Jagiellonian University in Kraków (UJ) runs Environmental Protection and Management at the Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, as a two-year (four-semester), full-time Master's programme taught in English. It is designed for people interested in current environmental problems and in managing natural resources and making sound environmental decisions.
The interdisciplinary curriculum broadens your knowledge and skills in:
The programme combines many practical classes in modern, well-equipped laboratories with field exercises. The Faculty of Biology is based on the 600th Anniversary Campus of UJ, where you can use the Natural Sciences Library and reading room as well as online databases with full access to articles in the biological and medical sciences. The faculty also lets you choose your educational path, carry out individual research projects and join one of its many student research clubs.
Graduates are prepared to work in public and private institutions in Poland and abroad, and in government administration units that issue environmental decisions or deal with planning, local and regional development, environmental protection, the assessment of natural values and the evaluation of risk in socio-economic activities.
You can continue with postgraduate studies, for example at the Faculty of Biology.
As of the 2026/27 admissions, based on the programme pages at studia.uj.edu.pl.
