Bachelor in Media studies

Tuition comes to 3,033 USD per year.

The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow offers Media studies as a bachelor's program taught in English over six semesters, with yearly tuition of 11200 PLN. Delivered as Journalism and Social Communication Studies, the program prepares students for the competitive field of modern journalism and social communication, including the use of new information and communication technologies. The curriculum includes foreign language courses, scientific seminars, and internship opportunities, structured in accordance with Polish higher education standards under the Bologna system. Course topics include workshops on radio, press, television and internet journalism, rhetoric and journalistic style, promotion, advertising and marketing, communication theory, media ethics, and public relations, along with the cultural heritage of John Paul II, computer graphics and creativity in virtual reality, data presentation techniques such as infographics, and the practical implementation of radio, television and social media projects. Beyond coursework, the Institute offers extracurricular resources including research activity in media science and social communication, scientific conferences and media festivals, meetings with media professionals, the Radio Bonus and JP2TV television outlets and the Windowsjp2.pl portal, scientific and student magazines, a Journalism Research Club, an Image Communication Research Group, and the university's annual Juvenalia student festival. Media studies programs of this kind combine practical journalism training with communication theory, preparing graduates for roles across broadcast and print journalism, public relations, digital media production and marketing communications in an industry increasingly shaped by online and social platforms.