First cycle studies

MEDICINE

Graduate academic studies (integrated study) in Medicine last for six academic years. Lectures consist of basic and elective courses. The programme is performed through 44 compulsory and elective courses, as well as the diploma thesis. By completing this study cycle, students receive the academic title DOCTOR OF MEDICINE – 360 ECTS. During the first years of study, basic biomedical courses are studied in order to learn about the structure, organisation and function of organs, organ systems and humans which allows the students to easier enter the world of clinical medicine. The teaching process consists of lectures, a large number of mandatory exercises, seminars and consultations.

• ENG Curriculum with syllabuses Medicine
• Student Guide
• Competency Matrix

Overall Class Workload: 5,670

Overall ECTS: 360

DENTAL MEDICINE

Graduate academic studies (integrated study) in Dental Medicine last for six academic years, and the lectures consist of basic and elective courses. The Dental Medicine Study Programme yields the educational profile DOCTOR OF DENTAL MEDICINE – 360 ECTS. During the first semesters, students are expected to gain knowledge in basic natural sciences (which are significant for the Dental Medicine studies) and basic medical sciences, while the lectures during the senior years of study are more oriented towards professional and professional-applied courses in dental medicine. In the 11th and 12th semester, professional practice is conducted through block teaching, necessary for future professional work, as well as preparation for the final thesis.

DENTAL MEDICINE

Study programme objectives

The primary objective of the integrated academic studies of dental medicine is to provide students with necessary skills and theoretical knowledge, as well as with the satisfactory level of practical experience for their future profession. This is realised through the following:

• primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare and dental medicine level
• educational and scientific research activity within the fields of dental medicine and complementary disciplines.

Students are offered an opportunity of participating in research projects, where they are introduced to basic methods of scientific research: statistical, epidemiological, molecular, and genetic. In addition, the integrated studies provide students with the knowledge required for the continuation of academic studies at the third cycle (doctoral studies).

The Faculty of Medicine is permanently dedicated to quality assurance policies and improving the competences of dental medicine doctors, in order for them to meet the demands of the profession and the market in general. In this respect, the Faculty feels very much obliged to the society to participate in basic and advanced studies and applied research on new approaches to treating oral cavity diseases, on new drugs and their respective administration, and on new preventive programmes and possible methods of their effective implementation. Continuous education in the aforementioned areas enables constant professional development for dental medicine doctors. These general objectives are intended as guidelines for dental medicine doctors on how to further their professional skills.

Enrolment requirements

The Study Programme of Dental Medicine is open for candidates who graduated from a 4-year secondary school in the Republic of Srpska, the Brcko District, and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as for candidates who graduated from a 4-year secondary school abroad.

In case of the latter, all the necessary documents that serve as a proof of completion of this level of education are subject to a validation process conducted by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska.

Students who have acquired their secondary school qualifications in the Republic of Serbia are exempt from a validation process, according to the provisions of the Agreement on Mutual Recognition and Regulation of Students’ and University Students’ Status Issues (Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska, Issue 79/05).

Students are enrolled on a competitive basis, in line with their secondary school success and score made at an entrance test, as defined by a public competition announced by the University of Banja Luka. Upon the completion of the competition, a rank list is formed featuring the eligible candidates.

The number of candidates is determined by the Senate of the University, at the proposal of the Staff Council of the Faculty, with the Government of the Republic of Srpska sanctioning the decision.

The public competition for the enrolment on first-cycle academic studies is announced by the University, at the proposal of the Staff Council of the Faculty. The competition is advertised in public media and on the official website of the University.

 

CURRICULUM FOR THE STUDY PROGRAMME OF
DENTAL MEDICINE

CURRICULUM

 

FIRST YEAR
Compulsory course units
No.	Course unit	Semester 1		Semester 2			ЕCTS
		L	P	L	P	Total hours per year
1.	ANATOMY	2	2	4	4	180	15
2.	GENERAL AND ORAL HISTOLOGY AND EMBRYOLOGY	2	2	2	2	120	10
3.	BIOPHYSICS	2	1			45	4
4.	HUMAN GENETICS	2	2			60	5
5.	ENGLISH LANGUAGE	2	2			60	4
6.	CHEMISTRY	1	1			30	4
7.	MEDICAL ETHICS			1	0	15	1
8.	GENERAL AND ORAL BIOCHEMISTRY			3	2	75	7
9.	DENTAL MORPHOLOGY			1	2	45	4
10.	ORAL HYGIENE			1	2	45	3
Elective course units
11.	Elective Course Unit 1	1	1			30	2
12.	Elective Course Unit 2			1	0	15	1
No. of hours per week		12	11	13	12
Total		23		25		720	60
No. of exams		5		7
No. of exams per year		12

 

 

Elective course units:
Elective Course Unit 1	a) FIRST AID
	b) FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN DENTAL MEDICINE
Elective Course Unit 2	a) INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCES
	b) INTRODUCTION TO EXPERIMENTS AND LABORATORY

 

 

SECOND YEAR
Compulsory course units
No.	Course unit	Semester 3		Semester 4			ЕCTS
		L	P	L	P	Total hoursper year
13.	GENERAL AND ORAL PHYSIOLOGY	3	2	3	2	150	12
14.	GENERAL AND ORAL PATHOLOGY	2	1	2	2	105	9
15.	MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY	4	2			90	8
16.	GNATHOLOGY	1	2			45	5
17.	FUNDAMENTALS OF PREVENTION AND PUBLIC ORAL HEALTH	2	3			75	6
18.	PATHOPHYSIOLOGY			4	3	105	8
19.	DENTAL MATERIALS			3	0	45	6
20.	COMMUNICATION SKILLS			2	0	30	2
Elective course units
21.	Elective Course Unit 3	1	1			30	2
22.	Elective Course Unit 4			1	1	30	2
No. of hours per week		13	11	15	8
Total		24		23		705	60
No. of exams		4		6
No. of exams per year		10

 

 

 

Elective course units:
Elective Course Unit 3	a) SOCIAL MEDICINE
	b) MANAGEMENT IN DENTAL MEDICINE
	c) ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Elective Course Unit 4	a) DIETS AND ORAL AILMENTS
	b) BIOSTATISTICS IN DENTAL MEDICINE
	c) NANOMATERIALS

 

 

 

THIRD YEAR
Compulsory course units
No.	Course unit	Semester 5		Semester 6			ЕCTS
		L	P	L	P	Total hours per year
23.	PRE-CLINICAL DENTAL PROSTHETICS	1	3	1	3	120	9
24.	PRE-CLINICAL TOOTH AILMENTS	1	2	1	2	90	8
25.	DENTAL PHARMACOLOGY	2	1	1	1	75	6
26.	INTERNAL MEDICINE WITH PEDIATRICS	3	4			105	9
27.	NEUROPSYCHIATRY	1	1			30	3
28.	DERMATOLOGY	1	1			30	2
29.	FUNDAMENTALS OF DENTAL RADIOLOGY			2	2	60	5
30.	GENERAL SURGERY			3	3	90	8
31.	ANESTHESIOLOGY IN DENTAL MEDICINE			2	2	60	5
32.	INFECTIOUS DISEASES			1	2	45	3
Elective course units
33.	Elective Course Unit 5	1	1			30	2
34.	Elective Course Unit 6			1	0	15	1
No. of hours per week		10	13	12	15
Total		23		27		795	60
No. of exams		4		8
No. of exams per year		12

 

 

 

Elective course units:
Elective Course Unit 5	a) PHYSICAL THERAPY
	b) PROFESSIONAL DISEASES IN DENTAL MEDICINE
Elective Course Unit 6	a) SMOKING AND ORAL HEALTH
	b) STOMATOLOGY IN THE COMMUNITY

 

 

 

FOURTH YEAR
Compulsory course units
No.	Course unit	Semester 7		Semester 8			ЕCTS
		L	P	L	P	Total hours peryear
35.	RESTORATIVE DENTALMEDICINE	1	6	1	3	165	12
36.	MOBILE PROSTHETICS	1	6	1	6	210	14
37.	ORAL MEDICINE	1	2	2	2	105	8
38.	ORAL SURGERY	2	3	2	3	150	10
39.	PREVENTION OF ORAL DISEASES	1	2			45	5
40.	OPHTHAMOLOGY	1	1			30	2
41.	PRE-CLINICAL ENDODONTICS			1	2	45	5
Elective course units
42.	Elective Course Unit 7	1	1			30	2
43.	Elective Course Unit 8			1	1	30	2
No. of hours per week		8	21	8	17
Total		29		25		810	60
No. of exams		3		6
No. of exams per year		9

 

 

 

Elective course units:
Elective Course Unit 7	a) CLINICAL RESEARCH IN DENTAL MEDICINE
	b) PATIENT RISKS
Elective Course Unit 8	a) RECONSTRUCTION OF SEVERELY DAMAGED TEETH
	b) APPLICATION OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES IN DENTALMEDICINE

 

 

 

YEAR 5
Compulsory course units
No.	Course unit	Semester 9		Semester 10			ЕCTS
		L	P	L	P	Total hours per year
44.	PEDIATRIC DENTAL MEDICINE	2	3	2	3	150	10
45.	FIXED PROSTHETICS	1	6	1	6	210	14
46.	FUNDAMENTALS OF PARODONTOLOGY	1	3	1	3	120	10
47.	CLINICAL ENDODONTICS	1	5	1	4	165	12
48.	IMPLANTOLOGY	2	2			60	5
49.	PRE-CLINICAL JAW ORTHOPEDICS			2	3	60	6
Elective course units
50.	Elective Course Unit 9	1	1			30	2
51.	Elective Course Unit 10			1	0	15	1
No. of hours per week		8	20	8	19
Total		28		27		810	60
No. of exams		2		6
No. of exams per year		8

 

 

 

 

 

Elective course units:
Elective Course Unit 9	a) DENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY
	b) MOUTH AND TOOTH INJURIES IN CHILDREN
	c) GERIATRIC DENTISTRY
Elective Course Unit 10	a) PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN DENTAL MEDICINE
	b) Aesthetics in Dental Medicine
	c) COMPLEX TREATMENT OF PARODONTIUM DISEASES

 

 

 

 

 

YEAR SIX
Compulsory course units
No.	Course unit	Semester 11		Semester 12			ЕCTS
		L	P	L	P	Total hours per year
52.	BLOCK: RESTORATIVE DENTAL MEDICINE	3	3	3	3	180	13
53.	CLINICAL JAW ORTHOPEDICS	2	3	2	3	150	8
54.	MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY	2	2	2	2	120	8
55.	CLINICAL PARODONTOLOGY	1	1			30	4
56.	EMERGENCY DENTAL MEDICINE	1	2			45	4
57.	OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY	1	2			45	2
58.	FORENSIC MEDICINE AND MEDICAL LAW			2	1	45	2
59.	BLOCK: PEDODONCY			3	3	90	7
60.	FIRST-CYCLE GRADUATION PAPER						10
Elective course units
61.	Elective Course Unit 11	1	1			30	2
No. of hours per week		11	14	12	12
Total		25		25		735	60
No. of exams		4		5
No. of exams per year		9

 

 

 

 

 

Elective course units:
Elective Course Unit 11	a) CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
	b) AESTHETICAL PARODONTIC SURGERY
	c) PRE-SURGERY ORTHODONTIC THERAPY
	d) INTERDISCIPLINARY ORTHODONCY
	e) MACHINE ENDODONCY

 

 

 

 

L – lectures; P– practicals;

 

PHARMACY

Graduate academic studies (integrated study) in Pharmacy last for five academic years, and the lectures consist of basic and elective courses. The Pharmacy Study Programme yields the educational profile MASTER OF PHARMACY – 300 ECTS. During the first 4 semesters, students are expected to gain knowledge in basic natural sciences (which are significant for the Pharmacy studies) and basic medical sciences, while the lectures during the senior years of study are oriented towards pharmaceutical professional and professional-applied courses, as well as courses in the field of social pharmacy. In the 9th and 10th semester, the preparation of the final thesis and professional student internship are planned, which are necessary for future professional work of students. 

PHARMACY

Study programme objectives

The primary objective of the integrated academic studies of dental medicine is to provide students with necessary skills and theoretical knowledge, as well as with the satisfactory level of practical experience for their future profession. This is realised through the following:

– primary, secondary, and tertiary level of healthcare

 – business activities related to production, market placement, and advertising of drugs and other

    substances used for medical treatments

– regulatory bodies that pass, implement, and supervise laws and bylaws that concern the fields of pharmacy and healthcare

  – educational and scientific research activities in the fields of pharmacy and complementary

     disciplines.

Students are offered an opportunity of participating in research projects, where they are introduced to basic methods of scientific research: statistical, epidemiological, molecular, and genetic. In addition, the integrated studies provide students with the knowledge required for the continuation of academic studies at the third cycle (doctoral studies).

The Faculty of Medicine is permanently dedicated to quality assurance policies and improving the competences of masters of pharmacy, in order for them to meet the demands of the profession and the market in general. In this respect, the Faculty feels very much obliged to the society to participate in basic and advanced studies and applied research on generating new knowledge on drugs and their subsequent administration in therapeutic procedures, with special emphasis on quality assurance of all pharmaceutical dose forms and medical devices and their efficiency as regards a patient’s safety. Continuous education in the aforementioned areas enables constant professional development for masters of pharmacy. These general objectives are intended as guidelines for masters of pharmacy on how to further their professional skills.

 

 

Enrolment requirements

The Study Programme of Pharmacy is open for candidates who graduated from a 4-year secondary school in the Republic of Srpska, the Brcko District, and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as for candidates who graduated from a 4-year secondary school abroad.

In case of the latter, all the necessary documents that serve as a proof of completion of this level of education are subject to a validation process conducted by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska.

Students who have acquired their secondary school qualifications in the Republic of Serbia are exempt from a validation process, according to the provisions of the Agreement on Mutual Recognition and Regulation of Students’ and University Students’ Status Issues (Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska, Issue 79/05).

Students are enrolled on a competitive basis, in line with their secondary school success and score made at an entrance test, as defined by a public competition announced by the University of Banja Luka. Upon the completion of the competition, a rank list is formed featuring the eligible candidates.

CURRICULUM

 

FIRST YEAR
Compulsory course units
Course unit	Semester 1			ECTS	Semester 2				ECTS
	L	S	P		L	S		P
1.     Fundamentals of Pharmaceuticals	15			1
2.     Mathematics 1	30		30	5
3.     Biology with Human Genetics	45		30	6
4.     Physics	60		30	7
5.     General and Inorganic Chemistry	60		45	9
6.     English Language	30		0	2
7.     Organic Chemistry 1					45			30	6
8.     Anatomy with Histology					45			30	6
9.     Botany					45			30	6
10.   Microbiology					60			30	7
11.   Analytical Chemistry 1					30			30	5
No. of hours	240		135		225			150
Total hours	375				375
Total ECTS				30					30
No. of exams	6				5
No. of exams per year	11

 

 

SECOND YEAR
Compulsory course units
Course unit	Semester 3			ECTS	Semester 4				ECTS
	L	S	P		L	S		P
1. Physiology	60		30	8
2. Analytical Chemistry 2	30		45	6
3. Organic Chemistry 2	45		45	7
4. Physical Chemistry	45		45	7
5. Statistics in Pharmaceuticals	15		15	2
6. Pathophysiology					30			30	5
7. Immunology					30			15	4
8. General Pharmaceutical Biochemistry					45			30	6
9. Pharmaceutical Chemistry 1					45		15	15	6
10. Instrumental Methods					45			45	7
11. Elective Block 1 (1/5)					30*				2
No. of hours	195		180		225		15	135
Total hours	375				375
Total ECTS				30					30
No. of exams	6				5
No. of exams per year	11

 

Elective Block 1	L	S	P
1. Chemistry of Solutions	15		15
2. Selected Topics in Analytical Chemistry	15	15
3. Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds	15	15
4. Selected topics in Microbiology	30
5. Botany Workbook	15	15
6. Molecular Genetics	30

 

 

THIRD YEAR
Compulsory course units
Course unit	Semester 5			ECTS	Semester 6				ECTS
	L	S	P		L	S		P
1. Pharmacognosy 1	45		30	6
2. Pharmaceutical Chemistry 2	60	15	30	9
3. Medical Biochemistry	60		30	7
4. Bromatology	45		30	6
5. Elective Block 2 (1/3)	30*			2
6. Pharmacognosy 2					60			30	7
7. Pharmaceutical Chemistry 3					60		15	45	10
8. Pharmaceutical Technology 1					60			75	11
9. Pharmaceutical Ethics and Deontology					30				2
No. of hours	240	15	120		210		15	150
Total hours	375				375
Total ECTS				30					30
No. of exams	5				4
No. of exams per year	9

 

 

Elective Block 2	L	S	P
1. Medicinal Plants and the Environment	30
2. Colloid Chemistry	15	15
3. Free Radicals and Antioxidants – Methods of Monitoring Oxidative Stress	30
4. Selected Topics in Pathophysiology	30

 

 

FOURTH YEAR
Compulsory course units
Course unit	Semester 7			ECTS	Semester 8				ECTS
	L	S	P		L	S		P
1. Pharmacology 1	60	15	15	7
2. Phytotherapy	30	15		4
3. Pharmaceutical Technology 2	45		60	9
4. Pharmacokinetics	45		30	6
5. Dietetics	30		30	4
6. Pharmacology 2					45			15	5
7. Pharmacotherapy					45		15	15	6
8. Pharmaceutical Analytics					60		15	30	9
9. Pharmaceutical Technology 3					45			60	8
10. Elective Block 3 (1/7)					30*				2
No. of hours	210	30	135		225		30	120
Total hours	375				375
Total ECTS				30					30
No. of exams	5				5

 

No. of exams per year	10
Elective Block 3		L	S	P
1. Pharmaceutical Instrumental Analysis		15	15
2. Public Health Importance of a Healthy Diet		15	15
3. Bromatology Workbook				30
4. Pharmacognosy Workbook			15	15
5. Selected Topics in Pharmaceutical Chemistry		15	15
6.Clinical Biochemistry		30
7. Medical Equipment		15		15

 

 

YEAR 5
Compulsory course units
Course unit	Semester 9				ECTS	Semester 10				ECTS
	L	S	P	FW		L	S	P	FW
1. Cosmetology	30		30		5
2. Toxicology with Analytics	60		30		7
3.Organization of Pharmaceutical Activities	30				2
4. Clinical Pharmaceutics	30		30		5
5. Elective Block 4 (1/9)	30*				2
6. 20				105	9
7. Pharmaceutical Practicum with Communication Skills						45		30		5
8.Professional Student Practicum									300	25
No. of hours	180		90	105		45		30	300
Total hours	375					375
Total ECTS					30					30
No. of exams	6					2
No. of exams per year	8

 

 

 

 

Elective Block 4	L	S	P
1. Health Safety of Food and General Use Objects	15		15
2. Drug Design	15		15
3. Contemporary Pharmaceutical Forms	15	15
4. Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology	30
5. Sports Pharmaceutics	15		15
6.Clinical Pharmacokinetics	15		15
7. Clinical Toxicology Analyses	15		15
8. Acute Drug Poisoning	15		15
9. Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics	30

L– lectures; S– seminar papers; P– practicals; FW – Field Work

 

* depending on the chosen elective course unit, 30 hours are divided among lectures, seminar papers and laboratory practicals

MIDWIFERY

Graduate academic studies in Midwifery last for four academic years and consist of basic classes and elective courses. The total number of courses on the study programme (including the final thesis) is 49, which include 44 mandatory courses, 5 elective courses and the thesis. The Midwifery Study Programme yields the educational profile BACHELOR OF MIDWIFERY- 240 ECTS. The main goal of the academic studies is to provide the necessary theoretical and clinical training in the field of midwifery. The midwife is recognised as a responsible and reliable professional, who works in partnership with women, provides support, care and advice during pregnancy, birth and midwifery, monitors childbirth independently and provides care for new-borns and infants. The care involves preventive measures, promotion of natural birth, recognition of complications in mothers and children, access to health care and other forms of appropriate support, as well as implementation of emergency procedures in case of danger.  

MIDWIFERY

Study programme objectives 

The primary objective of the integrated studies of midwifery is to provide students with necessary theoretical and clinical knowledge and skills in midwifery.The EU 2005/36 EG midwifery education directive implies the following:

• Education of pregnant women, including 100 prenatal examinations 
• Parturient women care  and assistance to 40 women in labour
• A student has to deliver 40 childbirths.
• Active involvement – providing assistance during pelvic presentation deliveries. If, due to shortage of that type of delivery, that is not possible, a student is allowed to train on a dummy.
• Performing an episiotomy and providing assistance with stitching an episiotomy wound and minor ruptures. Introduction to these procedures contains theoretical lessons and practical training. If that is not possible, stitching a wound may be performed on a dummy.
• Care of and assistance to 40 risky pregnant women, deliveries, or parturient women.
• Care and supervision of at least 100 parturient women and healthy newborns with respective examinations provided.
• Care and supervision of newborns at health risk, such as pre-term deliveries, post-term deliveries, and ill-born babies.
• Care of women with pathological conditions in gynecology and obstetrics.
•  Introduction to healthcare and midwifery  in the fields of medicine and surgery (theoretical knowledge and practical skills)

Enrolment requirements

The Study Programme of Midwifery is open for candidates who graduated from a 4-year secondary school in the Republic of Srpska, the Brcko District, and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as for candidates who graduated from a 4-year secondary school abroad.

In case of the latter, all the necessary documents that serve as a proof of completion of this level of education are subject to a validation process conducted by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska.

Students who have acquired their secondary school qualifications in the Republic of Serbia are exempt from a validation process, according to the provisions of the Agreement on Mutual Recognition and Regulation of Students’ and University Students’ Status Issues (Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska, Issue 79/05).

Students are enrolled on a competitive basis, in line with their secondary school success and score made at an entrance test, as defined by a public competition announced by the University of Banja Luka. Upon the completion of the competition, a rank list is formed featuring the eligible candidates.

 

THE STUDY PROGRAMME OF MIDWIFERY
Year 1 – Semester 1
No.	Course Unit Name	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
1	Anatomy	3(45)	3(45)				70	175	7	I
1	Embryology and Fetus Development	1(15)					70	175	7	I
2	Introduction to Healthcare (midwifery care; healthcare process and documentation; diagnostic-therapeutic procedures)	3(45)			2(30) 2(30)*	40	80	225	9	I
3	Communication Skills in Healthcare	1(15)	1(15)		2(30)	40	75	175	7	I
4	Reproductive Health and Ethics (description: embryology, gynecology, and various radiological and other pregnancy tests in terms of ethics; ethical dilemmas within context of reproductive health	3(45)					30	75	3	I
5	Fundamentals of Biophysics	1(15)					10	25	1	I
6	English Language	2(30)	1(15)
	Total in Semester 1	14(210)	5(75)	–	6(90)	80	295	750	30	I
		25(375)				80	295	750	30	I

Legend: L (lectures); DRP (demonstration room practicals); S (seminar papers); CP (clinical practicals); PT (professional training); ISW (individual student’s work)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMESTER 2
No.	Course Unit Name	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
7	Physiology	3(45)	2(30)				75	150	6	II
8	Biochemistry	3(45)	2(30)				75	150	6	II
9	Fundamentals of Bacteriology, Virology, and Parasitology	2(30)	3(45)				75	150	6	II
10	Public Health (epidemiology; prevention and control of infections)	2(30)			2(30)		40	100	4	II
11	Hygiene	1(15)	2(30)				55	100	4	II
12	Fundamentals of Human Genetics	2(30)		1(15)
	Total in Semester 2:	13(195)	9(135)	1(15)	2(30)	–	375	750	30	II
		25(375)				–	375	750	30	II
	Total in Year 1:	1,500 hours							60	I + II

Legend: L (lectures); DRP (demonstration room practicals); S (seminar papers); CP (clinical practicals); PT (professional training); ISW (individual student’s work)

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE STUDY PROGRAMME OF MIDWIFERY
Year 2 – Semester 3
No.	Course Unit Name	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
13	Pathology	2(30)	2(30)				40	100	4	III
14	Pharmacology	2(30)			1(15)		30	75	3	III
15	Pathophysiology	2(30)	1(15)				30	75	3	III
16	Fundamentals of Transfusiology	2(30)			1(15)		30	75	3	III
17	Multidisciplinary Healthcare	2(30)			2(30)*		40	100	4	III
18	Obstetrics	4(60)					85	325	13	III
18	Healthcare in Obstetrics	4(60)			4(60)	120	85	325	13	III
	Total in Semester 3:	14(210)	3(45)		8(120)	120	255	750	30	III
		25(375)				120	255	750	30	III

Legend: L (lectures); DRP (demonstration room practicals); S (seminar papers); CP (clinical practicals); PT (professional training); ISW (individual student’s work)

 

 

Year 2 – Semester 4
No.	Course Unit Name	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
19	Healthcare in Infectology and Infectious Diseases	2(30)			2(30)		40	100	4	IV
20	Gynecology	4(60)				120	85	325	13	IV
20	Healthcare in Gynecology				4(60)	120	85	325	13	IV
21	Healthcare of Surgical Patients (healthcare of surgical patients; surgery; asepsis; antisepsis)	2(30)			2(30)		40	100	4	IV
22	Fundamentals of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation	1(15)			2(30)		30	75	3	IV
23	Healthcare Statistics and Information Science	1(15)	2(30)				30	75	3	IV
24	Elective 1 (1/2)	1(15)			2(30)		30	75	3	IV
	Total in Semester 4:	11(165)	2(30)		12(180)	120	300	750	30	IV
		25(375)				120	255	750	30	IV
	Total in Year 2:	1,500 hours							60	IV + V

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Elective course unit 1 (students choose one of the two offered course units)
No.	Elective course unit title	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
1.1.	Providing Assistance During Diagnostic-Therapeutic Procedures in Obstetrics	1(15)			2(30)		30	75	3	IV
1.2.	Fundamentals in Instruments Usage in Obstetrics	1(15)			2(30)		30	75	3	IV

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THE STUDY PROGRAMME OF MIDWIFERY
Year 3 – Semester 5
No.	Course Unit Name	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
25	Sexual Education and Family Planning	2(30)		1(15)	1(15)		40	100	4	V
26	Mental Health	2(30)			2(30)		40	100	4	V
27	Clinical Pharmacology (safe usage of drugs and drugs prescription)	1(15)			2(30)		30	75	3	V
28	Pediatrics	4(60)				120	85	325	13	V
28	Healthcare of Healthy and Ill Child with Special Emphasis on Newborn Child				4(60)	120	85	325	13	V
29	Special and Healthcare Legislation (legal protection of mother and child)	2(30)		1(15)			30	75	3	V
30	Elective 2 (1/2)	1(15)					30	75	3	V
	Total in Semester 5	12(180)	–	2(30)	11(165)	120	255	750	30	V
		25(375)				100	255	750	30	V

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Elective course unit 1 (students choose one of the two offered course units)
No.	Elective course unit title	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
2.1.	Health of the Young	1(15)			2(30)		30	75	3	V
2.2.	Sexual and Reproductive Health	1(15)			2(30)		30	75	3	V

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Year 3 – Semester 6
No.	Course Unit Name	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
31	Pregnancy, Delivery, Puerperium	3(45)			5(75)	100	30	250	10	VI
32	Risky and Pathological Pregnancy	1(15)			3(45)	40	25	125	5	VI
33	Healthcare in Puerperium	1(15)			3(45)	40	50	150	6	VI
34	Organisation and Management in Healhcare	1(15)		1(15)	1(15)		30	75	3	VI
35	Nutrition and Dietetics (especially in terms of women, newborns, and babies)	1(15)		1(15)	1(15)		30	75	3	VI
36	Elective 3:	1(15)		1(15)	1(15)		30	75	3	VI
	Total in Semester 6	8(120)	–	3(45)	14(210)	180	275	750	30	VI
		25(375)				180	195	750	30	VI
	Total in Year 3:	1,500 hours							60	V + VI

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Elective course unit 2 (students choose one of the three offered course units)
No.	Elective course unit title	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
3.1.	Healthcare in Gynecological Oncology	1(15)		1(15)	1(15)		30	75	3	VI
3.2.	Healthcare of Pregnant Women with Preeclampsia and Eclampsia	1(15)		1(15)	1(15)		30	75	3	VI

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THE STUDY PROGRAMME OF MIDWIFERY Year 4 – Semester 7
No.	Course Unit Name	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
37	Healthcare in Primary Care System, in Family, and in Community (with special emphasis on pregnant women, parturient women, and newborns)	3(45)			3(45)	120	40	250	10	VII
38	Complications During Delivery and Puerperium	2(30)			4(60)	25	35	150	6	VII
39	Healthcare During Delivery	2(30)			3(45)	40	35	150	6	VII
40	Scientific Research in Healthcare (evidence-based practice)	1(15)	1(15)	1(15)			30	75	3	VII
41	Sociology of Health, Diseases and Multi-Cultural Environment	1(15)		1(15)			20	50	2	VII
42	Elective 4 (1/2)	1(15)			2(30)		30	75	3	VII
	Total in Semester 7:	10(150)	1(15)	2(30)	12(180)	185	190	750	30	VII
		25(375)				185	190	750	30	VII

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Elective course unit 3 (students choose one of the two offered course units)
No.	Elective course unit title	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
3.1.	Nursery in Community	1(15)	2(30)		2(30)		30	75	3	VII
3.2.	Healthcare of Women in Dermatovenerology	1(15)	2(30)		2(30)		30	75	3	VII

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Year 4 – Semester 8
No.	Course Unit Name	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
43	Physiology and Pathology of Newborns	2(30)			2(30)		45	150	6	VIII
43	Healthcare and Monitoring of Newborns	1(15)			2(30)		45	150	6	VIII
44	Promotion of Health (vulnerable groups, healthcare moral education, social medicine)	2(30)			2(30)		15	75	3	VIII
45	Psychology	2(30)		1(15)			30	75	3	VIII
46	Principles and Methods of Teaching (pedagogy)	1(15)		2(30)			30	75	3	VIII
47	Fundamentals of Radiology	1(15)			2(30)		30	75	3	VIII
48	Elective 5 (1/2)	1(15)			2(30)		30	75	3	VIII
49	Bachelor’s Thesis				2(30)	50	145	225	9	VIII
	Total in Semester 8:	10(150)	–	3(45)	12(180)	50	325	750	30	VIII
		25(375)				50	325	750	30	VIII
	Total in Year 4:	1,500 hours							60	VII + VIII

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Elective course unit 4 (students choose one of the two offered course units)
No.	Elective course unit title	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
4.1.	Psycho-physical Preparation for Delivery	1(15)			2(30)		30	75	3	VIII
4.2.	Breastfeeding and Lactation	1(15)			2(30)		30	75	3	VIII

 

 

Table 6.1.1. Characteristics of the Study Programme of Midwifery

Years of study and number of course units	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS
	L	DRP	S	CP	PT
1 (12 course units)	405	210	15	120	80	670	1,500	60
2 (12 course units)	370	75	0	300	240	510	1,500	60
3 (12 course units)	300	0	75	375	300	450	1,500	60
4 (13 course units)	300	15	75	285	115	515	1,500	60
Total course units (49)	1,380	300	165	1,155	855	2,145	6,000	240
∑	1,845			2,010		2,145	6,000
	3,855
Total % curriculum	64.00%					36.00%	100%
Elective course unit 10 and Bachelor’s Thesis	15 ECTS (elective course units) + 9 ECTS (bachelor’s thesis) = 24 ECTS (10%)
Educational profile	Bachelor of Science in Midwifery – 240 ECTS
Type of study	Academic studies (4 years, 8 semesters)
Value of 1 ECTS	25 hours
Mode of study	Regular, self-financing, part-time
Area of study	Health and Health Protection
Field of study	Healthcare Sciences
Discipline of study	Obstetrics/ Midwifery

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PHYSIOTHERAPY

Graduate academic studies in Physiotherapy last for four academic years. Students who complete this study cycle receive the academic title BACHELOR IN PSYSIOTHERAPY –240 ECTS. The Physiotherapy Study Programme enables students to gain theoretical knowledge and practical skills through basic, medical, health and specific professional teaching content, as well as gaining knowledge in IT, research, problem solving and independent decision-making, in addition to decisions in the health and rehabilitation teams. 

Study programme objectives 

The primary objective of the integrated academic studies of physiotherapy is to provide students with necessary skills and theoretical knowledge, as well as with the satisfactory level of practical experience for their future profession. This is realised through the following:

• primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare
• educational and scientific research activity within the fields of physiotherapy and complementary disciplines.

Enrolment requirements

The Study Programme of Physiotherapy is open for candidates who graduated from a 4-year secondary school in the Republic of Srpska, the Brcko District, and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as for candidates who graduated from a 4-year secondary school abroad.

In case of the latter, all the necessary documents that serve as a proof of completion of this level of education are subject to a validation process conducted by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska.

Students who have acquired their secondary school qualifications in the Republic of Serbia are exempt from a validation process, according to the provisions of the Agreement on Mutual Recognition and Regulation of Students’ and University Students’ Status Issues (Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska, Issue 79/05).

Students are enrolled on a competitive basis, in line with their secondary school success and score made at an entrance test, as defined by a public competition announced by the University of Banja Luka. Upon the completion of the competition, a rank list is formed featuring the eligible candidates.

 

 

THE STUDY PROGRAMME OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
Year 1 – Semester 1
No.	Course Unit Name	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
1	Biophysics with Biomechanics	2(30)	2(30)	1(15)			75	150	6	I
2	Anatomy	4(60)	3(45)				95	200	8	I
3	Communication Skills in Health Care	2(30)	1(15)				30	75	3	I
4	Medical Ethics	2(30)	1(15)				30	75	3	I
5	English Language	2(30)	1(15)	1(15)			40	100	4	I
6	Fundamentals of Health Care in Physiotherapy	2(30)	1(15)			40	65	150	6	I
	Total in Semester 1	14(210)	9(135)	2(30)	–	40	335	750	30	I
		25(375)				40	335	750	30	I

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SEMESTER 2
No.	Course Unit Name	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
7	Physiology	3(45)	3(45)	1(15)			95	200	8	II
8	Functional Anatomy of the Locomotor System	3(45)	2(30)				75	150	6	II
9	Biochemistry	2(30)	1(15)				30	75	3	II
10	Kinesiology	3(45)	3(45)			40	95	225	9	II
11	Fundamentals of Pharmacology with Toxicology	2(30)	1(15)	1(15)			40	100	4	II
	Total in Semester 2:	13(195)	10(150)	2(30)		40	335	750	30	II
		25(375)				40	335	750	30	II
	Total in Year 1:	1500 hours							60	I + II

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THE STUDY PROGRAMME OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
Year 2 – Semester 3
No.	Course Unit Name	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
12	Fundamentals of Human Genetics	2(30)	1(15)				30	75	3	III
13	Kinesiology with Kinesiometrics	3(45)	1(15)	1(15)	2(30)	55	90	250	10	III
14	Physical Agents and their Application in Physiotherapy	2(30)	1(15)	1(15)		25	65	150	6	III
15	Health Care Education with Hygiene	2(30)		1(15)			30	75	3	III
16	Fundamentals of Radiology	1(15)		1(15)			20	50	2	III
17	Medical Psychology	1(15)	1(15)	1(15)			30	75	3	III
18	Management in Health Care and Work Organization in Physiotherapy	1(15)	1(15)		1 (15)		30	75	3	III
	Total in Semester 3:	12(180)	5(75)	5(75)	3(45)	80	295	750	30	III
		25(375)				80	295	750	30	III

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Year 2 – Semester 4
No.	Course Unit Name	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
19	Pathology	2(30)		1(15)			30	75	3	IV
20	Pathophysiology	2(30)		1(15)			30	75	3	IV
21	Statistics and Information Technologies in Health Care	2(30)	1(15)	1(15)			40	100	4	IV
22	Orthotics and Prosthetics	2(30)	1(15)	1(15)		35	55	150	6	IV
23	General and Clinical Kinesiotherapy	3(45)	1(15)	1(15)	3(45)	40	115	275	11	IV
24	Elective 1 (1/3)	1(15)	1(15)		1(15)		30	75	3	IV
	Total in Semester 4:	12(180)	4(60)	5(75)	4(60)	75	300	750	30	IV
		25(375)				75	300	750	30	IV
	Total in Year 2:	1500 hours							60	IV + V

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Elective course unit 1 (students choose one of the three offered course units)
No.	Elective course unit title	Theoretical training			Clinicaltraining		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
1.1.	Balneotherapy	1(15)	1(15)		1(15)		30	75	3	IV
1.2.	Community Mental Health	1(15)	1(15)		1(15)		30	75	3	IV
1.3.	Motor Learning	1(15)	1(15)		1(15)		30	75	3	IV

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THE STUDY PROGRAMME OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
Year 3 – Semester 5
No.	Course Unit Name	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
25	Assessment Methods in Physiotherapy	2(30)	1(15)		2(30)	50	75	200	8	V
26	Clinical Kinesiotherapy	2(30)			4(60)	50	60	200	8	V
27	Fundamentals of Occupational Therapy	1(15)	1(15)		1(15)		30	75	3	V
28	Surgery with Orthopedics and Traumatology	3(45)					30	75	3	V
29	Physiotherapy in Surgery, Orthopedics and Traumatology	2(30)	1(15)		5(75)		80	200	8	V
	Total in Semester 5	10(150)	3(45)	–	12(180)	100	275	750	30	V
		25(375)				100	275	750	30	V

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Year 3 – Semester 6
No.	Course Unit Name	Theoreticaltraining			Clinicaltraining		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
30	Medical Rehabilitation 1	2(30)	1(15)		1(15)		65	125	5	VI
31	Neurology and Neurophysiology	3(45)					30	75	3	VI
32	Physiotherapy in Neurology	2(30)	1(15)		3(45)	50	60	200	8	VI
33	Internal Medicine	3(45)					30	75	3	VI
34	Physiotherapy in Cardiology, Pulmonology and Rheumatology	2(30)	1(15)		3(45)	50	60	200	8	VI
35	Elective 2 (1/3)	1(15)	1(15)		1(15)		30	75	3	VI
	Total in Semester 6	13(195)	4(60)	–	8(120)	100	275	750	30	VI
		25(375)				100	275	750	30	VI
	Total in Year 3:	1500 hours							60	V + VI

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Elective course unit 2 (students choose one of the three offered course units)
No.	Elective course unit title	Theoretical training			Clinicaltraining		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
2.1.	Pain Management	1(15)	1(15)		1(15)		30	75	3	VI
2.2.	Physiotherapy of Sports Injuries	1(15)	1(15)		1(15)		30	75	3	VI
2.3.	Rehabilitation of Sports Injuries	1(15)	1(15)		1(15)		30	75	3	VI

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THE STUDY PROGRAMME OF PHYSIOTHERAPY Year 4 – Semester 7
No.	Course Unit Name	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
36	Pediatrics	2(30)					45	75	3	VII
37	Physiotherapy in Pediatrics	2(30)	1(15)		3(45)	40	70	200	8
38	Medical Rehabilitation 2	3(45)	1(15)		1(15)		75	150	6	VII
39	Physiotherapy in Gynecology and Obstetrics	2(30)	1(15)		3(45)		85	175	7	VII
40	Pedagogy and Mentoring Process in Health Care	1(15)	1(15)	1(15)			30	75	3	VII
41	Elective 3 (1/2)	1(15)			2(30)		30	75	3	VII
	Total in Semester 7:	11(165)	4(60)	1(15)	9(135)	40	335	750	30	VII
		25(375)				40	335	750	30	VII

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Elective course unit 3 (students choose one of the two offered course units)
No.	Elective course unit title	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
3.1.	Scientific Research in Physiotherapy	1(15)			2(30)		30	75	3	VII
3.2.	Prevention of Physical Deformity	1(15)			2(30)		30	75	3	VII

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Year 4 – Semester 8
No.	Course Unit Name	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
42	Special Techniques in Physiotherapy	1(15)	2(30)				30	75	3	VIII
43	Physiotherapy in Geriatrics	2(30)	1(15)		3(45)		85	175	7	VIII
44	Ergonomy and Assistive Technologies	2(30)	1(15)		2(30)		25	100	4	VIII
45	Fundamentals of Emergency Medicine	1(15)	1(15)		1(15)		30	75	3	VIII
46	Elective 4 (1/2)	1(15)		1(15)	1(15)		30	75	3	VIII
47	Bachelor’s Thesis			2(30)	3(45)	75	100	250	10	VIII
	Total in Semester 8:	7(105)	5(75)	3(45)	10(150)	75	300	750	30	VIII
		25(375)				75	300	750	30	VIII
	Total in Year 4:	1500 hours							60	VII + VIII

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Elective course unit 4 (students choose one of the two offered course units)
No.	Elective course unit title	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS	Semester
		L	DRP	S	CP	PT
4.1.	Adaptive Sports	1(15)			2(30)		30	75	3	VIII
4.2.	Applied Research in Kinesiotherapy, Physiotherapy and Ergonomics	1(15)			2(30)		30	75	3	VIII

 

 

Table 6.1.1. Characteristics of the Study Programme of Physiotherapy

Years of study and number of course units	Theoretical training			Clinical training		ISW	Total hours	ECTS
	L	DRP	S	CP	PT
1 (12 course units)	405	285	60	0	80	670	1500	60
2 (13 course units)	360	135	150	105	155	595	1500	60
3 (11 course units)	345	105	0	300	200	550	1500	60
4 (12 course units)	270	135	60	285	115	635	1500	60
Total course units (47)	1380	660	270	690	550	2450	6000	240
∑	2310			1240		2450	6000
	3550
Total % curriculum	60%					40%	100%
Elective course unit 10 and Bachelor’s Thesis	9 ECTS (elective course units) + 10 ECTS (bachelor’s thesis) = 19 ECTS (8%)
Educational profile	Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy – 240 ECTS
Type of study	Academic studies (4 years, 8 semesters)
Value of 1 ECTS	25 hours
Mode of study	Regular, self-financing, part-time
Area of study	Health and health protection
Field of study	Health Care Sciences
Discipline of study	Physiotherapy

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