If you want to advance your career, increase your salary, and gain new qualifications, a Master’s degree in Nursing is the perfect choice! This program expands your professional competencies, giving you more independence and career opportunities. You will acquire the ability to prescribe medications and issue prescriptions, making you a key member of the medical team.
Additionally, these studies open doors to management and academic positions, allowing you to develop in healthcare administration, education, and medical research. With access to a state-of-the-art Medical Simulation Center, you will refine your skills in a realistic environment, ensuring that you graduate confident and fully prepared for new challenges.
With a Master’s degree in Nursing, your professional opportunities expand significantly! After graduation, you can:
Get promoted to managerial positions, leading nursing teams and improving healthcare quality.
Prescribe medications and issue prescriptions, giving you more independence and prestige in your profession.
Earn a higher salary, as advanced qualifications translate into better-paying job offers.
Work in medical education, training future generations of nurses.
Become an expert in scientific research, introducing innovations into nursing practice.
Shape the healthcare system, working in state or local government administration.
Pursue a Ph.D., developing your academic and research career at the highest level.
Your work will become more rewarding, prestigious, and independent, while your value in the job market will significantly increase – both in Poland and internationally!
You want to advance your career and increase your salary with higher qualifications.
You seek more independence in your profession, including the ability to prescribe medications.
You want diverse career opportunities, whether in education, medical research, or healthcare administration.
You are interested in academic work and want to contribute to the development of nursing as a medical field.
You are ambitious and want to stand out in the job market by earning prestigious qualifications.
If you want a better job, higher salary, and new career opportunities, a Master’s degree in Nursing is an good investment!
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| Subject name | Cummulative amount of ECTS points | Cummulative amount of hours |
| Management in Professional Nursing Practice – Foundations | 2 | 50 |
| Management in Professional Nursing Practice – Quality in Healthcare | 2 | 50 |
| Management in Professional Nursing Practice – Human Resource Management | 2 | 45 |
| Multiculturalism in Professional Nursing Practice | 3 | 75 |
| Epidemiological Nursing | 2 | 50 |
| Therapeutic Care and Education in Oncological Diseases | 3 | 75 |
| Therapeutic Care and Education in Mental Health Disorders and Rehabilitation of Patients with Chronic Psychiatric Conditions | 3 | 75 |
| Scientific Research in Professional Nursing Practice | 2 | 50 |
| Scientific Information and Academic Literacy | 3 | 75 |
| Evidence-Based Professional Nursing Practice | 3 | 75 |
| Professional Nursing Practice in an International Perspective | 2 | 50 |
| Management in Professional Nursing Practice – Clinical Placement | 1 | 20 |
| Therapeutic Care and Education in Selected Chronic Diseases in Children | 2 | 50 |
| Fundamentals of Prescribing – Supplementary Module Consolidating First-Cycle Learning Outcomes | 0 | 15 |
| Subject name | Cummulative amount of ECTS points | Cummulative amount of hours |
| Law in Professional Nursing Practice | 2 | 50 |
| Medical Education and Teaching Methodology | 2 | 50 |
| Pharmacology and Prescribing of Medicinal Products | 3 | 75 |
| Counselling in Nursing Practice | 2 | 50 |
| Coordinated Healthcare Delivery | 2 | 50 |
| Therapeutic Care and Education in Chronic Respiratory Diseases – Respiratory Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) | 2 | 50 |
| Therapeutic Care and Education in Allergic Diseases | 1 | 25 |
| Medical Statistics | 2 | 70 |
| Master’s Seminar – Dissertation Preparation and Preparation for the Final Examination | 6 | 125 |
| Prescribing and Issuing Prescriptions – Clinical Practice | 1 | 20 |
| Therapeutic Care and Education in Chronic Diseases – Clinical Placement (Oncology, Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, Pulmonology and Allergology Units) | 2 | 40 |
| Autoimmune Diseases | 2 | 50 |
| Fundamentals of Certification of Temporary Incapacity for Work | 1 | 25 |
| English for Academic and Professional Purposes | 2 | 50 |
| Subject name | Cummulative amount of ECTS points | Cummulative amount of hours |
| Therapeutic Care and Patient Education in Diabetes Mellitus | 2 | 50 |
| Therapeutic Care and Patient Education in Chronic Cardiovascular Diseases – Arterial Hypertension | 1 | 25 |
| Therapeutic Care and Patie125nt Education in Chronic Wounds | 2 | 50 |
| Therapeutic Care and Patient Education for Patients with Intestinal and Urinary Stomas | 2 | 50 |
| Therapeutic Care and Patient Education in Acute and Chronic Pain | 2 | 50 |
| Therapeutic Care and Patient Education for Patients Receiving Long-Term Oxygen Therapy and Mechanical Ventilation in Chronic Diseases | 2 | 50 |
| Diploma Seminar – Preparation of the Diploma Thesis and Preparation for the Final Examination | 9 | 225 |
| Therapeutic Care and Patient Education in Chronic Diseases – Professional Clinical Placement (Diabetology, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery, Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Units) | 4 | 80 |
| Interventional Cardiology | 1 | 25 |
| Nursing in Urology / Nursing in Surgical Oncology (Elective Module) | 1 | |
| Coaching and Mentoring in Nursing / Collaboration and Communication in Advanced Nursing Practice (Elective 50Module) | 1 | 25 |
| Bioethics / Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing Practice (Elective Module) | 1 | 25 |
| English Language | 2 | 50 |
| Subject name | Cummulative amount of ECTS points | Cummulative amount of hours |
| Therapeutic Care and Patient Education in Chronic Cardiovascular Diseases – Heart Failure and Cardiac Arrhythmias | 3 | 75 |
| Therapeutic Care and Patient Education in Chronic Kidney Diseases | 3 | 75 |
| Therapeutic Care and Patient Education in Nutritional Treatment in Chronic Diseases | 2 | 50 |
| Therapeutic Care and Patient Education in Chronic Neurological Disorders | 3 | 75 |
| Diploma Seminar – Preparation of the Diploma Thesis and Preparation for the Final Examination | 8 | 200 |
| Therapeutic Care and Patient Education in Chronic Diseases – Professional Clinical Placement (Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Neurology Departments) | 2 | 40 |
| Transplant Nursing (Elective Module) | 1 | 25 |
| Therapeutic Care and Patient Education for Patients with Chronic Vascular Diseases | 2 | 50 |
| Ultrasound in Nursing Practice | 2 | 50 |
| Modern Diagnostic Methods / Laboratory Diagnostics (Elective Module) | 2 | 50 |
| English Language | 2 | 50 |
By choosing to study at UAFM, you can be sure that the tuition fee will not change throughout the duration of your studies. You can pay the tuition fee once for the entire year of study or spread over a semester payment. This allows you to decide how you want to plan your expenses.
| Year of study | Annually | Per semester* |
| I | 2600 € | 1450 € |
| II | 2600 € | 1450 € |
| Year of study | Annually | Per semester* |
| I | 3600 € | 1950 € |
| II | 3600 € | 1950 € |
EU and other countries group
This group includes citizens of the countries member states of the European Union and the following countries citizens: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latin America, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Other countries
The citizens of all the remaining countries.
In the academic years 2023/2024 and 2024/2025, UAFM in Kraków awarded nearly 500 Rector’s Scholarships.
Any student who has achieved a high grade point average may apply for a merit-based scholarship.
In the academic years 2023/2024 and 2024/2025, UAFM in Kraków awarded nearly 500 Rector’s Scholarships in the amount of PLN 1,000 per month, depending on academic performance, or PLN 800 / PLN 1,200 per month, depending on scientific, artistic, or sports achievements.
The scholarship can also be awarded for scientific or artistic publications, participation in scientific research or development work, participation in internships, practical training or courses beyond the study program, participation in scientific conferences, and participation in scientific, artistic competitions, exhibitions, or festivals.
A sports scholarship may be granted to a student who stands out with sporting achievements at least at the national competition level or is a member of the national team. Scholarships may also be awarded to athletes representing the university in academic competitions. A first-year student may receive a scholarship based on sports achievements from the 12 months preceding the start of their studies.
Young athletes may receive financial support in the amount of PLN 800 or PLN 1,200 per month.
A scholarship for students with disabilities may be awarded to a student who holds a certificate of disability, a degree of disability, a ZUS medical certificate, a certificate of classification into an invalidity group, or a certificate of permanent or long-term inability to work on a farm.
In the academic year 2024/2025, depending on the degree of disability, approximately 100 scholarships were awarded for students with disabilities, in amounts ranging from PLN 850 to PLN 1,250 per month. In 2023/2024, about 80 scholarships were awarded in the same amounts.
Emergency financial aid is a form of one-time financial support. Any student who has temporarily found themselves in a difficult life situation due to unforeseen events beyond their control may apply for it. Emergency aid can be awarded twice during one academic year; however, it cannot be granted twice for the same event.
In the academic year 2023/2024, we granted 215 emergency financial aids for a total amount of PLN 389,900. Depending on the student’s situation, the amounts ranged from PLN 500 to PLN 3,500 as a one-time payment.
Academic Year 2023/2024:
· 500 Rector’s Scholarships
· 215 emergency financial aids
· 188 social scholarships
· 83 scholarships for students with disabilities
In 2024, we spent nearly PLN 8,800,000 on scholarships.
