Conditions for advancement to the 2nd year

A student advances to the 2nd year if they have earned at least 40 ECTS credits from passed exams.

Repeating a year

A master's student who does not meet the conditions for enrollment in a higher year may repeat the year once during their studies or change their study program or field due to failure to fulfill obligations in the previous field or study program. The second year cannot be repeated because the graduate internship is intended for completing missing obligations.

Conditions for completing studies

The condition for completing studies is the successful completion of all study obligations prescribed by the program and the preparation and successful defense of the master's thesis. The master's student completes their studies when they accumulate all 120 credit points, as foreseen by the study program.

Upon completion of studies, the master's student receives a master's diploma, which is a public document.

Depending on academic achievements and in accordance with criteria for accelerated advancement, the master's student may complete their studies in a shorter time than foreseen by the study program.

Provisions on transitions between programs

A transition is understood as the termination of the master's student's education in the study program in which they enrolled and continuation of education in a new study program, in which all or part of the obligations already completed in the first study program are recognized as completed obligations of the second study program.

A change of study program or field due to failure to fulfill obligations in the previous study program or field is not considered a transition as per the previous paragraph. 

Conditions for transition from other study programs

Transitions from other study programs to the second cycle master's program in Social Gerontology are possible in accordance with the Higher Education Act, Criteria for transitions between study programs, and other regulations:

• from study programs for obtaining a university degree adopted before 11. 06. 2004, from relevant professional fields: these candidates are generally recognized comparable study obligations upon enrollment in the master's program in Social Gerontology;
• from specialist study programs in the fields of economics, business and organizational sciences, administrative sciences, social sciences: these candidates are recognized comparable study obligations upon enrollment in the master's program in Social Gerontology;
• students of other university or higher professional study programs who meet the conditions for enrollment in the new Social Gerontology study program are assigned missing obligations they must complete if they wish to graduate under the new program;

Transitions between second cycle master's study programs are possible within other second Bologna cycle programs of other faculties in accordance with the Higher Education Act (applicable to programs adopted after the 2004 Higher Education Act), Criteria for transitions between study programs, and other regulations.

Transitions from higher professional study programs conducted before 1994 and from higher professional programs under the Vocational and Professional Education Act are not possible.

Candidates with a university degree obtained in four-year programs can enroll directly in the second year of the master's program in Social Gerontology. According to Article 49 of the Higher Education Act, up to 60 ECTS credits are recognized. Considering the entire program has 120 ECTS credits, they must complete the missing exams and master's thesis amounting to 30 ECTS credits by the end of the program.

Candidates enrolling directly in the second year must complete the following study obligations:

• one subject from group A (mandatory faculty theoretical and methodological subjects) – 6 ECTS,
• two subjects from group B (professional orientation) – 16 ECTS,
• two subjects from group C (elective subjects) – 8 ECTS,
• master's thesis – 30 ECTS.