Available specialisation:

• easel painting

The Painting 1st Degree Programme prepares graduates for independent artistic work as well as for active participation in the existing art market.

The programme prepares graduates to play the role of an animator of culture-creating activities, a coordinator and participant of projects in the area of culture and art, an independent, critical and ethical artist.

The aim of 1st Degree Programme is to shape the awareness of the need for a constant and continuous: improvement of one's artistic skill, personality, creativity, and search for one's place in a dynamically changing reality.

The syllabus, built on the basis of the educational standards required for a Degree in Painting, consciously combines the latest research in the field of broadly understood painting (new media, scenography, graphics, photography, intermedia, and the basics of interior design) with classic easel and architectural painting techniques, technical skills and a broad knowledge of art history.

Teaching Methods are based on creating mechanisms of encouragement and conditions for the active participation of students in scientific and artistic activities outside the University (the organization of exhibitions, conferences of students and young academics, support for the activities of student groups).

Students are encouraged to participate in foreign exchange programmes e.g. within the Erasmus Program with such universities as:

• The University of Koblenz-Landau in Germany
• Catholic University of Ružomberok in Slovakia
• The Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica
  
• The University of Zadar in Croatia
• The University of Rijeka
• The Art and Design University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• The Academy of Fine Arts in Urbino, Italy
  
• The Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara
• The University of Ostrava
• The Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts
  
• Lviv National Academy of Arts
  
• The Transcarpathian Art Institute
• Hue University, Vietnam
• Yanshan University, China
• Tunis University

The faculty staff actively cooperate with international, foreign and domestic institutions of science, culture and art in Germany, Austria, Italy, Croatia, Romania, Czechia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary, China, Canada and the USA, both with governmental agencies and with local governments.

Faculty members organize or co-organize many artistic events of international, national and local character (such as international plein-airs, exhibitions, creative workshops, symposiums and conferences).

UNDERGRADUATE QUALIFICATIONS

The graduate of the first degree course in painting, specialization: easel painting - receives the professional title of a licencjat sztuki (English equivalent: Bachelor of Arts).

The graduate of the first degree course possesses knowledge and skills of artistic expression in the field of painting as well as general knowledge of contemporary art and culture. They are prepared to disseminate and popularize art in art centers and community centers based on acquired knowledge and their own artistic experience.

Their acquired skills can also be used in advertising and local government cultural institutions.

The graduate knows and understands all the details of a painter's craft. They have the basis of workshop education (easel painting, wall painting, drawing, new media in art) with the possibility of expanding it within additional specializations (graphics, scenography) supported by theory and history of art and culture, aesthetics, philosophy and based on professional ethics. They are fully prepared to consciously and actively participate in contemporary artistic and intellectual life.

They are prepared to take up studies of the second degree (graduate studies).

RECRUITMENT OF FOREIGNERS FOR FIRST-CYCLE STUDIES IN ENGLISH

Documents required upon application

When registering, a foreign candidate for first-cycle studies:

• fills in a personal questionnaire form,
• submits a scanned copy of their Polish high school diploma or its foreign equivalent, along with a translation into Polish done by a sworn translator, bearing an apostille or subjected to legalization, and an additional translation into Polish by a sworn translator (Education tab),
• provides an electronic photo in .jpg format (photo compliant with the requirements for issuing personal identification documents),
• submits a scanned document confirming their English language proficiency at a minimum B2 level (Education tab - Certificates and other documents required for enrollment).

If the candidate does not possess a language proficiency document in the language of instruction, they may request a language proficiency verification. To do so, the candidate must submit the application by the deadline of - 16.09.2024. The application should be filled out, signed, scanned, and then sent through the IRK system using the Help tab. The subject of the message should be: "Application for language proficiency verification" - Application to download

•  specifies the foreigner status in Poland and provides a scanned copy of the relevant document (e.g., valid Polish Card, supplementary protection status - UKR, permanent residence permit) (Foreign Candidate tab),
• enrols in the chosen undergraduate program by submitting their recruitment application (Recruitment Applications tab),
• makes the required recruitment payment to an individual account within the specified deadline according to the recruitment schedule,

• Power of attorney for deliveries –  Document to be downloaded under Recruitment applications - ‘Documents and next steps’

According to Article 40 § 4 of the Administrative Procedure Code of 14 June 1960, "A party who does not have a place of residence or habitual residence or a registered office in the Republic of Poland, another European Union Member State, the Swiss Confederation, or a European Free Trade Association (EFTA) state - a party to the agreement on the European Economic Area, if they have not appointed a representative for conducting the case residing in the Republic of Poland and are not acting through a consul of the Republic of Poland, is obliged to indicate a representative for deliveries in the Republic of Poland."

• Insurance: All foreign students must have valid insurance for at least the first year of study in Poland, covering medical expenses up to EUR 30,000. The insurance policy, agreement, or certificate from the National Health Fund or European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) serves as proof of insurance.

• Statement from the legal representative of a minor candidate for studies (applies only to minors): Minor candidates must obtain consent to participate in the recruitment process from their legal representative - parent or legal guardian. Failure to provide consent is equivalent to not participating in the recruitment.

Attention!!!

After successful registration for studies, foreign candidates should upload the completed and signed documents via the IRK system using the "Additional Information" form:

• Personal questionnaire form
• Power of attorney for deliveries
• Statement of consent from parents/legal guardians for participation in the recruitment process and enrollment of a minor person (applies only to minors)

 Documents to download under Recruitment applications - ‘Documents and next steps’.

Important information for candidates:

Document translations:

All documents prepared in a language other than Polish should be translated into Polish by

• A sworn translator of Polish (the list of sworn translators from the Polish Ministry of Justice is available at LINK);
  
• A sworn translator from the EU (if there is an institution of sworn translators in the respective country);
• An RP consul competent for the country where the document was issued, or within whose legal system it operates;
• An accredited diplomatic representation or consular office of the country where the document was issued.

The translation can be done by a translation agency, but it must be certified by a Polish diplomatic mission or a sworn translator. Translations certified by a notary are not accepted.

Tuition fees

According to the Rector's Order, the tuition fee for foreigners studying in full-time programs in the English language is PLN 6600 per academic year, payable in two instalments.

Accommodation

Foreign students who submit an application can be provided with accommodation in the "SKRZAT" Student House - www.skrzat.ujd.edu.pl. The monthly fee is PLN 490 per person for a double room, as specified in the Rector's Order at Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa.