Course Profile
3-year full-time BA program in English Get a head start to a promising career!
If you want to understand how does the European Union actually work, tackle past and present challenges of the European project as well as be able to comment on public and state policies, relating to everyday life, then our BA program in European Legal Studies is right for you.
Our program covers a wide range of subjects. It includes introduction to international law and international protection of human rights, regional cooperation in the Council of Europe, introduction to the European Union institutional framework and foundations of economic and social integration process in the European Union. Compulsory program also includes subjects important from the perspective of the development of data and knowledge economy, such as intellectual property in trade or data protection.
You will learn how European integration impacts law, economy and society. From the offer of our supplementary subjects, you can choose topics to develop your individual interests, deepening your knowledge of EU law, focusing on trade and business or the impact European integration has on citizens.
European Legal Studies with its complex program and language teaching offer, opens the gate for you to further studies in Europe, using the broad knowledge of the European law at home country institutions or setting your own business.
Example of courses
Constitutionalism: European and International Perspectives
Institutions of the European Union
European International Organizations
Freedom of Speech and its Limits in Law
Free Movement of Persons and the Migration Policy in the EU
Lawyers, Judges and European Legal Culture (in area of Private Law)
European Convention of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Interntional Protection of Human Rights
Introduction to International Criminal Procedure
Data Protection and Privacy in EU
European Bioethics and Biolaw
Graduate competencies
Understanding how the European Union actually works and tackles the past and present challenges of the European project.
To be able to comment on public and state policies relating to everyday life.
Using the broad knowledge of the European law at home country institutions or setting your own business.
Career prospects
Using the broad knowledge of the European law at home country institutions or setting your own business.
Education Requirements
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 statement by a statutory representative - applies to candidates under 18 i.e. people who as of October 1, 2025 are under 18 years old
• a document confirming knowledge of English at B2 level
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
Other Requirements
Entrance examination for foreigners
Foreigners applying for admission to this field of study who hold educational credentials obtained outside the EU, EFTA, or OECD countries (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Spain, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Canada, Republic of Korea, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Germany, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, United States, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey, Hungary, United Kingdom, Italy) and who do not hold an International Baccalaureate (IB), a European Baccalaureate (EB), or a document recognized under an international agreement on the recognition of education (China, Libya, or Ukraine), are additionally required to take the entrance examination.
The purpose of the examination is to assess whether the applicant has the knowledge necessary to undertake studies in the given field, at the specified level and academic profile. The examination results in a grade of either “pass” or “fail.” Passing the examination allows the candidate to proceed to the next stages of the admission process, but is not tantamount to admission to studies. Failure to pass the entrance examination means the candidate is not admitted to the programme.
