University of Silesia in Katowice

Degree Programme Director and Degree Programme Deputy Director: Urban Policies and Public Counselling, Social Work, Sociology decide on:

matters of education, in particular:

• class schedules and classroom capacities,
• student registration in USOSweb system for elective courses,
• exam session schedules;

matters of Rules and Regulations of Studies at the University of Silesia, in particular:

• appointing year tutors;
• relating to granting of Individual Adaptation of Studies, Individual Organisation of Studies, and Individual Course of Studies;
• transferring a student to another programme, major, or to full-time or part-time studies;
• acknowledging educational outcomes;
• specifying the differences in curriculum for students resuming studies;
• agreements on curriculums for students participating in student exchange programmes, including Erasmus+ and MOST programmes;
• crediting employment as an internship.

In addition the Degree Programme Director: Urban Policies and Public Counselling, Social Work, Sociology and the Degree Programme Deputy Director:

• approve teaching staff and individual teaching class assignments;
• coordinate teaching cooperation with external and internal stakeholders;
• oversee implementation of the procedures specified by the Faculty System for Education Quality Assurance;
• initiate and coordinate activities for the improvement of the programme curriculum;
• oversee the content of classes;
• are responsible for preparing documents for accreditation, in particular for assessments conducted by the Polish Accreditation Committee.
• cooperate with Plenipotentiaries of the Dean for Student Affairs.