Faculty of Law and Administration

The Faculty of Law and Administration offers education which is very attractive and sought after on the labour market. Our three study programmes: Law, Administration and Internal Security give our students profound theoretical knowledge, practical skills and social competence. Our graduates can work as lawyers, counsellors, negotiators and public administration employees.

At present over 2 thousand students of our Faculty receive specialist knowledge and experience from our academic staff which includes judges, lawyers, tax advisors and public administration officers. Academic community of the Faculty is open the external world and participates in various actions helping the Opole inhabitants and business, for example giving pre-litigation legal help for citizens or preparing expert opinions for business and public administration entities.

• Civil and Criminal Law,
• Administrative Law and Politics,
• European and International Law,
• International Economic Law,
• Tax and Financial Law,

2 Administration (first-cycle):

• Public Administration,
• Economic and Financial Administration,
• Special Administration – Security and Public Order Protection,
• International Relations Administration

3 Administration (second-cycle)

4 Internal Security (first-cycle)

Future Careers

Administration graduates:

• are awarded the professional title of Bachelor of Administration and they are prepared to take up a second cycle programme
• possess general and specialist knowledge needed for work in public administration and business administration
• are prepared to conduct institution’s affairs both internally and externally and to cooperate with local, regional and EU level structures.
• are trained to efficiently organise work, to take independent decisions and to provide full service for petitioners
• can start and run a private company, showing basic economic knowledge and law and using it in practice.

• are awarded the professional title of Master of Laws and are prepared to take up a third cycle programme
• they possess knowledge and skills in the field of dogmatic-legal science and theoretical – legal expanded with the knowledge of social sciences and economics.
• they are prepared to take up all types of legal internship that is mandatory for the legal profession in the capacity of the judge, prosecutor, attorney-at-law, legal counselor, notary public, or debt collector, patent agent, and mediator. The can also work in business and administration.
• legal studies prepare candidates for positions in the judiciary system, police, legal services for commercial companies and in central and local government.
• also learn to effectively navigate the labor market and legal regulations, to develop a reasonable and honest approach to professional duties, self-confidence and fast decision-making skills.

Internal Security graduates:

• get a BA in Internal Security and can start a second-cycle programme
• have a basic knowledge of social sciences  and humanities, know how state institutions work and what crisis management is
• can properly perceive and analyse security matters on global, national, regional and local level
• have skills to manage a group of people, group work and communications
• are prepared to work in public administration especially in units responsible for state internal security