GENERAL

Mailing Address:
National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”
Skovorody St., 2
Kyiv 04070
Ukraine

Visiting Address:
Skovorody St, 14
NaUKMA Building 8, Office 14

Programs Curators

• Leonid Zaliznyak, Head of the Master’s Program in Archaeology and Ancient History of Ukraine (MA)
• Tamara Ternovska, Head of the Master’s Program in Biology (MS)
• Serhiy Isayev, Head of the Master’s Program in Chemistry. Membrane and Sorption Processes and Technologies (MS)
• Mykhailo Sobutsky, Head of the Master’s Program in Cultural Studies. Theory and History of Culture (MA)
• Yuriy Bazhal, Head of the Master Program in Economics (MA)
• Vitaliy Zamostyan, Head of the Master’s Program in Ecology, Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development (MS)
• Iryna Lukyanenko, Head of the Master’s Program in Finance (MA)
• Nataliya Yakovenko, Head of the Master’s Program in History (MA)
• Semen Horokhovskyi, Head of the Master’s Program in Information Control Systems and Technologies (MS)
• Yuriy Bodnarchouk, Head of the Master’s Program in Intellectual Systems of Decision Making (MS)
• Yevhen Fedchenko, Head of the Master’s Program in Journalism (MA)
• Mykola Koziubra, Head of the Master’s Program in Law. Theory and Practice of Lawmaking and Civil Law (LLM)
• Volodymyr Morenets, Head of the Master’s Program in Philology. Theory, History of Literature and Comparative Literature (MA)
• Vasyl Louchyk, Head of the Master’s Program in Philology. History of Ukrainian Language and Comparative Linguistics (MA)
• Maryna Tkachouk, Head of the Master’s Program in Philosophy (MA)
• Petro Holod, Head of the Master’s Program in Physics (MS)
• Serhiy Kyseliov, Head of the Master’s Program in Political Science (MA)
• Tetyana Andreyeva, Head of the Masters’ Program in Public Health (MPH)
• Oleksandr Savrouk, Head of the Master’s Program in Executive Health Care Management (MA)
• Irena Hryha, Head of the Master’s Program in Health Care Management (HCM)
• Olha Lysenko, Head of the Master’s Program in Social Work (MA)
• Valeriy Khmelko, Head of the Master’s Program in Sociology (MA)
• Oleh Franchouk, Head of the Master’s Program in Software for Automated Systems (MS)
• Mykhailo Kolisnyk, Head of the Kyiv-Mohyla Business School

NaUKMA Graduate School Peculiarities

• The NaUKMA Graduate School (Master's Programs), which launched in 1996, is now one of the leading centres of academic scholarship in Ukraine with its fundamental mission to offer students quality of advanced education, wide range of subjects to master together with the possibility to specialize profoundly in particular field, complemented with strong emphasis and access to the research work.
• The NaUKMA Graduate School became the first and remains the only independently functioning graduate school in Ukraine. It offers excellent opportunities to those who already have their first degree to develop in the field selected during the undergraduate (Bachelor of Specialist) studies. Altogether, the School also considers attentively applications of those who would like to change their track of specialization for their Master level studies in comparison with undergraduate major.
• NaUKMA Graduate School is widely known for its unique democratic atmosphere. Famous for its rich and rewarding scholarship setting, it has become a real magnet for a wide range of students from the whole Ukraine and neighbouring countries (ADMISSION IS OPEN FOR ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES, BUT NOT ONLY AND EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE NaUKMA FIRST DEGREE HOLDERS), and also for leading teaching and faculty staff.
• The percentage of the NaUKMA Master Degree holders, who are being admitted for Doctoral programs to the world leading schools, is among the highest in Ukraine.

Types of Programs
The NaUKMA confers a wide range of Master’s degrees. Most of them are 2 year (1 year and 10 months) full-time study programs, which comprise lecture and seminar classes, practical work (internships), followed by the writing and defence of a thesis or dissertation. Usually to qualify for graduation a student has to master minimum 60 and maximum 75 NaUKMA credits. Along there are few Master programs lasting one year (Master Program in Law) and one year and a half (Master's Program in Public Health and Master's Program in Business Administration) .

Types of Courses
Headed by the leading specialists in their fields, each program has its peculiarities in the way the curriculum is being organized. However, all the programs are following the same organizational pattern when mandatory courses are accompanied by the wide choice of electives. Usually NaUKMA courses are term long, though sometimes they can be arranged in intensive mode (especially those taught by the visiting faculty). Some Master's programs are using either a modular system (please check Master Program in Economic Theory), unit system (please check Master Program in Public Health) , or modular and evening & week-end form of studies (Executive Master Program in Business Administration). In addition to the specialization in their Master track, students can register for a free blocks of courses called certificate programs, e.g. Professional Translation, Applied Psychology, which provides them with additional sets of knowledge and skills.

Types of Classes
Master's degree programs usually include, first of all, tutorials, which is a combination of lecture and seminar classes, with a strong emphasis on the independent work. In this case, by the end of lecture and seminar period students are expected to submit one or two course papers, and then a final exam (test) is being arranged. Consequently, course assessment is based on class participation results, exam or test results, and course paper results, or a combination of these; check here to look at the NaUKMA grading system. Practical training is also part of most of the Master’s programs (during their practical training, students are expected to perform some assignments or practical tasks rather than to work on theory). In some programs, like Environmental Science or Archaeology and Ancient History, students are undertaking fieldworks (examining their objects in the “field” or in the “natural environment”, applying their theoretical knowledge for the practical work or, visa versa, gathering data for the future analysis). Nevertheless, the central part of every Master’s program curriculum is the Master's Thesis or Diploma Paper; students are expected to defend theses to sum up their studies.

Language of Instruction Most of the NaUKMA Master’s Programs have both Ukrainian and English as languages of instruction, meaning that some courses are being taught is Ukrainian and some in English. Therefore, a working knowledge of both languages is required for those who would like to qualify for the degree. At the same time, international exchange and visiting students who do not aspire to receive academic degree or diploma from NaUKMA and are not bound by any requirements of the local Master's degree programs can choose only English language courses. For more information and the list of courses taught in English please contact NaUKMA Department for Foreign Cooperation. Individual track in English can also be considered for those willing to apply for the Executive Master Program in Business Administration.

Upon Graduation NaUKMA Master Program graduates are getting positions in the leading business companies, they work at the governmental and other official agencies, media etc. Many of them are willing to continue their studies and therefore they apply to either NAUKMA or any other Ukrainian educational or research institution Aspirantura or PhD programs. Just to mention that the number of the NaUKMA Master Degree holders who are getting Fulbright student scholarship, are being admitted to the PhD programs of the Central European University (Budapest) or the European College of Polish and Ukrainian Universities (a network of several Polish and Ukrainian universities running Doctoral level programs) is constantly growing.

Research Work and Publications The best research papers of the NaUKMA Master Program students, as well as of the programs faculty, are being regularly published at the Magisterium almanac, every issue of which presents a profound selection of research papers in a particular field of studies.

Admission The minimum entry requirement is a first degree - bachelor's or specialist’s - in an appropriate subject. Additional qualification or experience in the field is a plus. To be considered for the admission, the applicant has to sit a range of entrance exams, among which: examination in the major field, Ukrainian and English language. Please note that the admission requirements can vary depending on the Program, therefore candidates are strongly advised to check the particular program description attentively. For the admission details please check the Admission section (for the Ukrainian applicants) and the NaUKMA Department for Foreign Cooperation (for the international applicants).

Tuition Fees For most of the Ukrainian students Master level education (the same as undergraduate studies) is free of charge. Along there is a limited number of paid places in case a number of qualified applicants is over the number of free places. International students can be admitted only on the paid basis - unless they are being granted a Ukrainian Government Scholarship, which is based on the bilateral agreements of Ukraine with other countries in the world. For more information, please contact NaUKMA Department for Foreign Cooperation.