After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• have written and spoken croatian, serbian, bulgarian or macedonian language competence at the C2 level (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
• have a deep knowledge of literary and cultural theories and the literature and culture of Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia or Bulgaria as well as other Slavonic or Balkan countries (according to their choice).
• have a deep knowledge of diachronic and synchronic linguistic theories, including the history of the Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian or Bulgarian and other South Slavonic languages.
• work independently and conduct critical analyses.

Graduates with this degree have a comprehensive philological and area-studies education, which qualifies them for educational and scholarly jobs, jobs in cultural institutions, in tourism, in journalism, as specialists on editorial boards, in low- and mid-level management in firms, in translating specialized and literary texts, in interpreting and as experts.

The separate elaboration of master’s diploma theses under the individual guidance of supervisors represents a specific preparation for the potential doctoral study and, at the same time, the verification of the acquired knowledge and skill.