Institute of Cultural Studies

Institute of Cultural Studies is a scientific and didactic unit of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow. The Institute conducts courses in the field of cultural sciences and deals with scientific research on the broadly understood old and contemporary culture.

The scientists employed there, specialists in the concerned fields, are involved in re-search projects in such areas as Polish and European cultural heritage, cultural an-thropology, intercultural dialogue, aesthetics, cultural philosophy, culture in cyber-space, journalism, social communication, cultural tourism, and others. This allows rec-onciling two tendencies: providing students with broad humanistic knowledge and deepening it through detailed specializations.

The Institute's headquarters is located in the main building of the University, where fragments of more than a hundred years old are combined in a harmonious way with modern architecture and state-of-the-art equipment. The windows of the top floor of-fers  one of the most beautiful views of Krakow's roofs and the Jesuit church adjacent to the university considered a pearl of Polish Art Nouveau and a perfect synthesis of arts.

Teaching activities

The offer of the Institute of Cultural Studies in the field of didactics is diversified and adapted to market needs. Currently, full-time studies I. and II. are conducted. The Insti-tute for Cultural Studies offers full-time studies in the field of cultural studies I. and II. I. and II. degree studies in journalism and social communication and I. degree studies in tourism and recreation. The Jesuit University in Krakow is one of a few universities in Poland to offer third-cycle (doctoral) studies in the field of humanities in the discipline of cultural studies. We are authorized to confer the academic degree of Doctor of Hu-manities in the discipline of cultural studies.