Are you looking for an interesting and attractively run bachelor's degree course in internal security? You could not have found a better place. Below you can read why it is worth studying in this field at WSPiA University of Rzeszów. Among the University's assets, it is worth mentioning classes with practitioners working in the uniformed services, a state-of-the-art forensic laboratory, an electronic shooting range and preparation for work in various uniformed services.

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Rich experience

WSPiA University of Rzeszów has been educating students in the field of "INTERNAL SECURITY" practically from the beginning of its existence - that is, for over 25 years. At the beginning it was a specialisation in the field of "administration". Later, it became an independent bachelor's degree course.

Since 2014, WSPiA, as the first university in the region and one of a dozen in Poland, has been authorised to offer second degree studies in this speciality. As a result, after completing your bachelor's degree, you can continue your education at WSPiA University of Rzeszów, gaining a professional master's degree.

At WSPiA you have a wide choice and many opportunities

First degree studies in the field of "internal security" last six semesters. They end with obtaining a professional bachelor's degree.

We offer you an excellent, attractive and adapted to the needs of the labour market didactic offer.

You can choose one of six specialisations:

• Defence Preparation and Military Security
• Crisis Management,
• Cyber Security,
• Economic Security - NEW!
• Public Security Protection Services,
• Countering Organised Crime and Terrorism

Classes in the specialities are started on condition that a sufficient number of candidates apply. If no group is formed in your chosen speciality, there is the possibility of studying the speciality in an individual course. You can also propose a speciality that is not on the list and study it on an individual basis, provided that the University has the staff capacity to run it. You can also multiply your competences by choosing several specialties.

Classes at the first degree programme in "INTERNAL SECURITY" at WSPiA are taught by the best specialists in the field of, among others, criminology, criminalistcs, criminal law, police law, psychology, administrative law, national defence and military sciences.

The classes are taught by senior officers from the Police, ABW, State Fire Service, Border Guard and active prosecutors and judges. These include:

▶Ireneusz Ambroziak (former head of the Motor Vehicle Crime Department of the Warsaw Metropolitan Police Headquarters, former head of the Investigation Department of the Warsaw Police Headquarters),

▶ dr Robert Bałdys (former first deputy commander of the Capital Police during the years of the greatest war on organised crime in Poland),

▶ Andrzej Bodzioch (former head of the Forensic Laboratory of the Rzeszów Police Headquarter),

▶ dr Małgorzata Chackiewicz (officer of the Customs and Fiscal Service in Rzeszów),

▶ dr Paweł Chomentowski (former deputy director of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of the Internal Security Agency, former head of security of the National Stadium operator PL.2012+),

▶ dr hab. Marek Fałdowski (former rector Wyższej Szkoły Policji w Szczytnie),

▶ dr Agata Furgała (former deputy director in MSWiA),

▶ gen. Józef Gdański (former Subcarpathian and Olsztyn Regional Police Commander),

▶prof. dr hab. Ewa Guzik- Makaruk (b. prodziekan ds. nauki na Wydziale Prawa Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku, członek Krajowej Rady Transplantacyjnej, prezes Stowarzyszenia Polska Platforma Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego),

▶ mł. insp. dr Maria Hapunik (head of department at the Białystok Regional Police Headquarter),

▶ gen. dr Krzysztof Justyński (b. Komendant Wojewódzki Policji w Katowicach, kierował największym w Polsce garnizonem Policji),

▶ dr Bogdan Kołcz (former Chief Fire Officer of the State Fire Service in Leżajsk),

▶ dr Bartłomiej Kowalski (Head of the Department for Combating Economic Crime of the Rzeszów Regional Police Headquarters),

▶ podkom. Magdalena Kruczek (Head of the Forensic Laboratory of the Rzeszów Police Headquarter),

▶ dr Dorota Mocarska (b. dyr. Instytutu Nauk Prawnych i Instytutu Kształcenia Kadr Wyższej Szkoły Policji w Szczytnie),

▶ dr Paweł Łuczkowski (former chief of the Mobilisation and Reinforcement Department of the Provincial Military Staff in Rzeszów),

▶ mgr Alena Myrda (former head of the Investigation Department of the Rzeszów Police Headquarter),

▶ dr hab. Anna Świerczewska-Gąsiorowska (former Vice-Rector of the Police Academy in Szczytno),

▶ Grzegorz Świszcz (Deputy Head of the Government Security Centre),

▶ gen. Dominik Tracz (former Commander-in-Chief of the Border Guard),

▶ Tomasz Trzos (Officer of the Central Bureau of Investigation of the Police in Kielc),

▶ dr hab. Leszek Wieczorek (b. dyr Instytutu Ekspertyz Sądowych im. prof. dr. Jana Sehna w Krakowie),

▶ prof. dr hab. Bernard Wiśniewski (dyr. Centrum Metodologii Badań w Naukach o Bezpieczeństwie, członek Rady Doskonałości Naukowej),

▶ insp. Konrad Wolak (b. Komendant Miejski Policji w Rzeszowie, wiceprezes jednej z największych na Podkarpaciu firm ochrony osób i mienia),

▶ dr. hab. Andrzej Zapałowski (b. eurodeputowany do Parlamentu Europejskiego).

Practice is paramount

In the Bachelor's degree programme in 'INTERNAL SECURITY', you will find many interesting practical classes, including conversation classes, exercises, workshops, practical labs and simulated crime scene inspections conducted by experienced practitioners. Students also learn using an interactive Internet threat simulator that allows them to create and combat threats in cyberspace, a virtual crime scene simulator "Cyber Crime" and decision-making games on procedures for authorities and services in emergency situations.

We also have a new proposal for attractive exercises, the 'Safety Clinic'. These are classes where you become the lecturer. During the exercises - under the guidance of a practitioner - you solve case studies, discuss and teach other students. Your activity and creativity during such classes is rewarded with additional points within the Educational MIX.

At WSPiA you will also benefit from a unique system of additional education. It enables you to gain additional, specialised qualifications to complement the universal and comprehensive education you gained during your studies. The system is called BED (Supplementary Education Voucher). Under the BED, you can choose additional free classes according to your interests.