The Faculty of Humanities Atnaujinta: 2011-08-18 12:24:17
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Room 216
LT-44244
Phone: +370 37 327 830
Fax: +370 37 203 858
E-mail: dek@hmf.vdu.lt
Website: http://hmf.vdu.lt/
Dean: prof. Ineta Dabašinskienė
Vice-Dean: assoc. prof. Jonas Vaičenonis
Departmental Coordinator for International Relations: Žydrūnė Žemaitytė
Science and Study Divisions: Department of English Philology, Department of German and French Philology, Department of History, Department of Ethnology and Folklore, Department of Lithuanian Language, Department of Lithuanian Literature, Department of Philosophy, Computer Linguistics Centre, Culture Research Centre, Centre of Prof. Bronius Vaskelis’ Literary Comparativistics.
Studies in English: The faculty offers more than 130 Bachelor and Master level non-degree semester long courses in English and other foreign languages, such as French, German, Latvian, Polish and Russian. More information on the courses offered can be found on the website of VMU International Office.
Why Study Here? The Faculty of Humanities is swarming with students enjoying versatile, multidimensional studies. Its liberal spirit thrives thanks to active and lively students, who get the opportunity to travel and get to know Lithuania
International Relations: Students of BA, MA and PhD. levels are provided the opportunity to participate in LLP/Erasmus student exchange programme‘s contests for partial studies in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Norway, Finland, Poland, Italy, France, Netherlands, Spain, Slovenia, Latvia and other countries.
Experience and Research: Scientific research at the faculty is carried out by numerous outlets, including the centres of Computer Linguistics, Culture Research and others. The Computer Linguistics Centre performs grammatical and semantic analyses of Lithuanian language, develops online translation tools, works on automatic music transcription and digitalization of verbal and written language.
The Centre for Lithuanian Diaspora Studies is conducting research on the political, cultural and scientific legacy of Lithuanian Diaspora, as well as maintaining Diaspora archives. The scientists working at the centre are analyzing the processes of contemporary migration and researching the history, culture and literature of Lithuanian exile. The scholars of the Culture Research Centre focus on the phenomena of modern Lithuanian urban culture, as well as characteristics and activities of various subcultural communities and virtual culture, created by the use of computer technologies.
The Centre of Kaunas' History is carrying out various kinds of research on the history of Kaunas region and city, the university and war. The centre is regularly organizing scientific conferences of national and international level. Research programmes and projects are carried out and the historical bibliography of various research areas of the centre is collected here.
Centre of Studies of Prof. Bronius Vaskelis’ Literary Comparativistics is concerned with comparing works of various Lithuanian artists, looking for connections among different branches of art, determining the influences of cultural environment on the texts and their authors. The Faculty of Humanities is also a place that gave birth to many academic community clubs. Informal student clubs for lovers of ethnology, English Philology, literature and history are functioning here as well.
The Faculty In Brief
Faculty Community
- approx. 1500 students
- about 80 lecturers and researchers
Faculty Structure
- Departments of English Philology, German and French Philology, History, Ethnology and Folklore, Lithuanian Language, Lithuanian Literature, Philosophy
- Centres of Computer Linguistics, Culture Research, Intercultural Communication and Multilingualism Research, Kaunas History, Lithuanian Diaspora Studies, Prof. Bronius Vaškelis’ Literary Comparativistics
Master's Degree Studies in English
- Applied English Linguistics
BA and MA Courses in English
Student Activities
- Clubs of historians and ethnologists, the English Club, the Academic literature club "ALKAS"
