Passing the study plan
FF FBJBSpJ South Slavonic and Balkan Studies
Name in Czech: Jihoslovanská a balkánská studia
bachelor's full-time single-subject, language of instruction: Czech
Included in the programme: FF B-JBS_ South Slavonic and Balkan Studies
bachelor's full-time single-subject, language of instruction: Czech
Included in the programme: FF B-JBS_ South Slavonic and Balkan Studies
Study-related information
- Parts of the final state examination and its contentState Final Exam consists of four parts:
1. Defense of the bachelor thesis;
2. Language competence and skills (knowledge of selected language /Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian or Bulgarian/ in both theory and praxis, in contrast with other /Southern/ Slavonic languages);
3. Literature and literary theory (knowledge of South Slavonic literature, ability to compare);
4. Knowledge of history and culture of South Slavonic area and the Balkans.
Parts of the State Final Exam are based on curriculum of the profile courses (language courses, theoretical courses and seminars on linguistics, literature and literary science, courses oriented on culture and history). - Suggestion of theses topics and the topics of defended theses- Comparative thesis aimed at certain aspects of grammar structure of South Slavonic languages (eventually in contrast with Czech);
- Thesis (could be of contrastive character as well) aimed at certain aspects of vocabulary of South Slavonic languages;
- Reception of works of South Slavonic literary production in Czech cultural area;
- Reception of historical events in the Balkans in 19th and 20th century in back-then Czech press (Annexation crisis, Balkan Wars etc.);
- Elaboration of different aspects of dissolution of Yugoslavia, eventually dissolution of Yugoslavia in Czech press etc.
Recommended progress through the study plan
Společný univerzitní základ (15 kr.)
Bakalářská práce (min. 10 kr.)
Compulsory courses
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FF:JSB100 | Contrastive Study of the Slavonic Languages | zk | 5 | 1 | Z |
FF:JSB101 | Introduction to South Slavonic Languages Issues | zk | 3 | 1 | Z |
FF:JSB102 | Phonetics and Phonology of South Slavonic languages | zk | 4 | 2 | P |
FF:JSB150 | Slavonic Areas | zk | 5 | 2 | - |
FF:JSB151 | Historical Roots of Nationalisms in the 19th Century Balkans | zk | 4 | 3 | P |
FF:JSB201 | Comparative Morphology of South-Slavonic Languages | zk | 4 | 5 | P |
FF:JSB251 | South Slavic Literature of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Era | zk | 3 | 2 | P |
FF:JSB252 | Contemporary Balkans | zk | 4 | 3 | Z |
FF:JSB253 | Wars, coups, dictatorships: Balkans 1900-1945 | zk | 4 | 4 | P |
FF:JSB254 | Romanticism, Realism and Modernism in South Slavic Literatures | zk | 3 | 3 | P |
FF:JSB255 | Communism versus Nationalism: The Balkans in the Second Half of the 20th Century | zk | 4 | 5 | P |
FF:JSB351 | South Slavic Literatures of the 20th Century | zk | 4 | 4 | P |
FF:JSB352 | Past and Present of Balkan's Ethnics | zk | 4 | 5 | - |
FF:PJN101 | Elements of Linguistics | zk | 5 | 1 | Z |
FF:RSb040 | Introduction to Literary Studies | zk | 5 | 1 | Z |
FF:JSB353 | South slavonic literatures 20th century II | zk | 3 | 5 | P |
64 credits |
Jazykové kurzy pro kompletus
Studenti jednooborového plánu (kompletus) si ve 3. semestru vybírají kurz jednoho jihoslovanského jazyka, jehož 4 semestry absolvují. Znalost tohoto jazyka bude prověřována u státní závěrečné zkoušky.
Bulharština pro kompletus
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FF:JSBbg210 | Bulgarian for Beginners I | z | 3 | 3 | - |
FF:JSBbg220 | Bulgarian for Beginners II | zk | 4 | 4 | - |
FF:JSBbg310 | Bulgarian for Pre-Intermediate I | z | 3 | 5 | P |
FF:JSBbg320 | Bulgarian for Pre-Intermediate II | zk | 4 | 6 | P |
14 credits |
Chorvatština pro kompletus
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FF:JSBhr210 | Croatian for Beginners I | z | 3 | 3 | - |
FF:JSBhr220 | Croatian for Beginners II | zk | 4 | 4 | - |
FF:JSBhr310 | Croatian for Pre-Intermediate I | z | 3 | 5 | P |
FF:JSBhr320 | Croatian for Pre-Intermediate II | zk | 4 | 6 | P |
14 credits |
Makedonština pro kompletus
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FF:JSBmk210 | Macedonian for Beginners I | z | 3 | 3 | - |
FF:JSBmk220 | Macedonian for Beginners II | zk | 4 | 4 | - |
FF:JSBmk310 | Macedonian for Pre-Intermediate I | z | 3 | 5 | P |
FF:JSBmk320 | Macedonian for Pre-Intermediate II | zk | 4 | 6 | P |
14 credits |
Slovinština pro kompletus
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FF:JSBsl210 | Slovenian for Beginners I | z | 3 | 3 | - |
FF:JSBsl220 | Slovenian for Beginners II | zk | 4 | 4 | - |
FF:JSBsl310 | Slovenian for Pre-Intermediate I | z | 3 | 5 | P |
FF:JSBsl320 | Slovenian for Pre-Intermediate II | zk | 4 | 6 | P |
14 credits |
Srbština pro kompletus
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FF:JSBsr210 | Serbian for Beginners I | z | 3 | 3 | - |
FF:JSBsr220 | Serbian for Beginners II | zk | 4 | 4 | - |
FF:JSBsr310 | Serbian for Pre-Intermediate I | z | 3 | 5 | P |
FF:JSBsr320 | Serbian for Pre-Intermediate II | zk | 4 | 6 | P |
14 credits |
Selective courses
Blok I: Jazykovědné předměty
Studenti jednooborového studijního plánu (kompletus) musí během studia povinně absolvovat 2 předměty z bloku I.
Blok II: Historie a kulturní studia
Studenti jednooborového studijního plánu (kompletus) musí povinně během studia absolvovat 4 předměty z bloku II.
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FF:JSB052 | Literature and Culture of the Orthodox Balkans during the National Revival | zk | 4 | 3 | P |
FF:JSB056 | The disintegration of Yugoslavia | z | 4 | 3 | P |
FF:JSB057 | History and Culture of the Balkans in the Ottoman Era | zk | 4 | 2 | P |
FF:JSB065 | History and Culture of the Balkans in the Middle Ages | z | 4 | 1 | P |
FF:JSB066 | The Kosovo Question: from the Serbian and Albanian National Revival to the Present | z | 4 | 6 | P |
FF:JSB067 | The Eastern Question 1878-1918 and its current residuals | z | 4 | 4 | P |
FF:JSB068 | War in Former Yugoslavia 1991–1995: Causes, History, Consequences | zk | 4 | 6 | P |
FF:JSB077 | Transylvania | z | 5 | - | - |
33 credits |
Blok III: Doplňující předměty
Studenti jednooborového studijního plánu (kompletus) musí během svého studia absolvovat 4 předměty z bloku III.
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FF:JSB051 | Typology of Souht-slavic Comics | z | 5 | - | - |
FF:JSB053 | Literary text analysis | z | 5 | - | - |
FF:JSB055 | Novel in the Balkans | z | 5 | - | - |
FF:JSB058 | History and Culture of Slovenes | zk | 4 | - | - |
FF:JSB060 | Peacekeeping anthropology | z | 4 | - | - |
FF:JSB074 | The Problem Called Bosnia | zk | 4 | - | - |
27 credits |
Blok IV: Reálie a zeměvěda současných jihoslovanských států
Studenti jednooborového studijního plánu (kompletus) musí během studia absolvovat 3 předměty z bloku IV.
Code | Name | Type of Completion | Credits | Term | Profile Cat. |
FF:JSB061 | Contemporary Serbia | zk | 5 | - | - |
FF:JSB062 | Contemporary Slovenia | zk | 4 | - | - |
FF:JSB063 | Contemporary Bulgaria | zk | 4 | - | - |
FF:JSB064 | Contemporary Croatia: On the Borderland of Central Europe, the Mediterranean and the Balkans | zk | 5 | - | - |
FF:JSB069 | Contemporary North Macedonia: On the Intersection of Balkan Nationalisms | zk | 3 | - | - |
FF:JSB070 | Contemporary Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Most Complicated Country in Europe? | zk | 3 | - | - |
24 credits |