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Psychology Studies in English (DM-PS-ANG)

(in Polish: Psychologia, Psychology Studies in English, jednolite magisterskie)
Faculty of Psychology
long cycle programme
full-time, 5-year studies
Language: English

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Admission procedures:

The program is open to both Polish and foreign candidates who are fluent in English and would like to work in the international environment in the future. In the 2010/11 academic year, our students represent 13 countries from 4 continents. Courses are taught entirely in English by instructors from the Faculty of Psychology, who have vast international contacts and who publish in major scientific journals, and also by visiting instructors from renowned universities from abroad, eg. University of Michigan, University of Delaware (US), Université Paris X - Nanterre (France).

Please note:

  • The studies are payable.
  • The recruitment procedure includes an interview. Each candidate is required to submit some documents and read one book from the list before the interview. Details are posted below.

ECTS Coordinators:

Qualification awarded:

Second cycle degree - magister - in psychology

Access to further studies:

third cycle programme, non-degree postgraduate education

Access requirements

ranking of Matura certificates (certificate of secondary education) and an interview

Teaching standards

The Regulation of the Minister of National Education and Sport of 18 April 2002, on standards of teaching for individual study programmes and levels of qualification (Dz.U. No. 116, item 1004 as amended).

Course structure diagram:

Abbreviations used in tables:
lect - Lecture
cl - Class
kons - Consultation
kint - E-learning course
pra_p - Paper
pr_zaw - Professional placement
c - Pass/fail
c/g - Pass/fail or grading
e - Examination
e/c - examination or credit
g - Grading
p - Graded paper
First semester, first year psychology taught in EnglishECTSlectclkonskintpra_ppr_zawexam
Workplace health and safety0.5*c
Intellectual property rights0.54c
Introduction to Psychology645e
Biological Bases of Behavior63015e
Basic Communication Skills130c
Research Methods430e
Logic430e
Total:2213945
Second semester, first year psychology taught in EnglishECTSlectclkonskintpra_ppr_zawexam
Basic Communication Skills 2130g
Cognitive Psychology430e
Statistics and Research Design430e
Social Psychology I430e
Total:139030
Second semester, third year psychology taught in EnglishECTSlectclkonskintpra_ppr_zawexam
Advanced Statistical Methods430g
Experimental Psychology430e
History of Psychology430e
Introduction to Guidance and Counselling Psychology61530e
Empirical Supervised Research6*p
Total:244590
Second semester, fourth year psychology taught in EnglishECTSlectclkonskintpra_ppr_zawexam
master's thesisp
Total:
Second semester, fifth year psychology taught in EnglishECTSlectclkonskintpra_ppr_zawexam
Traineeship4100c
master's thesisp
General university courses21
WISP specialization courses48
Total:73100

Admission procedures:

Admission procedures - new maturity exam:

Admission procedures - old maturity exam:

Admission procedures - International Baccalaureate:

The enrollment procedure consists of 2 stages:

- stage 1: matriculation exam results,

- stage 2: interview.

A candidate is accepted to the program based on the results of both stages of the process. A maximum of 220 candidates with the best results after stage 1 can be admitted to stage 2.

STAGE ONE : A ranked list of candidates is created according to grades on the matriculation exam. The first 220 candidates from the list pass to the second stage of the admission process. The following subjects will be taken into account:

- Polish language (or A1 language from the first group) – SL x 0,8 or HL x 1

- Mathematics – SL x 0,8 or HL x 1

- One of the following foreign languages: English, German, French, Russian, Spanish, Italian – SL x 0,8 or HL x 1,

- One of the following subjects: Polish Language, Foreign Language, Mathematics, Biology, History, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Philosophy, Business and Management, Economy, Psychology, Anthropology – SL or HL.

RESULT: Polish/A1 language x 0,25 + Mathematics x 0,10 + foreign language x 0,25 + additional subject x 0,25 (if SL) OR x 0,40 (if HL)

The IB results will be converted to Polish matriculation results according to the table below:

IB

Result

7

100%

6

90%

5

75%

4

60%

3

45%

2

30%

STAGE TWO: an interview which is an oral entrance examination. It is conducted in English and it is based on ONE of four books required by the committee. A candidate chooses just one book from the list. Points are awarded as follows:

  • Understanding of the text - from 0 to 10 points
  • Independent thinking - from 0 to 10 points
  • Candidate's predispositions to study psychology - from 0 to 10 points

The result of the qualification interview is the sum of the averages of points awarded by commission members in each category. In this stage, the candidate can attain a maximum of 30 points. In order to pass the interview, a candidate needs to attain at least 21 points.

Admission procedures - foreign diplomas:

The enrollment procedure consists of 2 stages:

  • stage 1: high school diploma/final exam results,
  • stage 2: interview.

A candidate is accepted to the program based on the results of both stages of the process. A maximum of 220 candidates with the best results after stage 1 can be admitted to stage 2.

STAGE ONE: A ranked list of candidates is created according to grades on the high school final exam. The first 220 candidates from the list pass to the second stage of the admission process. Each foreign diploma will be evaluated separately.

STAGE TWO : an interview is an oral entrance examination. It is conducted in English and it is based on ONE of four books required by the Admissions Commission. A candidate chooses just one book from the list. Points are awarded as follows:

  • Understanding of the text - from 0 to 10 points
  • Independent thinking - from 0 to 10 points
  • Candidate's predispositions to study psychology - from 0 to 10 points

The result of the qualification interview is the sum of the averages of points awarded by commission members in each category. In this stage, the candidate can attain a maximum of 30 points. In order to pass the interview, a candidate needs to attain at least 21 points.

Please note: the interview can be conducted via teleconference.

Exceptions from admission procedure: