• Single-discipline course: master of geography; abbreviation: mag. / Master of Arts; abbreviation: M. A.
• Double-discipline course: Master of Geography and … / Master of Geography and … ; abbreviation: Master of Geography and … / Master of Arts; abbreviation: M. A.
• Single-discipline pedagogical course: Master Professor of Geography / Master Professor of Geography; abbreviation: Master Professor of Geography; abbreviation: Mag. prof. prof. prof. prof. / Master of Arts; abbreviation: M.A.
• Double-discipline pedagogical course: Master Professor of Geography and … / Master Professor of Geography and …; abbreviation: Master Professor of Geography and … / Master of Arts; abbreviation: M.A.

*The full title for the double-discipline course depends on the individual choice of the second study programme.

8 (SQF), 7 (EQF), second cycle

2 years, 120 ECTS

• Single-discipline course
• Double-discipline course
• Single-discipline pedagogical course
• Double-discipline pedagogical course

When applying, the candidate chooses one of the courses. A candidate who chooses double-discipline course has to choose another double-discipline (non-pedagogical) course of one of the other faculty’s offered study programmes. A candidate who chooses a double-discipline pedagogical course has to choose another double-discipline pedagogical course of one of the other faculty’s offered study programmes. It is required to meet the admission requirements for both courses.

Admission to the first year of study (single and double discipline course) shall be granted to the candidates who have completed:

a) a first cycle study programme in geography;

b) a four-year academic study programme or specialist study programme after completing higher professional study programme (pre-reform study programmes, adopted before 11 June 2004) in geography;

c) a first cycle study programme in other fields of study, provided that a candidate has completed all the study obligations relevant for further study prior to enrolment. Study obligations carrying up to 60 ECTS are defined by the relevant Faculty Commission based on documentation, provided by the candidate and taking into consideration the type of studies previously completed. The candidate can fulfil the obligations within the first cycle of studies, within continuing professional development courses, or any other type of formal education and/or exams. Candidate must fulfil the obligations prior to enrolment into the master’s study programme;

d) a four-year academic study programme or specialist study programme after completing higher professional study programme (pre-reform study programmes, adopted before 11 June 2004) in other study disciplines, provided that a candidate has completed all the study obligations relevant for further study prior to enrolment. Study obligations carrying up to 60 ECTS are defined by the relevant Faculty Commission based on documentation, provided by the candidate and taking into consideration the type of studies previously completed. The candidate can fulfil the obligations within the first cycle of studies, within continuing professional development courses, or any other type of formal education and/or exams.Candidates must fulfil the obligations prior to enrolment into the master’s study programme;

e) a comparable education abroad and have been, in the process of recognition of their qualification and in accordance with Assessment and Recognition of Education Act, legally granted the right to continue their studies in the study programme.

In case of enrolment limitation the candidates are selected according to their average grade obtained in the first cycle / undergraduate studies.

Admission to the first year of study (single and double discipline pedagogical course) shall be granted to the candidates who have completed:

a) a first cycle study programme in geography;

b) a four-year academic study programme or specialist study programme after completing higher professional study programme (pre-reform study programmes, adopted before 11 June 2004) in geography;

c) a first cycle study programme in other fields of study, provided that a candidate has completed all the study obligations relevant for further study prior to enrolment. Study obligations carrying up to 60 ECTS are defined by the relevant Faculty Commission based on documentation, provided by the candidate and taking into consideration the type of studies previously completed. Candidate can fulfil the obligations within the first cycle of studies, within continuing professional development courses, or any other type of formal education and/or exams. Candidate must fulfil the obligations prior to enrolment into the master’s study programme;

d) a four-year academic study programme or specialist study programme after completing higher professional study programme (pre-reform study programmes, adopted before 11 June 2004) in other fields of study, provided that a candidate has completed all the study obligations relevant for further study prior to enrolment. Study obligations carrying up to 60 ECTS are defined by the relevant Faculty Commission based on documentation, provided by the candidate and taking into consideration the type of studies previously completed. The candidate can fulfil the obligations within the first cycle of studies, within continuing professional development courses, or any other type of formal education and/or exams.Candidate must fulfil the obligations prior to enrolment into the master’s study programme;

e) a comparable education abroad and have been, in the process of recognition of their qualification and in accordance with Assessment and Recognition of Education Act, legally granted the right to continue their studies in the study programme.

In case of enrolment limitation the candidates are selected according to their average grade obtained in the first cycle / undergraduate studies.

The study programme will be delivered if at least 5 students are enrolled in the 1^st year.

Enrolment in a higher year of study (according to the criteria for transferring between study programmes and conditions for accelerated advancement)

Transferring between study programmes is possible according to the Higher Education Act, Criteria for transferring between study programmes and other regulations of this field.

Transfer between study programmes is the enrolment in the higher year of the study programme, in case of leaving the studies in the first (initial) study programme and continuation of studies in another study programme of the same degree. The transition takes into account the comparability of the study programmes and the completed study obligations of the candidate in the initial study programme. The transition between study programmes is also enrolment of the graduate in the higher year study programme of the same degree.

Transferring between study programmes is granted to candidates, provided that the following conditions are met:

• the candidate fulfils the admission requirements for the study programme;
• the Senate of the Faculty or the competent Faculty Commission estimates that the candidate can be recognized for at least half of the ECTS points obligations from the previous study programme, which relate to the compulsory subjects of the study programme to which the candidate is transferring;
• the completion of the initial study programme which the candidate is transferring from ensures the acquisition of comparable competencies as those envisaged by the study programme.

Enrolment is also open to candidates of a comparable study programme abroad who have been, in the process of recognition of their previous studies (in accordance with Assessment and Recognition of Education Act), legally granted the right to continue their studies in the study programme.

Applications for transferring between study programmes are considered by the relevant Commission. In accordance with the Criteria for transferring between study programmes the Commission takes into account the comparability between study programmes and study obligations the candidate has completed in the previous study programme, that can be recognized in this study programme. The candidate may also be required to complete differential exams as defined by the relevant Faculty Commission.

In case of enrolment limitation the candidates are selected according to average grade obtained during the study programme they are transferring from. Candidates can apply for recognition of passed examinations during previous education on the basis of the submission of the subject curriculum. The decision on the recognition of examinations on the proposal of the department is made by the Senate of the Faculty or the competent Faculty Commission.

Enrolment places

The MSc programme offers excellent opportunities to work in all those environments where a broader knowledge of natural, social and spatial development problems, phenomena and processes is needed, both at local, national and international level.

Graduates can be employed in all public organisations involved in spatial planning and the assessment of the location of various human activities in space and the development of spatial policies, at local, regional, national and intergovernmental level, as well as in the private sector.

They can be employed as municipal, state and international officials, planners, spatial analysts and GIS specialists, consultants to analytical institutions, freelance researchers in the spatial management professions and also in regional development agencies. The Master of Geography students will be particularly trained in the use of state-of-the-art computer tools (GIS technologies) in spatial planning, and will develop the competences to independently assess the results of analyses of the potential for sustainable spatial development and to synthetically communicate sustainable solutions for spatial development to decision-making structures, as well as to design and implement specific development policies.

Due to the broad scope of the study content and active participation in research, the program offers numerous employment opportunities in various fields, such as management and professional work related to social processes in public institutions and non-governmental organizations, professional work in research and museum institutions, and training through performing arts, which enables work in the field of culture and the arts.

Employment opportunities:

• Researcher in research and educational institutions
• Employee in ethnological institutions, museums, and heritage conservation services
• Expert in contemporary cultural and heritage marketing
• Employee in the cultural sector
• Collaborator in non-governmental organizations in the field of tourism
• Diplomat
• Expert in health, social, media, and other institutions, in positions requiring anthropological knowledge
• Employee in the media sector