Bachelor studies

Bachelor academic studies (1st degree) at the Faculty of Informatics and Computing, University "Union - Nikola Tesla" in Belgrade have 240 ESPB points. A person who has completed a four-year secondary education and passed the entrance exam in informatics and general information can be enrolled in the study program of bachelor academic studies.

Bachelor academic studies take place over eight semesters (four years). The study program of bachelor academic studies is a set of mandatory and optional subjects with a framework content: academic-general education subjects (13,70%), theoretical-methodological subjects (19,86%), scientific-professional subjects (35,96%) and professional-applied subjects (30,48%), the mastery of which ensures the necessary knowledge and skills of a graduate computer scientist.

The study program of Informatics is defined in accordance with the Law on Higher Education of the Republic of Serbia and the Bologna Declaration and is designed to provide an adequate basis for future work in the field of informatics. The Informatics study program develops students' competencies such as research skills and methods in the field of informatics, adapting the research process with the necessary degree of academic integrity, the ability to publish research papers at the national and international level, critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas, as well as promoting such ideas in order to improve business and society as a whole. With such competencies, students are able to independently solve practical and theoretical problems, as well as to get involved in international start-ups and scientific projects related to the development of new IT solutions in the field of informatics.

A student who completes bachelor academic studies in informatics is qualified to design, develop, and implement modern software systems. There is a special emphasis on the acquisition of generic knowledge from the design of physical architecture, system software support, inter-computer communications and architectures and algorithms, and then on training students for the design and development of dedicated computer structures and the development of platforms and systems for real-time work.

Bachelor academic studies in Informatics last four years, i.e. eight semesters. The point value of bachelor studies is 240 ESPB points (60 per study year, 30 per semester). There are a total of 39 subjects, of which 25 are compulsory subjects and 14 are optional (7 elective blocks). Each elective block contains two subjects. In the first year of study, 8 subjects are studied, of which 7 are compulsory and 1 is optional (1 of the 2 is chosen). In the second year, 8 subjects are studied, of which 6 are compulsory and 2 are elective subjects (2 are chosen out of 4). In the third year, 8 teaching subjects are studied, of which 6 are compulsory, and 2 are elective subjects (two are chosen out of 4). In the fourth year, 10 subjects are studied, namely: 6 compulsory and 2 optional subjects the student chooses from the 4 offered, professional practice and final thesis. Courses are distributed evenly across semesters. The professional practice lasts 90 hours, and the final thesis brings 10 ECTS.

The student completes his studies by writing a master's thesis, which consists of a study research paper, theoretical and methodological preparation necessary for a deeper understanding of the field from which the final master's thesis is written, and the creation of the thesis itself.