Languages and Literatures of World Regions, specialty Finnish philology

Faculty of Modern Languages and Literatures

Level of studies: first-cycle studies

Type of studies: full-time (weekdays)

Duration: 3 years

Language of instruction: Polish

Professional title: licentiate (licencjat)

Educational profile: general academic

About the programme

Programme description

Filologia fińska jest specjalnością skierowaną do osób ambitnych i niebojących się wyzwań. W ciągu trzech lat studiów licencjackich studenci poznają język fiński przede wszystkim na zajęciach z praktycznej nauki języka (870 godzin). Oprócz tego prowadzone są też zajęcia z gramatyki, wprowadzające od strony teoretycznej w tajniki tego ciekawego języka ugrofińskiego (120 godzin). Oprócz języka fińskiego studenci uczą się intensywnie drugiego języka europejskiego (300 godzin) – w tym roku mogą wybrać język angielski (poziom zaawansowany), niemiecki lub francuski (od podstaw).

Example of courses

Literatura fińska (120 godzin)
Historia Finlandii (30 godzin)
Fińskie uwarunkowania społeczne (30 godzin)
Fińskie uwarunkowania kulturowe (60 godzin)
Komparatystyka kulturowa (30 godzin)
Język związany z językiem fińskim — język szwedzki (60 godzin)

Graduate competencies

Absolwenci studiów licencjackich specjalności filologii fińskiej to fachowcy wyposażeni w:

bardzo dobre kompetencje językowe (znajomość fińskiego na poziomie B2),
znajomość kultury, literatury i historii Finlandii,
kompetencje interkulturowe.

Career prospects

Absolwenci filologii fińskiej z tytułem licencjata znajdą pracę w:

instytucjach i organizacjach kulturalnych oraz politycznych, pozarządowych,
środkach masowego przekazu,
turystyce i usługach,
instytucjach EU,
w różnego typu firmach, które potrzebują znajomości języka fińskiego,
działach marketingu, logistyki, obsługi klienta w firmach o charakterze międzynarodowym i zróżnicowanym kulturowo itd.

Additional information

Faculty website of the programme

Admission to the programme

Admission schedule

Enrollment start date:

2022-06-01

Enrollment end date:

2022-07-11

Enrollment fee payment deadline:

2022-07-11

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 not started yet.

Enrollment start date
2022-06-01

Detailed admission rules

Formal requirements

All candidates must know English or German at an intermediate level

Selection procedure

Elements of selection procedure	Max points	Weight of element	Max result
1) grades on the Matura certificate	100	1	100
Maximum number of points to be scored during the selection procedure			100

Ad 1. List of polish nationwide olympiads or competitions entitling the candidate to score the maximum number of points

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.

Eastern Europe, Syberia, Caucasus and Central Asia Knowledge Competition - laureate
English Olympiad - finalist
English Olympiad - laureate
French Olympiad - finalist
French Olympiad - laureate
Spanish Olympiad - finalist
Spanish Olympiad - laureate
German Olympiad - finalist
German Olympiad - laureate
Russian Olympiad - finalist
Russian Olympiad - laureate
Polish Language and Literature Olympiad - finalist
Polish Language and Literature Olympiad - laureate

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	modern foreign language (part written)	extended	0.70	1 max. 70 pts

2	geography (part written)	basic	0.10	1 max. 30 pts
	geography (part written)	extended	0.30
	history (part written)	basic	0.10
	history (part written)	extended	0.30
	mathematics (part written)	basic	0.10
	mathematics (part written)	extended	0.30
	minority language (part written)	basic	0.10
	minority language (part written)	extended	0.30

				max. 100 pts

Mode I: additional information on calculation of results

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

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	modern foreign language (part written or oral)	0.70	1 max. 70 pts

2	geography (part written or oral)	0.30	1 max. 30 pts
	history (part written or oral)	0.30
	mathematics (part written or oral)	0.30

			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. Filling the matura exam results

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

5. 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!

6. 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.

7. 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.

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 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.

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