BHS 
3 YEARS
180 ECTSDoctoral study in Business Economics is organized over three years with the aim of enhancing the knowledge, abilities, and skills which will enable students to understand problems related to complex economic and business relations by using adequate scientific methods and models and to plan and conduct their own research. Students who complete this doctoral program will acquire a wide academic qualification and a detailed understanding of theories from the field of business economics, as well as adequate scientific-research methods.
Candidates who successfully complete the study are given the title of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in the field of Business Economics.
| I year – 1st-semester | ECTS |
| Academic Writing – mid-term exam | 4 |
| Advanced Microeconomics | 8 |
| Advanced Macroeconomics | 8 |
| Research Methods I | 10 |
| I year – 2nd-semester | ECTS |
| Research Methods II | 8 |
| Elective course I Elective course I is a course in theory which covers the narrow field of the student’s interests: Advanced Economics, Advanced Finance, Advanced IT Management, Advanced Quantitative Methods and Models, Advanced Marketing, Advanced Management or Advanced Accounting. | 8 |
| Elective course II Elective course II can be either theoretical or methodological (the student chooses one course from a list of offered elective courses with the approval of the appointed supervisor) or a course taught within a framework of international cooperation with other higher education institutions or a course finalized during Summer Schools for students of doctoral studies. | 8 |
| Application for the doctoral dissertation project | 6 |
| II year – 3rd-semester | ECTS |
| Doctoral dissertation project | 30 |
| II year – 4th-semester | ECTS |
| Presentation and defense of the doctoral dissertation project | 30 |
| III year – 5th-semester | ECTS |
| Individual forms of learning Presentation of a scientific/professional paper at a conference or Participation in doctoral or research seminars. | 10 |
| One published paper An indexed journal in relevant bases that is in the list created by ANUBiH based on the evidence on the paper’s publishing or acceptance for publishing. | 20 |
| III year – 6th-semester | ECTS |
| Dissertation draft and defense | 30 |
Admissions Office for the third cycle of studies
Contact: Jasmina Bajrektarević, coordinator
Telephone: +387 33 275 946
E-mail: jasmina.bajrektarevic@efsa.unsa.ba
Address: Trg oslobođenja - Alija Izetbegović 1, 71000 Sarajevo, BiH