University of Warsaw - Faculty of Political Science and International Studies
Undergraduate Program in Political Science
Warsaw, Poland
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Key Summary
Undergraduate Program in Political Science is addressed primarily to the high school graduates. The Program is fee-paying. The language is English.
The courses within the studies are both theoretical (aimed at developing the theoretical knowledge of political science issues) and practical, including courses preparing students to do research. The Programme consists of obligatory and optional courses (the latter enables students to develop their individual path of studies). Particular emphasis is placed on issues concerning European integration as well as Poland and Central and Eastern Europe.
Our students apart from regular courses take part actively in academic life, participating in different political science associations; conferences, debates, and lectures of distinguished guests from all over the world invited often by our university as well as social events. Thanks to the knowledge and skills developed during our studies they can win scholarships and awards in different competitions, e.g. for the best foreign students in Poland.
Our students, apart from regular courses, actively take part in academic life, participating in different political science associations, conferences, debates, and lectures given by distinguished guests from all over the world, who are often invited by our university, as well as in social events.
The course lasts three years. In order to receive the Bachelor’s degree (official title, in Polish Licencjat), the graduates will be required to write a Bachelor’s thesis and pass the examination.
Choose this program if…
- You are passionate about the surrounding socio-political reality, would like to become a political advisor, image creation specialist, an official in the ministry or EU institutions, and maybe even start your own political activity
- You do not know yet whether you would like to be a journalist, sociologist, psychologist, or a Europeanist and you are looking for a major in which you will gain basic knowledge in many fields of science and then choose second-cycle studies with a clearer vision in mind
Courses 1st year
- Introduction to Political Science
- Political History
- Political Institutions
- Political Ideas
- Political Economy
- Introduction to Political Research
- Information and Telecomunication
- Technologies
- Introduction to the Protection of Intellectual Property
- Introduction to Law
- Introduction to International Relations
- Public Policy
- Academic Writing
- Foundations of Quantitative Political Analysis (I)
- Foundations of Qualitative Political Analysis
- Occupational Health and Safety
- General Elective Courses
- Foreign Language
- Physical Education
Courses 2nd year
- Political Philosophy and Theory
- Sociology of Politics
- Comparative Political Systems (I)
- Political Agency
- Political Behaviour
- Foundations of Quantitative Political Analysis (II)
- General Elective Courses
- Foreign Language
- Physical Education
- Politics of the European Union
- Comparative Political Systems (II)
- Comparative Political Parties
- Research Design
- Elections and Voters
- Political Anthropology
- Elective courses from the offer of the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies
- Foreign Language
Courses 3rd year
- Global Politics
- Politics in Central and Eastern Europe
- Diploma Seminar
- Elective courses from the offer of the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies
- Politics Outside of Europe
- Polish Politics since 1989
- Modern Social Movements
- Media and Politics
- General Elective Courses
The graduates of the Undergraduate Programme in Political Science will acquire the qualifications necessary for analyzing political problems and issues. Thanks to skill-building activities provided during courses, they will be well-trained in the art of communication, negotiation, and persuasion. In order to receive a Bachelor’s degree, the graduates will be required to write the BA thesis and pass the diploma exam.
- Public administration
- NGO's
- Consulting agencies
- Media
- Political activity
- International organizations
- Marketing/PR/event agencies
- Political advisory
The Faculty of Political Science and International Studies is one of the largest teaching and research units of its kind, not only in Poland but also throughout Central and Eastern Europe. We operate as a part of the best and the largest Polish university – the University of Warsaw. Close to three and a half thousand students gain knowledge within our walls on both a full-time and part-time basis.
Students of the Faculty not only gain education that is versatile and useful in their professional lives but also one that develops their interests and passions, in accordance with the centuries-old traditions of our university. Every year, hundreds of our best students get the opportunity to go on exchange for a few months to major foreign universities, both in Europe and around the world. There is also an active research program in the Faculty, bringing together students who are engaged in independent research and implementing original projects through academic clubs. The most active students also have an opportunity to gain valuable experience through our vibrant students’ union, which is an important part of academic life at the Faculty.
Graduates are innovative and comprehensively educated professionals, highly valued in the labor market, which is confirmed by all sorts of rankings and statistics – they are also visible participants in public life, experts of national and international standing, and political commentators. Journalists, politicians, and managers at the highest level – many of them took their first steps in their respective fields within the walls of the Faculty.
The professors, lecturers, and employees at the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies form a unique team, on a nationwide scale, of theorists and practitioners who are actively involved in public life, excellent educators and researchers, recognized experts and authorities in their fields.
Proof of the Faculty’s leading position is not only the large popularity of its educational programs, but also the results of rankings and classifications, where our programs and units have for years been rated as number one, and also the results from research which show that employers have deep trust and confidence in the graduates of our Faculty. Our organizational units and their educational programs also consistently earn top ratings from the Polish Accreditation Committee, as well as the University Accreditation Committee.
