Faculty of Psychology

Diverse range of offered courses

The rich and diversified curriculum of our psychology degree programme, which offers a choice of specializations, allows us to tailor the learning process to our students' individual interests and career plans. Graduates have the opportunity to continue their education by taking advantage of our professional training courses.

We train clinical psychologists, personal development counsellors, and forensic psychologists. We also prepare our students to work in business, public and private sector organizations and NGOs. Our students learn to undertake community-based interventions and discover the psychological mechanisms governing coaching, marketing and PR.

Highest level of studies in psychology

According to the ranking of higher education institutions published by the "Perspektywy" magazine, SWPS University is one of the two best universities in Poland offering studies in the field of psychology.
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Psychocriminalistics - an innovative field of study

Among others, we offer interdisciplinary studies in psychocriminalistics combining knowledge and skills from five fields: psychology, forensic science, law, sociology and pedagogy. Most of the classes taught within that field are workshops which allows students to develop practical skills necessary in working with people in difficult situations. In this degree programme, students learn directly from outstanding professionals in clinical psychology, forensic psychology, and law.

Specialisation studies in clinical psychology

We are the only institution of higher learning in Silesia licensed to conduct specialization studies in clinical psychology for holders of MA degrees in psychology in accordance with the regulation of the Minister of Health on obtaining the title of specialist in health care professions.

Positive assessment by the PKA

Our psychology studies have received a positive evaluation of the Polish Accreditation Committee which supervises the education process in all Polish universities. The committee recognised in particular the cooperation undertaken by the faculty with the socio-economic and cultural environment, activities for the benefit of the local community and the participation of representatives of business and institutions in the process of improving curricula.

European teaching standards

The curriculum of our psychology studies is adjusted to the European standards of teaching psychology and meets the requirements of the EuroPsy European Certificate in Psychology, which in many European countries serves as the benchmark for psychology practitioners and regulates access to the profession.

Experts with hands-on experience

Students learn from professionals who combine academic work with professional practice. The classes are conducted, among others, by professor Augustyn Bańka - a researcher studying the influence of the environment on people, professor Józef Krzysztof Gierowski - an expert in psychiatry and law, dr Danuta Rode - an expert in clinical and forensic psychology, dr Bogdan Lach - an investigative psychologist and profiler, and dr Beata Kozak - a personal development coach and trainer working for international corporations, dr Anna Hełka - a business psychologist, dr Damian Grabowski - an occupational psychologist, dr Agata Chudzicka-Czupała - an expert in the psychology of work and a social psychologist.

Support for students with disabilities

SWPS University offers a number of scholarships, including a special scholarship for students with disabilities. We ensure that students with special needs have access to assistants and specialized equipment. For students who find it hard to adapt to university life, we offer free psychological consultations.

For information on available forms of assistance, students may contact Health and Accessibility Coordinators at their respective faculties.

Anna Żbik
phone +48 32 750 60 81
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Our studies prepare students to work in areas such as psychological assistance, clinical psychology, forensic psychology, organizational and marketing psychology, market research or human resources management - and essentially in any place where psychological competence and expertise contribute to broadly understood success. Read more about our programs in Polish

The best Faculty of Psychology in Silesia

We are the only faculty of psychology in the Silesian Voivodship which was awarded category “A” in the last parametric evaluation carried out by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. This attaches a high rating of the research potential and the publications of our faculty members and influences the quality of teaching in the Faculty as well.

Socially applicable research projects

Since the beginning of our activity, we have been combining modern teaching with a high standard of research, concentrating to a large extent on issues important to the inhabitants of Silesia. Our researchers have analyzed the problem of forced eviction of inhabitants of certain streets in the Bytom-Karb district. They also received funding from the National Centre for Research and Development to implement the Interwencja Edukacyjna „Bliżej” projectwithin the framework of which they developed activities to eliminate peer discrimination in junior high schools.

As part of another initiative, with the support of the Foundation for Polish Science, our researchers engaged school pupils and university students in research into the school reality - the INKLA projectshowed young people that social sciences can have a direct impact on improving everyday life and that everyone can contribute to change in their environment.

We also conduct interesting research in other fields, including:

• close relationships,
• the use of film in therapy and development,
• methods of nutrition and acceptance of our own body,
• environmental disasters.