European and International Legal Studies
Looking to launch an international career in law, diplomacy, or global business? The BA in European and International Legal Studies at KUL offers a dynamic and comprehensive legal education fully taught in English—right in the heart of Europe.
Legal studies combine European and international law with fields of politics, sociology, philosophy, history, and economics. It looks at how law interacts with society, culture, and power structures.
Information
- First degree studies (3 years)
- full-time studies
- language of study: english
- places available: 20
- Faculty of Law
- STUDY PROGRAMME
Educational requirements
Foreign Secondary School Certificate / IB / EB diploma / Polish "matura" certificate
Competition on the basis of secondary school certificate – the result of the written test is scored on the two of the following subjects:
a) English language (50% of the final result) and
b) one of the following subjects: matematics, history, biology, informatics, geography or philosophy (50% of the final result). If an applicant passed more than one of the above subjects, the best result is taken into consideration.
Legalization / recognition of educational documents issued abroad
Required documents
In addition to a Secondary School Certificate a candidate is also required to submit:
- a certificate confirming English language proficiency at B2 level: (see the list)
* the written part of Polish matura examination in English language at the advanced level with the result 60% or higher is tantamount to a certificate confirming English language proficiency at level B2
Score convertion rules
Admissions Office KUL will convert your results into Polish grading system according to the score convertion rules
Why European and International Legal Studied at KUL?
🌍 International Focus – Dive deep into European Union law, international public and private law, human rights, and global legal systems.
📘 English-taught curriculum – All courses are conducted in English, making the program accessible to students from around the world.
🎓 Academic Excellence – Study under experienced professors and legal experts with international backgrounds and research portfolios.
💼 Career-ready education – Develop the legal knowledge and critical thinking skills needed for careers in international organizations, legal firms, governmental institutions, and NGOs.
🤝 Global community – Join a diverse student body and build connections that span continents.
📍 Strategic location – Study in Lublin, a safe, student-friendly city with rich history and easy access to major European destinations.
Studies prepare for:
- work in areas requiring specialist knowledge about European integration or international affairs;
- employment in international organizations, including institutions and agencies of the European Union, or other regional and global international organizations;
- work at the national level in the local government sector, in particular in the bodies managing European funds or responsible for the implementation of EU law;
- work in national and international non-governmental organizations;
- starting own business within the internal market of the European Union;
- Graduates can also take up careers within the framework of international and national cooperation in the field of culture, education, media and journalism, law, business or finance.
The professional title of Bachelor’s entitles to:
- start professional work;
- apply for admission to second-cycle studies (m.in. in the field of European Union Law);
- continuing education at postgraduate studies.
Our graduates
Graduates of European and International Legal Studies have the knowledge and skills to:
- analysis, proper interpretation and determination of the position of acts of international, European and national law in the legal system;
- analysis of international and European judicial decisions and determination of their effects;
- constructing office documentation, including the content of contracts and opinions;
- assessment and analysis of the impact of EU policy and legal actions on the national and international situation;
- use, management and control of EU and European funds;
- the informed exercise of the status of a citizen of the Union, including active participation in the instruments available to civil society;
- starting your own business within the internal market of the European Union;
- effective protection of the rights of a migrant worker within the internal market of the European Union;
- providing professional information about the rights of people benefiting from international protection (m.in. refugees);
- conducting negotiations and mediation in commercial matters;
- efficient movement in business areas.
Graduates of European and International Legal Studies have knowledge and skills in numerous areas of law, m.in:
- institutional and substantive law of the European Union, including the law of the internal market; the area of freedom, security and justice; protection of fundamental rights;
- international law, including human rights;
- intellectual property law;
- environmental law;
- digital market law and personal data protection;
- international energy law;
- the law of European funds.
Students have the opportunity to complete additional courses and receive certificates, m.in. in ADR, LegalSkills in English, EU fundraising and project management.
The curriculum places great emphasis on learning foreign languages (both spoken and written). In addition to the compulsory English for Law and Business, students have an additional 4 semesters of a second European language course.
Graduates of European and International Legal Studies are able to professionally prepare public speeches and use communication techniques for a beneficial self-presentation.
Graduates have a number of soft skills that they can use in business communication.
Graduates of European and International Legal Studies have the skills of negotiation and mediation.
A foreign graduate has the opportunity to master the knowledge of the Polish language at least at the A2 level.