Program Overview

Environmental Monitoring and Management Programme

The Environmental Monitoring and Management programme is a modern, interdisciplinary course offered by the Faculty of Chemistry that combines natural sciences, chemistry, law, and economics. This programme provides comprehensive knowledge and practical skills essential for analyzing, assessing, and managing environmental conditions across various sectors of the economy.

Programme Description

During your studies, you will learn how to assess air, water, and soil quality, evaluate ecological risks, and implement cutting-edge environmental protection technologies. You will explore monitoring methods and environmental project management systems, gaining key competencies for specialists in this rapidly evolving field. The programme emphasizes practical experience through laboratory work, field studies, and collaboration with industry and public administration.

Available Programmes

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

Programme Details

The admission for this programme has been suspended and it will not be launched in the 2025/26 academic year.

Faculty Information

The Faculty of Chemistry premises are based on the Campus of the 600th Anniversary of the Revival of the Jagiellonian University. The Faculty has the most extensive base of various chemical equipment in Małopolska, which is used very intensively during studies, has specialized laboratories with the highest standards, where scientific research in chemical technology, catalysis, electrochemistry, and environmental analysis is carried out.

Rankings and Accreditations

• Scientific category A+ in the discipline of Chemical Sciences awarded to the Jagiellonian University in Kraków by the decision of the Minister of Education and Science
• The European Chemistry Thematic Network international accreditation for the Faculty

Curriculum Overview

In the programme curriculum, you may find information about the subjects you 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 (so-called optional subjects), which of them end with an exam, and which do not. Each subject in such a programme curriculum has its syllabus, which is a description of what students learn within the scope of that subject.

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 work at the Jagiellonian University, including faculty- and university-wide ones. These societies allow students to spend their free time actively, gain knowledge, develop their talents, participate in engaging, unconventional projects, go on research and team-building trips, participate in conferences and meet fellow students outside the lecture halls.

Graduates

Graduates of the Environmental Monitoring and Management programme will acquire extensive legal knowledge and practical skills that will open up numerous career opportunities. They will be able to work as lawyers, legal advisors, judges, prosecutors, notaries, mediators, or legal consultants in companies and institutions. The studies will also prepare them for careers in public administration, international organizations, and legal departments of enterprises.

Further Education Possibilities

• Doctoral School, f.e. Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences
• Post diploma programmes
• Second-cycle programmes

Other Programmes

• Sustainable Chemistry (Faculty of Chemistry) – programme in Polish
• Natural Resources Management (Faculty of Biology) – programme in Polish
• Environmental Protection and Management (Faculty of Biology)