1. (2)	
The 20th century literary science and criticism with focus on Anglo-Saxon literatures 	10	exam	1. (1)	1. (2)	
Modern  theories of criticism and research methods in British and American studies	10	exam	2. (2)	3. (4)	
Foreign language (PhD student can choose from Latin, French, German or Russian)	10	exam	1. (2)	2. (3)	

Compulsory optional units (COU)					
Specialization – Linguistics					
-	History of linguistics (19th and 20th centuries) 	10	exam	1. (2)	2. (3)	
-	Development of English language 1 	10	exam	1. (2)	2. (3)	
-	Comparative linguistics 	10	exam	2. (2)	3. (4)	
-	Interdisciplinary linguistics 	10	exam	2. (2)	3. (4)	
-	Applied linguistics 	10	exam	2. (2)	3. (4)	
-	Word formation 	10	exam	2. (2)	3. (4)	
-	Idiomatology 	10	exam	2. (2)	3. (4)	
-	Development of English language 2	10	exam	2. (3)	3. (4)	
-	Cognitive linguistics	10	exam	2. (3)	3. (5)	
Specialized seminar for dissertation exam 1
(student can choose one unit)
a) Phonetics and phonology
 b) Morphology 
c) Lexicology 
d) Syntax  
e) Stylistics	6	colloqium	2. (3)	3. (5)	
Specializations: Literary studies and British and American studies					
Intercultural communication 	10	exam	1. (2)	2. (3)	
Theory of versology 	10	exam	1. (2)	2. (3)	
Composition and semantics of literary text 	10	exam	2. (2)	3. (4)	
Contrastive literary science research 	10	exam	2. (2)	3. (4)	
Text interpretation	10	exam	2. (2)	3. (4)	
American Jewish Literature 	10	exam	2. (3)	3. (5)	
Multiculturalism and literature 	10	exam	2. (3)	3. (5)	
British and American historical and contemporary interactions 	10	exam	2. (3)	3. (5)	
British and American culture and mythology 	10	exam	2. (3)	3. (5)	

Optional courses  (OU)					
Other subject offered by faculties 	5	exam	1.-2. (1-3)	According to IP	
Student’s own pedagogical or relevant specialized activity (paper presentation at other university)	10	Credit 	1.-3. (1-5)	According to IP	
Presentation of a detailed dissertation project	5	colloqium	2. (3)	According to IP	
Conference participation  - passive	5	colloqium	1.-3. (1-5)	According to IP	
Dissertation exam	30	exam	2. (3)	According to IP	
Overall number of credits	120				

Units of creative activity in research area	Number of credits	Form of completion	Year of study	Semester	
Active participation in an academic event (poster, paper presentation, lecture)	10-20	credit	1.-3. (1-5)	According to IP	
Original publication (monograph, research paper)	10-20	credit	1.-3. (1-5)	According to IP	
Review in a professional journal	5	credit	1.-3. (1-5)	According to IP	
Participation in a research project 	10-20	credit	1.-3. (1-5)	According to IP	
Active conference participation	10-20	credit	1.-3. (1-5)	According to IP	
Dissertation 	30	defense	3. (5)	According to IP	
Number of credits	60				

Note: 
The information provided in brackets concerns the external form of the PhD programme.
IP=individual study plan.