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10000 ZAGREB, ILICA 3, PHONE: +385 1 4806-111, P.O.B. 80, CROATIA

ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 10 APRIL, 2009

NUMBER: 8.1.5.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

MASTERS AND SPECIALISTS, 2008

 

In 2008, by completing the postgraduate study according to either old or new programme, out of the total of 871 candidates, there were 67.7% who attained the academic title of master of science, 14.1% attained the title of master, and 18.2% attained the title of specialist. The share of women was 54.5%.

 

At the University of Zagreb, 67.7% of all candidates defended the master’s degree or completed the postgraduate specialist study, followed by 12.0% at the University of Osijek, 7.7% at the University of Rijeka, 7.5% at the University of Split, 1.4% at the University of Pula, 0.9% at the University of Dubrovnik, 0.7% at the University of Zadar, and 2.1% out of university.

 

In 2008, the greatest number of master’s and specialist theses was written in the field of social sciences, 57.7%, followed by engineering, 13.7%, life sciences, 7.0%, humanities, 6.9%, biomedicine and health, 6.4%, biotechnical sciences, 5.3%, and interdisciplinary field 2.2%. The lowest number of master’s theses was written in the field of arts, 0.8%.

 

The average age of masters of science, masters and specialists was 36.5 years, while the age in the modal group (with the highest frequency) ranged between 30 and 34. At the average, women were younger (35 years) than men (38 years).

 

The greatest number of candidates was employed in education, 20.6%, followed by public administration and defence; compulsory social security, professional, scientific and technical activities, 10.3%, financial and insurance activities 9.5%, health and social welfare 7.5%, manufacturing 7.0%, information and communication 6.5%, wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicle and motorcycles 3.7%. 14.7% of candidates were employed in other activities, while 4.1% were unemployed.

 

Out of the total number of candidates 95.3% of them graduated in the Republic of Croatia, while 4.7% of them graduated outside the Republic of Croatia.

 

57.6% of costs of the postgraduate study leading to the master’s degree were paid by candidates themselves, employers paid for 33.2% of them, the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports paid for 5.4%, while 3.8% belonged to the category Other.

 

 

1.   MASTERS OF SCIENCE, MASTERS AND SPECIALISTS, BY SCIENTIFIC AND ARTISTIC FIELDS OF THEIR MASTER’S/ SPECIALIST THESES, AGE AND SEX, 2008

 

Total

Age

Up to 29

30 – 34

35 –  39

40 – 44

45 – 49

50 and over

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

All

871

155

294

187

103

66

66

 

Women

475

90

175

107

59

32

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life  sciences

All

61

3

28

23

3

2

2

 

Women

42

3

19

16

1

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering

All

119

15

34

23

20

8

19

 

Women

21

2

6

4

7

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomedicine and health

All

56

4

21

12

12

4

3

 

Women

36

4

13

7

9

3

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnical sciences

All

46

7

21

9

4

3

2

 

Women

27

3

14

5

2

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social sciences

All

503

108

166

96

56

43

34

 

Women

285

68

100

56

33

21

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Humanities

All

60

6

17

22

6

4

5

 

Women

43

3

16

17

5

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artistic field

All

7

3

2

1

-

1

-

 

Women

5

1

2

1

-

1

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interdisciplinary field

All

19

9

5

1

2

1

1

 

Women

16

6

5

1

2

1

1

 

2    MASTERS OF SCIENCE, MASTERS AND SPECIALISTS, BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC AND ARTISTIC
      FIELDS OF THEIR MASTER’S/SPECIALIST THESES, 2008

 

Total

Scientific and artistic field of master’s/specialist thesis

 

Masters
 of science

Masters

Specialists

Life
sciences

Engineering

Biomedicine
 and
 health

Biotechnical sciences

Social sciences

Humanities

Artistic
 field

Interdisciplinary
field

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

590

123

158

61

119

56

46

503

60

7

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School of Professional Higher Education in Safety, Zagreb

-

9

4

-

13

-

-

-

-

-

-

Evangelical Theological  Seminary, Osijek

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

-

-

Faculty of Science – Department of Mathematics, Zagreb

1

-

1

2

-

-

-

-

-

 

-

Faculty of Science, Zagreb

49

-

-

49

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Science, Split

5

-

-

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Civil Engineering, Osijek

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Split

1

-

3

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Civil Engineering, Zagreb

7

-

-

-

7

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Graphic Arts, Zagreb

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Geodesy, Zagreb

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slavonski Brod

-

-

3

-

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Zagreb

7

-

2

-

9

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Osijek

6

-

-

-

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Split

6

-

-

-

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Zagreb

40

-

-

-

40

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, Zagreb

10

3

-

-

13

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, Zagreb

2

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Zagreb

-

-

12

-

7

-

5

-

-

-

-

Maritime Faculty, Rijeka

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Maritime Faculty, Split

-

6

-

-

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Medicine, Osijek

3

-

-

-

-

3

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Medicine, Rijeka

6

-

-

-

-

6

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Medicine, Zagreb

6

9

-

-

-

14

-

1

-

-

-

Faculty of Dental Medicine, Zagreb

19

-

-

-

-

19

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Zagreb

2

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

 

2.    MASTERS OF SCIENCE, MASTERS AND SPECIALISTS, BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC AND ARTISTIC
      FIELDS OF THEIR MASTER’S/SPECIALIST THESES, 2008

 (continued)

 

Total

Scientific and artistic field of master’s/specialist thesis

Masters
 of science

Masters

Specialists

Life
sciences

Engineering

Biomedicine
 and health

Biotechnical sciences

Social sciences

Humanities

Artistic
 field

Interdisciplinary
field

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagreb

2

7

3

-

-

12

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Food Technology,
Osijek

-

-

3

-

-

-

3

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Zagreb

3

1

15

-

-

-

19

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb

10

-

-

-

-

-

10

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Forestry, Zagreb

5

2

-

-

-

-

7

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Economics, Osijek

30

-

48

-

-

-

-

78

-

-

-

Faculty of Economics, Rijeka

13

8

4

-

-

-

-

25

-

-

-

Faculty of Economics, Split

1

30

-

-

-

-

-

31

-

-

-

Faculty of Economics, Zagreb

149

6

12

-

-

-

-

167

-

-

-

Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Opatija

14

-

-

-

-

-

-

14

-

-

-

University Department of Economy and Tourism of the University of Pula

12

-

-

-

-

-

-

12

-

-

-

Faculty of Organisation and Informatics, Varaždin

12

-

4

-

-

-

-

16

-

-

-

Faculty of Law, Osijek

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

-

-

-

Faculty of Law, Rijeka

1

-

18

-

-

-

-

19

-

-

-

Faculty of Law, Split

13

-

-

-

-

-

-

13

-

-

-

Faculty of Law, Zagreb

21

-

-

-

-

-

-

21

-

-

-

Faculty of Political Science, Zagreb

27

-

1

-

-

-

-

28

-

-

-

Teacher Training College, Zagreb

-

19

-

-

-

-

-

19

-

-

-

Faculty of Philosophy, Rijeka

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb

59

15

10

-

-

-

-

33

44

-

7

University Department of the University of Dubrovnik

8

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

-

-

-

University Departments of the University of Zadar

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

2

-

-

Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Zagreb

5

-

1

-

-

-

-

6

-

-

-

Faculty of Kinesiology, Zagreb

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

Catholic Theological Faculty, Zagreb

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

-

-

Faculty of Philosophy of the Society of Jesus, Zagreb

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

Academy of  Music, Zagreb

-

7

-

-

-

-

-

 

-

7

-

Interdisciplinary Study of the University of Osijek and the Ruðer Boškoviæ Institute, Zagreb

4

-

2

4

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

Center for Postgraduate Studies of University of Zagreb

-

-

12

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12

 

3    MASTERS OF SCIENCE, MASTERS AND SPECIALISTS, BY   SCIENTIFIC AND ARTISTIC FIELDS OF THEIR MASTER’S/ SPECIALIST THESES, BY SEX, 2008

 

Total

Masters of science

Masters

Specialists

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

871

475

590

314

123

76

158

85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life sciences

61

42

59

40

-

-

2

2

Mathematics

2

2

1

1

-

-

1

1

Physics

5

2

5

2

-

-

-

-

Geological science

5

3

5

3

-

-

-

-

Chemistry

5

4

5

4

-

-

-

-

Biology

44

31

43

30

-

-

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering

119

21

82

12

18

2

19

7

Electrical engineering

47

6

47

6

-

-

-

-

Geodesy

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

Civil engineering

11

4

8

2

-

-

3

2

Graphic technology

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

Computer science

4

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

Mining,  petroleum and geological engineering

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

Mechanical engineering

13

1

8

1

-

-

5

-

Technology of transport and traffic

20

2

11

2

9

-

-

-

Basic  technical sciences

21

8

1

1

9

2

11

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomedicine and health

56

36

38

28

15

6

3

2

Basic medical sciences

4

2

2

1

2

1

-

-

Clinical medicine

17

12

14

11

3

1

-

-

Public health and health care

3

2

-

-

3

2

-

-

Veterinary medicine

12

5

2

1

7

2

3

2

Dental medicine

18

14

18

14

-

-

-

-

Pharmacy

2

1

2

1

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnical sciences

46

27

19

9

3

1

24

17

Agronomy

12

4

10

3

-

-

2

1

Forestry

5

-

3

-

2

-

-

-

Wood technology

3

3

3

3

-

-

-

-

Biotechnology

5

4

1

1

-

-

4

3

Food technology

21

16

2

2

1

1

18

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social sciences

503

285

343

193

72

54

88

38

Economics

268

159

199

116

40

26

29

17

Law

57

28

39

20

-

-

18

8

Political science

28

13

27

13

-

-

1

-

Information and communication sciences

89

35

45

19

5

4

39

12

Sociology

5

3

5

3

-

-

-

-

Psychology

16

14

10

9

6

5

-

-

Pedagogy

29

25

10

7

19

18

-

-

Special education

8

7

6

5

1

1

1

1

Kinesiology

2

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

Social work

1

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Humanities

60

43

48

31

8

8

4

4

Philosophy

1

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

Theology

12

4

12

4

-

-

-

-

Linguistics

30

25

18

13

8

8

4

4

  History

8

5

8

5

-

-

-

-

History of arts

3

3

3

3

-

-

-

-

Science of arts

1

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

Archaeology

4

3

4

3

-

-

-

-

Ethnology and anthropology

1

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artistic field

7

5

-

-

7

5

-

-

Music art

7

5

-

-

7

5

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interdisciplinary field

19

16

1

1

-

-

18

15

Conference interpreting

16

13

1

1

-

-

15

12

Public administration

3

3

-

-

-

-

3

3

 

4.   MASTERS OF SCIENCE, MASTERS AND SPECIALISTS BY UNIVERSITY AT WHICH THEY ATTAINED THEIR TITLES, BY COUNTRY IN WHICH THEY GRADUATED AND BY SEX, 2008

 

Total

Graduated in
Republic of Croatia

Graduated outside Republic of Croatia

All

Women

All

Women

All

Bosnia
 and
Herzegovina

Greece

Italy

Portugal

USA

Slovenia

Serbia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

871

475

830

457

41

19

1

1

1

4

8

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

University of Dubrovnik

8

3

8

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

University of Osijek

105

50

104

49

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

University of Pula

12

8

12

8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

University of Rijeka

67

42

65

41

2

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

University of Split

65

34

62

32

3

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

University of Zadar

6

1

6

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

University of Zagreb

590

334

559

320

31

15

1

1

1

3

5

5

Unknown

18

3

14

3

4

-

-

-

-

1

3

-

 

5.   MASTERS OF SCIENCE, MASTERS AND UNIVERSITY SPECIALISTS BY ACTIVITY OF EMPLOYMENT, BY WAY OF PAYING FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDY AND BY SEX, 2008

 

Total

Way of paying for postgraduate  study

 

All

Women

Employer

Ministry of
Science, Education and Sports

candidate

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

871

475

289

47

502

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees

835

456

288

46

469

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Manufacturing

61

28

29

1

27

4

  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor
  vehicle and motorcycles

32

22

6

1

25

-

  Transport, storage and communication

20

5

9

-

10

1

  Information and communication

57

22

29

1

26

1

  Financial and insurance activities

83

47

24

-

54

5

  Professional, scientific and technical activities

90

40

45

6

34

5

  Public administration and defence; compulsory social security

140

67

50

9

75

6

  Education

179

128

36

26

108

9

  Health and social welfare

65

45

19

1

44

1

  Other service activities

21

14

9

-

12

-

  Other activities

87

38

32

1

54

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unemployed

36

19

1

1

33

1

 

 

 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

Data sources

 

Data are the result of the annual data processing. Data are collected through the Statistical Sheets for Masters or Specialists (ŠV-80 form), which are filled in by masters of science, masters and specialists in the course of attaining to this title.

 

Coverage and comparability

 

The statistical survey covers institutions of higher education in the Republic of Croatia that establish and carry out the postgraduate scientific, professional or artistic study leading to the master’s degree and university postgraduate specialist study according to the Act on Scientific Activity and Higher Education (NN, No.123/03) and the Act on Amendments to the Act on Scientific Activity and Higher Education (NN, No. 105/04).

Data are comparable to data from previous years.

 

Definitions and explanations

 

Students enrolled in postgraduate study leading to the master’s degree before the establishment of university postgraduate studies pursuant to provisions of this Act will have the right to complete the study according to the curriculum and conditions required at the enrolment in the first year of study and obtain the appropriate academic degree according to the regulations in force before entry into force of this Act. Consistently, the Release presents students who completed the postgraduate study according to either old or new programme.

 

Institution of higher education is every institution providing higher education and authorised to establish and carry out a study as well as scientific highly qualified or artistic work. Institutions of higher education are divided to: university and adjoining faculties and art academies, polytechnic and school of higher education. Institutions of higher education may be public and private.

 

Master’s and specialist theses are classified according to the Rule Book of Scientific and Artistic Disciplines, Fields and Branches (NN, No. 78/08).

 

Interdisciplinary studies cover many different scientific fields. They are conducted in cooperation by institutions of higher education and institutes.

 

Postgraduate university study can be enrolled after the completion of a graduate university study.

 

Master of Science (M.S.) is a person who completed a postgraduate scientific study leading to the master’s degree and attained to the master’s degree in science. (ISCED, 5A).

 

Master is a person who completed a postgraduate professional study leading to the master’s degree and won a professional or artistic master’s degree. (ISCED, 5A).

 

University specialist title for a particular area (Spec.) is a person who completed the university postgraduate specialist study, prepared a final work and/or passed an appropriate final exam.

 

Abbreviations

 

ISCED     International Standard Classification of Education

NN            Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of
                  Croatia

 

Symbols

-  no occurrence