Interdisciplinary Individualized Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Level of studies: first-cycle studies

Type of studies: full-time (weekdays)

Duration: 3 years

Language of instruction: Polish

Professional title: licentiate or master

Educational profile: general academic/practical

Full-time 3-year first-cycle studies, except law, preschool and early school education, special education and theology, are carried out as uniform master's studies. In the course of these studies, candidates are admitted to the following fields of study: Archeology; Administration; Balkan Studies; National security; Central European and Balkan Studies; Dialogue and social counseling; Journalism and Social Communication; English Linguistics: Theories, Interfaces, Technologies; English Studies: Literature and Culture; Ethnolinguistics; Ethnology; Film studies and media culture; English philology; English-Chinese Philology; Anglo-Celtic Philology; Classical philology; Philosophy; East Slavic philology specializing in Russian philology; East Slavic philology specializing in Russian philology with English philology; East Slavic philology, specializing in Russian philology with Ukrainian philology; East Slavic philology specializing in Russian philology with applied linguistics; East Slavic philology, specializing in Ukrainian philology; East Slavic Philology, specializing in Ukrainian Philology with English Philology; Germanic philology; Spanish philology; Korean philology; Portuguese philology; Romance philology; Scandinavian philology specializing in Norwegian philology; Scandinavian philology specializing in Swedish philology; Italian philology; Polish philology; Philology of the Regions specializing in Modern Greek philology; Regional philologies specializing in Hungarian philology; Regional philologies, specialization in indology; Regions philologies specializing in cultural linguistics (European region: Baltic); Regions philologies specializing in cultural linguistics (Asian region: Far East); Economy and economics in history; Hebrew Studies; History; History of art; Humanities at school - Polish and historical teaching studies; Japanese Studies; Linguistics and information management; Cultural Studies; Liberal Arts and Sciences; Liberal Arts and Sciences (studies in English); Applied linguistics specialization in computational linguistics; Applied Linguistics (English with German from scratch); Applied Linguistics (German and English); Musicology; Pedagogy, specializing in professional and personal counseling; Pedagogy, specialization in care and education pedagogy; Pedagogy, specialization: rehabilitation; Pedagogy, specializing in sociotherapy and health promotion; Pre-school and early school education; Special education; Political Science; Law; European law; Sinology; Sociology; International relations; Dutch Studies; Slavic studies; Mediterranean Studies; Theology; Knowledge of the theater; Eastern Studies; Management and law in business.

About the programme

Programme description

Międzyobszarowe Indywidualne Studia Humanistyczne i Społeczne (MISHiS) są studiami pierwszego lub drugiego stopnia, albo jednolitymi studiami magisterskimi (prawo i teologia), prowadzonymi w trybie stacjonarnym. Podstawową zasadą funkcjonowania tych studiów jest relacja mistrz–uczeń. Zasadniczym sposobem tworzenia tej więzi jest zapewnienie studentowi stałej opieki tutora (opiekuna naukowego), którego student wybiera spośród pracowników naukowych uczelni. Tutor to najczęściej osoba specjalizująca się w dziedzinie zainteresowań studenta.

Studenci MISHiS mają prawo do uczęszczania i uzyskiwania zaliczeń na wszystkich zajęciach prowadzonych na kierunkach i specjalnościach funkcjonujących w ramach Programu MISHiS. Mogą także uczestniczyć w zajęciach prowadzonych na innych wydziałach UAM, po uzyskaniu zgody dziekana lub dyrektora wybranej jednostki, zgody swojego tutora (opiekuna naukowego) oraz akceptacji przez Dyrektora MISHiS-u.

Studenci MISHiS uczestniczą w konferencjach naukowych, wyjeżdżają na uczelnie krajowe w ramach programu MOST oraz zagraniczne w ramach Erasmus. Wielu studentów to laureaci stypendiów Ministra Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego i Rektora UAM.

Example of courses

W ramach MISHiS studenci mogą podjąć naukę na wydziałach:

Wydział Anglistyki
Wydział Antropologii i Kulturoznawstwa
Wydział Archeologii
Wydział Filologii Polskiej i Klasycznej
Wydział Filozoficzny
Wydział Historii
Wydział Nauk o Sztuce
Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Dziennikarstwa
Wydział Neofilologii
Wydział Prawa i Administracji
Wydział Socjologii
Wydział Studiów Edukacyjnych
Wydział Teologiczny

Graduate competencies

W trakcie realizacji studiów student jest zobowiązany do zrealizowania minimum programowego określonego przez prodziekana ds. studenckich wydziału prowadzącego kierunek wiodący, koniecznego do uzyskania tytułu licencjata lub magistra z wybranego kierunku studiów.

Co roku student wybiera zajęcia z co najmniej trzech różnych kierunków studiów oferowanych przez wydziały uczestniczące w Programie MISHiS oraz przez wydziały kierunków ścisłych, w tym co najmniej 60 godzin przedmiotów dodatkowych (spoza kierunku wiodącego).

Co semestr student, wraz z tutorem, ustala indywidualny plan zajęć i przedkłada go Dyrektorowi MISHiS. Do planu należy wpisać zajęcia dodatkowe (spoza minimum programowego) oraz przedmioty modułowe z MISHiS.

Studenci mogą realizować różne przedmioty specjalizacyjne/specjalnościowe, jednakże w ramach uprawnień do suplementu zostanie wpisana ta specjalizacja/specjalność, która została zrealizowana zgodnie z minimum programowym i jest przypisana do kierunku wiodącego.

Career prospects

Zależą od kierunku, który został wybrany jako wiodący.

Additional information

Faculty website of the programme

Admission to the programme - II nabór

Admission schedule

Enrollment start date:

2022-08-24

Enrollment end date:

2022-09-16

Enrollment fee payment deadline:

2022-09-16

Deadline for attaching documents obtained abroad:

2022-09-16

Entrance exams dates:

from 2022-09-19
to 2022-09-19

Results announcement date:

2022-09-20

Dates for document submission:

from 2022-09-20
to 2022-09-23

Maximum number of admitted candidates:

Admission procedure has ended.

Current stats

Number of all enrollments:

Number of paid enrollments:

Contact details for admission subcommittee

Phone number

+48 61 829 4693

Working hours

poniedziałek-piątek od 9.00 do 14.00

Admission to the programme - I nabór

Admission schedule

Enrollment start date:

2022-06-01

Enrollment end date:

2022-07-11

Enrollment fee payment deadline:

2022-07-11

Deadline for attaching documents obtained abroad:

2022-07-11

Entrance exams dates:

from 2022-07-12
to 2022-07-15

Results announcement date:

2022-07-18

Dates for document submission:

from 2022-07-18
to 2022-07-22

Maximum number of admitted candidates:

Admission procedure has ended.

Current stats

Number of all enrollments:

Number of paid enrollments:

Contact details for admission subcommittee

Phone number

+48 61 829 45 02

Working hours

Poniedziałek - czwartek 10.00 - 12.00

Ten nabór został już zakończony.

Detailed admission rules

Selection procedure

Elements of selection procedure	Minimum required	Max points	Weight of element	Max result
1) competency-based interview	60	100	1	100
2) grades on the Matura certificate	-	100	1	100
Maximum number of points to be scored during the selection procedure				200

Ad 1. Additional information:

Competency-based interview concerning the two humanities-related topics proposed by the candidate. The reading list, which is the starting point for the interview with the admission subcommittee, is left to candidates who submit their proposals electronically within the specified time limit provided on the Online Admissions System website.

Ad 2. List of polish nationwide olympiads or competitions entitling the candidate to score the maximum number of points

Arts Olympiad - laureate
Biology Olympiad - laureate
Philosophy Olympiad - laureate
History Olympiad - laureate
English Olympiad - laureate
French Olympiad - laureate
Latin Olympiad - laureate
German Olympiad - laureate
Russian Olympiad - laureate
Polish Language and Literature Olympiad - laureate
European Integration Knowledge Olympiad - laureate
Poland and Contemporary World Knowledge Olympiad - laureate
Human Rights Knowledge Olympiad - laureate
Human Rights in Contemporary World Olympiad - laureate
European Union Knowledge Olympiad - laureate

Additional information: all candidates qualified in the 2019/2020 school year for the III stage of the polish nationwide olympiad are treated as laureates of a given olympiad.

Rules of computing Matura exam results

Mode I

applies to candidates who took the so-called "new Matura exam" (secondary school final exams), IB or secondary school final exam abroad

Group	Subject	Level	Weight	Number of subjects from a group taken into consideration
1	Polish (part written)	extended	0.30	1 max. 30 pts

2	modern foreign language (part written)	basic	0.15	1 max. 30 pts
2	modern foreign language (part written)	extended	0.30	1 max. 30 pts

3	Greek and Ancient Classical Culture (part written)	basic	0.20	1 max. 40 pts
	Greek and Ancient Classical Culture (part written)	extended	0.40
	Latin and Ancient Classical Culture (part written)	basic	0.20
	Latin and Ancient Classical Culture (part written)	extended	0.40
	art history (part written)	basic	0.20
	art history (part written)	extended	0.40
	civics (part written)	basic	0.20
	civics (part written)	extended	0.40
	history (part written)	basic	0.20
	history (part written)	extended	0.40
	history of music (part written)	basic	0.20
	history of music (part written)	extended	0.40
	philosophy (part written)	basic	0.20
	philosophy (part written)	extended	0.40

				max. 100 pts

Mode I: additional information on calculation of results

In case a candidate does not have a grade in the subject/level indicated in the admission rules, they receive 0 score for that subject/level.
If the Polish language is taken into account in the admission rules, in the absence of the Polish language, the native language of the country where the high school leaving examination is taken is considered for Polish citizens who graduated from high school abroad and foreigners who have a foreign high school leaving certificate.
The bilingual Matura exam result for a modern foreign language is calculated as an extended level Matura exam multiplied by 4/3 (however, no more than 100%).
For graduates from schools belonging to the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB), to whom mode I applies, the results of the Matura exam are calculated into percentages of the new Matura exam in accordance with the rules given in the tables below:

IB new Matura

Standard Level
(points) basic level
(percentage)

7 100

6 86

5 72

4 58

3 44

2 30

1 -

0 -

IB new Matura

Higher Level
(points) extended level
(percentage)

7 100

6 85

5 70

4 55

3 40

2 25

1 10

0 0
The method of computing scores from foreign documents is indicated in Table. In the case of countries other than those listed in the Table, the scores from the required subjects are computed proportionally to the percentages of the extended level of the "new Matura exam", taking into account the grading scale used in the country where the document was issued – the maximum grade on the foreign document corresponds to 100% of the Polish Matura exam, and the lowest grade on the foreign document corresponds to 30% of the Polish Matura exam.

IB	new Matura
7	100
6	86
5	72
4	58
3	44
2	30
1	-
0	-

IB	new Matura
7	100
6	85
5	70
4	55
3	40
2	25
1	10
0	0

Mode II

applies to candidates who took the so-called "old Matura exam" (secondary school final exams)

Group	Subject	Weight	Number of subjects from a group taken into consideration
1	Polish (part written or oral)	0.30	1 max. 30 pts

2	modern foreign language (part written or oral)	0.30	1 max. 30 pts

3	Latin (part written or oral)	0.40	1 max. 40 pts
	civics (part written or oral)	0.40
	history (part written or oral)	0.40

			max. 100 pts

Mode II: additional information on calculation of results

1. For candidates with the old Matura exam the exam grades are converted into points as follows:

grade scale (2 - 5)
grade:	5	4	3	2
points:	100	80	60	0

grade scale (1 - 6)
grade:	6	5	4	3	2	1
points:	100	85	65	50	35	0

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. Filling the matura exam results

The candidate enters information about the Matura certificate and provides results of the Matura exam.

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. Taking the entrance examination

The candidate will revceive 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.

8. Awaiting the final results of the selection procedure

The results of the selection procedure will be provided via the Online Admissions System. Upon logging in the candidate will see his/her score and the score required for admission as well as information on being selected or not being selected for admission.

9. Announcement of the final results of the selection procedure

A candidate selected for admission is obliged to lodge all required documents, by electronic means, within the specified time limit and upon doing so is expected to take up studies in the programme. Failure to lodge the required documents within the specified time limit means the candidate opts out of taking up the studies.

A candidate not selected for admission may lodge by electronic means, within the specified time limit, a declaration on willingness to take up studies. The declaration is submitted electronically via the Online Admissions System.

10. 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 the Matura certificate
a scan of the supplement to the Matura certificate - applies to candidates who have increased the the Matura exam score or have taken the Matura exam in additional subjects
a scan of the IB diploma - applies to graduates of schools belonging to the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB)
a scan, of the certificate issued by the organisational committee of a given olympiad or competition - applies to candidates who are the laureats and finalists of olympiads and competitions
a scan of statement by a statutory representative - applies to candidates under 18

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.

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 test (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 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

IB	new Matura
Standard Level (points)	basic level (percentage)
7	100
6	86
5	72
4	58
3	44
2	30
1	-
0	-

IB	new Matura
Higher Level (points)	extended level (percentage)
7	100
6	85
5	70
4	55
3	40
2	25
1	10
0	0