Mediterranean Studies

Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology

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

W centrum programu znajdują się dwie dyscypliny: literaturoznawstwo i językoznawstwo, obudowane bardzo szerokim kontekstem interdyscyplinarnym, w którego skład wchodzą historia, historia kultury, wiedza o sztukach pięknych, teatrze, kinie. Koncepcja kształcenia jest wyraziście zróżnicowana w stosunku do filologii klasycznej.

W programie znajdują się zajęcia doskonalące znajomość łaciny oraz literatury antycznej (tutoriale greckie i łacińskie – trzeba podkreślić, że z wyprzedzeniem studenci wybierają ich tematykę), jak również języka i kultury Włoch i/lub Hiszpanii. Poszerzeniem wiedzy o mitologii Greków i Rzymian są Mitologie śródziemnomorskie. Wiedza językoznawcza jest poszerzana w ramach przedmiotu Języki i pisma w świecie śródziemnomorskim. Natomiast wyraziście różnicująca studia śródziemnomorskie od filologii klasycznej rozbudowana wiedza o recepcji antyku jest kontynuowana w ramach przedmiotów: Komparatystyka literacka, Historia idei, Tradycja klasyczna w literaturze europejskiej, Kategorie kultury europejskiej, Antyk w sztukach wizualnych.

Program studiów zbudowany jest wokół kategorii takich jak: dziedzictwo kulturowe, edukacja, popularyzacja, instytucje kultury.

Example of courses

Mitologie śródziemnomorskie
Komparatystyka literacka
Historia idei
Tradycja klasyczna w literaturze europejskiej
Kategorie kultury europejskiej
Języki i pisma w świecie śródziemnomorskim
Tradycje religijne Śródziemnomorza
Antyk w sztukach wizualnych

Graduate competencies

Umiejętność krytycznej interpretacji oddziaływania literatury i kultury grecko-rzymskiej na współczesny świat śródziemnomorski.
Umiejętność popularyzacji wiedzy o antyku i kulturze śródziemnomorskiej z wykorzystaniem różnych form przekazu.
Gotowość do aktywnego uczestniczenia w działaniach, również zawodowych, na rzecz zachowania dziedzictwa kulturowego, antycznego i śródziemnomorskiego.

Career prospects

Możliwości zatrudnienia absolwentów studiów drugiego stopnia są dość szerokie i – podobnie jak w przypadku większości kierunków humanistycznych – nie do końca możliwe do przewidzenia. Dotychczasowe doświadczenia dowodzą, że ze względu na doskonałe przygotowanie merytoryczne, w tym językowe, literackie i kulturowe, wsparte zaawansowanym przygotowaniem praktycznym w ramach specjalizacji turystycznej absolwenci (a nawet studenci) są bardzo pożądanymi pracownikami w instytucjach związanych z turystyką (biura podróży), instytucjach kultury (np. muzea), redakcjach, bibliotekach. Ich umiejętności samokształcenia powodują, że świetnie przystosowują swoje kompetencje i wiedzę do różnych miejsc pracy.

Additional information

Faculty website of the programme

Admission to the programme

Admission schedule

Enrollment start date:

2025-06-01

Enrollment end date:

2025-09-17

Enrollment fee payment deadline:

2025-09-17

Deadline for attaching documents obtained abroad:

2025-09-17

Photo upload date:

to 2025-09-17

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

from 2025-09-01
to 2025-09-19

Results announcement date:

2025-09-22

Maximum number of admitted candidates:

Admission procedure has ended.

Contact details for admission subcommittee

Phone number

+48 61 829 4623

Working hours

10.00-14.00

Detailed admission rules

Selection procedure

for first-cycle graduates of the same or a related field of study with a command of Latin at a level consistent with the learning outcomes of the Mediterranean studies at AMU

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 scans 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 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)

All foreign applicants applying for admission to this program are required to attach a document confirming their knowledge of the Polish language at the B2 level.

Starting from August 1, 2025, foreigners who are not citizens of the EU must attach one of the documents specified in the Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of July 30, 2025, on the types of documents confirming proficiency in the language of instruction at university studies to confirm their knowledge of the Polish language at the B2 level.

Foreigners who are citizens of the EU and do not possess a document specified in the above regulation are required to take an online Polish language proficiency 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