Dramatic changes after the global financial and economic crisis and the demands of business practice for new profiles of experts, also caused the quick response of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Zenica, which through this study program offers a new model of higher education in the third cycle of study, aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Declaration and expressed needs real sector.
Respecting the needs of the labor market as well as the needs of the academic community, we provide education for students in one study program of the third cycle of studies called Business Economics, within the two following modules:
1. Management (narrower scientific fields: management and organization and marketing)
2. Finance and accounting (narrower scientific fields: finance, accounting and auditing)
The study program of the III cycle of studies in both its modules is compatible with the study programs of the I and II study cycles of the Faculty of Economics, University of Zenica. By implementing the study program in the III cycle of Business Economics, students who have successfully mastered the previous two cycles of study and obtained the academic title of Master of Economics - 300 ECTS points, would have the opportunity to continue their academic education at doctoral studies, i.e. on the III cycle of studies.
Doctoral study lasts three study years, or six semesters, and is evaluated with 180 ECTS points. A doctoral student is obliged to finish his doctoral studies and defend his doctoral thesis within six years, counting from the academic year in which he was enrolled in the doctoral studies. Exceptionally, the previous deadline, at the request of the candidate, can be extended for a maximum of one more academic year, if there are justified reasons for the extension, which is decided by the scientific and teaching council of the faculty. If the candidate does not fulfill all obligations within the previously defined deadlines, the procedure for obtaining the scientific degree of Doctor of Science will be suspended by the dean's decision, at the proposal of the Council of Doctoral Studies, whereby the student loses the status of a student.
The conditions in which the faculty existed and survived permanently imposed the need to train experts in the field of modern business such as: management, entrepreneurship, banking, marketing, accounting, auditing, business finance, insurance, human resources, business informatics, economic analysis and politics, international economy, etc. At the same time, the Faculty of Economics provided the necessary knowledge for scientific research in various areas of modern economic science.
With the aim of establishing excellence in higher education, study at the 3rd cycle of studies, i.e. in doctoral studies, future doctors of economic sciences will be trained for advanced research and the application of modern mathematical and statistical apparatus for conducting complex, multidisciplinary research, as well as for critical review and analysis of existing theories in the field of economics and management, with the aim of discovering new knowledge and developing science.
With a scientific title Doctor of Economic Sciences, graduated students will be trained for independent and team scientific research work in scientific research institutes, institutions of higher education, development centers, institutions and organizations of the governmental and non-governmental sector, international project teams as well as in real financial and non-financial business sectors. Also, they will be trained to manage development project teams and to manage companies and institutions in all sectors.
The Faculty of Economics of the University of Zenica organizes and conducts doctoral studies in accordance with study programs and curricula within two modules:
Structure of doctoral studies in ECTS
Total: 180 ECTS
After completing the doctoral studies, the student is issued a diploma that confirms the completion of the doctoral studies and the acquisition of the academic degree of Doctor of Economic Sciences (Ph.D.).
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