Eastern Studies

Faculty of History

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

About the programme

Programme description

Wschodoznawstwo to nie orientalistyka. To istniejący od 1995 roku na UAM kierunek interdyscyplinarnych studiów regionalnych, poświęcony rzeczywistości położonych na wschód od Polski krajów byłego ZSRR.

Wschodoznawstwo to jedyny w skali Polski unikatowy kierunek studiów wyznaczający pełny i oryginalny oraz oparty o wieloletnie doświadczenia model kształcenia, który skupia się na specyfice regionu Europy Wschodniej, Azji Środkowej i Syberii, prowadzony przez Katedrę Studiów Wschodnich na Wydziale Historii UAM.

Dlaczego region Europy Wschodniej, Azji Środkowej i Syberii? To region zamieszkały przez ponad 140 ludów i narodów o rozmaitym pochodzeniu, aspiracjach politycznych i kulturalnych. Po rozpadzie ZSRR powstało na jego terytorium 15 nowych państw, w których funkcjonują rozmaite systemy polityczne, podlegające nadal procesom transformacji gospodarczej i politycznej, o różnych systemach ideowych i religijnych.

Example of courses

Historia obszaru postradzieckiego
Stosunki polityczne w regionie Europy Wschodniej i Azji
Prawo dyplomatyczne i konsularne
Stosunki gospodarcze w regionie Europy Wschodniej i Azji
Religie i systemy światopoglądowe na obszarze postradzieckim
Kontakty międzykulturowe w regionie Europy Wschodniej i Azji

Graduate competencies

Płynne porozumiewanie się w języku rosyjskim.
Umiejętność analizy procesów zachodzących w Europie Wschodniej i Azji.
Kompetencje z zakresu dyplomacji.
Wykorzystanie wiedzy do praktycznych działań w polityce i biznesie.

Career prospects

Absolwent może pracować:

w administracji krajowej i samorządowej szczególnie jako specjalista do kontaktu ze wschodem,
jako analityk w instytucjach międzynarodowych, służbie zagranicznej, ośrodkach analitycznych,
w przedsiębiorstwach działających na rynkach wschodnich,
w organizacjach pozarządowych.

Additional information

Faculty website of the programme

Admission to the programme

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

Detailed admission rules

Selection procedure

for graduates of first-cycle studies in the following programmes: Eastern Studies or international relations: speciality in Eastern Studies, and for graduates of first-cycle studies in other programmes, not listed above

Elements of selection procedure	Minimum required	Max points	Weight of element	Max result
1) grade on the higher education diploma	3.5	5	4	20
Maximum number of points to be scored during the selection procedure				20

Selection procedure steps

1. Creating an account

The candidate creates an individual account in the Online Admissions System by providing the necessary personal data. Subsequent admission-related operations can only be made after logging in to the created account. All steps taken by the candidate after logging into the system are saved and archived. The candidate is obliged to keep the password to access the account secret.

2. Enrolling in the programme

The candidate chooses a programme/major and type of studies. It is recommended that the candidate thoroughly read the admission requirements for a given programme as well as the admission schedule.

3. Paying the enrollment fee

The candidate pays an admission procedure fee in the selected programmes/majors. Failure to pay the fee for a given programme means the candidate is not included in the selection procedure in this programme. The enrollment fee is PLN 85.

4. Attachment of documents obtained abroad

The candidate with the documents obtained abroad attaches scans of these documents for the purpose of their verification.

5. Complement of information about the diploma

The candidate enters information about the diploma: final grade on the diploma, diploma issuance date and diploma number.

6. Uploading a photo

The candidate uploads a high-resolution photo which will be used when generating the personal questionnaire. The photo of the admitted candidate will also be used in the student identification card.

Notice: if you do not upload a photo, system will not be able to generating the questionnaire!

7. Lodgment of all required documents by electronic means

Upon enrolling into the programme and paying the enrollment fee, the candidate is obliged to lodge of all required documents by electronic means within the specified time limit.

8. Final results of the selection procedure

The results of the selection procedure will be provided via the Online Admissions System. Upon logging into his/her account, the candidate will see information on admission or denial of admission.

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