English module

Cracow University of Economics offers an English Module, a non-degree program taught in English in Kraków, Poland, over one year. The module is designed to give students a solid foundation in the English language and the vocabulary used in economics before they begin regular BSc or MSc studies. The one-year program also gives students the chance to adjust to a new place and get to know Polish culture and language, functioning as a way to ease into studies at Cracow University of Economics. Students can take the full program, which includes more than seven hundred teaching hours covering general English, business English, Polish, and mathematics, or a basic program that covers only general English. Students who choose the basic option have the possibility of adding extra courses, selecting among Polish, business English, or mathematics. A preparatory year of this kind is common for international students entering economics-focused degree programs in a country where the language of instruction differs from their own, giving them both the language skills and some of the foundational vocabulary needed to follow economics coursework at degree level. Combining general and business English with introductory Polish and mathematics gives students a broad base before they commit to a specific track of study. For students planning to pursue a business, economics, or management degree afterward at Cracow University of Economics, this module functions as a bridge year that builds both academic language skills and a degree of cultural familiarity with living and studying in Poland, ahead of enrolling in a full degree program taught either in English or, with sufficient additional Polish study, potentially in Polish.