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European and International Legal Studies, BA full-time studies in English

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Career opportunities

The 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.

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Work placements

After the fourth semester of studies, students complete 160 hours of compulsory internships. Thanks to the good cooperation of the University with national and international institutions, students have a wide range of opportunities to complete internships in public and private sector institutions, e.g. UNHCR, Polish Red Cross, European Parliament, Representation of the European Commission in Warsaw, Frontex Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other departments of the Council of Ministers, local government, departments of European funds, Rule of Law Institute and other organizations non-governmental organisations. During the internship, students can communicate in English, Polish or any other language.

Additional internships can be carried out in Poland or abroad based on the offer of the Catholic University of Lublin or cooperation with external entities. Students are encouraged to participate in the Erasmus Exchange program, taking advantage of various opportunities to study at KUL partner universities in Europe.

Students can develop their knowledge and managerial and social competences through student activities, including the activities of scientific clubs and the student government, and participation in EU-funded projects implemented at the University.

Students of European and International Legal Studies can take advantage of the systematically expanded offer of domestic and foreign internships, prepared by the Careers Office of the Catholic University of Lublin and the International Relations Office. Previous students have undertaken (paid and unpaid) internships, m.in. in the European Parliament, the Representation of the European Commission in Warsaw, Frontex Agency, UNHCR, the Rule of Law Institute and other non-governmental organizations.



Skills acquired by European Studies 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.

Graduates of European and International Legal Studies acquire during their studies:

  • ability to start and run a business within the internal market of the European Union;
  • knowledge of the basics of economics;
  • ability to prepare applications for support from European funds,
  • project management skills.

Graduates of European and International Legal Studies have the knowledge and skills to:

  • how to effectively use EU resources available online, including EU databases (EUR-Lex); CJEU case law (curia.eu); ECtHR case law (HUDOC), as well as statistics published by EuroStat.
  • how to use MS Office,
  • how to use AI in basic.

Graduates of European and International Legal Studies are able to:

  • formulate research problems in the field of European integration and international affairs;
  • select sources of information, in particular critically use Internet sources and skillfully select domestic and foreign sources of literature;
  • evaluate, critically analyse and synthesize information in the area of European integration and international affairs, in particular the analysis of sources of law and literature on the subject;
  • select appropriate research methods and tools.

 

Education requirements for admission

The result is expressed in percentage scale.

  • Polish ‘New 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.

An applicant while registering is also required to submit a document confirming English proficiency at level B2:

  • Polish Matura examination in English at the advanced level in the written part only with the result 60% or higher,
  • or a certificate confirming English language at level B2 (see the list of English B2 Certificates)
  • Foreign Secondary School 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.

An applicant while registering is also required to submit a document confirming English proficiency at level B2:

  • Polish Matura examination in English at the advanced level in the written part only with the result 60% or higher,
  • or a certificate confirming English language at level B2 (see the list of English B2 Certificates)

Admissions Office KUL will convert your results into Polish grading system according to score convertion rules.

  • International Baccalaureate Diploma /European Baccalaureate Diploma

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 or native 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.

 

The result is expressed in 1-6 or 2-5 scale, you can choose whichever scale! For the secondary school certificate obtained abroad choose “0” and upload your scanned SSC. Admissions Office KUL will convert your results into Polish grading system.

Competition on the basis of secondary school certificate – the result of the written test is scored on the two 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.

An applicant while registering is also required to submit one of the certificates confirming English proficiency at level B2 (see the list of English B2 Certificates).


 

Visit “Study in English” page to get more information about procedure, documents and fees.