The subject of Baltic Studies is a philology that deals with the cultures of Lithuanians and Latvians in research and teaching. From various perspectives (e.g. linguistics, literary studies, folklore, regional studies), particular attention is paid to the 19th and 20th centuries.

Baltic Studies is a theory-based discipline. Unlike Latvian Studies and Lithuanian Studies, it has a comparative aspect to it and is therefore not limited to the sum of knowledge about the individual languages and literatures. Comparative interpretations are not only carried out in the narrower Baltic context, but also in larger cultural areas, e.g. the so-called Baltic Sea region.

Individual interests and the choice of combined subjects are crucial for the subsequent career path. At the University of Greifswald’s Faculty of Arts and Humanity, Baltic Studies can i.a. be combined with the following second subjects: Fine Arts, German as a Foreign Language, History, Communication Studies, Art History, Music, Musicology, Public Law, Private Law, Philosophy, Political Science, Economics or a second philology such as British and North American Studies, Finnish Studies, German Studies, Scandinavian Studies or Slavonic Studies. These combinations pave the way to working in the tourism industry or in literature and culture management, in the cultural editorial offices of various media, for translation agencies, publishing houses and cultural departments of public institutions, in museums as well as in institutions of international law, the EU administration and in diplomatic missions. Study visits to the partner universities in Rīga, Rēzekne, Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda create the best conditions for this.

At the Department of Baltic Studies, students are provided with excellent learning conditions in small seminar groups and an international atmosphere. The modern university library on the new campus is well-equipped with the German special collection Baltische Länder (‘Baltic Countries’). Thanks to the good infrastructure of the so-called ‘Cycling Capital of Germany’, all places relevant to student life can be reached quickly by bicycle. The beautiful location of the Hanseatic city on the Baltic Sea, with its offshore islands and the Bodden landscapes, invites you to linger in nature as well as to enjoy sporting activities such as sailing, surfing and water walking.