11 - Poland - Curriculum

College programmes:

Curricula in teacher training colleges and foreign language teacher training colleges

Programmes launched between the academic years 1992/93 and 2006/07 at the latest are based on the requirements laid down in the 1992 Ordinance of the Minister of National Education on framework timetables, minimum curriculum requirements for compulsory subjects and curricula approved for use in initial teacher training institutions. These requirements specify the courses to be taught, the minimum number of hours to be allocated for each course, and the minimum duration of practical training (teaching placement at school). Colleges developed their own detailed curricula in accordance with these requirements.

Programmes launched as from the academic year 2007/08 are based on the requirements laid down in the Regulation of the Minister of National Education of 30 June 2006 on the programme requirements for initial teacher training in teacher training colleges and foreign language teacher training colleges. These programme requirements, which are a set of national standards, define the profile of a graduate, groups of courses to be taught, the minimum number of hours to be allocated for each course, framework content of courses, and the minimum duration and content of practical training (teaching placement at school). Colleges develop their own detailed curricula, while respecting the requirements laid down in the Regulation.

Curricula in colleges of social work

Programmes are based on the requirements laid down in the Regulation of the Minister of Social Policy of 7 April 2005 on the programme requirements for initial training in colleges of social work.. These requirements, which are a set of national standards, define the groups of courses to be taught, the minimum number of hours to be allocated for each course, framework content of courses, the minimum duration and content of practical training, and the skills required of graduates. Detailed curricula are developed by colleges in compliance with these requirements.

Degree programmes:

Curricula for all three types of degree programmes in both university-type and non-university HEIs, including first-cycle, second-cycle and long-cycle programmes, must comply with the programme requirements laid down in the Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of 12 July 2007 on the degree programme requirements for individual fields of study and levels of study, and on the procedure for the establishment of interdisciplinary degree programmes and degree programmes in macro-fields of study and the requirements to be fulfilled by higher education institutions in order to provide such programme, These programme requirements define the profile of a graduate, the duration of a given type of programme in a given field of study, the minimum total course load, the minimum number of hours to be allocated to each block of courses or individual courses, the number of ECTS credits, general contents for each block of courses or individual courses, and the duration and content of practical placements where applicable. Within this framework, detailed curricula are established by the boards of basic organisational units in a given HEI (e.g. faculty boards).

Institutions:

Ministry of Science and Higher Education
ul. Wspólna 1/3 00-529 Warszawa 53
Tel.:+48 (22)-529-27-18
Website: http://www.mnisw.gov.pl

Doctoral programmes:

Curricula for doctoral programmes are developed by the boards of the units providing such programmes in both HEIs and research institutions other than HEIs, and are approved by the authorities of a given institution. Curricula in both HEIs and other research institutions must specify the number of compulsory course hours to be attended, coursework to be completed and examinations to be passed in each year of study. In addition, doctoral students in HEIs are required to teach courses (for a maximum of 90 hours) as part of their practical training.

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