German Philology

Faculty of Modern Languages and Literatures

Level of studies: second-cycle studies

Type of studies: part-time

Duration: 2 years

Language of instruction: Polish

Professional title: master (magister)

Educational profile: general academic

Tuition fee: the semester tuition fee for the first year of studies is: PLN 2 500,00 (the fee can be paid in 4 installments of PLN 625,00 each).

About the programme

Programme description

Masz już solidne podstawy języka niemieckiego i chcesz wspiąć się na poziom mistrzowski? Interesujesz się językiem, kulturą, literaturą, a może marzysz o karierze tłumacza, nauczyciela albo pracy w międzynarodowym środowisku? Studia magisterskie z filologii germańskiej to kierunek stworzony właśnie dla Ciebie!

Na naszym kierunku:

rozwiniesz język niemiecki do poziomu C1+, w tym także język specjalistyczny (biznesowy, prawniczy, techniczny),
nauczysz się tłumaczyć teksty użytkowe i specjalistyczne – praktycznie i profesjonalnie,
zrealizujesz własny projekt badawczy – od pasji do publikacji,
wybierzesz seminaria i wykłady prowadzone przez ekspertów, którzy pasjonują się tym, co robią.

Example of courses

Praktyczna nauka języka niemieckiego
Lingwistyka mediów
Tłumaczenie specjalistyczne
Wykład monograficzny
Seminarium magisterskie
Seminarium przedmiotowe
Pragmalingwistyka
Tłumaczenia wspomagane komputerowo

Graduate competencies

Absolwenci studiów magisterskich kierunku filologia germańska to fachowcy wyposażeni w:

doskonałe kompetencje językowe (znajomość języka niemieckiego na poziomie C1+),
znajomość języków specjalistycznych,
umiejętność przygotowania i realizacji projektu badawczego,
kompetencje translatoryczne,
kompetencje interkulturowe.

Career prospects

Co zyskasz po studiach? Zostaniesz:

pewnym siebie użytkownikiem języka niemieckiego,
specjalistą od komunikacji i tłumaczeń,
kandydatem do pracy w Polsce i za granicą – w mediach, turystyce, kulturze, administracji, edukacji i instytucjach europejskich.

Możesz też kontynuować swoją naukową przygodę na studiach doktoranckich!

Additional information

Faculty website of the programme

Admission to the programme

Admission schedule

Enrollment start date:

2025-06-01

Enrollment end date:

2025-09-23

Enrollment fee payment deadline:

2025-09-23

Deadline for attaching documents obtained abroad:

2025-09-23

Photo upload date:

to 2025-09-23

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

from 2025-09-01
to 2025-09-25

Results announcement date:

2025-09-26

Maximum number of admitted candidates:

Admission procedure has ended.

Contact details for admission subcommittee

Phone number

+48 61 829 3754

Working hours

godz. 9.00 - 14.00

Detailed admission rules

Formal requirements

All candidates must have a B2 level command of German

Selection procedure

for graduates of the first-cycle studies of the same field of study and other philological fields of study

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