Biology

Faculty of Biology

Level of studies: second-cycle studies

Type of studies: full-time

Duration: 2 years

Language of instruction: Polish

Professional title: master (magister)

Educational profile: general academic

About the programme

Programme description

Biologia to ekscytująca i szybko rozwijająca się dyscyplina nauki, która ma ogromne znaczenie w rozwiązywaniu globalnych problemów, takich jak choroby i ubóstwo, utrata różnorodności biologicznej i zmiany klimatu. W ostatnich latach nastąpił ogromny rozwój biologii molekularnej, biologii komórki i organizmu, biologii ewolucyjnej i ekologii. Dodatkowo procesy biologiczne stanowią podstawę wielu dziedzin i technologii przemysłowych jak pozyskiwanie biogazu i biopaliw, odzyskiwanie metali z hałd czy bioremediacja zanieczyszczonych terenów.

W trakcie trwania pierwszego semestru studenci wybierają jedną z dwóch ścieżek kształcenia:

biologia molekularna, komórkowa i organizmalna,
ekologia i biologia ewolucyjna.

Wybór danej ścieżki determinuje dalszy przebieg studiów drugiego stopnia związanych z realizacją kursów obowiązkowych dla danej ścieżki oraz kursów fakultatywnych. W ramach wybranej ścieżki kształcenia studenci realizują przedmioty obowiązkowe, takie jak pracownia magisterska i seminarium magisterskie, a także przedmioty fakultatywne. W trakcie trwania pierwszego semestru lub najpóźniej przed rozpoczęciem drugiego semestru studenci wybierają promotora oraz jednostkę, w której wykonywać będą pracę magisterską.

Wśród przedmiotów obowiązkowych realizowanych w trakcie całego toku studiów znajdują się kursy ukazujące złożoność procesów i zjawisk w przyrodzie, których analiza wymaga zastosowania zróżnicowanej metodyki. Istotnym elementem studiów magisterskich są przedmioty fakultatywne, wśród których wyróżnić można dwie ważne kategorie: kursy kierunkowe uzupełniające dla danej ścieżki kształcenia oraz kursy interdyscyplinarne przewidziane dla wszystkich studentów kierunku biologia. W ofercie kursów kierunkowych uzupełniających są także przedmioty anglojęzyczne. Absolwenci muszą znać język angielski na poziomie B2+ Europejskiego Systemu Opisu Kształcenia Językowego.

Example of courses

Kurs biologii tropikalnej (łącznie z możliwością realizacji zajęć terenowych w Afryce)
Epidemiologia chorób człowieka
Konsekwencje globalnych zmian środowiska
Integracja wewnątrz- i międzykomórkowa
Astrobiologia w teorii i praktyce
Surowce roślinne w farmacji i kosmetyce
Genetyka nowotworów
Biotechnologia roślin drzewiastych

Graduate competencies

Jako absolwent będziesz potrafił:

analizować, opisywać i wyjaśniać zjawiska przyrodnicze;
planować i wykonać zadania badawcze lub ekspertyzy z zakresu studiowanej specjalności biologicznej;
posługiwać się nowoczesną aparaturą badawczą powszechnie stosowaną w badaniach biologicznych;
stosować metody statystyczne oraz techniki i narzędzia bioinformatyczne do opisu zjawisk biologicznych i analizy danych;
wykorzystywać język naukowy nauk biologicznych i jej dyscyplin zgodnie z wymaganiami określonymi dla poziomu B2 Europejskiego Systemu Opisu Kształcenia. Językowego.

Career prospects

Studia przygotują Cię do pracy:

badawczej i analitycznej w instytucjach naukowo-badawczych oraz laboratoriach badawczych, kontrolnych i diagnostycznych;
w przemyśle, w wysoko wyspecjalizowanych firmach technologicznych z branż związanych z ochroną zdrowia i środowiska;
w placówkach ochrony przyrody lub jednostkach administracji na stanowiskach wymagających przygotowania biologicznego;
w ośrodkach uprawy roślin i hodowli zwierząt;
w monitoringu badań klinicznych;
w administracji państwowej i samorządowej;
w redakcjach czasopism naukowych i popularnonaukowych.

Additional information

Faculty website of the programme

Admission to the programme

Admission schedule

Enrollment start date:

2025-06-01

Enrollment end date:

2025-07-15

Enrollment fee payment deadline:

2025-07-15

Deadline for attaching documents obtained abroad:

2025-07-15

Photo upload date:

to 2025-07-15

Dates for document submission (in the form of scans):

from 2025-07-01
to 2025-07-17

Entrance exams dates:

from 2025-07-23
to 2025-07-25

Results announcement date:

2025-07-28

Maximum number of admitted candidates:

Enroll!

Detailed admission rules

Selection procedure

for graduates (at least with a bachelor's degree) in any programme

Elements of selection procedure	Max points	Weight of element	Max result
1) interview	50	1	50
Maximum number of points to be scored during the selection procedure			50

Ad 1. Additional information:

An interview, assessed on a scale of 0-50 points, checking the candidate's level of knowledge in the field of biological sciences.Moreover, during the interview, candidates will be asked about their motivation when choosing a field of study, orientation in the subject of studies, scientific interests and scientific activity during their first-cycle studies.Successful completion of the interview means obtaining a minimum of 26 points.

Topics for the interview:

Cell structure and its metabolism.Basic concepts and localization of metabolic processes.
Structure and properties of basic types of biological macromolecules.
Mechanisms of genetic information flow and regulation of its expression.
Differences between viruses, prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.
Basics of anatomy and functioning of organs and systems in animals.
Basic life processes of plants.
Principles of classification and nomenclature of organisms.
General issues in population ecology.
The most important threats to the natural environment.
General principles, methods and forms of nature protection.

Selection procedure steps

1. Creating an account

The candidate creates an individual account in the Online Admissions System by providing the necessary personal data. Subsequent admission-related operations can only be made after logging in to the created account. All steps taken by the candidate after logging into the system are saved and archived. The candidate is obliged to keep the password to access the account secret.

2. Enrolling in the programme

The candidate chooses a programme/major and type of studies. It is recommended that the candidate thoroughly read the admission requirements for a given programme as well as the admission schedule.

3. Paying the enrollment fee

The candidate pays an admission procedure fee in the selected programmes/majors. Failure to pay the fee for a given programme means the candidate is not included in the selection procedure in this programme. The enrollment fee is PLN 85.

4. Attachment of documents obtained abroad

The candidate with the documents obtained abroad attaches scans of these documents for the purpose of their verification.

5. Complement of information about the diploma

The candidate enters information about the diploma: final grade on the diploma, diploma issuance date and diploma number.

6. Uploading a photo

The candidate uploads a high-resolution photo which will be used when generating the personal questionnaire. The photo of the admitted candidate will also be used in the student identification card.

Notice: if you do not upload a photo, system will not be able to generating the questionnaire!

7. Lodgment of all required documents by electronic means

Upon enrolling into the programme and paying the enrollment fee, the candidate is obliged to lodge of all required documents scans by electronic means within the specified time limit.

8. Taking the entrance examination

The candidate will receive a message via the Online Admissions System about the date, place and time of the entrance exam.

Failure to take the exam means the candidate is not admitted to the programme.

9. Final results of the selection procedure

The results of the selection procedure will be provided via the Online Admissions System. Upon logging into his/her account, the candidate will see information on admission or denial of admission.

List of documents

Set of documents

photo file which will be used when generating the personal questionnaire
a scan of university diploma

Medical certificate

For this program, the candidate is required to submit a medical certificate confirming no health contraindications for studying, certified by an occupational medicine physician.

The medical certificate is required only from candidates admitted to the studies and must be submitted to the Student Office at the faculty immediately after the start of studies, but no later than: October 31 – for winter semester admissions, March 31 – for summer semester admissions. The referral for the medical examination is sent by the Student Affairs Section to the candidate's personal registration account upon receipt of the certificate of enrollment.

Preparation of the documents

During the recruitment process, candidates do not submit any paper documents.

Each of the required documents should be scanned to a separate file in PDF format. A document (e.g. certificate or diploma) that has more than one page should be scanned into one multi-page PDF file.

Scanning documents can be carried out on its own with the use of a scanner or with the use of dedicated applications for devices with Android or iOS. The document scanning service is also available at most copy shops.

Attestation of documents

Document certification is a process in which a university employee confirms the conformity of attached document scans with their original (paper) versions.

Document certification involves presenting the original documents for inspection at the Student Office at the faculty immediately after the start of studies, but no later than: October 31 – for winter semester admissions, March 31 – for summer semester admissions, under penalty of initiating proceedings to remove the student from the list.

Polish language command (B2 level)

Foreigners applying for admission to this field of study are required to attach a document confirming knowledge of the Polish language at the B2 level (see the list of accepted documents).

A candidate who does not have an appropriate document is obliged to take a Polish language proficiency exam (online test).

Documents obtained abroad

Candidates with documents obtained abroad also provide:

a scan of a foreign document, which is legalized or accompanied by an apostille, entitling the candidate to take up higher education studies in the country where the document was issued
a scan of translation of the document into the language of the studies undertaken by the candidate, performed by a sworn translator entered into the list of sworn translators maintained by the Polish Minister of Justice, or certified by a Polish consul in the country where the document was issued
a scan of the document recognizing the foreign certificate as equivalent to the Polish Matura certificate – in the case of candidates for first-cycle or long-cycle master's studies to whom this applies
a scan of the document recognizing the foreign diploma as equivalent to the Polish diploma – in the case of candidates for second-cycle studies to whom this applies
a scan of a document confirming the entitlement to study tuition-free – in the case of the foreigners concerned