Japanese Studies

Faculty of Modern Languages and Literatures

Level of studies: second-cycle studies

Type of studies: full-time (weekdays)

Duration: 2 years

Language of instruction: Polish

Professional title: master (magister)

Educational profile: general academic

About the programme

Programme description

Poznańska japonistyka cieszy się w Polsce i na świecie bardzo dobrą opinią. Ocenę tę zawdzięcza wysokiemu poziomowi nauczania języka. Słuszność tej opinii odzwierciedlają sukcesy studentów, którzy zdobywają prestiżowe stypendia japońskiego Ministerstwa Edukacji. Wyjazdy do Japonii są możliwe także dzięki stałej współpracy (w ramach umów międzyuczelnianych) z Uniwersytetem Sangyō w Kioto oraz Uniwersytetem Shimane.

W programie studiów II stopnia kładzie się nacisk przede wszystkim na pogłębienie praktycznej znajomości języka japońskiego. Równolegle przez trzy semestry prowadzone są oddzielne zajęcia z nauki pisma japońskiego. Oferta studiów obejmuje również zajęcia z translatoryki, podczas których studenci doskonalą swoje umiejętności w zakresie tłumaczenia tekstów literackich, specjalistycznych oraz naukowych. Pozostałe przedmioty kierunkowe dotyczą zagadnień z kultury i cywilizacji Japonii. Oferowane są też specjalistyczne zajęcia seminaryjne (językoznawcze lub literaturoznawcze) i wykłady monograficzne. Wszystkie zajęcia prowadzone są przez doświadczonych polskich specjalistów i japońskich lektorów.

Example of courses

Praktyczna nauka języka japońskiego
Nauka pisma japońskiego
Cywilizacja Japonii
Translatoryka
Wykład monograficzny
Seminarium magisterskie

Graduate competencies

Umiejętność swobodnej komunikacji w języku japońskim w mowie i w piśmie.
Pogłębiona wiedza na temat cywilizacji Japonii.
Wiedza na temat realiów życia w Japonii.
Znajomość japońskiego języka biznesowego.
Umiejętność tłumaczenia japońskich tekstów literackich i specjalistycznych.

Career prospects

Biura tłumaczeń, własna działalność tłumaczeniowa
Szkoły językowe
Instytucje kultury
Przedsiębiorstwa polskie i zagraniczne prowadzące działalność gospodarczą na terenie Japonii lub współpracujące z japońskimi partnerami
Urzędy państwowe i samorządowe

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

Selection procedure

for university graduates with knowledge of Japanese language at the bachelor's level

Elements of selection procedure	Max points	Weight of element	Max result
1) grade on the higher education diploma	5	1	5
2) interview	20	1	20
Maximum number of points to be scored during the selection procedure			25

Ad 2. Additional information:

interview in Polish and / or Japanese regarding the scope of the candidate's diploma thesis, area of interest and motivation, for which 20 points can be obtained

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. 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.

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

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