Faculty: PHYSIOTHERAPY

Degree: MASTER

Length of studies: 5 years (10 semesters)

For many years, School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, has been offering specialized academic programs ensuring highest qualifications in the area of Physiotherapy. Knowledge and experience of our graduates have been recognized both home and abroad. Lectures and practical exercises are designed in such a way as to incorporate the up to date knowledge in the fields of general medicine and practical Physiotherapy, also highlighting the specific nature of healthcare profession. Practical skills are taught by academic teachers exhibiting their extensive professional experience and significant scientific achievements. Offered programs are in line with the recent trends and always keep pace with the state of the art developments in the field of Physiotherapy.

The program comprises theoretical knowledge and practical skills, needed for a practitioner in Physiotherapy. Students take this opportunity to extend their general and specialist knowledge of medical, biological and social sciences.

Studies in the area of Physiotherapy are a way to gain skills of one of the most versatile and comprehensive medical occupations. Graduates are welcome not only in public and private health care establishments but may also seek employment in education, sheltered workshops, hospices, social care, nursing homes, sports centres, health resorts, spa & wellness centres and fitness studios.

Physiotherapy has now been among the fastest developing disciplines of contemporary medicine. Growing requirements for prophylactic and health promoting activities, as well as promising outcomes of physiotherapeutic treatment, have their effect in boosting the demand for graduates of this particular faculty on the market.

Our graduates are ready to take positions in:

• hospitals,
• private and public rehabilitation centres,
• spa & wellness centres,
• health care establishments,
• government bodies and local institutions working in the area of physiotherapy and health care,
• as providers of rehabilitation equipment,
• R & D organizations,
• organizations established to provide counselling and educate in the area of medical sciences,
• sports centres.

Recruitment of candidates who have completed their secondary education abroad and are applying for admission to uniform Master’s studies in physiotherapy is based on the grade for biology obtained in the course of secondary education and a successful verification of the application documents.

For candidates who have completed secondary school in Poland and are applying for admission to studies physiotherapy, the order of placing on the ranking list is determined by the grade on the secondary school leaving certificate (the so-called "new secondary school leaving certificate") obtained in biology on the basic or extended level, converted to the basic level. The condition for admission to the uniform Master’s studies in physiotherapy is the obtainment of the minimum number of points necessary for admission to the first year of full-time studies in the recruitment process in the Medical University of Silesia, in the Polish language curriculum.

APPLY

APPLICATION STEP by STEP:

1. Register and make an account on SUM’s platform.

2. Follow the instructions and submit the application via the platform. 

3. Attach scanned documents to the application.

4. Pay the application fee of 85 PLN.

5. Once the application is submitted, you will be notified through the University's online account or your email address regarding the status of the application.

6. Once the University Admission Committee verifies your documents, the candidate's number will be added to the ranking list. 

7. If you will see on the ranking list the candidate's number with the mark next to it, and if it says' Pass' then you have gotten accepted into SUM and CONGRATULATIONS!

8. Candidate is required to send/post the printed & signed application form with original or notarised copies of all required documents to the University's mailing address before the start of the academic year 2023/2024 (before October 2, 2023).  

 Conditions and recruitment procedure for studies pursued in English at the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice in the academic year 2023/2024

Study Regulations of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice

Regulations of Student Dormitory of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice

Regulations for granting benefits to students of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice

Candidates are required to submit the following documents to the Admission Committee:

• original or notarized copy of high school diploma,
• application form,
• identification document (to be presented for verification),
• 3 photos – required ID or passport photos, with candidate’s name and surname signed on the back of the photo,
• certificate documenting English language fluency level,
• receipt of registration fee payment in the amount of 85 PLN (transferred to this account number),
• health certificate confirming no objections to take up studies in respective fields – applies to candidates who were successfully admitted to the study program by the University Admission Committee,
• Apostille – in case when the high school/college diploma was issued by an institution operating in the educational system of a Hague Convention Contracting country, as of October 5th, 1961, which waives the requirement of legalization of foreign government documents,
• certificate issued by the Polish Superintendent of Education stating an approval of high school/college diploma – in case of documents not recognized in Poland by operation of law, issued in a country with which Republic of Poland did not sign a mutual educational. document recognition contract, or a document from a country with which Poland has the above-mentioned contract but the document is not covered in it, NOTE: this certificate is to be obtained only after arrival to Katowice.

All documents must be issued in English language. If the original document is issued in another language, a sworn translation into English is required.

 Winter semester 2023/24

Registration on platform – 28.04.2023 to 11.06.2023

Deadline for submitting documents – 18.06.2023

Entrance exams – 12.07.2023 to 19.07.2023

Ranking list – 21.07.2023

Complementary admission for the winter semester 2023/24

Registration on Platform – 22.07.2023 to 13.08.2023

Deadline for submitting documents – 20.08.2023

Entrance exams – 30.08.2023 to 06.09.2023

Ranking list – 08.09.2023

The amount of tuition fees for students starting education in the academic year 2023/2024

Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice program:

• physiotherapy – 27 600 PLN/ 6 350 EURO/ 6 920 USD for year (13 800 PLN for winter semester and 13 800 PLN for summer semester)

*All payments are only accepted in PLN currency.

*Price in foreign currencies depends on the current exchange rate.

ADMISSION FEE - 85 PLN

ADMISSION LIMITS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024

ADMISSION LIMITS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023

ADMISSION LIMITS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022

ADMISSION LIMITS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021

Q: For who the qualification procedure is open?

A: The qualification procedure for  studies  for  fields  of  study  pursued  in  English  is  open  to candidates who have graduated from secondary school and have obtained a certificate entitling them to take up higher education in the country in which the certificate was issued.

Q: What language are the classes conducted in?

A: All classes are conducted in English. 

Q: What is the recruitment fee and what does it apply to?

A: It is a fee related to the recruitment procedure for the field of study you are applying for. This amount is determined by the ordinance of the Minister. 

Q: What is the amount of the recruitment fee?

A: Recruitment fee is 85 PLN.

Q: Can I get a refund of the enrollment fee? 

A: The University will only refund the enrollment fee if:

• a particular field of study has not been started,
• a double fee has been paid for the same field of stydy,
• the candidate  resigned   from  participation  in  the  recruitment  process  before   the University Recruitment Committee had undertaken any activities.

Q: What are the current tuition fees?

A: List of tuition fees is available at our website Tuition & Fees

Q: How many times a year is recruitment for studies pursued in English?

A: Recruitment for studies pursued in English International program is conducted twice a year: fall semester and spring semester; European program - once a year: fall semester.

Q: Which determines the acceptance of documents for the qualification procedure?

A: Acceptance of documents for the qualification procedure is determined by the date of their receipt by the University. Documents submitted or received after the deadline set by the University Recruitment Committee will not be considered.

Q: What minimum IELTS score is required?

A: According to Polish regulation minimum IELTS score is at least 6.0.

Q: What size and type of photo is required?

A: A color photo is required in the following format: 35 mm / 45 mm, min. 300 DPI.

Q: I would like to transfer from another university and continue my studies at the Medical University of Silesia In Katowice. What conditions do I have to meet?

A: Information on the conditions for transferring is available at our website: Rules for transfer.

Q: Can I prepare for the entrance exam from the database of questions?

A: In order to prepare for the entrance exam please review the following SYLLABUS.

Q: Can I submit documents in a language other than Polish or English?

A: The  documents  originally  issued  in  a  language  other  than  Polish  or  English  should  be accompanied by a sworn translation into English.

Q: Where and when I have to submit the documents?

A: Candidates applying for admission to studies pursued in English submit the documents in person at the place and time designated by the University Recruitment Committee or by post.