Area of Studies

social sciences

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rekrutacja.us.edu.pl/karta-kierunku/miedzynarodowe-studia-nauk-politycznych-i-dyplomacji/

Department

University of Silesia, Faculty of Social Sciences

Tuition and Other Fees

Application fee: PLN 85;

Tuition fees in the academic year 2026/2027:

• EU/EFTA citizens: no tuition fee;

• non-EU/EFTA citizens: to be announced.

Detailed information: https://rekrutacja.us.edu.pl/osoby-z-zagranicy/oplaty-za-studia/

Application Deadline(s)

11 July 2026

Course Description

Course Profile

The major Leadership in International Relations is offered under the BA in International Studies in Political Science and Diplomacy degree programme.

The main goal of the studies is to educate future staff for, among others, diplomatic posts and international institutions. The programme is based on political science supplemented with the issues related to law, economics, sociology, history and psychology. Excellent knowledge of foreign languages is a priority of education. In addition to research and teaching staff of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Silesia, classes will be conducted by experts working for international institutions, government administration and diplomatic posts on a daily basis.

Education Requirements

Essential documents required from candidates for studies:

1. Document that entitles the candidate to start studying at the undergraduate level in the country where the document was issued. Document issued abroad must be legalized or possess an apostille stamp.

2. Individual information provided by NAWAthat the document issued abroad entitles the candidate to apply for undergraduate programmes in the country where it was issued – if it was issued by a country that is not a member of the EU, EFTA or OECD and with which Poland does not have relevant agreements on the equivalence of education certificates. 

4. Document confirming proficiency in English. 

Other Requirements

Basic qualification criteria for the programme:

The qualification includes the Matura certificate competition or its equivalent issued abroad (an educational document entitling to start studies in the country of issue). The results of the subjects indicated below will be taken into account:

• English (weight = 60%)

• Polish* (weight = 20%)

• Any subject with the highest score (weight = 20%).

* or the official language of the country in which the document entitling candidate to apply for studies was issued. 

The result of the basic level exam shall be multiplied by the conversion factor of 0.5, at the extended level by the conversion factor of 1 and then by the subject weight

Admission for the study programme shall be determined by the place on the ranking list created based on the sum of points obtained.

Detailed qualification criteria will be available in the Online Application System (https://irk.us.edu.pl/en-gb/– please check them before applying. Application starts on June 1st, 2026.

Contact

International Admissions Office:

admission@us.edu.pl

phone: +48 32 359 22 72, +48 32 359 22 73