Program Overview

Polish Philology—Teacher Training

Faculty of Polish Studies

The Polish Philology—Teacher Training program at the Jagiellonian University is based on three main pillars: literary studies, linguistics, and pedagogy related to didactics, psychology, and pragmatics of the teaching profession. Students can engage in numerous scientific circles during their studies, participate in a dialectological camp, and participate in school internships.

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: Literary Studies
• Second-cycle program:
  • Study mode: full-time program
  • Language of instruction: Polish
  • Profile: general academic
  • Duration: 2 years (4 semesters)
  • Title: Magister (equivalent of Master’s degree)
  • Main discipline: Literary Studies

Programme Description

The program educates versatile graduates – not only future teachers but also employees in media, advertising, public relations, culture, administration, and politics. Institutions such as publishing houses, editorial offices, and press offices also need employees to create, edit, and correct texts and use Polish correctly.

Information Regarding Faculty

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

Rankings, Distinctions, Accreditations

• 3rd place between 2019 and 2025 in the Ranking of Study Programmes prepared by the ‘Perspektywy’ Education Foundation
• 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 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 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 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 first-cycle studies in Polish Philology—Teacher Training are prepared to perform the profession of a teacher of the Polish language in primary school, and graduates of second-cycle studies – to complete the career of a teacher of the Polish language in various types of schools. They have also valued employees of publishing houses, editorial offices, and press offices.

Further Education Possibilities

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

What Alumni Say About Us

• Marcin: Very often I come up with ideas that are related to some texts read during my studies, ideas that I would not have come up with if I had not come across these texts before.
• Agnieszka: What is your best memory of studying at the Jagiellonian University? Definitely, the defence of my Master’s thesis and later my doctoral dissertation – both as the high point of several years of work, dreams, and activities.

Offer for School

The following events are conducted in Polish. The Jagiellonian Library offers tours of both the old and new parts of the building. The tour program includes presentations on the history of the Library and the building itself, as well as a visit to the Department of Depositories.

Other Programs That May Interest You

• Polish Studies for Foreigners (Faculty of Polish Studies) – program in Polish
• Polish Language in Social Communication (Faculty of Polish Studies) – program in Polish
• Polish Studies: Anthropology and Culture (Faculty of Polish Studies) – program in Polish
• Teaching Polish as a Foreign and Second Language (Faculty of Polish Studies) – program in Polish

University in Close-up

• Nature Education Centre
• Confucius Institute
• Jagiellonian Library
• Museum of the Anatomy

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