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- HIGHER EDUCATION
- Higher education in Bosnia-Herzegovina
consists of university higher education (faculties and art academies)
and non-university education (postsecondary schools).
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- In Bosnia-Herzegovina, postsecondary
schools offer programmes that last not less than two years and not
more than three. The qualifications awarded upon completion of these
programmes are called Level VI.
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- At the university level, (Level VII/1)
require four to six years to complete, based on the discipline
undertaken. Postgraduate specialized studies (Level VII/2) are also
offered in one to two year programmes;
master’s studies (also Level VII/2) are two years in duration
and doctoral studies (Level VIII), three years beyond the master’s
degree.
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- There
are four universities in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Admission
to higher education is based on a secondary school diploma and an
entrance examination.
Students who have completed vocational secondary education are
also admissible, but are limited to study within fields related to their
vocational specialization.
Students holding a secondary school diploma from a three-year
vocational programme must complete an additional special examination in
addition to the regular university entrance examination required for
their field.
Undergraduate
Programmes:
The
first degree awarded by universities is the four- to six- year
university diploma.
Courses in the humanities, sciences (natural and social),
agriculture, law, pharmacy, and fine arts are generally four years in
duration. Programmes in engineering fields, architecture, technical
sciences, applied technology, and veterinary medicine require five years
of study. Medicine and dentistry require six years of study.
Three
types of postgraduate programmes are offered at universities in the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Specijalist programmes are
of two years duration and admission is based on a four-year university
diploma. Specijalist programmes are intended for practicing
professionals rather than for research or teaching. Students must have a
minimum grade average of 8 out of 10 in order to attend.
Magister
programmes have the same admission requirement as Specijalist
programmes except that the minimum grade average for admission can be
lower, if students provide letters of reference from academic staff
attesting to their research abilities.
Magister programmes require completion of coursework,
research, a thesis, and an oral defense of their thesis.
Doktor
Znanosti
is the highest degree awarded in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It
is a research degree that requires no coursework. Admission is normally
based on completion of a Magister degree, however, in
exceptional cases students may be admitted based on their research
abilities. Research and dissertation must be completed within six years
of candidacy; the minimum period of study is three years. Most doctoral
candidates are full-time academics or researchers
Assessment
and Promotion:
Students
sit for examinations when they complete a particular unit of study, but
can postpone them for several years. All units must be passed; students
are given three opportunities to pass a unit without having to re-enroll
in the unit. In most degree programmes there is a comprehensive final
examination or short thesis/project that must be completed before the
university diploma is awarded.
- Number
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- Serbo-Croatian
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- Translation
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- WES
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- 10
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- Odlican
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- Excellent
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- A
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- 9
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- Vrlo
dobar
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- Very
Good
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- A
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- 7
– 8
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- Dobar
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- Good
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- B
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- 6
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- Dovoljan
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- Satisfactory
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- C
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- 0
- 5
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- Nedovoljan
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- Unsatisfactory
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- F
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Revised: May 06, 2004
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