Study programmes

The Business Management and Economics programme provides a practically oriented master's degree focused on effective management of business activities, economic analysis and strategic decision-making. The aim of the programme is to prepare professionals able to apply for middle and senior management positions in the business and public sectors. The study emphasises the use of digital technologies, understanding of economic contexts and the development of soft skills relevant to management practice.

The curriculum includes professional courses in business economics, performance management, process and strategic management, data analytics and sustainable development. The study in the programme includes a professional practical placement, a thesis and the enhancement of professional English knowledge and skills.

After graduation, you will be able to, for example:

• assess the financial health and stability of a business,
• design and implement development strategies and projects,
• apply performance management and business process optimisation methods,
• use advanced digital tools for decision support,
• solve economic and managerial problems using analytical methods,
• communicate and act at a professional level in both Czech and English,
• apply the principles of sustainability, ethics and social responsibility in practice.

Applications should only be submitted electronically via the e-application. The admission fee is 650 CZK and must be paid no later than the application deadline of the given round (if you do not enrol, the fee will not be refunded). Further payment instructions (account number, variable symbol) can be found in the electronic application.

What courses will you study?

The list of courses you will take during your studies (both compulsory and your choice of compulsory and elective courses) can be found in the study plan. The study also includes a professional practice of 12 weeks.
Instruction in the combined mode of study is delivered exclusively on Saturdays. Each semester requires attendance on approximately twelve to fourteen teaching Saturdays.

• The conditions of admission to study at the College of Polytechnics Jihlava  (hereinafter referred to as the VŠPJ) are set out in accordance with the provisions of Sections 48 to 50 of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on higher education institutions and on amendments and supplements to other acts (the Higher Education Act), as amended, and in accordance with the Rules of Admission to the College of Polytechnics Jihlava and Articles 11 to 13 of the College of Polytechnics Jihlava Statutes.
• To be admitted to a study programme, applicants must meet the general conditions and the additional conditions specified for individual study programmes.

• For the full text of the admission requirements for the 2026/2027 academic year, please see HERE. For the full text of the Schedule of Admissions to the VŠPJ for the 2026/2027 academic year, please see HERE.

  The admission procedure for the academic year 2026/2027 again includes the possibility of EXEMPTING applicants in difficult social situations FROM THE FEE for the acts related to the admission procedure. No fee will be charged to an applicant who meets the following conditions:

  o    he/she applies to study in a bachelor's or master's degree programme no later than 14 May 2026,

  o    he/she is not a graduate of the same type of degree programme (written affidavit),

  o    he/she proves that he/she is in a difficult social situation (written certificate issued at his/her request by the state social assistance body proving that the family income ascertained for the purposes of the child benefit for the third calendar quarter of 2025 did not exceed the product of the family's subsistence minimum and a coefficient of 1.5),

  o    he/she requests that he/she be exempted from the fee no later than April 9, 2026.

  An application for exemption from the fee is available HERE; a sample affidavit is available HERE.

  Further information on the admission procedure:

• Eligibility to study demonstrated in the entrance examination, which will include.
  • a PC-based test focusing on knowledge of economics, management, business economics and financial management (max. 30 points),
  • English language test (max. 10 points).
  The ranking of candidates is determined on the basis of the number of points obtained in both tests. For each incorrect answer, one-fifth of the point value of the question is deducted. If a candidate does not mark any answer for a given question, he/she will receive 0 points for that question.
• The Rector will excuse a graduate of the College of Polytechnics Jihlava from taking the entrance examination if they meet all of the following conditions:
  • he/she is a graduate of the Finance and Management bachelor's degree programme or study programme,
  • he/she has achieved study results of a weighted arithmetic average of 1.7 or lower during the period of study in the Finance and Management degree programme or study programme,
  • he/she graduated in the academic year 2020/2021 or later.
    
    
• The entrance exam will comprise multiple-choice questions. Applicants will choose from five options; only one answer is correct. The candidate will be awarded 1 point for the correct answer. For each incorrect answer, the candidate will be deducted one-fifth of the point value of the question (i.e. 0.2 points). If the candidate does not mark any answer for a given question, he/she will receive 0 points for that question. The test may include a reading comprehension test. A short text will be given, followed by one or two questions (multiple-choice questions again - 5 options, 1 correct) on the text. The English language entrance test verifies general language skills at B1 /B2 level as well as vocabulary in microeconomics, management, marketing and banking.

Important dates for applications and admissions

The participant is informed by e-mail about the access to the document in the IS of the VŠPJ. 

The graduate of the follow-up Master's programme in Business Management and Economics is prepared for independent performance of professional and managerial activities in various types of organisations. The graduate has in-depth knowledge of management, economics, marketing, finance and strategic management, as well as practical skills that enable him/her to respond flexibly to the challenges of the current business environment.

The graduate can:

• analyse the performance and efficiency of a business,
• make decisions using economic and statistical data,
• manage business processes and suggest ways to make them more efficient,
• perform financial analysis and propose investment solutions,
• promote innovation and digital transformation in the company,
• apply strategic and operational management tools,
• communicate, present and defend proposals and solutions,
• independently undertake and implement their own projects,
• act in accordance with the principles of social responsibility and sustainability,
• use professional English in a managerial context.

The acquired competences enable graduates to adapt quickly to the conditions of practice and further professional development.

• Full-time study
• Combined studies