Conditions for academic progress

A full-time student can progress to the 2nd year if they complete academic obligations of at least 46 ECTS .

Conditions for repeating a year

A part-time student may repeat the 1st Year once in the course of tehir studies if they have completed at least 30 ECTS of the 1st Year. As a rule it is not possible to repeat the final year. The student may however extend the status for one year after final year to fulfill missing obligations. 

Graduation

Students graduates when they complete all 120 ECTS of the study programme; students have to complete all the courses and other study obligations and prepare and defend a master thesis.

To complete the study programme the student must must complete at least 60 ECTS from the study programme at UP FM. The student can transfer other credit points from other educational institutions, acquire them through mobility at home or abroad, or apply for recognition of knowledge and skills acquired before enrollment.

After preparing and defending the master thesis, students are eligible to graduate and receive their diploma certificate at the next graduation ceremony.

Completion of studies

Enrolled in the program - ATTENTION!

At the 18th session, on 26 March 2025 the UP Senate, at the proposal of the UP FM Senate, has passed the following decision:

The University of Primorska submits a request to the Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education to terminate the accreditation of the master's study program Master in Political Science - international relations and economic diplomacy of the UP Faculty of Management and the UP Faculty of Humanities as of 30 September 2026.

Due to the above, students enrolled in the program can only fulfill their study obligations (and thus complete the study program) until the end of the 2025/26 academic year, or until 30 September 2026. After this date, unfortunately, it will no longer be possible to complete the study program.