GAU Humanities & Liberal Arts School English Philology Undergraduate Program aims to develop its students into valuable members of the "world community", with a high level of civic consciousness, who are tolerant of other nations' traditions, are equipped with professional knowledge, professional experience and leadership qualities.
English Philology Undergraduate Program offers students not only a solid knowledge of the main specialty but also:
- The opportunity to develop general or specialized, social or individual competency, which is required to meet modern challenges;
- Broad education and effective teaching strategies;
- Developing critical and creative thinking.
The above skills are acquired through modern teaching methods, which include general and specialized subjects.
English Philology Undergraduate Program will develop the students into leading language specialists, employed in different sectors (English language teachers, translators, interpreters, scientists).
English Philology Program implies teaching English gradually, from level B1+ to C1/C1+. The students are prepared for Cambridge International exams (according to the program, at the end of VI or VII semester), which enables them to obtain B2 (FCE) and C1 / C 1 + (CAE) qualification levels in English Language as defined by the standards of Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). Besides General English, students study theoretical and practical subjects, such as Professional English (Business, Law), Text Interpretation, Academic Writing, Theory and Practice of Translation, Theoretical Grammar, Lexicology of the English Language, Stylistics, Text Linguistics, English Language Teaching Methodology, English Language Lexicography, History of 20th-century Literature (England, America, Western Europe), etc.
With its high academic standards, Georgian American University English Philology Undergraduate Program gives a unique opportunity to any student to grow personally and reach his/her creative potential. Upon completion of the program, the students will be able to professionally engage in the development of the relevant field.
A detailed description of the program can be found in the attached file - Undergraduate Program in English Philology.
To complete the English Philology Undergraduate Program, students must earn 240 credits.
The standard duration of tuition for the Bachelor's degree program is 4 years (2 semesters/year). During one academic year students accumulate 60 credits, i.e. 30 credits per semester, however, depending on the student's individual schedule, the number of credits per year can be either more or less than 60, but not more than 75.
English Philology Undergraduate Program is divided into three components:
- Mandatory study courses of core curriculum and free component - 156 credits, which includes 12 credits of practice;
- Elective courses relevant to the core curriculum - 42 credits, which includes either a Bachelor’s Thesis (12 credits) or a group research project (6 credits).
- Elective courses of free component - 42 credits.
See the attached study plan for the English Philology Undergraduate Program.
The students can earn/accumulate credits only in case of successful completion of the work described in the course syllabuses, after receiving a positive assessment.
The maximum grade per academic course is 100 points.
Positive assessments:
(A) Excellent – 91 points and up;
(B) Very good – 81-90 points of the maximum assessment;
(C) Good – 71-80 points of the maximum assessment;
(D) Satisfactory – 61-70 points of the maximum assessment;
(E) Enough – 51-60 points of the maximum.
Negative assessments:
(FX) Didn’t pass – 41-50 points of the maximum assessments;
(F) Fail – 40 points or less of the maximum assessment.
Students with grade FX have the right to retake the final exam;
Students with grade F must retake the course.
The student’s assessment takes place during the entire academic semester. Consequently, the student’s final assessment is the sum of interim assessments and final exam results.
Final examination maximum score is 40 of the total 100 points; the remaining 60 points are distributed according to interim assessments.
Only the students who have earned the minimal number of 25 points during the semester through interim assessments are allowed to take the final exam.
Students who do not have a compulsory minimum score (25) will not be admitted to the final examination. The minimum mandatory score for the final exam is 16.
In order to determine the student's final rating and to encourage them to study well, the cumulative score, Grade Point Average* (GPA) is calculated at the end of the academic process (grade point average is also calculated at the end of each semester).
| * Grade point average (GPA) is calculated as follows: The points accumulated by the student in each course are multiplied by the number of credits for the specific course and then the total sum of these numbers is divided by the number of credits earned by the student.* |
Only Georgian citizens who have the state high school diploma certifying full general education (or a document equal to it), can be enrolled in the English Philology Undergraduate Program, based on the Unified National Examinations (UNE) results. See Unified National Examination form/questionnaire.
Applicants must indicate the relevant code for the GAU English Philology Undergraduate Program when registering for the UNE.
Students can be enrolled in the English Philology Undergraduate Program through the mobility program twice a year, within the timeframe established by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, in compliance with mandatory procedures and fixed rules established by the University. See mobility terms and procedure.
Accredited foreign higher educational institution students can be enrolled in the English Philology Undergraduate Program on the basis of the order issued by the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia.
International Students see the link.
For more information please contact us:
Elene Sutidze
(+995) 557 922 940
(+995 32) 220 65 20 (316)
elenesutidze@gau.edu.ge
Tuition Fee
An annual tuition fee of the GAU English Philology Undergraduate Program is 3,600* GEL. Payments are made twice a year, with equal parts, before the beginning of each semester.
See the link for the tuition fee of non-resident students.
| *The annual tuition fee for the students with state grants is the amount left after state grant is subtracted from 3,600 GEL*
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Scholarships
1. TOP GRANT - Full Scholarship
Applicants who make it to the Top 1000 in the overall Bachelor's Exam Scores and choose Georgian American University will have their bachelor's studies fully funded at GAU - 240 credits (in case of re-election and /or additional selection of any subject, the student will have to pay the respective credits Cost).
2. Financial support based on Grade Point Average (GPA):
GAU students once they have completed their first semester are eligible to receive a discount based on GPA calculated at the end of each semester. The discount applies to their next semester tuition fee.
3. Special financial support:
If there are two family members studying at GAU at the same time, a discount of 20% is applied to each student.
* In case of certain overlaps or nonstandard situations, consider the following guidelines:
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