Program Overview

Performance Studies

Faculty of Polish Studies

The Performance Studies program is a research-based field that explores various representations and their culturally changing frames. It is a field of multiple possibilities, aiming to capture the dynamics and variability of individual and collective experiences in their various manifestations.

Programme Description

The program operates in two ways: on the one hand, it constantly renews theatrical and dramatological knowledge, confronting it with the latest achievements of practitioners and methodological proposals; on the other hand, it tries to apply this knowledge to the study of extra-theatrical phenomena, from collective acts (public ceremonies, games, holidays, rituals) through individual experiences, to relationships between human and inhuman.

An essential part of the study program is workshops, during which participants, under the supervision of specialists, work on the implementation of independently proposed projects of a curatorial, artistic, scientific, or translation nature.

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: Culture and Religion Studies

Programme Details

The program is conducted at the Chair of Performance, a unit of the Faculty of Polish Studies. The Chair is located in the historic centre of Kraków.

Information Regarding Faculty

The Faculty of Polish Studies has category A granted by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. In 2018, two Faculty of Polish Studies students were awarded during the 'Studencki Nobel ' contest for the greatest Polish students; talented faculty students are winning the prestigious Diamond Grant programme.

Curriculum Overview

The program curriculum 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 program curriculum has its syllabus, which is a description of what students learn within the scope of that subject.

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

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 programmes at the Jagiellonian University is conducted electronically in the Online Application System. Detailed information about admission to this study programme, 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

Performance Studies respond to the growing demand of the labour market for graduates of humanities studies who, thanks to cross-cutting knowledge and practical skills, can meet various professional challenges. Our graduates find employment in various cultural institutions (theatres, galleries, museums, cultural centres) and perform professions requiring entrepreneurship and flexibility in combining multiple fields of knowledge with practical skills (journalism, advertising, foundations and social associations and international corporations).

Further Education Possibilities

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

Rankings, Distinctions, Accreditations

• Scientific category B+ in the main discipline of Culture and Religion Studies awarded to the Jagiellonian University in Kraków by the decision of the Minister of Education and Science

Other Programmes that May Interest You

• Theatre Studies (Faculty of Polish Studies) – programme in Polish
• Musicology (Faculty of History) – programme in Polish
• Pedagogy (Faculty of Philosophy) – programme in Polish