Program Overview

Program Overview

The Carpathian Region: Ethnolinguistics and Cultural Studies program is a unique first-cycle study program focused on the language and culture of the geopolitically important European region, i.e., Carpathians, which cover the territory of Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia, and Romania.

Program Description

Students will learn two foreign languages at the same time – Slovakian and Ukrainian, and they will also have the possibility to learn the basics of another foreign language, Romanian or Lemko, depending on the student's choice. The program is delivered jointly by the Institute of Eastern Slavonic Studies and the Institute of Slavonic Studies, Institute of Religious Studies, and Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology.

Faculty Information

The Faculty of Philology offers over 20 philologies but teaches as many as 50 languages. It was granted the A category by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, and study programs conducted at the Faculty lead in rankings prepared by the Education Foundation "Perspektywy". The Faculty consists of 8 institutes, and the Carpathian Region: Ethnolinguistics and Cultural Studies study program is conducted by the Institute of East Slavonic Studies.

Available Programs

• First-cycle program:
  • Study mode: full-time program
  • Language of instruction: Polish
  • Profile: general academic
  • Duration: 3 years (6 semesters)
  • Title: Licencjat (equivalent of Bachelor's degree)
  • Main discipline: Linguistics
• Second-cycle program: not available

Curriculum Overview

The program curriculum includes information about the subjects students will attend while studying this program. The program indicates which subjects are scheduled for each semester of the studies, which are mandatory, which belong to the group of elective subjects, which of them end with an exam, and which do not.

Student Life

Time spent at the university is not all about education and class participation; it is also an excellent opportunity to develop hobbies and interests. Many research societies and student organizations operate at the Jagiellonian University, including faculty- and university-wide ones.

Admission to Studies

Admission to study programs at the Jagiellonian University is conducted electronically in the Online Application System. Detailed information about admission to this study program, including information on the method of calculating the result, qualification criteria, fees, deadlines, and a list of required documents, are available on the Online Application System.

Graduates

Graduates of the program are specialists in linguistic, cultural, and intercultural communication in the Carpathian region, who speak at least two regional languages, know the specificity of the region as a whole, are experienced in contact and dialogue with local societies and cultures, have the ability to acquire qualitative data in this area as well as analyze it taking into consideration an adequate social and cultural specificity. Graduates can be employed in cultural and educational institutions, non-governmental organizations, as well as tourism and media.

Further Education Possibilities

• Second-cycle programs
• Post-diploma programs

Offer for School

The Jagiellonian University invites all schools to take part in the cycle of meetings "University Closer to You – visits to the Jagiellonian University". The aim of the meetings during the tours is to familiarize students with the history of the University through a rich educational offer. The current program of the event is available on the organizer's website.