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Postgraduate studies

There are two types of postgraduate studies at the University of Belgrade. One type provides specialized training at the highest professional level, while the other leads to a master's degree which is preparation for research and the elaboration of a doctoral dissertation.

Specialization programs are organized independently by the faculties which establish the course of study and the programs and confer diplomas after the specialization paper has been defended.

Master's studies, and doctoral studies where they are organized, entail courses of study that must be approved by the University.

The prerequisite for enrolling in a master's program is to have graduated from the faculty in question with an average grade of at least 8 (on a 10-point scale). Candidates with a lower grade average are allowed to enroll in master's programs if they pass a qualification examination that tests their ability to follow the master's program. After defending their master's thesis, which should represent independent research work, the candidate receives the academic title of master, and at the same time the prerequisite to registering for a doctoral dissertation. Another possibility to fulfill the prerequisite for the doctoral dissertation is to have completed a three-year program of doctoral studies. This has just been introduced into the education system in Serbia and has not yet been implemented at most faculties.

Therefore, a candidate can register for a doctoral dissertation if he has a master's degree, or if he has completed a three-year course of doctoral studies, if they have been organized by the faculty. The dissertation should be an original piece of research in the corresponding field of study.

Master's and doctoral studies, and the defense of doctoral dissertations, are organized by the faculties within the scope of their field of study as specified by the University.

For fields that are multidisciplinary by nature, master's and doctoral studies and the defense of doctoral dissertations are organized by the University.