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Professional graduate study Entrepreneurship in tourism can be enrolled by a person who has completed a corresponding undergraduate professional or university study in the field of social sciences, the field of economics lasting at least three years and having acquired at least 180 ECTS points.

Students who have completed non-excellent undergraduate professional or university studies in the field of social sciences where they have earned at least 180 ECTS points can enroll in the professional diploma course Entrepreneurship in Tourism with the obligation to take distinctive courses in accordance with the decision of the Polytechnic Council.

Professional or academic title or academic degree acquired upon completion of studies: Master of Economics, major in Entrepreneurship in Tourism, 7th level.

The tuition fee is EUR 1000.20. The possibility of paying school fees in two (2) installments. For all information and assistance when applying for study, please contact the student office. (tel.: 053/652-310, Work with parties: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:30-10:30 and 13:00-15:00, Monday, Thursday: 13:00-15:00 and 16:00-18:00)

COMPETENCES

Competences acquired by the completion of study modules and studies

Upon completion of the professional graduate study “Entrepreneurship in Tourism”, the student acquires the necessary competencies for:

  • starting and carrying out entrepreneurial activities in tourism
  • flexibility in working with people
  • the ability to take risks necessary for undertaking entrepreneurial ventures
  • adoption of ethical principles of socially responsible business
  • dealing with business clients
  • written and oral communication using a foreign language
  • management of the organization on the tourist market by applying modern tourist trends
  • risk assessment for launching investment projects in tourism
  • application of information sources and systems
  • financial analysis and assessment of the success of business ventures
  • development of existing or creation of new tourist products and/or services
  • application of the principles of sustainable development in the planning of entrepreneurial projects
  • creating an offer of specific forms of tourism
  • application of legal regulations that regulate tourism in the Republic of Croatia
  • self-employment in tourism
  • continuing education and training

CURRICULUM

List of compulsory and optional courses with an indication of the load in ECTS points, form of teaching, course content and planned learning outcomes

 

I semester

Course Lectures Excercise Seminars Status ECTS
The beginning of tourism 30 0 30 C 6
Entrepreneurship 30 0 30 C 6
Business accounting 30 30 0 C 5
Corporate social responsibility 30 0 30 C 5
Business English in tourism I 30 30 0 C 5
Business German language in tourism I 15 0 15 O 3
Business Italian language in tourism I 15 0 15 O 3

II semester

 

Course Lectures Excercise Seminars Status ECTS
Natural and cultural heritage in the function of tourism development 30 0 15 C 5
Management of tourist facilities 30 0

 

 15

 

 C 4
Safety in tourism 30 15 0 C 4
Business finance in tourism 30 30 0 C 5
Digitization in tourism 30 0 30 C 5
Business English in tourism II 15 15 0 C 4
Procurement management in tourism 15 0 15 O 3
Eno – gastro tourism 15 0 15 O 3
Business German in tourism II 15 0 15 O 3
Business Italian language in tourism II 15 0 15 O 3

*student chooses one optional/elective course

III semester

Course Lectures Excercise Seminars Status ECTS
Tourist destination management 30 15 0 C 5
Environmental economics 30 0 15 C 4
Integrated marketing communication in tourism 30 15 0 C 3
Human resource management 30 0 15 C 4
Sales in tourism 30 0 15 C 4
Legal regulation in tourism 30 0 15 C 3
The role of local government in tourism planning and development 30 0 15 C 4
Hotel business 15 0 15 O 3
Website design 15 15 0 O 3
Branding of the tourist destination 15 0 15 O 4

*student chooses one optional/elective course

IV semester

Course Lectures Excercise Seminars Status ECTS
Quantitative and qualitative methods for economic analysis 30 0 30 C 5
Special forms of tourism 30 0 15 C 4
Business of tourist intermediaries 15 0 15 O 3
Experience tourism 15 15 0 O 3
Professional practice 0 300 0 C 10
Graduation thesis 0 0 120 C 8

*student chooses one optional/elective course

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Based on Article 42 of the Statute of the “Nikola Tesla” Polytechnic in Gospić, the Council of the “Nikola Tesla” Polytechnic in Gospić, at its 394th session held on July 18, 2025, adopted:

 

Decision on the Academic Calendar 2025./2026. Polytechni “Nikola Tesla” in Gospić

Academic year 2025./2026. starts 01. October 2025. year, and ends on 30. September 2026. year

WINTER SEMESTER

Classes start
October 6th (Monday) 2025. year.

Christmas and New Year holidays
from 29. December (Monday) 2025. year to 5. January (monday) 2026. year.

End of classes
January 31 (Saturday) 2026 year.

SUMMER SEMESTER

Classes start
March 2 (Monday) 2026 year.

End of classes
June 13 (Saturday) 2026 year.

EXAMINATION DATES

Regular winter exam period
From 2. February (Monday) to 28. February (Saturday) 2026. year.

Regular summer exam period
From 15. June (Monday) to 11. July (Saturday) 2026. year.

Regular autumn exam period
From 31. August (Monday) to 26. September (Saturday) 2026. year.

For the Council of the Nikola Tesla Polytechnic in Gospić

Dean

Assistant Professor PhD Branislav Šutić, professor of professional studies –