Programme Guide - Study in Poland

Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej
im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej
The Maria Grzegorzewska Academy
of Special Education
address: ul. Szczęśliwicka 40
02-353 Warszawa, Poland
phone: +48 22 589 36 00
fax: +48 22 658 11 18
e-mail: international@aps.edu.pl
www.aps.edu.pl
The Maria Grzegorzewska
Academy of Special Education
The Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education (ASE) established in 1922
is a university of almost 90-year-old teaching tradition. Among its biggest assets are
highly qualified staff, diverse programs of study and improved conditions of studying
(new premises as well as well good quality IT equipment). We provide a range of
varied study opportunities including acquisition of respectful jobs which are highly
demanded in the job market. Nowadays, we have approximately 7,000 students
enrolled in both full-time and part-time study programmes. In addition, the Academy
offers various postgraduate programmes which provide complementary qualifications
in general and special education, as well as in other fields of social life.
Within the Special Education programmes we focus on training of teachers and
teacher assistants to children, adolescents and adults with intellectual difficulties,
hearing, speech or sight impediment, motor impairment, physical disabilities as well as
emotional and behavioral disorders. Our pedagogical courses prepare for working both
at school (a school pedagogue) and other special education centers. It also aims to
educate in the general field of social pedagogy. This refers to family support services,
cultural and educational activity in a local area, continuing education of adults, job
counseling, community prevention (i.e. street education) and psychopedagogy of
creativity, which is designed to prepare for non-standard educational work with children.
Artistic Education in the field of fine arts is a programme which provides competencies
in fine arts as well as prepares for work in various education and therapeutic
institutions. As far as the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences is concerned, we are the
first higher education institution in Poland to have started a full-time social work study
program. The programme is designed to meet the needs of the growing population of
the elderly, disabled or chronically ill who need professional care and support.
Fields of study in Polish
l Psychology l Sociology l Pedagogy l Special Education l Social Work l Artistic
Education
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