European Languages & Cultures

As a speaker of a foreign language, you are the link between different countries and cultures. This enables you to negotiate, resolve conflicts and transfer knowledge. If you study European Languages ​​and Cultures, you will learn to speak a language fluently (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish. Russian, or Dutch as a second language) with a specific view on European history and current affairs.

The degree programme in European Languages and Cultures (ELC) is designed to meet the growing need for academic trained experts with:

• a deep understanding of the major social, political, cultural and linguistic questions in and about Europe today, and
• excellent language skills in one or two of the following languages: German, English, French, Italian, Dutch as a foreign language, Russian, Spanish or Swedish.

By studying the key linguistic, political, cultural and social topics of contemporary Europe, you will learn to understand the mutual relationship, differences and similarities among national and regional cultures. In doing so, you will be able to understand future challenges and inform advanced decision-making in cultural, political and educational institutions.

This web class will be structured as follows. For the first week you will be introduced to the languages that the programme offers. You will have to choose two of them and complete the related assignments.

Regarding the following three weeks, every week you will watch a short lecture (up to 20 minutes) about one of the profiles and complete two assignments. One will be related to the main concepts explained in the lectures; whereas, the second one will focus on applying these concepts to your experience and/or to contemporary examples.

Registration spring edition is now closed

Registration for the the spring edition of the web classes (3 - 30 March 2025) is now closed.

The next edition of the web classes will take place from 17 November - 14 December 2025. Registration for this edition will start 13 October 2025.

Do you have questions about the web classes? Have a look at the frequently asked questions or send an email to webklassen rug.nl.