Management of Regional Development

The degree programme is based on the subjects of the profiling basis of the study programme, which subsequently form the state final examination and whose aim is to deepen the already acquired disciplinary knowledge and skills needed for sophisticated implementation of activities, analysis, preparation of documents and decision-making in the field of regional development with the ability to be aware of the broader context and to take into account the broader framework of regional development at different levels. These include the subjects Microeconomics II and Macroeconomics II, Regional Development Theory (basic theoretical subjects of a profiling foundation), as well as the subjects, Regional Economics 2, Regional Management 2 and Environmental Economics. These profiling subjects are complemented by subjects that deal with a number of aspects of practical relevance to regional development management, namely Regional Statistics, Soft Factors of Regional Development, Regional Planning, Geographical Information Systems 2, Spatial Planning, Public Finance 2, Urban and Municipal Management, Innovation Processes for SMART Regions.

The study prepares professionally methodologically and practically equipped graduates capable of independent decision-making in regional development issues. Graduates of the follow-up degree programme Regional Development Management will acquire methodological and practical competencies for the performance of qualified professions at the regional level as well as at the national and international level in institutions of local government, state administration, non-profit organisations and in the bodies of the European Union, possibly also in institutions focused on tourism.
Graduate destinations include:

• Project Manager,
• Economic Action Preparation Specialist,
• PR Specialist,
• Administrative Specialist,
• Director of Internal Audit,
• Director of Customer Service,
• Director of Small Organisation,
• Marketing Director,
• Risk Management Manager,
• Quality System Advisor,
• Regional Council Specialist,
• Local Government Regional Development Methodologist,
• Local Government Regional Development Specialist,
• Referent Specialist - Territorial Public Administration Development Analyst,
• Referent Specialist - Coordination and Direction of Territorial Public Administration Performance,
• Referent Specialist - Regulatory Reform,
• Local Government Tourism Specialist.

• Students have the option of double profiling in the form of an optional state exam, namely Environmental Management, focusing on environmental aspects of regional development, with subjects of block A1 Environmental Management, Bioeconomics, Brownfields in economic contexts, and Tourism, taking into account the interaction of regional development and tourism, with subjects of block A2 Tourism Management, International Tourism and Sustainable Tourism. Students are obliged to choose one of these blocks of courses.