Major European Legal Studies
2025/26, First-cycle programme, Full-time
European Legal Studies is a three-year undergraduate programme taught in English. Graduates obtain the professional title of licencjat (Bachelor) upon the submission and defence of a thesis prepared in English. The course includes subjects in the field of European law and European integration, featuring, inter alia , international law, European Union law, integration within the Council of Europe, international and regional protection of human rights, as well as the economic and social context of European integration. The mandatory course subjects also cover topics relevant to the development of a knowledge-based economy and therefore include intellectual property law or data protection law. The optional subjects offered are: Polish language for foreigners, legal English, and a course in a modern language other than English.
List of courses - Winter semester, 2025/26
Subject Activity / Hours Form of verification ECTS points Course type
Introduction to Legal Science
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
Introduction to European Studies
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
Introduction to International Law
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
Institutions of the European Union
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
Roman Foundations of Private Law
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
Focus on the European Union (guest lectures)
Course details
Lecture: 5 h , including sub-activities:
Synchronous lecture: 5 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 5, including sub-activities:
Graded credit
0.5
Obligatory
Optional modules - 1 semester
Course details
Course type: Obligatory group
Sum of contact hours: 75
Graded credit
9
Obligatory group
The student is obliged to complete min. 3 optional modules with min. 9 ECTS in the first semester
Global Politics
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Lecture: 30
Graded credit
5
Elective
Social Mobility
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Lecture: 30
Graded credit
5
Elective
Introduction to Intercultural Communication
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Lecture: 30
Graded credit
3
Elective
Polish language course
Course details
Language course: 15 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 15
Graded credit
2
Elective
Foreign (non-EN) language course - French
Course details
Language course: 45 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 45
Graded credit
2
Elective
Foreign (non-EN) language course - German
Course details
Language course: 45 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 45
Graded credit
2
Elective
Library & databank research
Course details
Workshops: 15 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Workshops: 15
Graded credit
2
Obligatory
Physical Education
Course details
Course type: Obligatory
Physical education: 30
Graded credit
-
Obligatory
Physical Education
Course details
Physical education: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Physical education: 30
Graded credit
-
Elective
Fundamentals of OSH
Course details
Health and Safety training: 4 h , including sub-activities:
Asynchronous Health and Safety training: 4 h
Form of verification: Credit
Course type: Obligatory
Health and Safety training: 4, including sub-activities:
Asynchronous Health and Safety training: 4
Credit
-
Obligatory
List of courses - Summer semester, 2025/26
Subject Activity / Hours Form of verification ECTS points Course type
Constitutionalism: European and International Perspectives
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
International Protection of Human Rights
Course details
Lecture: 30 h , including sub-activities:
Synchronous lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30, including sub-activities:
Exam
4
Obligatory
The European Convention of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Graded credit
4
Obligatory
Lawyers, Judges and European Legal Culture (in the area of Private Law)
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Graded credit
4
Obligatory
European International Organizations
Course details
Classes: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Classes: 30
Graded credit
4
Obligatory
Focus on the European Union (guest lectures)
Course details
Lecture: 5 h , including sub-activities:
Synchronous lecture: 5 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 5, including sub-activities:
Graded credit
0.5
Obligatory
Optional modules - 2 semester
Course details
Course type: Obligatory group
Sum of contact hours: 90
Graded credit
9
Obligatory group
The student is obliged to complete min. 3 optional modules with min. 9 ECTS in the second semester
Ethics in the Global World
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Lecture: 30
Graded credit
4
Elective
Fundaments of Humanism and Humanity
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Lecture: 30
Graded credit
3
Elective
Legal English
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
Polish language course
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
Foreign (non-EN) language course - French
Course details
Language course: 45 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 45
Graded credit
2
Elective
Foreign (non-EN) language course - German
Course details
Language course: 45 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 45
Graded credit
2
Elective
English
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Obligatory
Physical Education
Course details
Course type: Obligatory
Physical education: 30
Graded credit
-
Obligatory
Physical Education
Course details
Physical education: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Physical education: 30
Graded credit
-
Elective
List of courses - Winter semester, 2026/27
Subject Activity / Hours Form of verification ECTS points Course type
Free Movement of Persons and the Migration Policy in the EU
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
Freedom of Establishment and Freedom to Provide Services in Poland
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
Freedom of Speech and its Limits in Law
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
Philosophy of Law
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
The Cohesion Policy of the European Union
Course details
Lecture: 15 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 15
Graded credit
2
Obligatory
Focus on the European Union (guest lectures)
Course details
Lecture: 5 h , including sub-activities:
Synchronous lecture: 5 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 5, including sub-activities:
Graded credit
0.5
Obligatory
Optional modules - 3 semester
Course details
Course type: Obligatory group
Sum of contact hours: 75
Graded credit
9
Obligatory group
The student is obliged to complete min. 3 optional modules with min. 9 ECTS in the third semester
Introduction to EU Criminal Law
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Lecture: 30
Graded credit
4
Elective
Law and Religion in Europe
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Lecture: 30
Graded credit
4
Elective
EU, USA and BRIC - New Global Implications
Course details
Lecture: 15 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Lecture: 15
Graded credit
2
Elective
Legal English
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
Polish language course
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
Foreign (non-EN) language course - French
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
Foreign (non-EN) language course - German
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
English
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Obligatory
List of courses - Summer semester, 2026/27
Subject Activity / Hours Form of verification ECTS points Course type
Elements of Family Law in the EU
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
European Legal Framework for Trade in Goods
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
EU Environmental Law and Policy
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
Finance and Financial Market Law of the EU
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
Fundamentals of European Consumer Law
Course details
Lecture: 20 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 20
Graded credit
3
Obligatory
Focus on the European Union (guest lectures)
Course details
Lecture: 5 h , including sub-activities:
Synchronous lecture: 5 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 5, including sub-activities:
Graded credit
0.5
Obligatory
Optional modules - 4 semester
Course details
Course type: Obligatory group
Sum of contact hours: 80
Graded credit
9
Obligatory group
The student is obliged to complete min. 3 optional modules with min. 9 ECTS in the fourth semester
Direct Democracy: Theory and Practice. East and West European Experience
Course details
Lecture: 30 h , including sub-activities:
Synchronous lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Lecture: 30, including sub-activities:
Graded credit
4
Elective
Food Law in the EU
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Lecture: 30
Graded credit
4
Elective
Public Procurement Law
Course details
Lecture: 20 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Lecture: 20
Graded credit
3
Elective
Legal English
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
Polish language course
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
Foreign (non-EN) language course - French
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
Foreign (non-EN) language course - German
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
Bachelor's thesis seminar
Course details
Course type: Obligatory group
Seminar: 30
Graded credit
2
Obligatory group
The student is obliged to choose one seminar
Bachelor's thesis seminar
Course details
Seminar: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Seminar: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
English
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Obligatory
List of courses - Winter semester, 2027/28
Subject Activity / Hours Form of verification ECTS points Course type
European Company Law and Securities Regulations
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
European and Polish Agricultural Law
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
Fundamentals of European Competition Law
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
Intellectual Property Law in Trade
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
Judicial Cooperation in the EU in Criminal Matters
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Graded credit
4
Obligatory
Focus on the European Union (guest lectures)
Course details
Lecture: 5 h , including sub-activities:
Synchronous lecture: 5 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 5, including sub-activities:
Graded credit
0.5
Obligatory
Optional modules - 5 semester
Course details
Course type: Obligatory group
Sum of contact hours: 90
Graded credit
9
Obligatory group
The student is obliged to complete min. 3 optional modules with min. 9 ECTS in the fifth semester
EU Sectoral Law (Energy & Telecommunications)
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Lecture: 30
Graded credit
4
Elective
Mergers and Acquisitions
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Lecture: 30
Graded credit
4
Elective
Legal English
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
Polish language course
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
Foreign (non-EN) language course - French
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
Foreign (non-EN) language course - German
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
Bachelor's thesis seminar
Course details
Course type: Obligatory group
Seminar: 30
Graded credit
2
Obligatory group
The student continues the seminar selected in the fourth semester
Bachelor's thesis seminar
Course details
Seminar: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Seminar: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
English
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Language course: 30
Graded credit
4
Obligatory
List of courses - Summer semester, 2027/28
Subject Activity / Hours Form of verification ECTS points Course type
European Employment Law
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
International Private Law
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
Introduction to International Criminal Procedure
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Exam
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Exam
4
Obligatory
Data Protection and Privacy in the EU
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 30
Graded credit
4
Obligatory
Judicial Cooperation in Civil Matters
Course details
Classes: 15 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Classes: 15
Graded credit
2
Obligatory
Focus on the European Union (guest lectures)
Course details
Lecture: 5 h , including sub-activities:
Synchronous lecture: 5 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Obligatory
Lecture: 5, including sub-activities:
Graded credit
0.5
Obligatory
Optional modules - 6 semester
Course details
Course type: Obligatory group
Sum of contact hours: 75
Graded credit
9
Obligatory group
The student is obliged to complete min. 3 optional modules with min. 9 ECTS in the sixth semester
European Identity: Social Attitudes and Political Ideologies
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Lecture: 30
Graded credit
5
Elective
European Personal Law
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Lecture: 30
Graded credit
4
Elective
Patents, Innovation, Antitrust
Course details
Lecture: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Lecture: 30
Graded credit
4
Elective
Comparative Legilinguistics
Course details
Language course: 15 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 15
Graded credit
2
Elective
Polish language course
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
Foreign (non-EN) language course - French
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
Foreign (non-EN) language course - German
Course details
Language course: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Language course: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
Bachelor's thesis seminar
Course details
Course type: Obligatory group
Seminar: 30
Graded credit
2
Obligatory group
The student continues the seminar selected in the fourth semester
Bachelor's thesis seminar
Course details
Seminar: 30 h
Form of verification: Graded credit
Course type: Elective
Seminar: 30
Graded credit
2
Elective
