BScNew Media Language
| Study location | Lithuania, Kaunas |
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| Type | Undergraduate, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | BSc (Bachelor of Humanities) |
| Course code | 6121NX035 |
| Tuition fee | €2,865 per year |
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| Application fee | €100 one-time Payable within 2 weeks from the application submission by transferring it to the KTU bank account. Non-refundable. Bank details will be provided during application. |
| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) • a senior high school diploma with a good average grade (min. CGPA >60 %), The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Lithuanian / Russian. The documents must be legalised (Apostille)by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country where the documents were issued. This requirement does not apply for the documents issued in the EU and Belarus, Ukraine. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. The accepted student must bring all notary verified documents which were submitted during the application as well as their originals upon arrival or send before: International Studies Office You will also need Police Clearance Certificate (non-criminal record) from all countries you have lived before arriving to Lithuania for more than 6 months. We recommend to take Police Clearance Certificate not earlier than 1 month before departure. |
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| Language requirements | English Accepted proof of proficiency: IELTS ≥5.5, TOEFL ≥75, CEFR ≥B2, IESOL B2, Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), or another equivalent standardised admission test. If your previous studies have been fully in English and it is marked on your degree certificate or transcript, or noted in confirmation from the school which confirms that your studies have been fully in the English language, an additional English test may not be required. If an applicant does not have any official test, an online examination may be organized by KTU. |
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| Other requirements | The course opens / is delivered when there is a sufficient number of students Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Maximum gap after high / secondary school or later studies cannot be more than 3 years. |
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Overview
This study programme focuses on languages and their application in various media. Studying New Media Language, you will learn how to use language in blogs and social networks, will pick up skills and knowledge of language application for audio-visual arts, software, websites, video games.
This programme is designed for those who would like to learn to “play” with language, to master the subtleties of electronic communication, to analyse the “grammar” of visual design and to get good command over foreign languages. During their studies, the New Media Language students learn at least one additional language and can choose minor studies in the chosen field.
KTU’s BSc New Media Language is a Joint Program of the Applied European Languages (AEL) network, which means that the students can spend two years of their studies in Spain, France or other countries at the network universities.
The graduates of New Media Language can seek a career in any organisation, carrying out projects in communications, public relations, publishing, marketing, advertising, media design, translation areas.
• 24 ECTS in IT subjects to provide the graduates with skills specific to the field
• BA+ competences and the possibility to choose minor studies in the chosen study field
• Native French, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish or Swedish speakers will teach you your second/third language
Top reasons to study at KTU:
1. Students can master second and/or third foreign language choosing from French, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish or Swedish, taught by native speakers.
2. Interdisciplinary programme is focused on languages and application of various medias: blogs, social websites, visual art, software, websites, video games, etc.
3. The study programme schedules 18 ECTS in IT subjects to consolidate skills of working in and with the web and other media.
Programme structure
You will have knowledge of linguistic issues and will learn another foreign language
Public speaking
Grammar, phonology, lexicology, semantics
Text, discourse, functional style
You will understand new media theories and be able to create audio-visual material
Introduction to hypertext
Multimedia elements
Studies of audio-visual culture
You will be able to develop creative, academic, technical and professional texts of various genres and prepare them for publication
Creative, academic and technical writing
Writing for the media
You can choose the following minor studies
European Union studies
Political sciences
Career opportunities
Career opportunities
Graduates may seek a career worldwide in such fields where the proficiency of language in new media contexts as well as English and other foreign language skills are required.
The graduate can seek employment in business enterprises and organisations or establish and develop personal business in the fields:
• public relations;
• e-publishing;
• advertising;
• marketing;
• translation and editing, etc.
Internship
Students have opportunity to gain practical experience and enhance their career prospects with a 10-weeks industry internship in any business enterprise or organisation in the world.
In partnership with Synergium, Seriously, Alma Littera, portal ‘Kauno Žinios’, etc.
“Being a personnel specialist, I think that students, who graduate from Media Language studies, are competitive in the market and marketable, particularly in the areas of public relations and marketing, because we lack the graduates, able to think in a modern and innovative ways, who have encountered the latest media solutions.” – AB “Volfas Engelman”, Director of Personnel, Sandra Nezabitauskienė.