Business Economics is a program of doctoral studies designed in accordance with the Law on Higher Education and Bologna declaration. Its main objective is to provide students with comprehensive and quality education in the field of business administration and management as well as to enable them to successfully apply the acquired knowledge in solving concrete, complex business problems in the development and management of scientific and research projects. Additionally, the aim of the Business Economics doctoral study programme is to recruit the best candidates for work at faculties and institutes, securing in that way continuous development of scientific youth.
Upon completing doctoral studies, students become young professionals with a wide variety of employment possibilities in economic or state organizations, at faculties or in research centres in the country and abroad- mainly in the field of business administration, management and finance.
Doctoral studies last three years and they carry 180 ECTS points. By completing Business Economics study programme, students gain the title of a DOCTOR OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES.
Teaching is conducted in small groups and through mentor work, by establishing direct contact between students and professors. The emphasis is placed on stressing individual, creative development of students, acquisition of theoretical and practical knowledge and use of modern technology.
Study programme curriculum
Doctoral Degree in Business Economics
| Class load | ECTS | |||||||||
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| C | Course name | S | Course status | L | SR | |||||
| I year | ||||||||||
| EBOedo01 | Scientific Research Methods | I | C | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||||
| EBOedo02 | Quantitative Methods | I | C | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| EBOedo03 | Contemporary Economic Analyses | I | C | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| I semester total | 11 | 10 | 30 | |||||||
| EBIBedo01 | Elective course 1 | II | EB | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| EBIBedo04 EBIBedo05 | * Student chooses two courses from the list: 1. Strategic Processes 2. International Business |
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| EBIBedo02 | Elective course 2 | II | EB | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| EBIBedo06 EBIBedo07 | * Student chooses two courses from the list: 1. Marketing Strategy 2. Leadership and Organizational Behaviour |
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| EBIBedos1 | SR – Theoretical Basis of Scientific Paper Preparation | II | EB | | 5 | 5 | ||||
| EBIBedod1 | First Scientific Paper | II | EB | | | 5 | ||||
| II semester total | 8 | 11 | 30 | |||||||
| Study year total | 19 | 21 | 60 | |||||||
| II year | ||||||||||
| EBIBedo03 | Elective course 3 | III | EB | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| EBIBedo08 EBIBedo09 | * Student chooses two courses from the list: 1. Human Resources Management 2. Accounting |
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| EBIBedo04 | Elective course 4 | III | EB | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| EBIBedo10 EBIBedo11 | * Student chooses two courses from the list: 1. Development Management 2. Customer Relationship Management |
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| EBIBedos2 | SR – Theoretical Basis of Scientific Paper Preparation | III | EB | | 6 | 5 | ||||
| EBIBedod2 | Dissertation Application | III | EB | | | 5 | ||||
| III semester total | 8 | 12 | 30 | |||||||
| EBIBedo05 | Elective course 5 | IV | EB | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| EBIBedo12 EBIBedo13 | * Student chooses two courses from the list 1. Financial Management 2. Information Systems and Business Processes Management |
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| EBIBedos3 | SR – Theoretical Basis of Scientific Paper Preparation | IV | EB | | 13 | 10 | ||||
| EBIBedod3 | Second Scientific Paper | IV | EB | | | 10 | ||||
| IV semester total | 4 | 16 | 30 | |||||||
| Study year total | 12 | 28 | 60 | |||||||
| III year | ||||||||||
| EBIBedos4 | SR - Theoretical Basis of Doctoral Dissertation | V | EB | | 20 | 10 | ||||
| EBIBedod4 | Dissertation Preparation | V | EB | | 20 | |||||
| V semester total | | 20 | 30 | |||||||
| EBIBеdos5 | SR - Theoretical Basis of Doctoral Dissertation | VI | EB | 20 | 10 | |||||
| EBIBedod5 | Dissertation Completion | VI | EB | | 20 | |||||
| VI semester total | | 20 | 30 | |||||||
| Study year total | | 40 | 60 | |||||||
| Total | 31 | 89 | 180 | |||||||
