Cultural Studies, specialty Intercultural Communication (summer semester admission) (Słubice)

Faculty of Anthropology and Cultural Studies

Level of studies: second-cycle studies

Type of studies: full-time (weekdays)

Duration: 2 years

Language of instruction: English and German

Professional title: master (magister)

Educational profile: general academic

Joint programme conducted by Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań and the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) at Collegium Polonicum in Słubice
Please be advised that in order to become a student of this faculty at the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, you should first be a student of Sprache - Medien - Gesellschaft (track Intercultural Communication) at the European University Viadrina. Candidates who will not be students at EU Viadrina in the 2023/2024 academic year in the field of Sprache - Medien - Gesellschaft (track Intercultural Communication) will not be accepted for the field of Cultural Studies, specialization intercultural communication. Enrollment at EUV is only opened until 15 August this year. Recruitment conditions for studies at EU Viadrina are available at: https://study.europa-uni.de/de/studieren/bewerben/weiterfuehrend/index.html

About the programme

Programme description

Study program: courses in intercultural communication theory and methods, intercultural management, linguistic studies and intercultural issues, seminars in the culture and history of CEEuropean societies, improving language competence, intercultural trainings, practice in the field of intercultural communication.

Form of study: lectures, seminars, language classes, practice

Magister (Master of Arts) in Cultural Studies – Intercultural Communication issued by Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Institute of Cultural Studies

Master of Arts – Intercultural Communication Studies issued by European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder) – Faculty of Cultural Sciences

Example of courses

Crossborder Cultural Policies
Organisational Cultures and Creative Processes
Reading Cultural Policy Classics
Master seminar

Graduate competencies

- intercultural interaction in the border region
- intercultural interaction of East and West regions of Europe
- migration, ethnicity, culture and history of Eastern European societies,
- intercultural management
- theories, methods, empirical data to resolve practical problems within intercultural communication field
- language skills, as used in the context of intercultural applications

Career prospects

- international organizations and institutions
- EU administration
- international media
- cultural diplomacy
- international mediation and advocacy organizations
- research centers

Additional information

Faculty website of the programme

Admission to the programme

Information about enrollment deadlines for this programme will be provided at a later date.

Detailed admission rules

Formal requirements

All candidates must know English and German at a level enabling active participation in the studies and having a certificate of enrollment in the field of study: Sprachen Komunnikation und Kulturen in Europa-track: Intercultural Communication na EU Viadrina (Immatrikulationsbescheinigung für das Sommersemester 2023/24).

Selection procedure

for graduates of first-cycle studies in the same or related programme

Elements of selection procedure	Max points	Weight of element	Max result
1) grade on the higher education diploma	5	1	5
Maximum number of points to be scored during the selection procedure			5

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 by electronic means within the specified time limit.

8. 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

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 attestation is a process in which an employee of the University confirms the compliance of the attached scans of documents with their original (paper) version. Attestation of the document by AMU consists in submitting (for inspection) the original document at the dean's office at the beginning of the academic year.

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 certificate of recognition of a foreign certificate as equivalent to Polish Matura certificate issued by a competent Board of Education – if the foreign certificate is not recognized, by virtue of law or under international agreements, as a document entitling to commence higher education studies in Poland
a scan of a document confirming the entitlement to study tuition-free – in the case of the foreigners concerned