Program Overview

University Program Information

The Faculty of Croatian Studies at the University of Zagreb is a higher education institution and a scientific organization whose mission is to research and study Croatian society, the state, territory, population, diaspora, culture, and the Croatian civilizational and historical heritage in the European and global context; to teach about existing knowledge and new insights within the higher education system, and to foster the Croatian national and cultural identity.

Study Programmes

• Undergraduate Study
  • Single Major
    • Communication Studies
    • Croatology
    • History
    • Psychology
    • Sociology
  • Double Major
    • Philosophy and Culture
    • Communication Studies
    • Croatology
    • Latin Language
    • History
    • Sociology
• Graduate Study
  • Double Major
    • Croatian latinity
    • Croatology
    • History
    • Philosophy
    • Sociology
  • Single Major
    • Communication Studies
    • Croatology
    • History
    • Psychology
    • Sociology
• Postgraduate Study
  • Philosophy
  • Croatology
  • History
• Lifelong learning programs
  • Center for Croatian Language
  • PPDMT - Pedagogical-Psychological-Didactic-Methodological Teacher Education
  • Program for Methodological Training and Professional Development of University Teachers and Associates
  • Center for Korean Culture and Language Learning
  • Greek Language Course

Graduate Study Programme in Philosophy

The Graduate study programme in Philosophy focuses on widening and deepening of the knowledge students have acquired in the course of their undergraduate study of philosophy. Graduate students are introduced to western contemporary philosophy, bioethics, political philosophy, philosophy of law, eastern philosophies and cultures, and philosophy of education. Through a series of elective courses, students acquire additional specialist knowledge in other philosophical disciplines.

Course Structure

• 1. semester, 1. year
  • Mandatory courses
    • Bioethics
    • Contemporary philosophy
    • Political philosophy
  • Educational Module
    • Developmental Psychology
    • Didactics
    • Pedagogy
  • Elective courses
    • Artificial intelligence and Natural Language Understanding
    • Philosophy of communication
    • Philosophy of Game and Sports
    • Philosophy of Myth and Religion
    • Self-Deception
• 2. semester, 1. year
  • Mandatory courses
    • Methods of Teaching Philosophy, Logic and Ethics
    • Philosophy of Education
  • Educational module
    • Legal Bases and Pedagogical Documentation
  • Elective courses
    • Artificial intelligence and Natural Language Understanding
    • Philosophy of communication
    • Philosophy of Game and Sports
    • Philosophy of Myth and Religion
• 3. semester, 2. year
  • Mandatory courses
    • Croatian Philosophical Heritage in the European Context
    • Philosophical methodology
    • Practical Exercises in the Methodology of Teaching
  • Elective courses
    • Artificial intelligence and Natural Language Understanding
    • Philosophy of communication
    • Philosophy of Game and Sports
    • Philosophy of Myth and Religion
    • Self-Deception
• 4. semester, 2. year
  • Mandatory courses
    • Correlation Practicum in the Methodology of Teaching
    • Master thesis
  • Elective courses
    • Artificial intelligence and Natural Language Understanding
    • Philosophy of communication
    • Philosophy of Game and Sports
    • Philosophy of Myth and Religion
    • Self-Deception

Eastern Philosophies and Cultures

• Arabian Philosophy
• Indian Philosophy