How can you study as a degree-seeking student (full-time studies)?
Studying at our faculty is possible as a full time (degree-seeking) student. Please note that all of our full-time programs are currently delivered in Croatian.
Before application at the Faculty, all degree-seeking students must undergo the process of recognition of foreign educational qualifications for the purpose of continuation of education in Croatia. Students who wish to apply for undergraduate study programmes at the Faculty should send their high school diplomas and results of school-leaving exams to the Department of Recognition of Foreign Educational Qualifications at the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports where they will undergo a process of recognition.
More information on recognition of foreign secondary school qualifications can be found (in the Croatian language) here
Once the process of recognition of foreign educational qualifications has been completed, prospective international graduate and postgraduate students should contact the Faculty’s Secretary, Ms Dubravka Granic at: dgranic@efst.hr. More information about potential courses you can be found below.
University study programmes
Undergraduate university study programme lasts for 3 years. Upon completion of the undergraduate university study programme, the student is awarded with diploma confirming the completion of studies and acquiring the academic title Bachelor of economics.
The Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism offers three undergraduate university study programmes (delivered in Croatian): Economics, Business studies and Tourism, with appropriate fields.
For each completed year in the study programme, the student earns 60 ECTS credits. After completing undergraduate university study (180 ECTS credits), a student can enrol on an appropriate graduate degree program.
The graduate university study programme lasts for 2 years. Upon completion of the graduate university study programme, the student is awarded a diploma confirming the completion of the studies and acquiring the academic title Master of Economics.
The Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism offers three graduate university study programmes (delivered in Croatian): Economics, Business studies (with appropriate fields) and Tourism and Hotel Management.
For each completed year the student earns 60 ECTS credits. After completing the graduate university study programme (120 ECTS credits) the student can enrol in an appropriate postgraduate university study programme or postgraduate specialist study programme.
All our programs are currently delivered in the Croatian language only.
Professional study programmes
The undergraduate professional study programme lasts three years. Upon completion of the professional study programme, the student is awarded a diploma confirming the completion of the study and obtaining a professional title Bachelor of economics.
The Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism offers two undergraduate professional study programmes (delivered in Croatian): Small Enterprise Management (with appropriate fields) and Tourism Operations.
For each completed year the student earns 60 ECTS credits. After finishing an undergraduate professional study programme (180 ECTS credits), a student can enrol on a bridge programme for transferring to a graduate university study programme or a student can directly enrol on a graduate professional study programme.
Graduate professional study programme "Management", delivered in the Croatian language, offers three specializations (Project management, Tax management and Accounting) and lasts two years. Upon completion of a graduate professional study program (120 ECTS), the student is awarded a diploma confirming the completion of the studies and acquiring the professional title Expert specialist of economics.