Studia Podyplomowe Language and Communication in Healthcare

Postgraduate studies in Language and Communication in Healthcare follow the modern trend in research and education called medical humanities. These are interdisciplinary studies, combining philological topics (in linguistics and literary studies) with issues in health sciences and several other disciplines (sociology, psychology). The programme will be conducted in English—at the Faculty of English at AMU.

The studies will emphasise practical knowledge and skills. Students will acquire or develop professional skills for effective communication of information about health and treatment, crisis support as well as health promotion. Students will also improve their command of English. They will obtain modern knowledge and the ability to apply it for the common good of health and quality of life.

Apart from experienced staff from the Faculty of English, who have done research in medical humanities and published internationally in the field of medical humanities (e.g., on the language of psychotherapy, audio description, specialised medical discourses, communication in patient care, medical translation). The programme will be taught by invited experts from other AMU units, and—as guests—from academic centres in Poland and abroad. We also plan the participation of experienced practitioners in professions where language is a tool for the pursuit of health and well-being.

Graduates will get a chance to secure employment in such professions as:

• patient's assistant
• interpreter accompanying the patient
• medical journalist
• health educator
• audio describer
• art therapist
• communication expert supporting people with disabilities
• standardised patient

Set of documents

• a scan of university diploma

• a document confirming knowledge of English at B2 level

English language command

All applicants applying for admission to this program are required to attach a document confirming their knowledge of the English language at the B2 level.

Starting from August 1, 2025, foreigners who are not citizens of the EU must attach one of the documents specified in the Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of July 30, 2025, on the types of documents confirming proficiency in the language of instruction at university studies to confirm their knowledge of the English language at the B2 level.

Documents obtained abroad

Candidates with documents obtained abroad also provide:

• a scan of a foreign document, which is legalized or accompanied by an apostille, entitling the candidate to take up higher education studies in the country where the document was issued
• a scan of translation of the document into the language of the studies undertaken by the candidate, performed by a sworn translator entered into the list of sworn translators maintained by the Polish Minister of Justice, or certified by a Polish consul in the country where the document was issued
• a scan of the document recognizing the foreign certificate as equivalent to the Polish Matura certificate – in the case of candidates for first-cycle or long-cycle master's studies to whom this applies
• a scan of the document recognizing the foreign diploma as equivalent to the Polish diploma – in the case of candidates for second-cycle studies to whom this applies
• a scan of a document confirming the entitlement to study tuition-free – in the case of the foreigners concerned

Tuition fees

The total cost of the postgraduate studies is PLN 8,700 (three semesters).

1st semester: PLN 3,000; 2nd semester: PLN 3,000; 3rd semester: PLN 2,700

Each installment must be paid by the 15th day of the month.