Program Overview

Comparative Heritage Studies

Faculty of Polish Studies

The Comparative Heritage Studies (COHES) programme offers a wide range of knowledge on cultural heritage in literature, art, theatre, architecture, urban space, and sites of memory, particularly those found in Krakow and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The COHES programme focuses on the multi-ethnic, multinational, multilingual nature of heritage, approaching it from three angles: Digital Heritage, Visual Heritage, and Comparative and Translated Heritage.

Available Programmes

• First-cycle programme: not available
• Second-cycle programme:
  • Study mode: full-time programme
  • Language of instruction: English
  • Profile: general academic
  • Duration: 2 years (4 semesters)
  • Title: Magister (equivalent of Master’s degree)
  • Main discipline: Literary Studies

Programme Description

The programme provides students with a comprehensive understanding of cultural heritage, including its symbolic and material aspects. Students will gain knowledge on the dynamics shaping heritage in the contemporary world and will be prepared to identify and analyse social, cultural, and political actions that affect the recognition and protection of cultural heritage.

Information Regarding Faculty

The Faculty of Polish Studies has the category A granted by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The faculty has collaborated with institutions concerned with culture and art, especially from Kraków and Małopolska province, for many years. Students engage in various activities of the Kraków Festival Office, theatres of Kraków, cultural centres, and museums.

Rankings, Distinctions, Accreditations

• Scientific category A in the main discipline of Literary Studies awarded to the Jagiellonian University in Kraków by the decision of the Minister of Education and Science

Curriculum Overview

The programme curriculum includes information about the subjects students will attend while studying this programme. The programme 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 Matters

• Live and learn in Kraków
• Dormitories
• Scholarships
• Academic calendar
• Exchange programmes
• Academic Sports Association
• JU Student Government
• Safe Student
• Student Centre for Support and Adaptation
• Accessibility Center

Student’s Life

Studies are not all about education and participation in classes, they are also a great opportunity to develop hobbies and interests. There are many research societies and student organizations working at the Jagiellonian University, including faculty- and university-wide ones, which allow students to spend their free time actively, gain knowledge, develop their talents, participate in interesting, unconventional projects, go on research and team-building trips, participate in conferences, and meet fellow students outside of the lecture halls.

Graduates

The knowledge gained by Comparative Heritage Studies graduates will allow them to broaden their understanding of the dynamics shaping heritage in the contemporary world, both in symbolic and material terms. Graduates will be prepared to identify and analyse social, cultural, and political actions that affect the recognition and protection of cultural heritage, as well as its management and education. They will receive qualifications to work in international cultural centres, particularly museums, archival/research, diplomatic, or academic institutes, publishing houses, and libraries.

Further Education Possibilities

• Doctoral School, f.e. Doctoral School in the Humanities
• Post-diploma programmes
• Second-cycle programmes

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• Comparative Studies in Civilisations (Faculty of Philosophy) – programme in Polish
• Texts on Culture (Faculty of Polish Studies) – programme in Polish
• Polish Studies - Cultural Anthropology (Faculty of Polish Studies) – programme in Polish
• Protection of Cultural Property (Faculty of History) – programme in Polish