Studies

Programme

The Interdisciplinary MA Programme in Polish Studies, Jewish Studies, and History is a graduate interdisciplinary study programme in English which lasts four semesters, however, there exists a possibility of defending MA thesis after the third semester.

The outline curriculum of the studies

1st SEMESTER

Students follow canon courses, module courses common to all the specialties, and participate in the Polish language courses (in the case the student is able to present a document certifying to his/her knowledge of Polish, he/she may select another language).

2nd SEMESTER

Students follow canon courses, select module courses in one of the four specialties, participate in the Polish language course (in the case the student is able to present a document certifying to his/her knowledge of Polish, he/she may select another language) and in the translatorium.

3rd SEMESTER

Students follow canon courses, module courses common to all the specialties, they participate in the Polish language course (in the case the student is able to present a document certifying to his/her knowledge of Polish, he/she may select another language), the MA seminar suitable for a given specialty, and the translatorium; they also complete an internship at an institution of their choice (when approved of by the academic supervisor and the curriculum board).

4th SEMESTER

The defence of the MA thesis.


The student who chooses the module in theatre studies must complete two obligatory electives: in Drama Analysis and Theatre and Performance, he/she may also, with the approval of the director of studies, take up two other courses instead of the Statistics and Demography and Jews in Poland II planned as a part of the curriculum.

Structure of the curriculum

 

Canon courses

 

Specialty electives/Modules

 

Language courses

 

MA seminars/tutorials

 

Internship

 

MA thesis

 

 

Course title

Number of hours

ECTS

Semester

I.1.

History of Old Polish Literature

30

4

I

I.2.

Theory of Culture

30

4

I

I.3.

Reading in Contemporary Literary Theories

30

4

I

I.4.

Jews in Poland (I) (with intro to hist. workshop)

30

4

I

I.5.

History and Aesthetics of Polish Drama

30

4

I

I.6.

History of Poland (I), - 1918 (with intro to hist. workshop)

30

4

I

II.1.

Theory & History of Historiography

30

4

II

II.2.

Statistics & Demography

30

4

II

II.3.

History of Poland (II), 1918 –

30

4

II

II.4.

Jews in Poland (II)

30

4

II

II.5.

History of Polish Literature in the 19th and 20th Cent.

30

4

II

II.6.

History and Cultural Background of Polish Theatre

30

4

II

III.

Specialty Electives/Modules

30 (x5)

5 (x5)

I, II, III

IV.

MA Seminars/Tutorials

40

3

III

V.

Language Instruction

150

19 (7+2x6)

I, II, III

VI.

Translatorium

40

4 (2x2)

II, III

VII.

Internships

20

1

III

VIII.

MA Thesis

 

20

III lub IV

 

 

Specialty Electives/Modules

(5x40h)

(5x5 ECTS)

 

V.a

History

200

25

 

V.b

Comparative Literature

200

25

 

V.c

Theatre Studies

200

25

 

V.d

Jewish Studies

200

25

 

 

 

Seminars

 

 

 

V.a

History

40

3

 

V.b

Comparative Literature

40

3

 

V.c

Theatre Studies

40

3

 

V.d

Jewish Studies

40

3

 

 

STRUCTURE OF THE CURRICULUM

S.

Obligatory

Obligatory

Obligatory

Options

Language

I

Theory of Culture

L

History of Poland (I), until 1918 (and intro to hist. workshop)

L

History of Old Polish Literature

L
  • Comparative Literature
  • History
  • Jewish Studies
  • Theatre

Polish for Foreigners (with intro to the lang. hist., all levels)

Reading in Contemporary Literary Theories

Jews in Poland

History and Aesthetics of Polish Drama and Theatre

Translatorium
(with intro to lang. theory I)

II

Theory & History of Historiography

L

History of Poland (II), after 1918

L

History of Polish Literature in the 19th and 20th Cent.

L

Specialization:

  • Comparative Literature
  • History
  • Jewish Studies
  • Theatre

Polish for Foreigners (all levels)

Demography & Statistics

Jews in Poland

History of Polish Theatre and its Cultural Background

Translatorium
(with intro to lang. theory)

III

Seminars

Options / SP

Options / SP

Options / SP

Polish for Foreigners

Internships / Workshops

IV

MA thesis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NUMBER OF COURSE HOURS / ECTS CREDIT POINTS

S.

Obligatory

Obligatory

Obligatory

Options

Language

I

30

4

30

4

30

4

40

5

60

7

30

4

30

4

30

4

45

6

II

30

4

30

4

30

4

40

5

20

2

30

4

30

4

30

4

45

6

III

40

3

40

5

40

5

40

5

20

2

20

1

IV

MA thesis

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECAPITULATION

Each student is required to complete canon courses

360 hrs

48 ECTS

Each student completes 4 electives from the selected module (+ one joint elective in the 1st semester)

200 hrs

25 ECTS

Each student completes a course in the Polish language at an appropriate level

150 hrs

19 ECTS

Each student participates in the translatorium

40 hrs

4 ECTS

Each student participates in the MA seminar

40 hrs

3 ECTS

Each student presents and defends his/her MA thesis

 

20 ECTS

Each student also completes an internship at a selected institution

20 hrs

1 ECTS

In total:

810 hrs

120 ECTS

1st Semester

280 hrs

36 ECTS

2nd Semester

285 hrs

37 ECTS

3rd Semester

245 hrs

27 ECTS

MA thesis

 

20 ECTS

In total:

810 hrs

120 ECTS

Elective courses may be completed in any semester.

In order to graduate from the studies and obtain the MA degree the student is required to complete 810 contact hours awarded with 120 ECTS credit points as well as write, submit and defend the MA thesis.

The students are obliged to complete an internship at a selected cultural institution approved of by the academic supervisor and the academic board of the institution.

The course in the Polish language (of 150 hours) is an obligatory course (ending with an examination). In the case the student is able to present a document certifying to his/her knowledge of Polish, he/she may select a course in another language.

The MA thesis is presented in Polish, and in the case of foreign students in English. In exceptional cases – with the approval of the director of studies of the Faculty of Polish Studies and the Chair of the Academic Board of the Faculty of History – it is possible to present the dissertation in one of the official languages of the European Union.

The fourth semester of studies is free of charge.