| Code | S2-FLAJ |
|---|---|
| Organizational unit | Faculty of Modern Languages |
| Field of studies | English Studies |
| Form of studies | Full-time |
| Level of education | Second cycle |
| Educational profile | academic |
| Language(s) of instruction | English |
| Admission limit | 3 |
| Duration | 2 years |
| Recruitment committee address | rekrutacja.angli@uw.edu.pl tel. 22 55 31 419 |
| WWW address | http://ia.uw.edu.pl/ |
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The programme was designed to fit the requirements of the developing work and academic environment and to provide graduates with solid competences that will make them competitive in the job market. The programme English Studies – Linguistics comprises many disciplines, such as sociology, pedagogy, psychology and communication studies. Modern linguistics researches, among others: the relationship between language and the human brain, diversity of language varieties, the role of language in artificial intelligence systems, communication in traditional and modern media, language change, or translation of texts of many types.
At the start, students select their MA seminar from the available offer. In addition to the MA thesis related classes, students have the opportunity to take courses and monographic lectures in other disciplines, i.e. literature and culture studies.
Students broaden their knowledge of problems within linguistics, such as social and regional varieties of language, multilingualism, communication in a variety of contexts, issues involved in translation, corpus and computational linguistics, language modeling for AI, and others. The diploma they receive upon graduation explicitly states that they are specialists in linguistics.
Students also have a chance to get introduced to substantial fundamentals of translation practice, including the translation of literature and of language for specific purposes, and are equipped with soft skills in order to facilitate their successful performance in the job market.
As an additional option, students may take part in our teacher training programme to obtain qualifications needed to teach English at all levels.
All classes are conducted in English.
This programme is full-time, with teaching days from Monday to Friday, and free from tuition fees. The seat of the Institute is the modern building of the Faculty of Modern Languages at 55 Dobra Street, Warsaw.
Admission rules
Applies to candidates studying English philology in other universities.
Only transfer to the 2nd year of study is possible.
Admission on the basis of:
- grade point average obtained during the course of studies so far;
- number of courses/subjects that have to be taken additionally to compensate for curriculum differences.
Position in the ranking results from the grade point average; curriculum differences should not amount to more that 6 (six) courses/subjects.
Checking candidates' competence to undertake studies conducted in the English language
The rules of qualifying candidates from foreign and from Polish universities are the same.
A candidate has to hold a certificate proving competence in the English language at minimum C1 level.
Accepted certificates:
- Certificate in Advanced English / Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) / C1 Advanced issued by Cambridge Assessment English (previously Cambridge English Language Assessment and University of Cambridge ESOL examination)
- Certificate of Proficiency in English / Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) / C2 Proficiency issued by Cambridge Assessment English (previously Cambridge English Language Assessment and University of Cambridge ESOL examination)
- C1 Business Higher / Cambridge English: Business Higher (BEC Higher) issued by Cambridge Assessment English (previously Cambridge English Language Assessment and University of Cambridge ESOL examination)
- Certificate on the C1 or C2 level issued by University Council for the Coordination of Foreign Language Teaching and Language Proficiency Certification
- C1 exam conducted by the UW Institute of English Studies
- ECL Language Test level C1 (min. score 80), issued by European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
- Edexcel ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Level 2 issued by Pearson
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic (min. score 64) issued by Pearson
- International English Language Testing System Academic (min. score 7) issued by International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (min. score 94) issued by Educational Testing Service (ETS)
- BA diploma in English Studies (English philology) on condition that the language of instruction during the studies was exclusively English
Deadlines
C1 Level English Exam: 18th of September, 2024, from 10 a.m. (exam will be conducted online via Kampus-rekrutacja)
Announcement of results: 24th of September, 2024
Reception of documents:
- I round: 25th-26th of September, 2024
- II round (in case of not fulfilling the limit during I round): 27th, 30th of September, 2024
Payments
Required documents
List of required documents submitted by candidates qualified for studies
Additional information
Contact data to the admissions coordinator responsible for transfers from other universities: mgr inż. Marta Czyżewska, rekrutacja.angli@uw.edu.pl, (22) 55-31-419
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