Graduate Program in Political Science

Choose this program if…

• You are passionate about the surrounding socio-political reality, would like to become a political advisor, image creation specialist, official in the ministry or EU institutions, and maybe even start political activity
• You are looking for studies that will prepare you to work in many different fields

Courses 1st year

• Political Analysis
• Comparative analysis of political regimes
• Theories of Democracy
• Civil Society
• General elective course
• BHP-OSH Occupational Safety and Care
• Introduction to International Protection of Intellectual Property
• MA seminar
• Qualitative Methods and Mixed Methods
• Political Communication and Political Marketing

Practical Politics Track:

• Political Writing Skills
• Leadership Skills

Workshopping Track

• Critical Thinking Workshop
• Collaboration Gaming Workshop

Courses 2nd year

• MA seminar
• Democracy Analysis and Measurement
• Statistical Methods
• Citizenship and Political Participation
• Elective courses from the offer of the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies

Practical Politics Track

• Oratory Skills
• Political Market Research and Analysis

Workshopping Track

• Conflict Management Workshop
• Futuring Workshop

Graduates will acquire the intellectual qualifications necessary to analyze political problems from an international perspective. Thanks to skill-building activities provided during their classes, they will be well-trained in the art of communication, negotiation, and persuasion. Particular emphasis is placed on issues concerning European integration, as well as Poland and Eastern Europe.

If you choose this major…

• You will gain both theoretical knowledge and practical skills

• Your lecturers will be experienced practitioners related to the subject of political science

• You will have the opportunity to take advantage of WNPiSM's international cooperation by going abroad under the ERASMUS+ program, bilateral agreements, or taking part in classes with professors from foreign universities (visiting professors)

• You will get the opportunity to develop your passions, e.g. in the student science clubs

• Your classes will take place in the very heart of the University - in the modern Auditorium Building on the Main Campus

• Public administration
• NGO's
• Consulting agencies
• Media
• Political activity
• International organizations
• Marketing/PR/event agencies
• Political advisory

The Faculty of Political Science and International Studies is one of the largest teaching and research units of its kind, not only in Poland but also throughout Central and Eastern Europe. We operate as a part of the best and the largest Polish university – the University of Warsaw. Close to three and a half thousand students gain knowledge within our walls on both a full-time and part-time basis.

Students of the Faculty not only gain education that is versatile and useful in their professional lives but also one that develops their interests and passions, in accordance with the centuries-old traditions of our university. Every year, hundreds of our best students get the opportunity to go on exchange for a few months to major foreign universities, both in Europe and around the world. There is also an active research program in the Faculty, bringing together students who are engaged in independent research and implementing original projects through academic clubs. The most active students also have an opportunity to gain valuable experience through our vibrant students’ union, which is an important part of academic life at the Faculty.

Graduates are innovative and comprehensively educated professionals, highly valued in the labor market, which is confirmed by all sorts of rankings and statistics – they are also visible participants in public life, experts of national and international standing, and political commentators. Journalists, politicians, and managers at the highest level – many of them took their first steps in their respective fields within the walls of the Faculty.

The professors, lecturers, and employees at the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies form a unique team, on a nationwide scale, of theorists and practitioners who are actively involved in public life, excellent educators and researchers, recognized experts and authorities in their fields.

Proof of the Faculty’s leading position is not only the large popularity of its educational programs, but also the results of rankings and classifications, where our programs and units have for years been rated as number one, and also the results from research which show that employers have deep trust and confidence in the graduates of our Faculty. Our organizational units and their educational programs also consistently earn top ratings from the Polish Accreditation Committee, as well as the University Accreditation Committee.