Undergraduate Programme in Political Science

(Bachelor)

About the programme

Undergraduate Programme in Political Science is addressed primarily to the high school graduates. The Programme 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). The particular emphasis is placed on issues concerning the European integration as well as Poland and Central and Eastern Europe.

Our students apart from regular courses take part actively in the 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 knowledge and skills developed during our studies they can win scholarships and awards within 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.

If you choose this major…

Study programme

Courses 1st year
Courses 2nd year
Courses 3rd 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

  • 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 thw offer of the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies

  • Foreign Language

  • 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

Why you should choose our Faculty?

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 which 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 programme 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 labour 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, 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 programmes, but also the results of rankings and classifications, where our programmes 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 programmes also consistently earn top ratings from the Polish Accreditation Committee, as well as the University Accreditation Committee.

See what you will gain by choosing Undergraduate Programme in Political Science!

Choose this programme if

  • you are passionate about the surrounding socio-political reality, would like to become a political advisor, image creation specialist, 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.
Candidate
Graduate

Candidate

I am interested in social and political processes taking place in the modern world.

Graduate

I am an expert whose knowledge is invaluable for state and local government institutions. I can also create politics, e.g. through election campaigns.

Graduates of Political Science...

The graduates of the Undergraduate Programme in Political Science will acquire qualifications necessary for analysing 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.

Tuition fee

For the academic year 2024/2025

Tuition fee for the first year of the programme – 3600 EUR (The fee can be paid in two instalments – 1800 EUR/semester).

Tuition fee for the second year of the programme – 3600 EUR. (The fee can be paid in two instalments – 1800 EUR/semester).

Tuition fee for the third year of the programme – 3600 EUR. (The fee can be paid in two instalments – 1800 EUR/semester).

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