Slovene
Learn more about our courses in Slovene at UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES).
Slovene language can be studied at both undergraduate and postgraduate level at UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES). We also run online evening courses in Slovene.
About the Slovene language
The Slovene language is spoken primarily in the Republic of Slovenia (population of approximately million people) and by Slovene minorities in neighbouring countries.
It belongs to the group of South Slavonic languages, along with Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian and Bulgarian, but also shares common elements with West Slavonic languages such as Czech and Slovak. Located at a cultural crossroads in central Europe where Slavonic-speakers mix with speakers of Romance, Germanic and Finno-Ugric languages, Slovenia and its language show the influences its neighbours’ – particularly in its numerous dialects, of which there are around fifty in its diverse territory.
Slovene is written in the Latin alphabet. Slovene is also a romantic language, as it has a special form (dual) for referring to a two people, objects or concepts.
Taking Slovene as an elective module
Both undergraduate and postgraduate students on other degree programmes at UCL can take a Slovene language module as an elective (programme diet permitting).
Undergraduate
All SSEES social science undergraduate degrees offer the opportunity take Slovene language as an elective module.
Students in other UCL departments may also select Slovene as an elective (programme diet permitting):
- SEEV0001 Slovene A
- SEEV0002 Slovene B
- SEEV0003 Slovene C
- SEEE0015 Between the Alps and the Adriatic: Modern Slovene Culture and Literature.
Other options to study Slovene
The following degrees include the option of studying Slovene:
- Comparative Literature BA
- Comparative Literature with Study Abroad BA
- Language and Culture BA
- European Social and Political Studies BA (details for 2026 entry - details for 2027 entry coming soon)
Postgraduate
Slovene can be taken as an elective module for all SSEES MA programmes, as well as for a number of other Postgraduate Taught degrees in other UCL departments.
Modules covering Slovene language include:
Contacts
- SSEES Admissions Office: ugadmissions@ssees.ucl.ac.uk
- Maja Rančigaj Beneš (Slovene Lectrice)
- Ms Evgeniia Drozdova (Admissions Tutor)
- Dr Riitta Valijarvi (Programme Coordinator)