Study Journalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Bosnia and Herzegovina has 12 undergraduate programmes in Journalism at 9 universities in 7 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay €767 a year (€767–€1,016); non-EU students €767 a year (€767–€1,016).

Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.

All Journalism programmes in Bosnia and Herzegovina

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / year
Informatika i komunikologijaHerzegovina University (Međugorje)MeđugorjeCroatian3 yr€1,994€1,994
Media and CommunicationInternational University of SarajevoSarajevoEnglish4 yr€6,600€6,600
Mediji i komunikacije (smjer: Mediji i novinarstvo)International University TravnikTravnikBosnian3 yr€1,278€1,278
Novinarstvo i komunikologijaUniversity of Banja Luka (Banja Luka)Banja LukaSerbian4 yr——
Novinarstvo i komunikologijaUniversity of Business Studies Banja LukaBanja LukaSerbian3 yr€1,023€1,023
Novinarstvo i odnosi s javnošćuUniversity of East Sarajevo (Pale)PaleSerbian4 yr——
Informacijske znanostiUniversity of Mostar (Mostar)MostarCroatian3 yr€767€767
Informacijske znanosti - dvopredmetni studijUniversity of Mostar (Mostar)MostarCroatian3 yr€767€767
NovinarstvoUniversity of Mostar (Mostar)MostarCroatian3 yr€767€767
Novinarstvo - dvopredmetni studijUniversity of Mostar (Mostar)MostarCroatian3 yr€767€767
Žurnalistika / komunikologijaUniversity of Sarajevo (Sarajevo)SarajevoBosnian3 yr——
ŽurnalistikaUniversity of TuzlaTuzlaBosnian4 yr€847–€1,016€847–€1,016

How admission works in Bosnia and Herzegovina

There is no national application system: you apply directly to each university or faculty, which publishes its own call for enrolment (konkurs za upis) with the number of places, the entry requirements and the deadlines. Most calls for the autumn intake open in May or June, with a first round in June or July and a second round in September; places are often split between state-funded (budget) places for citizens and self-financing places. Selection is by points from the secondary-school record and, at many faculties (medicine, architecture, the arts, sport, engineering), an entrance test or aptitude exam (prijemni ispit); foreign students apply under the same conditions or a separate quota, depending on the institution. A secondary-school certificate obtained abroad has to be recognised (nostrified) by the competent cantonal ministry or the entity ministry of education before enrolment, although many universities let you sit the competition while the procedure is under way. Because the country has three education authorities (the Federation, Republika Srpska and Brčko District), deadlines and documents differ between universities.

See also: Study in Bosnia and Herzegovina · Journalism in other countries

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How the figures are collected and calculated: Data and sources.