The Eastern European countries have become increasingly important partners in culture, business and politics with the enlargement of the EU. The Slavic Studies course teaches fundamental scientific knowledge of Slavic languages, literatures and cultures. On the basis of selected thematic emphases as well as the example of two Slavic languages (Polish, Russian, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BKS) or Czech) and their literature, this knowledge will be deepened. The study enables the critical examination of theories and methods as well as the independent formulation and processing of scientific problem areas. The students acquire central techniques of scientific and systematic work, research as well as written and oral presentation.