English Philology

Faculty of English

Level of studies: second-cycle studies

Type of studies: part-time

Duration: 2 years

Language of instruction: Polish

Professional title: master (magister)

Educational profile: general academic

Tuition fee: the semester tuition fee is: PLN 3 000,00 (the fee can be paid in 4 installments of PLN 750,00 each).

About the programme

Programme description

Studia niestacjonarne zaoczne umożliwiają podjęcie studiów na filologii angielskiej osobom, które z różnych względów nie mogą studiować w trybie dziennym. Studia realizowane są w systemie zjazdów odbywających się w soboty i niedziele, co dwa tygodnie. Zajęcia obejmujące wykłady, ćwiczenia i seminaria są prowadzone przez wykwalifikowanych i doświadczonych wykładowców.

Specjalizacja ogólnoakademicka dostarcza studentom praktycznych umiejętności w posługiwaniu się językiem angielskim oraz ugruntowaną wiedzę z zakresu językoznawstwa, literaturoznawstwa i kultury angielskiego obszaru językowego. Zajęcia z praktycznej nauki języka angielskiego prowadzone są zgodnie z brytyjskim lub amerykańskim modelem wymowy.

W toku procedury rekrutacyjnej na studia zaoczne magisterskie kandydaci dokonują wyboru konkretnego seminarium magisterskiego (lista seminariów). W ramach studiów, studenci (oprócz realizacji przedmiotów z bloku przedmiotów podstawowych) dokonują również wyboru bloku zajęć obieralnych („ścieżka” językoznawcza lub literaturoznawcza).

Example of courses

Praktyczna nauka języka angielskiego
Seminarium magisterskie
Seminarium przedmiotowe
Wybrane zagadnienia z kultury i historii cywilizacji Wysp Brytyjskich
Ochrona własności intelektualnej i redakcja tekstu naukowego
Metodologia badań językoznawczych
Metodologia badań literaturoznawczych

Graduate competencies

Znajomość języka angielskiego zgodnie z wymaganiami określonymi dla poziomu co najmniej C1.
Znajomość zagadnień dotyczących badań językoznawczych i literaturoznawczych, w tym w ich kontekście kulturowym.
Kompetencje miękkie (kreatywność, elastyczność, komunikatywność).
Umiejętność krytycznego i twórczego myślenia.

Career prospects

Tłumacz języka angielskiego
Praca redakcyjna, w mediach elektronicznych, public relations, reklamie
Praca w obszarach związanych z badaniami rynku i opinii społecznej oraz dziennikarstwie
Praca w instytucjach naukowych, edukacyjnych, kulturalnych oraz mediach poszukujących pracowników z szeroką wiedzą kulturową i umiejętnościami filologicznymi
Praca w międzynarodowych przedsiębiorstwach wymagająca dobrej znajomości angielskiego oraz rozeznania na lokalnych rynkach zagranicznych
Praca w przedsiębiorstwach, w których jednym z podstawowych wymogów jest bardzo dobra znajomość języka angielskiego oraz pełne rozeznanie w zakresie zjawisk literacko-kulturowych krajów anglojęzycznych

Additional information

Faculty website of the programme

Admission to the programme

Admission schedule

Enrollment start date:

2023-06-01

Enrollment end date:

2023-10-03

Enrollment fee payment deadline:

2023-10-03

Deadline for attaching documents obtained abroad:

2023-10-03

Photo upload date:

to 2023-10-03

Dates for document submission:

from 2023-09-01
to 2023-10-05

Entrance exams dates:

from 2023-10-07
to 2023-10-07

Results announcement date:

2023-10-09

Maximum number of admitted candidates:

Admission procedure has ended.

Current stats

Number of all enrollments:

Number of paid enrollments:

Contact details for admission subcommittee

Phone number

+48 61 829 3535

Working hours

09:00 - 14:00

Detailed admission rules

Formal requirements

All candidates must know English at C1 level

Selection procedure

for graduates of first-cycle studies in the same programme or graduates of other programmes who have a C1 level command of English

Elements of selection procedure	Max points	Weight of element	Max result
1) grade on the higher education diploma	5	1	5
2) interview	15	1	15
Maximum number of points to be scored during the selection procedure			20

Ad 2. Additional information:

An interview in English with the professor conducting the master seminar and concerning the thematic scope of the seminar, the candidate's interests and motivation

Selection procedure steps

1. Creating an account

The candidate creates an individual account in the Online Admissions System by providing the necessary personal data. Subsequent admission-related operations can only be made after logging in to the created account. All steps taken by the candidate after logging into the system are saved and archived. The candidate is obliged to keep the password to access the account secret.

2. Enrolling in the programme

The candidate chooses a programme/major and type of studies. It is recommended that the candidate thoroughly read the admission requirements for a given programme as well as the admission schedule.

3. Paying the enrollment fee

The candidate pays an admission procedure fee in the selected programmes/majors. Failure to pay the fee for a given programme means the candidate is not included in the selection procedure in this programme. The enrollment fee is PLN 85.

4. Attachment of documents obtained abroad

The candidate with the documents obtained abroad attaches scans of these documents for the purpose of their verification.

5. Complement of information about the diploma

The candidate enters information about the diploma: final grade on the diploma, diploma issuance date and diploma number.

6. Uploading a photo

The candidate uploads a high-resolution photo which will be used when generating the personal questionnaire. The photo of the admitted candidate will also be used in the student identification card.

Notice: if you do not upload a photo, system will not be able to generating the questionnaire!

7. Lodgment of all required documents by electronic means

Upon enrolling into the programme and paying the enrollment fee, the candidate is obliged to lodge of all required documents by electronic means within the specified time limit.

8. Taking the entrance examination

The candidate will revceive a message via the Online Admissions System about the date, place and time of the entrance exam.

Failure to take the exam means the candidate is not admitted to the programme.

9. Final results of the selection procedure

The results of the selection procedure will be provided via the Online Admissions System. Upon logging into his/her account, the candidate will see information on admission or denial of admission.

List of documents

Set of documents

photo file which will be used when generating the personal questionnaire
a scan of university diploma

Preparation of the documents

During the recruitment process, candidates do not submit any paper documents.

Each of the required documents should be scanned to a separate file in PDF format. A document (e.g. certificate or diploma) that has more than one page should be scanned into one multi-page PDF file.

Scanning documents can be carried out on its own with the use of a scanner or with the use of dedicated applications for devices with Android or iOS. The document scanning service is also available at most copy shops.

Attestation of documents

Document attestation is a process in which an employee of the University confirms the compliance of the attached scans of documents with their original (paper) version. Attestation of the document by AMU consists in submitting (for inspection) the original document at the Student Office at the Faculty at the beginning of the academic year.

Documents obtained abroad

Candidates with documents obtained abroad also provide:

a scan of a foreign document, which is legalized or accompanied by an apostille, entitling the candidate to take up higher education studies in the country where the document was issued
a scan of translation of the document into the language of the studies undertaken by the candidate, performed by a sworn translator entered into the list of sworn translators maintained by the Polish Minister of Justice, or certified by a Polish consul in the country where the document was issued
a certificate of recognition of a foreign certificate as equivalent to Polish Matura certificate issued by a competent Board of Education – if the foreign certificate is not recognized, by virtue of law or under international agreements, as a document entitling to commence higher education studies in Poland
a scan of a document confirming the entitlement to study tuition-free – in the case of the foreigners concerned