CJ: Criminal Justice
Contact for students: wirginia.sitek-buska@uwr.edu.pl
Contact for candidates: study.law-economics@uwr.edu.pl
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.
1st Semester (Winter)
| Course name | ECTS | Lecture | Classes |
| Critical Thinking and Argumentation | 5 | 30 | |
| Human Rights in Criminal Justice Context | 6 | 20 | 14 |
| Introduction to Criminology | 8 | 30 | 16 |
| History of Crime and Criminal Justice or History of Forensic Sciences | 3 | 30 | |
| Polish Language for Foreigners (A1) | 30 | ||
| Introduction to Law | 8 | 30 | 16 |
2nd Semester (Summer)
| Course name | ECTS | Lecture | Classes |
| Statistics in Criminal Justice | 5 | 20 | 14 |
| Introduction to Forensic Science | 5 | 20 | 10 |
| Criminal Etiology & Research Methods | 7 | 30 | 16 |
| Introduction to Criminal Law | 7 | 30 | 16 |
| Elements of Legal System | 6 | 30 | 16 |
| Polish Language for Foreigners (A1) |
3rd Semester (Winter)
| Course name | ECTS | Lecture | Classes |
| Criminal Justice in International Environment | 8 | 30 | 16 |
| Probation, Parole and Penitentiary Law | 8 | 30 | 16 |
| White-Collar Crimes | 4 | 30 | |
| Cybercrimes or Crimes against Animals | 4 | 30 | |
| Intellectual Property Protection | 4 | 20 | |
| Foreign Language (B2) | 60 | ||
| EU Criminal Law | 15 | 8 |
4th Semester (Summer)
| Course name | ECTS | Lecture | Classes |
| EU Criminal Law | 8 | 15 | 8 |
| Criminal Procedure and Courts | 6 | 30 | 16 |
| International Criminal Justice | 6 | 30 | 16 |
| Race, Gender, Ethnicity and Crime | 4 | 30 | |
| Ethics and Criminal Justice | 4 | 30 | |
| Economics and Society or Political and Legal Thought | 4 | 30 | |
| Foreign Language (B2) | 60 |
5th Semester (Winter)
| Course name | ECTS | Lecture | Classes |
| EU & International Policing | 6 | 30 | 16 |
| International Crimes | 6 | 24 | |
| Civil Liability or Data Protection | 4 | 24 | |
| Reintegration of convicts or History of Law Enforcement | 4 | 30 | |
| Complaints to ECHR in Criminal Cases or Environmental Crimes | 4 | 30 | |
| Foreign Language (B2) | 12 | 60 | |
| Seminar | 30 |
6th Semester (Summer)
| Course name | ECTS | Lecture | Classes |
| Victimology | 5 | 20 | 14 |
| Violent crimes or Organized crime | 3 | 24 | |
| Organization and Safety of Mass Events or Counter-terrorism | 3 | 30 | |
| Juvenile Justice and Delinquency or Sexual Offences | 3 | 24 | |
| Seminar | 10 | 30 |
60 hours compulsory physical education will be carried out from the 2nd to the 5th semester; the assessment will be completed in the 5th semester.
