Master in Geography

Within this programme, the students shall acquire specific education in applied geography. Thereby they shall acquire a balanced ratio of knowledge and skills, i.e. competencies, related to new trends in the society and economy. The programme content especially emphasises the development of the ability to think logically, the interdisciplinary approach and solving open issues of activities (case study) by applying theoretic starting points and using modern analytic methods, harmonized with global social and economic tendencies manifested in changes of spatial systems in the Republic of Croatia. By completing the study, students acquire the ability to engage independently in scientific work and solving complex problems in the field and branch of their research. Students who graduate from the single major graduate university study of applied geography can find employment in the jobs of spatial planning, GIS analysis, and similar, in state-owned companies such as the Office for Spatial Planning, Croatian Bureau of Statistics, the National Protection and Rescue Directorate, county and city administrations, tourist boards, in nature and national parks, and similar institutions, or for example in private companies specialized in various activities in the field of GIS analysis, preparation of spatial applications or various forms of spatial management.