Interdisciplinary Individual Studies

Interdisciplinary Individual Studies


Level of studies: second-cycle studies
Type of studies: full-time
Duration: 2 years
Language of instruction: Polish
Professional title: master (magister)
Educational profile: general academic/practical

In the course of these studies the candidates are admitted to the following programmes and majors: Archeology; Administration; Balkan Studies; National Security; Dialogue and Social Counselling; Journalism and Social Communication; Ethnolinguistics; Ethnolinguistics speciality Baltology; Ethnology; Film Studies and Media Culture; English Philology; Polish Philology; Classical Philology; East Slavic Philology speciality Russian philology; East Slavic philology speciality Ukrainian philology; German Philology; Spanish Philology; Korean Philology; French Philology; Italian Philology; Philosophy; Geoslavic Studies; Hebrew Philology; History; History of Fine Arts; Japanese Studies; Linguistics and Information Management; Image and Mediational Communication; Cultural Studies; Cultural Studies speciality Intercultural Communication (study in English); Applied Linguistics (English and German); Applied Linguistics (German and English); World Literature; Interactive Media and Performance; Musicology; New Media in Communication; Pedagogy speciality Guidance and Counselling Education with Family Counselling; Pedagogy speciality Counselling and Psychoeducational Support; Pedagogy speciality Resocialization with Elements of Criminology; Pedagogy speciality Early Child Development Support; Political Science; European Union Law; Sinology; Sociology; International Relations; Mediterranean Studies; Mediterranean Studies (study in English); Eastern Studies; Managment and Law in Business.

About the programme

Admission to the programme

Information about enrollment deadlines for this programme will be provided at a later date.

Detailed admission rules

Variant 1

for graduates of first-cycle studies in Interdisciplinary Individualized Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Elements of selection procedure Minimum
required
Max
points
Weight of
element
Max
result
1) grade on the higher education diploma - 5 12 60
Maximum number of points to be scored during the selection procedure 60

Variant 2

for graduates of first-cycle studies who did not complete studies within the Interdisciplinary Individualized Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Elements of selection procedure Minimum
required
Max
points
Weight of
element
Max
result
1) grade on the higher education diploma - 5 6 30
2) competency-based interview 20 30 1 30
Maximum number of points to be scored during the selection procedure 60

Ad 2. Additional information:

Competency-based interview concerning the humanities and social sciences which verifies the candidate’s aptitude to undertake interdisciplinary studies.

The candidates themselves decide on the topic if the interview by proposing two topics from the disciplines they have selected, on condition that both topics must relate to issues other than the licentiate (licenjat) thesis, and at least one of them should cover the thematic area of second-cycle studies. The reading list, which is the starting point for the interview with the admission subcommittee, is left to candidates who submit their proposals electronically within the specified time limit provided on the Online Admissions System website.  

Selection procedure steps

Variant selection

Selection procedure steps depend on admission variant.

List of documents

Set of documents

  • photo file which will be used when generating the personal questionnaire
  • a scan of university diploma

Preparation of the documents

During the recruitment process, candidates do not submit any paper documents.

Each of the required documents should be scanned to a separate file in PDF format. A document (e.g. certificate or diploma) that has more than one page should be scanned into one multi-page PDF file.

Scanning documents can be carried out on its own with the use of a scanner or with the use of dedicated applications for devices with Android or iOS. The document scanning service is also available at most copy shops.

Attestation of documents

Document attestation is a process in which an employee of the University confirms the compliance of the attached scans of documents with their original (paper) version. Attestation of the document by AMU consists in submitting (for inspection) the original document at the Student Office at the Faculty at the beginning of the academic year.

Polish language command (B2 level)

Foreigners applying for admission to this field of study are required to attach a document confirming knowledge of the Polish language at the B2 level (see the list of accepted documents).

A candidate who does not have an appropriate document is obliged to take a Polish language proficiency test (online test).

Documents obtained abroad

Candidates with documents obtained abroad also provide:

  • a scan of a foreign document, which is legalized or accompanied by an apostille, entitling the candidate to take up higher education studies in the country where the document was issued
  • a scan of translation of the document into the language of the studies undertaken by the candidate, performed by a sworn translator entered into the list of sworn translators maintained by the Polish Minister of Justice, or certified by a Polish consul in the country where the document was issued
  • a certificate of recognition of a foreign certificate as equivalent to Polish Matura certificate issued by a competent Board of Education – if the foreign certificate is not recognized, by virtue of law or under international agreements, as a document entitling to commence higher education studies in Poland
  • a scan of a document confirming the entitlement to study tuition-free – in the case of the foreigners concerned

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