Professional Study: STUDY OF ROAD TRANSPORT
Acquiring the professional title of: Engineer of Road Traffic (baccalareus/baccalaurea)
Location of study: 16 Bana Ivana Karlovića, Gospić
The study aims at training professionals of road transport to work on executing complex operational tasks of planning, preparation, improvement and control of technological processes and services in the field of road transport.
The Study of Road Transport runs in six semesters and lasts three years. The sixth semester includes professional practice and writing of the final thesis. It is performed as both a full-time study and part-time study. All course activities are evaluated in accordance with the ECTS system. The course activities of each semester are equal to 30 ECTS points, so that the student until the end of undergraduate program must achieve a total of 180 ECTS points.
EMPLOYMENT OPORTUNITIES
Professionals, who have completed the course of study of Road Transport, can be employed in road transport companies, driving schools, freight forwarding companies, transport agencies, customs, city parking, city garages, local government and self-governments-Department of Transport.
Expected learning outcomes of the Professional Study of Road Transport
- Manage human resources respecting the personal and professional development of employees and encouraging teamwork among employees
- Manage documentation efficiently using appropriate office tools
- Manage all segments of the logistics chain in the process of storage, transportation and handling of goods
- Plan the road transport system within the spatial planning documentation at all levels
- Create traffic and construction solutions for the purpose of improving road traffic safety using modern software tools
- Present a program task for a traffic study, traffic analysis or for individual phases in road design
- Manage the traffic-technical expertise of traffic accidents with the application of modern software tools
- Evaluate capacity and utilization calculations of warehouses in internal transport and warehouse systems
- Review the driving dynamics of road vehicles by applying the laws of technical mechanics
- Calculate the energy balance of the vehicle for given driving parameters
- Create a structure and judge the function of technology and work organization in the goods distribution center and terminal, and in every transport company
- Choose the option for the application of appropriate traffic regulations
- Create a new technological and organizational project in the road transport company
- Apply managerial skills in the business processes of road transport companies, public institutions and state administration entities with consistent application of EU directives
- Manage business processes in road transport companies by applying the principles of sustainable business
- Comment on basic terms and phenomena from the field of road traffic in a foreign language
- Apply the skills of learning and researching professional literature necessary for lifelong learning and continuing professional development
- Create a stimulating competitive environment for the purpose of personal and professional development of individuals and teams
- Develop self-discipline, work habits and positive attitudes and thinking.