Studia w języku obcym

Our first-degree full-time Computer Science programme lasts 3 years (VI semesters). Graduates receive a bachelor's degree (licencjat in Polish) after completion of a diploma thesis and a succesfull diploma defence. During the course of study, students can earn a maximum of 182 ECTS credit points (European Credit Transfer System). Starting from the 5-th semester students are required to choose 6 elective courses in addition to the standard programme curriculum.

In the second year, within the framework of a 120-hour internship (in selected IT companies or IT departments of other institutions such as public administration) students learn about the role and goals of IT in a company, the structure and organization of IT units, as well as the rules of teamwork.

One of the main objectives of the programme is to educate qualified graduates who are able to skillfully adjust to the changing needs of the job market. Studying for the first-degree is also the time when students discovers their own predispositions and decide about their academic and professional future. Students may subsequently decide to apply for the master's degree studies and choose their specialization (the second-degree Computer Science programme at University of Bialystok).

General educational aims of the studies and employment/further education possibilities: The aim of English studies is to acquire basic knowledge of the target language, literature and culture and to employ it in professional and social contexts in an ethical way. The graduates can use at least one target language at the C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, and can use the target language for specific purposes. They also have interdisciplinary competence which enables them to apply their knowledge and ability to use language in different fields of academic and social life. They can solve professional problems, gather, process and transfer information (both in written and oral forms)  and participate in team work. Their qualifications should allow them to work in educational, administrative and cultural institutions such as publishing houses, editorial boards, mass media, tourist industry , services, etc. – mainly in places where good knowledge of the target language and culture is required. They can also work as teachers of English in primary and lower secondary schools after completing a special pedagogical programme provided by the Teachers` Educational Centre of UwB (CEN). The graduates are well-prepared to continue their studies at MA level.

Education in the major of Applied Chemistry is intended to equip graduates with knowledge, skills, and competencies in the field of chemistry, leaning on the basics of exact and natural sciences (chemical science discipline), enabling them to take up work in any European country, as well as outside Europe. A feature of the second-cycle Applied Chemistry studies is their universality and achieving practical skills. A large number of laboratory classes guarantee the acquisition of highly valued professional skills in the labor market. A graduate will be prepared to work in enterprises, organizations, and public institutions whose activities are related to chemistry. These are scientific, diagnostic, process, research, and development laboratories located in biotechnological, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and environmental protection institutions and in the chemical industry and administration.

Holding a master’s degree, a graduate can independently solve IT problems and practically apply informatics in selected technological and social fields. His knowledge embraces general social issues facilitating interpersonal communication. A graduate can be employed as a leader of a programming team, software designer and creator, IT systems administrator, computer networks designer, or data protection and information security specialist. He is prepared to work in various institutions using advanced IT solutions, in particular those creating software, in IT counseling agencies, in the sector of modern technologies, finance and higher education institutions. Moreover, a graduate can undertake a third cycle study (PhD).

Apart from advanced language skills (level C2 according to the European Council Common European Framework of Reference for Languages with regard to one foreign language), a graduate is provided with comprehensive and extensive knowledge in the field of selected specialization: linguistics, literature studies, culture studies, or applied linguistics. He can integrate knowledge from various humanistic disciplines and apply it to untypical professional situations; he can independently solve professional problems and draft relevant opinions based on incomplete or limited information in accordance with the principles of ethics, law and economics. A graduate can professionally communicate with experts and non-experts as well as organize teamwork. He has an open attitude to other languages and cultures. Depending on the selected specialization, a graduate is prepared to work in the institutions of culture, state administration, education, in publishing houses, journal editor’s offices, mass media, culture and research institutions as well as in the services sector requiring advanced knowledge of languages and cultures. What is more, a graduate can work as a foreign language teacher provided he has completed teaching specialization (pursuant to educational standards of the UwB Centre of Lifelong Learning). A graduate is prepared to undertake research challenges and third cycle study (PhD).