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The Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics of the University of Wroclaw, which has been one of the highest-rated places in Poland educating lawyers for many years, is honored to welcome you to our Bachelor program – Criminal Justice.

Studies in the field of Criminal Justice enable the acquisition and making use of comprehensive knowledge in the field of substantive criminal law, law of criminal procedural, criminology, forensic science and related sciences in the sphere of counteracting and preventing crime in social and economic life.

Our Criminal Justice program provides an excellent opportunity to prepare you for working in public and private institutions tasked with ensuring public security and order (among others: police authorities, auxiliary judicial authorities, penitentiary and correctional institutions, government and self-government administration bodies, private institutions dealing with the protection of persons and property). The program puts a special focus on the international aspects of criminal justice which allows graduates to find employment in international organizations or European Union institutions.

The program is designed for maximum flexibility and is open to all international and Polish students.

Detailed study programs you can find here.

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The Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics of the University of Wroclaw, which has been one of the highest-rated places in Poland educating lawyers for many years, is honored to welcome you to our Bachelor program – Criminal Justice.

Studies in the field of Criminal Justice enable the acquisition and making use of comprehensive knowledge in the field of substantive criminal law, law of criminal procedural, criminology, forensic science and related sciences in the sphere of counteracting and preventing crime in social and economic life.

Our Criminal Justice program provides an excellent opportunity to prepare you for working in public and private institutions tasked with ensuring public security and order (among others: police authorities, auxiliary judicial authorities, penitentiary and correctional institutions, government and self-government administration bodies, private institutions dealing with the protection of persons and property). The program puts a special focus on the international aspects of criminal justice which allows graduates to find employment in international organizations or European Union institutions.

The program is designed for maximum flexibility and is open to all international and Polish students.

The subjects included in the study program you can find below.

Detailed study programs you can find below.

1st Semester (Winter)

Course nameECTSLectureClasses
Critical Thinking and Argumentation51020
Human Rights in Criminal Justice Context62014
Introduction to Criminology83016
History of Crime and Criminal Justice / History of Forensic Sciences (optional)3 30
Polish Language for Foreigners (A1)  30
Introduction to Law83016

2nd Semester (Summer)

Course nameECTSLectureClasses
Statistics in Criminal Justice52014
Introduction to Forensic Science52010
Criminal Etiology & Research Methods73016
Introduction to Criminal Law73016
Elements of Legal System63016
Polish Language for Foreigners (A1)5 30

3rd Semester (Winter)

Course nameECTSLectureClasses
Criminal Justice in International Environment83016
Probation, Parole and Penitentiary Law83016
White-Collar Crimes4 30
Cybercrimes /
Crimes against Animals (optional)
4 30
Intellectual Property Protection420 
Foreign Language (B2)  60
EU Criminal Law  3016

4th Semester (Summer)

Course nameECTSLectureClasses
EU Criminal Law83016
Criminal Procedure and Courts63016
International Criminal Justice63016
Race, Gender, Ethnicity and Crime4 30
Ethics and Criminal Justice4 30
Economics and Society /
Political and Legal Thought (optional)
4 30
Foreign Language (B2)  60

5th Semester (Winter)

Course nameECTSLectureClasses
EU & International Policing63016
International Crimes63016
Civil Liability /
Data Protection (optional)
424 
Reintegration of convicts /
History of Law Enforcement (optional)
4 30
Complaints to ECHR in Criminal Cases /
Environmental Crimes (optional)
4 30
Foreign Language (B2)12 60
Seminar   30

6th Semester (Summer)

Course nameECTSLectureClasses
Victimology52014
Violent crimes /
Organized crime (optional)
3 24
Organization and Safety of Mass Events /
Counter-terrorism (optional)
330 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency /
Sexual Offences (optional)
3 24
Seminar10 30