The Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo, is the oldest higher education institution in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Studying at this institution of education and science enables successful applicants to gain profound knowledge in the field of humanities and social sciences, specifically: philosophy, sociology, history, history of art, archaeology, pedagogy, psychology, Bosnian, Croatian and Serb language, the literatures of the peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina, English, German, Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Russian, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Greek, comparative literature and librarianship. Students can expand knowledge by taking elective courses in Czech and Swedish languages, defined within the study programmes, as well as in Slovenian, Polish and Japanese.