Degree Programmes in English 2021/2022

Criteria Description
FACULTY Faculty of Humanities
NAME OF THE Global Communication
DEGREE
PROGRAMME
STUDY CYCLE first (Bachelor degree)
MODE daily (weekday) studies
PROFILE general academic
DURATION OF 6 semesters
STUDIES
ENROLMENT Group I: modern foreign language – English
CRITERIA Group II (select one subject): Polish, modern foreign language
Group III (select one subject): geography, history, biology, physics, citizenship education (civics),
modern foreign language.
SPECIALISATIONS none
ABOUT THE Global Communication is an English-language degree programme, combining linguistics and cultural
DEGREE studies. The curriculum facilitates comprehensive personal and academic development – acquiring
PROGRAMME theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and social /cultural competences valued in the modern labour
market. The courses of two additional foreign languages are another major asset of the programme.
SKILLS GAINED IN The graduates of Global Communication BA degree programme boast:
THE COURSE OF ✓ advanced competence in the English language (C1 according to the Common European
THE DEGREE Framework of Reference for Languages [CEFR]), gained in the course of practical classes, such as
PROGRAMME phonetics, grammar, writing, and conversation
✓ skills in specialist varieties of English, for different practical applications, including business, law,
corporate structures, EU institutions, digital media
✓ knowledge of linguistic and cultural diversity of the world, acquired during classes on applied
linguistics, comparative pragmatics, sociolinguistics, multimodal and intercultural communication
✓ ability to conduct basic scientific research in the field of linguistics, gained during research
workshops
✓ social and communicative competences, shaped in classes devoted to social discourses,
multilingualism, and multiculturality
✓ practical knowledge of two additional foreign languages: B1 (foreign language no. 1) and A2
(foreign language no. 2)
CAREERS AND Skills and competences possessed by the graduates of the BA programme may be efficiently applied in
EMPLOYMENT different professional environments:
✓ international organizations and institutions: EU structures, UN structures
✓ public administration: international co-operation divisions, offices for EU projects and funds,
public information offices
✓ international non-governmental organizations (INGO), charitable foundations
✓ cultural institutions, cultural-educational establishments (international exchange programmes;
organizing events and contests)
✓ international enterprises
✓ marketing and advertising agencies
✓ publishing houses
Possible employment prospects include being a PR specialist, customer service specialist, clerk, editor
of specialist texts in English, copywriter with skills in foreign languages.
ADDITIONAL Students choose two additional foreign languages out of the following: Chinese, Russian, French,
INFORMATION Spanish, or German. The number of groups available in a particular year may vary depending on the
number of students and their preferences.
INTERNSHIPS non-obligatory
SAMPLE COURSES Language Registers and Stylistic Variation, Modality in Communication, Language of Digital Media,
Business English, Legal English, Communication in Corporations, Communication in EU Institutions,
Discourse and Society, Intercultural Communication, Language Policy and Planning
CONTINUATION The graduates of the Global Communication BA degree programme may continue their education by
OF STUDIES enrolling in the following MA programmes offered by the University of Szczecin:
✓ Public Management (Faculty of Economics, Finance, and Management; a degree programme in
English)
✓ English Philology, specialization in Translation (Faculty of Humanities; a degree programme in
English and Polish)
✓ Kognitywistyka komunikacji (Faculty of Humanities; a degree programme in Polish).