The Studies in Holocaust and Totalitarian Systems specialty is designed for students intending to pursue a career in research on genocide as well as for students, who consider this specialized knowledge about the Holocaust and totalitarianisms to be beneficial for the development of a civic society.

This programme of study presumes that consciousness-building about the annihilation of Jews in Poland, particularly among the younger generations, is necessary so that the events and significance of the Holocaust will not be forgotten; moreover Poland needs a deepened democracy, the kind that is only possible in societies, which are prepared to embrace within their historical memory and narrative even the darkest aspects of their history.

This specialty outlines the genesis of national and religious conflicts in the contemporary world, the mechanisms used to create the structure of a totalitarian or authoritarian state, and racism and anti-Semitism present in modern-day European society. Particular attention is paid to the Polish perspective and experience with totalitarianisms during the 20th century, the Nazi and Soviet.

 

Internship Opportunities

Students of the Centere for European Studies specialty are invited to take advantage of the internship and volunteer opportunities available to them. Please check our internship offer here.

Graduate Profile

Graduates of the specialty are ready to contribute to the cultural and historical memory of contemporary Europe, to help shape civic society as well as to build to awareness of the negative effects of anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia and discrimination and to counteract them. The specialty may be particularly attractive for future politicians, lawyers, government officials and administrators, representatives of international and local NGOs, researchers as well as teachers.

The degree programme is designed to produce graduates capable of independent, critical thought, able to analyse the social, political and cultural phenomena.

 

Curriculum

• Curriculum for cohort 2020/2021
• Curriculum for cohort 2019/2020
• Curriculum for cohort 2018/2019
• Curriculum for cohort 2017/2018
• Curriculum for cohort 2016/2017