We present the catalogue of programmes offered by the University of Silesia, including the admission criteria for the academic year 2025/2026.
The admission criteria are specified individually for each programme and they state which grades (from which subjects) are taken into consideration and what is their relative weight. The catalogue of programmes is available at: https://us.edu.pl/kandydat/strona-glowna/lista-kierunkow/
If you wish to apply for any programme (undergraduate, graduate or long-cycle MA/MSc, full-time or part-time) starting in the academic year 2025/2026, it will be possible to register as a candidate in the Online Application System (IRK) from 2 June 2025, 12:00. The admission procedures end on 30th September 2025. The admission timetable specifies that there is one basic admission procedure and two additional ones. The additional admission procedures, however, will only take place if the previous admission procedure did not result in filling all the places available in a given programme.

In the rector’s office, 12 Bankowa Street in Katowice (room 3.8) there is an information point for candidates who wish to study at the University of Silesia.

Candidates from abroad

The Faculty Admission Commission starts the qualification procedure when the on-line registration of candidates for a given programme is closed. The exact times when the lists of candidates accepted for particular programmes will appear on-line are to be found in the IRK Catalogue of Programmes.

The deadlines and the place where you should submit your documents to register as a student – this information will also be sent to your IRK account if you have been accepted. In addition, this information is available in the IRK system, in the admission timetables for each programme.
Please note that being accepted is not the end of the admission process, you are not a student yet! In order to register as a student for a programme of your choice, you have to meet a few further requirements, i.e. submit all the necessary documents at the dean’s office.

Status of candidates in the qualification procedure

Results of the admission process are provided to the candidates in the IRK system. You can access the information on your admission results under ‘Applications’ in the ‘My Account’ section, these include:

• Qualified – a candidate who is accepted to studies (and appears on the list of accepted candidates), on the basis of the points they were awarded and the limit of available places for the programme of their choice, or on the basis of their registration in the IRK system and submitting the necessary documents, if the criterion of points does not apply for the programme of their choice. An accepted candidate has the duty to submit all the necessary documents and enrol as a student at the specified place and time.
• Reserve list – a candidate who has not been awarded the number of points required to secure one of the available places for the degree programme of their choice and has not been accepted but is on the waiting list of candidates who may be accepted later on if a place becomes available.
• Not qualified – a candidate who does not meet the admission criteria for the degree programme (or major) of their choice.

Reserve list

The candidates who have not been accepted by the Faculty Admission Commission for the programme of their choice due to unavailability of places are on the waiting list. If places become available after the registration deadline for the accepted candidates, the Faculty Admission Commission will decide to accept some of the candidates from the waiting list, in accordance with the point score ranking. If you are on the waiting list and the Faculty Admission Commission informs you that you have been accepted, you should submit your documents to enrol at the place and time specified by the Commission.

Example:

On the day when the admission process results are announced, Katarzyna Igrekowska is in the 300^th position on the ranking list. According to the acceptance criteria, the limit of available places for the degree programme of her choice is 250. Mrs Katarzyna is not accepted. After a few days, it turns out that some of the candidates accepted for the programme have not enrolled. Consequently, Katarzyna moves to the 210^th position on the ranking list and is accepted by the Faculty Admission Commission. Katarzyna submits all the required documents and enrols at the dean’s office within the specified deadline. As a result, she becomes an admitted candidate.

Note! Being accepted is not equivalent to being admitted to studies. In order to become admitted to studies, you have to meet a few further requirements. These are presented in the part that describes Stage II of the admission process.

Additional admission procedures

If an admission procedure is closed, but there are still some places left for a given programme or major, the Faculty Admission Commission may decide:
• to finish the qualification procedure without filling these places;
• to open another admission procedure.
If the Commission decides to open another admission procedure, the IRK system will show that you can apply for a given programme or major. The times when you can apply will be specified in the IRK Catalogue of Programmes  in the description of individual programmes (see under: Information about the programme).

In the academic year 2025/2026, the University of Silesia offers a wider range of programmes in English. All the classes (lectures, labs, seminars, etc.) are taught in English, which enables the students to learn specialist terminology and to effectively communicate in English. MA/MSc theses are written in English. All the classes, in small groups, are taught in English. High quality and effectiveness of education. You don’t have to leave Poland to study in English! Make the best of this opportunity!

The offer in English includes:

• degree programmes conducted entirely in English (including majors, if applicable);
• majors conducted entirely in English offered within programmes conducted in Polish.

Admission at the University of Silesia in Katowice is conducted for degree programmes.

In case of applying for a major in English, offered within a programme conducted in Polish, as follows:

1. major: Leadership in International Relations offered within the International Studies in Political Science and Diplomacy programme – first-cycle studies
2. major: Geographic Information Systems offered within the Geography programme – second-cycle studies

– candidates are required to know only the English language.

In case of applying for a major in English, offered within a programme conducted in Polish, i.e.:

1. major: American and Canadian Studies for Intercultural Communications and Diplomacy offered within the English Philology programme – second-cycle studies

– knowledge of both languages, i.e. Polish and English is required. Candidates must upload documents confirming knowledge of both languages (Polish and English) into the Online Application System (IRK).

In the Online Application System (IRK), registrations are made for a specific degree programme, therefore, within the University of Silesia’s study offer a candidate has to search for the degree programme within which the English-language major is offered.

PROGRAMMES conducted in English:

First cycle studies

1. Materials Science and Engineering – full-time, first-cycle studies at the Faculty of Science and Engineering

• within the degree programme, 2 majors in English are offered:
• Biomaterials;
• Innovative Engineering Materials.

Second cycle studies

2. Biotechnology – full-time, second-cycle studies at the Faculty of Natural Science

• within the degree programme, 2 majors in English are offered:
• Plant Biotechnology;
• Environmental Biotechnology.

3. Computer Science – full-time, second-cycle studies at the Faculty of Science and Technology

• Admission to the programme Computer Science will be open in IRK system during the admission for the summer semester 2025/2026 (studies start in February 2026).

4. International Business Law and Arbitration – full-time, second-cycle studies at the Faculty of Law and Administration

5. Creative Management in New Media – full-time, second-cycle studies at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School

6. Physics – full-time, second-cycle studies at the Faculty of Science and Technology

• within the degree programme, 2 majors in English are offered:
• Nanophysics and Mesoscopic Materials – Modelling and Applications (NM3A);
• Fundamental and Applied Physics.

7. International Studies of Political Science and Diplomacy – full-time, second-cycle studies

MAJORS conducted in English offered within PROGRAMMES conducted in Polish:

First cycle studies

1. LEADERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS – the major within the programme INTERNATIONAL STUDIES IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND DIPLOMACY – full-time, first-cycle studies at the Faculty of Social Science

Second cycle studies

2. AMERICAN AND CANADIAN STUDIES FOR INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS AND DIPLOMACY – the major within the programme ENGLISH PHILOLOGY – full-time, second-cycle studies at the Faculty of Humanities
3. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS – major within the programme GEOGRAPHY – full-time, second-cycle studies at the Faculty of Natural Sciences.

IMPORTANT: The major conducted in English offered within the programme conducted in Polish will not be separately visible in the Online Application System (IRK) during registration for the academic year 2025/2026. It will also not be displayed when applying the “Studies in English” filter within the “Groups of studies” section. To register for the above majors, please:

1. on the webpage https://irk.us.edu.pl/en-gb/, within a specific registration, select the study programme where the major conducted in English is offered;
2. after entering the information about the study programmes, click on the “Apply” button;
3. choose the appropriate source of funding for your studies and attach a required document (mandatory for individuals who are not Polish citizens).
4. fill in the information regarding your completed field of study (if applicable);
5. select the major;
6. upload the required documents, including a document confirming knowledge of the language of instruction.

Links to the admission for individual study programmes for the academic year 2025/2026 are available above. Admission for studies in the winter semester (starting from October 1, 2025) will start on June 2, 2025.