Registration - EU applicants
Registration - non-EU applicants
Career opportunities
Studies prepare for:
- practising professions related to the use of interdisciplinary and extended knowledge and skills in the field of social sciences, including sciences of international relations, especially in national institutions (governmental and non-governmental) and international ones as well as state and private enterprises
- independent acquisition and supplementation of advanced knowledge in the field of social sciences in the domain of international relations and science of politics and administration, also in conditions of limited access to knowledge
- organising work and leading a team
- communication, negotiation and skilful justification of own position and discussing it in Polish and a foreign language
- thinking and acting in an entrepreneurial and prosocial manner
A master’s degree entitles you to:
- applying for admission to doctoral studies
- continuing post-graduate studies
- practising professions related to national and international institutions
Work placements
- Compulsory work placements
The graduate completes 240 hours of mandatory internship starting from the first year of study.
- Optional work placements
Possibility of serving optional internships in accordance with own interests and the needs of the labour market, e.g. using offers available in the KUL’s Career Office.
Skills acquired by International Relations graduates
- comprehensive, deep knowledge and skills in the field of political science and administration, including international relations, their conditions and threats related to the dilemmas of modern civilization, among others connected with European integration and security as well as diplomacy and communication
- advanced familiarity with internal and external relations of the European Union and international political, economic and cultural relations
- extensive practical knowledge of contemporary international political and social systems and institutions
- the ability to apply own extensive knowledge and practical skills to diagnose, analyse and solve problems, and forecast activities and their effects in international relations
- the ability to use and correctly interpret legal provisions in the field of international relations, taking into account Poland’s membership of the European Union as well as diplomacy and communication
- the ability to reflect on social, scientific and ethical aspects related to own work and professional ethos
- the ability to use advanced theoretical knowledge and competences in the process of international and intercultural communication, especially in conducting negotiations with the environment, argumentation with the use of advanced specialist terminology and to present and justify own position
- the ability to prepare speeches in Polish and in a foreign language regarding the discipline of political science and public administration, including international relations, using selected theories and various sources
- the ability to apply advanced knowledge of in the field of science of politics and administration to predict detailed actions and forecast their effects in the sphere of international relations
- the ability to independently acquire and extend knowledge and competence in the field of social sciences, including international relations, and to guide other people in this area
- the ability to manage team work and cooperate in a team
- the ability to set up national and international institutions, including those related to implementation of international relations
- the ability to prepare social projects and to reflect on social, scientific and ethical aspects related to own work and professional ethos
- the ability to independently integrate acquired advanced knowledge and to undertake new and complex activities in an organised way, also in conditions of limited access to necessary information
- the ability to apply acquired extensive theoretical knowledge and practical skills to analyse, diagnose, explain and forecast specific issues related to international relations
- the ability to correctly assess threats in international relations
- the ability to use advanced theoretical and practical knowledge to search for, conceptualise and solve research problems in the field of science of politics and administration, and especially in the sphere of international relations
- the ability to improve and independently assess knowledge and skills in the field of science of politics and administration, and especially in the sphere of international relations
Education requirements
BA diploma in International Relations has priority.
BA diploma in social sciences as: Administration, Internal Security, Politology, Economics, Finance and Accountancy, Journalism and Social Communication, European Studies, Law, Logistics, Management, Pedagogy, Psychology, Sociology.
BA diploma from other fields of study in the humanities and philology.
Admission on the basis of the final grade for the diploma examination.
An applicant while registering is required to submit:
- one of the certificates confirming English proficiency at level B2. HERE you can find the LIST OF CERTIFICATES CONFIRMING ENGLISH PROFICIENCY – English B2 Certificates
Visit “Study in English” page to get more information about procedure, documents and fees.
