UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES – PUBLIC RELATIONS
Undergraduate Studies of Public Relations at the Iustinianus Primus Law Faculty, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje last for 3 years. During that period of time students are required to take 18 mandatory courses and 9 elective courses and 3 optional courses in order to receive bachelor degree. For the full list of offered courses per year and accompanying number of credits see table below.
The language of instruction is Macedonian.
First Year
First semester /Autumn semester
Courses |
Course hours per week |
EKTS |
Theory of Public Relations |
3.5 |
6 |
Macedonian Language and Stylistics |
3.5 |
6 |
Introduction to Law |
3.5 |
6 |
Elective Course from the Faculty |
3.5 |
6 |
Elective Course from the Faculty |
3.5 |
6 |
Second semester / Spring semester
Courses |
Course hours per week |
EKTS |
Political System |
3.5 |
6 |
European Integration of the Republic of Macedonia |
3.5 |
6 |
Economics |
3.5 |
6 |
Elective Course from the Faculty |
3.5 |
6 |
Optional Course from the University |
3.5 |
6 |
Second Year
Third semester / Autumn semester
Courses |
Lectures per week |
EKTS |
Public Administration |
3.5 |
6 |
Socio-Psychological Aspects of the Public Relations |
3.5 |
6 |
Marketing |
3.5 |
6 |
Elective Course from the Faculty |
3.5 |
6 |
Elective Course from the Faculty |
3.5 |
6 |
Fourth semester / Spring semester
Courses |
Lectures per week |
EKTS |
Political Propaganda and Persuasion |
3.5 |
6 |
Fundamentals of Management |
3.5 |
6 |
Contemporary Political Systems |
3.5 |
6 |
Elective Course from the Faculty |
3.5 |
6 |
Optional Course from the University |
3.5 |
6 |
Third Year
Fifth semester / Autumn semester
Courses |
Lectures per week |
EKTS |
International Political Relations |
3.5 |
6 |
Media Relations |
3.5 |
6 |
Public Opinion Elective Course from the Faculty |
3.5 |
6 |
Elective Course from the Faculty |
3.5 |
6 |
International Political Relations |
3.5 |
6 |
Sixth semester / Spring semester
Courses |
Lectures per week |
EKTS |
Techniques of the Public Relations |
3.5 |
6 |
Oratory and Non-verbal Communication |
3.5 |
6 |
Information-Communication Technology and Public Relations |
3.5 |
6 |
Elective Course from the Faculty |
3.5 |
6 |
Optional Course from the University |
3.5 |
6 |
ELECTIVE COURSES
Connected elective course:
- Basic Institutes of the Public and Private Law
- Ethics in Public Relations
Other elective courses:
- Ethics in Journalism
- Investigative Journalism
- E-Journalism
- Agency Journalism
- Media and Children’s Rights
- Radio Journalism
- TV Journalism
- Print Media
- Peace and War Journalism
- Personal Data Protection
- Reporting and Editing in Journalism – Practicum
- Interview
- Graphics and Design in Journalism
- Digital Democracy
- Intercultural Communication
- Political Marketing
- Internal Communication
- Public Relations in Crisis Conditions
- Human Resources