Studies in the field of Geodesy are divided into:

• Undergraduate Academic Studies
• Master Academic Studies
• Doctoral Academic Studies

FIRST CYCLE STUDIES – Undergraduate Academic Studies in Geodesy and Geomatics in the field of Geodesy Engineering for obtaining the degree of a Bachelor in Geodesy last for four years (240 ECTS credits), and the study programme is realized in the cooperation with the Department for Computing and Automation. The programme is organized to educate engineers for obtaining enough practical knowledge for working in practice, and at the same to enable further education at adequate Master, or later Doctoral studies. Current situation and especially, trends in the development in the field of geodesy, geomatics and geoinformatics present the basis for defining the structure and the content of the study programme. Hence, a majority of courses in junior years of studies are structured as to provide necessary knowledge from general educational and theoretic courses that will set the foundation for understanding geodesy and geoinformatics based on the principles of physics, mathematics, electrical engineering, and computer science. Senior years are intended for specialization courses that are to provide professional and applicative knowledge in special fields of interest.

SECOND CYCLE STUDIES – Master Academic Studies in Geodesy and Geomatics last for one year (60 ECTS credits). This study programme is developed within two basic technical sciences: geodesy and geoinformatics. Academic degree obtained is a Master in Geodesy. The programme is structured to educate graduate engineers to obtain enough knowledge for working in practice, and at the same time to enable further education at adequate Specialist or Doctoral studies. The programme structure enables students to acquire the profound knowledge in the selected field of interest, i.e. to acquire knowledge that enables students to use professional literature, apply knowledge on problems occurring in profession and to enable, if students require, the continuation of their studies.

THIRD CYCLE STUDIES – Doctoral Academic Studies in Geodesy and Geomatics last for three years and are allocated at least 180 ECTS credits. On completing the Doctoral studies, the candidate obtains the degree of a Doctor of Science in Geodesy.

The outcome of the learning process is the knowledge that enables students to become capable for individual scientific  and research work. Doctoral academic studies in Geodesy and Geomatics last for three years and are allocated at least 180 ECTS credits. 90 ECTS credits are obtained by passing examinations from courses, 30 ECTS credits by passing theoretical bases for Doctoral dissertation, and 60 ECTS credits are obtained by elaborating and defending the Doctoral dissertation. Doctoral studies cannot last longer than 10 years.

The study programme in Disaster Risk Management and Fire Safety is divided as:

• Undergraduate Academic Studies
• Master Academic Studies

FIRST CYCLE STUDIES – Undergraduate Academic Studies in Disaster Risk Management and Fire Safety last for four years and are allocated at least 240 ECTS credits. The academic degree obtained on completion of these studies is a Bachelor with Honours in Disaster Risk Protection and Fire Safety. On enrolling the third year, students have the possibility, according to their own interests and wishes, to listen not only the obligatory courses but also the elective ones. Diversities in the content of elective courses enable students to obtain detailed knowledge in two fields: disaster risk management and fire safety management. This study programme is organized as a highly interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary study programme. The programme in the undergraduate studies in Disaster Risk Management and Fire Safety comprises educational and research areas of engineering science, which form lecturing units integrating many disciplines into an interdisciplinary programme. In the realization of the programme, students learn from curricula related to the segments of disaster risk management and fire safety, power engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, management, architecture, civil engineering and fundamental disciplines such as mathematics, chemistry, physics and other disciplines, in order to form a multidisciplinary basis of the study programme.
The outcome of the learning process includes knowledge, skills and competencies that enable students to apply the acquired knowledge for solving problems occurring in profession, practice, and research, using theoretical knowledge from professional literature and the possibility to continue education at Master academic studies.

SECOND CYCLE STUDIES – Master Academic Studies in Disaster Risk Management and Fire Safety last for one year and are allocated 60 ECTS credits. The academic degree obtained is a Master in Disaster Risk Protection and Fire Safety. The outcome of the learning process is the knowledge that enables students to use professional literature, apply knowledge on problems occurring in profession, and, if students require, continue the studies. Teaching process includes lectures and practice classes. During the teaching process, the emphasis is on individual and research work of students, as well as their increased personal involvement into the teaching process. At lectures, using the adequate didactic means, the predicted course content is presented, though students are at the same time introduced to research trends in that area. At practice classes, accompanying the lectures, students solve concrete tasks and are presented with the examples that additionally illustrate the course content. At practice, students are provided with additional explanations on the course content presented at lectures. Practice can be auditory, laboratory, computing and computer. Part of the practice can be taught in companies and other institutions.

Department organization

Teachers and assistants at the Department for Civil Engineering and Geodesy are organized and divided into five Chairs heading the teaching processes:
• Chair of Structures
• Chair of Building Organization and Technology
• Chair of Building Materials, Assessment and Repair of Structures
• Chair of Hydrotechnics and Geodesy
• Chair of Geotechnics and Road Networks