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DI PLOMA SUPPLEMENIT
This Diploma Supplement model was developed by the European Commiss on, Counc I ofEurope afd uNEsco/cEpEs.
Thepurposeofthesupplementistoprovidesufficient ndependentdatalolmp.ovethe rre,natoral'transparency'
and fair academic and professional recognition of qual ifications (d iplomas, deg rees, ce.t ficates etc ). lt ls desig ned to
provide a description ofthe nature, level, context, content and status of th€ stud ies that !e,e pu.sued and successfully
completedbythe ndividualnamedontheorginalqualficationtowhichtl-lssuppleme.t sappelded ltshould
Erefreefromanyvaluejudgements,equivalencestatementsorsug-oesrionsacorrrecogf:or lnformatio.lnall
eight sections should be prov ded. Where information is not prov ded, a: exDlanat on should 9 ve ire 'eason why
INFORMATION IDENTIflING THE HOLDER OF THE qUALIFICATIOX
family name(r) l(ovat
given name(s) fylgfgX
date, pke and country of birth 26 J une r 991, Sarajevo, Bosn ia and He rzegovina
5tudent identifi cation number or code Ot't 9 oto57't
INFOTMATION IDENTIryING THE QUALIFICATION
nameofqualificationand(ifapplicable)titleconferred(inoriginallanguage) sveuöili§naprvostupnica(baccalaurea)biologije;univ.bacc.biol.
main field(s) ofstudy forthe qualification BiOlOgy
nameandstatu5ofawardinginstitutionandstudyprogrammesaccreditation UniversityofZagreb,FacultyofScience.Publichighereducation
act institution. Accreditation issued by the Ministry ofScience, Education
and Sports on October 7, zoo4. Accreditation for the unrversity
undergraduate study prograrnme in biology issued by the Ministry on
June 2r, 2oo-s.
nameandstatusofinrtitution(ifdifrerentfromz.3)administeringstudier UniversityofZagreb,FacultyofScience.-Publichighereducation
institution
language(s) ofinstruction/examination Croatian
INFORMATION ON THE LEVEL OF THE QUALIFICATION
lwelof qualification Undergraduate university study programme (first cycle degree), with
bachelor thesis
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programme requirements and learning outcomes
The bachelor curriculum in biology is aimed at developing basic skills biology or related fields The first year provides students with knowl-
needed for understanding and studying life The curriculum provides edge necessary to gain awareness ofthe cell as the basis oflife. as well
students with basic knowledge in the fields of biology, chemistry, as with an lntroduction to other fields of natural sciences The second
biochemistry, physics, geology and palaeontology. Theoretical knowl- year programme is aimed at extending their knowledge on comparative
edge is complemented with the development of practical skills through biology, taxonomy, biochemistry and ecology The third year contains
hands-on laboratory exercises. Upon successful completion ofthe pro- courses on plant and animal physlology as well as evolution During the
gram, lhebachelorofbiologyiseligibleforemploymentinall industry sixthsemesterstudentsworkonthefinal seminarthesis,arequirement
branches requiring applied biology skills - biotechnology, agriculture, for the successful completion ofthe study programme.
medicine or equivalent. Other employment opportunities include po- Bachelorsof biologyoperatewithr
sitions related to environmental protection and conservation. l(nowl- r(NowLEDCE AND uNDERSTANDtNc oF
edge and skilis gained at the undergraduate level provide the basis for --€asic principles and techniques in biology
the coniinuation of education through the graduate (masters) level in
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methodology for studyinq biological phenomena

2. RESEARCH SKILLS TRANSITIONAL SI<ILLS
-{iterature research --Autonomous and team work
---Designing and conducting experiments --Oral and written presentation of results
--JJsing laboratory equipment ---Long-term education principies
--{ritical analysis and interpretation of results
programme details
Ecrs date of
houß credts examnation grade eubiect
r 'l20 9.o a2/a2/r 4 Celland Molecular Biology
2 ro5 9.o 3r/or/rr 4 Ceneral and lnorganic Chemistry
3 75 6o or,/o2ll 3 Mathematics
4 30 o.o + Physical Education and Health Culture t
s 75 6.a 18/oz/11 5 oeneral ZoologY
6 75 7.o a1tc7/11 4 Plant Morphology and Anatomy
7 'r05 9.o via6l 4 Microbiology
z 6o 7 o 606-' 4 Physics
e 30 o.o + Physical Education and Health Culture z
10 7S 7.o 2s/a6fi 4 Organic Chemistry
I go 7.O t5 oz.'t 4 Cenetrcs
rz 6o 5.o rcla2tD 4 Statlstics
B ]o5 8.o a o2l 2 5 P'ot'sts
r4 30 o.o + Physicai Education and Health Culture 3
rs 6o 5.o q/a2h2 3 Ceneral EcologY
rs 6o 5.o Bto2/t2 4 M icrobiology of Ecosystems
u 105 8.o 2a/osl12 4 lnvertebrates
18 'tzo 2.o + Field Course
re 30 o o + Physical Education and Health Culture 4
zo 6o 7.o oetaTh2 s Biological Oceanography
2r roS 8.o ß/a6hz 4 Fundamentals of Biochemistry
zz 6o 5.o ostaTh2 3 Histology and Histochemistry
23 r05 9.o rr/o2^3 3 Animal Physiology
24 loS 9.o a8la2/ß 3 Vertebrates
zs 75 6.o o2ta4/ß 4 Biological Evolution
:s 6o 5.o ro1o4lr3 5 Biological Anthropology
27 90 7.o 20106l 4 Systematic Botany
28 go 7.o ci,ta7h3 4 Plant Physiology
2s 90 2.o + Field Course
:o 6o 5.o t8/o6hz 4 Biogeography
:r 5o 5.o rslo9lr3 S Seminar Paper
zt 6o 4.o + Laboratory Skill Training
addt onil Ecrs.redltj
total Effs credits t 8o
beginning ofthe rtud<nd ofthe rtudy r October 2o1o-16 September zot3
diploma number 348-r-ro6/2o'13.

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gr.dingschem€tnd,ifavailable,gradedistributionguidance ln most courses student work is continually assessed. Each required
activity, such as regular class attendance, homework, laboratory work,
partial tests, and final exam is evaluated Mode ofevaluation, i.e. the
impact of a particular activity on the final grade, depends on the spe-
cific structure of each indlvidual course. The grading scheme consists
offive grades with numerical equivalents: izvrstan - 5 (excellent); vrlo
dobar - 4 (very good); dobar - 3 (good); dovoljan - z (sufficient); nedo-
voljan - r (insufficient - fail) The minimum passing grade is dovoljan - z
(sufficient). Some courses are not graded, but their requirements must
be met. Such courses are marked with "+" in students'transcripts.
averagegredeendoverallchsificationofthequalification Cummulative grade point average: 3.988
accerstoturtherrtudy After completing the undergraduate study program, students gain ac-
cess to graduate studies at the Department of Biology Eligibilityto ap-
ply university orvocational graduale programmes in other areas ofnat-
ural sciences, (i. e. to other departments at the Faculty of Science), or
to other higher education institulions is determined by the higher ed-
ucation institution delivering the programme.
employabilityand profe55ional statur, ifapplicable Candidates who graduate with the above defined curriculum are eligible
fo r the acade m ic title Bache lo r (baccalau re u s) of b iology and are autho-
rised to work in professions requiring the respective title. The curricu-
lum is based on providing students with the basic skills in biology and
other fields of natural sciences. l(nowledge and skills gained through
this program can be applied through technical and related positions in
research fields of biology, biotechnology and similar disciplines. The
bachelor of biology is eligible for employment in all industry branches
req u iring applied biology sk ills - biotech n ology, ag ricu ltu re, med icin e o r
equivalent. Other employment opportunities include positions related
to environment protection and conservation.
ADOITIOXAL INFORMATION
additionalinformation
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turtherinformationsources lvlinistry of Science, Education and Sports, www.mzos.hr; University
olZagreb, www.unizg.hr; Faculty of Science, www.pmf unizg hr;
Depa rtme nt of B i o logy, www. pmf . u n izg. h r/b iol
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phcc and date
Zagreb, zo December zot3
name and signature
Prof. Amir Hamzii, PhD
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INFORMATION Oil THE NATIONAL HIGHEN EDUCATION SYSTEM Iil CROATIA
Types ofinstitutions
uNrvERsrrEs Gveuiili§to) are institutrons ofhigher education whlch offer unlversiry study
progremmes in at least two research areas and/or art äreas coverng a number of disci-
plines. Exceptionally, univers ties may also offer vocational study progTammes Universit es
may be comprised ofconstituent un ts which are legal entilies and which are called recur-
rEs (f0kulteti) or ARr AcADEM rES (umietniöke okodemrle). Universities and thelr constitu€nr
units offer study programmes, and engage in research and other professioqal and art-relat-
ed work
poLyrEcHNlcs (veleudiIito) and scHooLs oF vocarcNAL H rcHER roucartoru (visoke §koie)
are higher education instltut ons which offer vocälional study programmes The two types
of institution differ in the range of proqrammes they offer: polytechnics are institut ons of
vocatlonal hlgher educat on which offer vocational study pro-qrammes rn three or more dis-
ciplines. Tlreir m ission ls to offer career-oriented progrämmes, wh rch often include practical
work erperience.
Public universites are established by law; publlc polytechn cs and schools of vocational
higher education are establilhed by a decree of the Croatiar covefnment, private higher
ed!cation inst tutlons are establlshed by the founder.
Types ofprogrammes
uNrvERstry sruDy pRocRAMMEs prepare students forwork n research and highereducatior
nstltutions,aswellas nprivateandpublicsectors Studentsintheseprogrammesreceive
an educat on that enables them to develop and use scholarly and orofessional knowledge at
the appropiiate level.
vocATroNAL sruDy pno6navvrs prov de students with a career-ready level ofknowledge.
sk lls and competences required for work in specifrc vocat ofs
Accreditation ofhigher education institutions rnd study programme5
Higher educatlon institutions (HEls) and their sturjy progtammes are subject to an evalua-
tion process in order to get accreditation. The request fo, accred tation is subm tted to the
Minstry nchargeofhighereducation,whichtherrequestsanevaluatonfromtheNatlonal
Council for Higher Educätion (NcHE). The NcHE appornts an expert comm ttee whi.h, ln
cooperation w th the Agency for 5c ence and H g her Ed ucation, performs lhe evalualion and
5ubmits a report A draft report is then sent to the HEI for feeriback and clariflcations The
Nat onal Council makes a flnal evaluation ofthe proposed study program me or of the h igher
education institltion and recommends to the minister issuance or den al ofaccreditation.
Organisation of university study programmes
5 nce zoc5, all study programmes n Croatla measure student work load n Ecrs credits A
student is typlcälly required to earn 6o rcrs credits in one academ c year.
uNtvERstTyuNDERoRADUATEpROCRAMMES-FTRSTCyCLE(preddipiOmSkisveuiiii§nistudr)
normally take thre€ years in which students are requ red to earn r8o rcrs credlts A minority
of undergraduate university programmes in Croatia are offered as four-year programmes in
whichstudentsarerequiredtoearnz4oecrscredits Uponcompletionstudentsareaward-
ed a d ploma and the academic degree of Llniverslty Bachelor (sveuiili§ni prvostrpnik) w th
an rndication ofthe field ofstudy. Students graduat ng in technical sciences receive the aca-
demic degree of universlty Ba.helor n Ergineering (sveuiiii§ni prvostupnik rnzenler) with
an lndication ofthe field ofstudy
students hold ing a flrst cycle un iversity deg ree can apply for adm ission to un verslty grad u-
ate pTogrammes or vocational speclalist graduate programmes, or enter the workforce
u N rvE RSrry cRADUATE pRocRAMMEs
- sECoruo cvcL r (diploms(i sveuiili§ni study) normally
ta<e two years in which students are required to earn rzo rcls credits. A minor ty ofgrad-
uate programmes in Croatia are offered as one-year programmes ln whlch students are .e-
quredtoearn60Ecrscredits Thetotalnrmberofcreditsearned nthefrstandsecond
cycle programmes must b€ at least 30o. Upon completion students are awarded a dipiomo
andtheacademicdegreeofMasterof(mogistorstruke)wthaf ndicatlonofthefleldof
study Studentsgraduating nlechnicalsciencesrecelvetheacademlcdegreeofMasterin
Engineer n9 (mogistor inLen)er) w th an lndlcatlon of the field of study
Students holdrng a second cycle un versity degree can cort nue their stücires in un vers ry
postgrad!at€ programmes or enter the workforce
I NTEC RATE D UN DE RC RADUA TL AN D 6RADUATE U NIVERSITY PROC RAM M ES - Ft RS] AN D SEC-
oND cycLES (tntegrroni preddiplomski i diplonski sveuiiii§ni studl) normally lai<e f ve or
s x years in which students are req!lred to earn 3oo or 36o tcts credits respectively. Upon
completion students are awarded a diplorro and the academic deqree of Master of (mogis-
tor struke) with an ind ication of the fleld of study. Upon completion of integrated first and
second cycle programmes n medrclne, dentistry and veterinary mediclne students receive
the academic deg ree of Doctor (doktor struke) with an ind cation of the field of study (e g
Do.tor of Medl.in€, etc.)
Students with lh is deg ree can continue the r stud ies ln un vers ty postg rad uate program mes
or enter lhe wor<forc€.
uNrvERSrTy posrc RAD uArE pRoc RAM M Es -rr t no crcrr (posir]ediplomslri sveuiili§ni studrl)
normally take three years LJpon completion students are awarded a diplcrno and the aca-
demicdegreeoiDoctorofPhlosophy(orDoctors.ientarum),orDoctorofFineArt(doktor
znonasti ot dckLat umjetnosti), w th an ind ication of the academ c fleld or art form.
uNrvERsrTy spEClALrSr poSTcRADUATE pRocRAMMEs (posl.ledlplomski sveudiii§nr specroii-
stiiki studr) normally teke one to two years Upon compl€tion studeflts receive e diplomo
and the academl( degree of Unlversity specialist (sveuiiliini spec4olist) with an ind cat on
ofthe f eld ofstudy
Orgqnisation of v*ational study programme:
sHoRr cyclE voCAroNAL SruDY pRocRAMMEs (struani studr) normally take two or
twoand- a-hälfyears, in whrch students are requ red to earn between tzo and r5o rcts cred-
ts respectlvely Upon completlon students receive a diploma (sv.ledodU bo) and a Short-Cy-
cle Vocatlonal Degree (struani pristupnik) with an lnd icatlon of the field of study.
studentsholdngashort-cyclevo.ationaldegreecanapplyforadmissiontohigherlevelsof
vocatlonal study programmes, or enter the workforce.
vocArloNAL uNDERCRADUATE pRoGRAMMEs
- FrRsr cycLE lstruini preddiplonski studi))
normallytakethreeyearslnwhichstudentsarerequlredtoearnr8orctscredts Aminorlty
ofvocational programmes in Croatia are offered as fo!tryear programmes in wh ch students
arerequiredtoearnz4cecrscredlts Uponcompletonstudentsareawardedadlplomaand
thevocationaldegreeofVocationalBachelor(struiniprvostupnik)withan ndicationofthe
field of study. Students graduating in technlcal sc ences rec€iv€ the vocätional degree of
VocationalBachelor nEngineerng(slruCniprvostupni(in.renjer)wthanlndicationofthe
lield of study.
students holding a first cycle vocational degree can apply foT adm ss on to vocational spe-
c allst grad uate programmes, or to s€cond cycle u niversiq, graduate prog rammes u nder con-
ditions delerm ned by the university, or to enter the workforc€.
vocATloNAL spECrALtsr c RAD uAl E pRo6RAMMES
- SECO N D CYCrE (struöni dipiOmski speci-
jciistiikistudrl)normallytaketwoyears nwhichstudentsarerequiredtoearnt:oeclscred-
its.Aminorityofvocationalspecialsrgraduateprogrammes nCroatiaareofferedasone-
year programmes in whlch students ar€ required to earn 60 ECrs credits. The total number
ofcredits earned in flrst and second cycle programmes must be at least 3oo. Upon comple-
tion ofvocational speciallst graduate programmes students are awarded a d ploma and the
vocational degree ofvocational Special st (struini spe.roiisl) w th an ind!cation ofthe field
ofstudy. Students graduating in technical sciences Tece ve the vo.atronäl degree ofVoca-
t onal Special st in Eng neeri ng (struani spe ci)olist inienje) with aq ind cation ofthe f eld of
study, and studerrts graduating in the frelds of medicine, dent stry or v€terinary medicine
receive a diploma vocational degree (diplomironi) with an lndication ofthe fleld ofstudy.
students holdlng a second cycle vocational degree can enter the workforce, or they can also
apply, under cond itions determined by universitles, for transfer to a un iversity d iploma study
programme (with the proviso oF tak ng dlfferertral exams) and admlsslon lo a unlverslry
postgräduate programme.
Educational requirements for admission into 5tuÜ programmes
Hlgher educat on institutions independenlly set the mlnirn!m educat onal requirements
for admission to univers ty undergradrate programmes and flrst cycle vocational pro-
grammes. Normally, the m nrmum requ rement for admission to !nivers ty undergraduate
programmes is complet on of a four-year secondary school, the mlnlmum requirement for
enrolment into first cycle vocational proqrammes is compietion ofa three'or four-year sec-
ondary school
The admisslons process to first.y.le stüdy programmes at Croatian univers ties is norrrally
based on secondary school grades and an entrance exam natlon. Each constltuent un t of
aunversityusuallycarresoutrtsownentrailceexamlnaton lheadmissionsprocessto
flrst cycle programrmes at polytechn cs and schools of vocational higher education !s also
based on secondary school grades and sonretlflres an entrance examinat on, b!t the !se of
the latter ls less common than ln the case ofunivers ties
The m nlmum educal onai requirement for enrolrnent rn univers ty graduate programmes
scompletionofauniverstyLrfdergraduateprogramme Universtiescanallowstudents
with a h igher ed ucation vocational deq'ee to errol in un irersity graduare prog rammes under
specially defined r€qu rements.
The m n mum educational requ rement for enrolment ln vocatlonal spec al 5l greduate pro-
grammes is completlor of a unlversity ufdergradlate programme or a vocational pro-
gramme (f rst cycle) The m n mum educational requ rement for enrolment in un verslty
postgraduate proqfammes s completion ofa spec fi< graduate programme. Normälly, the
requlrement for enrolmenl n a university postgrad!ate programme is completion ofa uni-
verslty graduate prooramme Students who have completed pre.Bologna undergraduate
programmeslastngat easlfouracademicyears(sveuiili§nidooiplomskistud4)canapply
for admrss on to Bologna postgraduate p.ogrammes as well
Grading scale
The Croat an national grad ng scale consists of f ve grades w th n umericäl eq uivalents:
izvrston-c(excelert);vrlodohor-4(verygood);dobor-3(good);dovol)an-z(suff-
cient); nedovoilon-r (fail) fhem nimum passinq grade s2(sufficent)
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university undergraduate programme,
3-4 years; University Bachelor
univers ty postqraduate programme,
3 yearst Doctor of Philosophy/Doctorof FineArts
univers ty graduate programme;
r-2 years; Master of.
integrated undergraduate and graduate university programme,
5-5 yearst N,4aster/ Doctor of
un versity speciaiist postgraduate programmel
r-.r years; Univers Ly specialist
vocat onal specialist graduate programme;
r ..z years; Vocational Specialist
vocat onal undergraduate programme;
:-.3 years, Vocational Bachelor
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