Offered majors:

• Internal Security
• General Administration

Foreign language classes offered: English, German, French, Russian, Spanish

Characteristics of the degree programme:

Overview of the programme and majors:

The curriculum’s core consists of courses in substantive and procedural administrative law, administrative science and constitutional law. An essential part of the course is also devoted to civil and commercial law and selected problems from other branches of law, which are of importance when working as an administrator (within the general administration specialization) or in the uniformed services (internal security specialization).

The studies enable students to acquire knowledge of the law and sociology, psychology, and economics. The curriculum is complemented by compulsory work placements that make it possible to verify the acquired theoretical knowledge.

Characteristics of the specialization: general administration

Within the specialization of "general administration," students learn about such issues as ethics in administration, sociology and sociological research, organization and management, public-private partnership, enforcement and special procedures in administration, as well as spatial management law.

Characteristics of specialization: internal security

The specialization in "internal security" gives the opportunity to gain knowledge in the field of ethics of uniformed services, organization of rescue and crisis management system, psychology of threats, legal protection of the security, protection of classified information, criminology and criminal proceedings as well as control and audit procedures.

Career prospects:

- specialisation: general administration

Graduates of administration studies with a specialisation in general administration are predisposed to working in various executive positions in all branches of local and central government administration and public institutions of a varied nature, including units of the so-called "provider administration". Student is prepared for work related to the economic activity of municipalities, with particular emphasis on real estate management. Graduates are also prepared to take up executive positions in companies, e.g. administrative, auxiliary positions within the scope of operations of units called service administration, in which work requires knowledge of finance at a basic level. Student has adequate knowledge to manage small teams. 

- specialisation: internal security

The specialisation of internal security is, above all, an option for graduates of high schools, whose professional career is connected with employment in uniformed services (e.g. the Police, Border Guard, Military Police, municipal guards), agencies performing police functions and entities of public security administration and crisis management or persons interested in the detective profession.

Others, important information for candidates:

The programme provides the opportunity to continue at Master's level in particular in: administration, entrepreneurship, environmental administration and International Business Law and Arbitraton. 

For candidates with NEW MATURA EXAM

Admission to studies is based on secondary school-leaving grades in any three subjects taken in the written part of Matura exam that the candidate achieved the highest percentage score in.

The basic level result will be multiplied by 0.5.

If the candidate took the subject during the Matura exam at both levels, the result which is more favourable for the candidate is taken into account.

Admission to studies is decided by means of the place on the ranking list, created on the basis of the sum of percentage points in the Matura exam subjects.

In the case of the candidates who took the “old” Polish maturity exam, the results of particular subjects taken orally or in writing (specified in the relevant programme admission criteria for candidates who passed the “new” Polish maturity exam), placed on the certificate of secondary education and certificate issued by Regional Examinations Board, are taken into consideration.

The method of converting results of the Polish maturity exam is adjusted to the evaluation system for the candidates who took the “new” Polish maturity exam.

The maturity exam grades will be converted to percentage points as follows:

In the case when there are programme entrance exams, both the results of these exams and the results of maturity exams are taken into consideration.

• The candidate who obtained the International Baccalaureate diploma, issued by the International Baccalaureat Organization based in Geneva, are subject to the same admission rules as holders of “new” Polish maturity exam. The results on the diploma of International Baccalaureate are calculated according to the following indicators:

In case the candidate does not submit the International Baccalaureate diploma, for the sake of qualification, the candidate is obliged to submit the certificate about the IB result issued by the appropriate institution and present the IB diploma immediately after its reception.

NOTE: If the admissions criteria for the programme assume additional entrance exams for the holders of “new” Polish maturity exams, the following factors are concerned during the qualification: result from IB diploma calculated according to the scale above and the results of the additional entrance exam.

The candidate who obtained the European Baccalaureate diploma, issued by European Schools in accordance to the Luxemburg Convention of 21 June 1994 about the European School status, are subject to the same admission rules as holders of “new” Polish maturity exam. The results on the diploma of European Baccalaureate are treated as results of the extended “new” Polish maturity exams and are calculated according to the following indicators:

In case the candidate does not submit the European Baccalaureate diploma, for the sake of qualification, the candidate is obliged to submit the certificate about the EB result issued by the appropriate institution and present the EB diploma immediately after its reception.

NOTE: If the admissions criteria for the programme assume additional entrance exams for the holders of “new” Polish maturity exams, the following factors are concerned during the qualification: result from EB diploma calculated according to the scale above and the results of the additional entrance exam.

The candidate who has obtained the secondary school graduation certificate (or another document) issued outside Poland may apply for studies. The document has to entitle the holder to undertaking Bachelor studies in the country in which the document was issued.

For candidates which are Polish citizens or apply for studies on the same rules as Polish citizens, the admission procedures defined in the programme’s description apply.

Foreign candidates applying for studies on other basis (tuition-paying, tuition-free, scholarships) are accepted for studies under regulations other than noted in the admission criteria. 

If programme’s admission criteria require mark in Polish language :
The candidates applying as Polish citizens or on the same rules as Polish, which finished secondary education outside Poland, will have the mark of that country’s language taken into account instead of Polish language mark.

In the case of candidates who have a secondary school-leaving certificate or other document authorising them to take up 1st cycle studies or long-cycle studies issued abroad, the grades in the document authorising them to take up studies in the country of document issue are taken into consideration. Additionally, WKR may take into consideration the grades in external exams in the countries where such exams are conducted, e.g.: result of CT exam in the case of Belarus, result of EGE exam in the case of Russia, and result of ZNO exam in the case of Ukraine. The results of these exams shall be regarded as equivalent to Polish advanced Matura exam.

Note: If programme’s admission criteria under “new” Polish maturity exam include additional entrance exams the results of BOTH entrance exam and secondary school graduation certificate are considered.