Baltic Region Studies
English language
history, philosophy, geography, art history
English language, French language, German language, Italian language, Russian language, Spanish language, biology, computer science, mathematics
English-language first-cycle Baltic Region Studies is a modern and interdisciplinary course of study for those who wish to deepen their knowledge of the Baltic Sea region and learn about the specificity of research on maritime issues of the Baltic Sea area. The studies provide an opportunity to learn about the region’s rich past, understand its complex environmental conditions, and its past and present political, economic, social and cultural processes. Knowledge from a wide range of fields will be imparted by the best specialists from national and international research centres.
You will learn to understand the political, economic, environmental, social and cultural processes that have taken place in the Baltic Sea Region in the past and in the present.
You will learn to see the course and especially the consequences of historical development on contemporary events and processes.
You will become familiar with the specificities of maritime research in the Baltic Sea Region, the opportunities and threats posed by its geopolitical location.
You will learn about the opportunities for multifaceted international cooperation in the region and the challenges for the future.
You will learn selected languages of the region and analyse the historical landscape with modern remote sensing methods.
Our graduates work as:
- specialists in research institutions, cultural-educational institutions, local action groups (LAGs) for the dissemination of knowledge, NGOs – dealing with maritime issues and the countries of the Baltic Sea Region,
- specialists, animators and participants in multi-faceted international cooperation working in institutions, governmental and self-governmental administration at various levels with an interest in maritime affairs and the Baltic Sea Region,
- specialists in the promotion and cultural departments of state and local administration institutions
- museums and other cultural heritage institutions dealing with maritime affairs and the Baltic Sea Region.
The courses are realised in the Institute of History, one of the strongest scientific units of the University of Szczecin, awarded with the highest possible grade in the latest evaluation of scientific units in Poland (A+), in cooperation with selected specialists – theoreticians and practitioners from other European and national universities.
Graduates in Baltic Region Studies are able to continue their education in second-cycle studies in the fields offered by the Institute of History (Borders and Boundaries Studies; or Polish-language studies: History, International Relations, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage Manager) as well as in other fields run by both the Faculty of Humanities (the Polish-language programme Baltic Cultural Studies) and other faculties of the University of Szczecin or other universities. Graduates can also take advantage of the offer of Polish-language postgraduate studies conducted at the Institute of History and others conducted at the University of Szczecin and other universities.
Cultural heritage in the Baltic Sea Region; Geography and biology of the Baltic Sea Region; Cultures of the Baltic Sea Region; Economy of the Baltic Region; History of cartography in the Baltic Sea Region; History of Pomerania; History of the Baltic Sea Region in the Late Middle Ages; History of the Baltic Sea Region after 1945.