Study programme code

RIHKB.YK

Study programme administrator

Indrek Saar

MER study programme code

1590

version code

RIHKB/17.YK

School / college

YK - School of Governance, Law and Society

Study programme title in Est.

Haldus- ja ärikorraldus

study programme title in Engl.

Public and Business Management

Language of instruction

Estonian

Study level

Bachelor's studies

ECTS credits

180

Study domain

Business, Administration and Law

Study programme group

business and administration

Study programme subgroup

Management and administration

Nominal study period (in semesters)

6

Access conditions

Secondary School Leaving Certificate, Certificate of Vocational Secondary Education or a corresponding qualification giving access to higher education; show more...

Estonian language state examination or Estonian language as a second language state examination and entrance exam.
Minimum level of proficiency of the Estonian language at B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Degrees conferred

sotsiaalteaduse bakalaureus

Study programme aims and objectives

- Create the prerequisites for increasing regional development capability according to modern standard of social studies; show more...

- Enable on site high-quality undergraduate studies that creates the prerequisites for continuing studies on the MA level for people living in regions;
- Develop basic knowledge and skills for public or private organization in socio-economic analysis of environmental, organizational and planning activities;
- Contribute to governance and economic knowledge acquisition, enabling the development of middle managers, or executive advisors in the public, private and third sector;
- Contribute to developing analytical skills in the field of governance and economy, that enables working as an effective specialist in the field of development in an organizational unit.

Learning outcomes of the study programme

- knows the problems of political science and knows how to classify the main problems of politics and governance show more...

- knows how to plan the work of an organization
- has obtained the necessary competences for conducting a research and has special skills to solve problems within
- explains the problems of governance to non specialists and communicates his knowledge to target groups
- knows how to define his needs for further studies and for professional development

Graduation requirements

In order to graduate, the student shall complete the study programme in the given volume, show more...
which includes passing all compulsory courses and compiling and defending the Bachelor’s thesis or passing the Bachelor’s examination. Students who have not graduated from upper secondary schools where Estonian is the language of instruction, or who have graduated from schools where Estonian is only partly the language of instruction, are required to have Estonian language proficiency at C1 level.