DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT - Professional baccalaureus/baccalaurea bacc. crim.

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1 REPUBLIC OF CROATIA MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR POLICE ACADEMY POLICE COLLEGE ZAGREB DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT - Professional baccalaureus/baccalaurea bacc. crim. This Diploma Supplement follows the model developed by the European Commission, Council of Europe and UNESCO/CEPES, and it was designed according to the instructions issued by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, according to the Regulation on the Content of Diplomas and Additional Documents on Studies (NN 77/08). The purpose of the Supplement is to provide sufficient independent data to improve the international 'transparency' and fair academic and professional recognition of qualifications (diplomas, degrees, certificates etc.). It is designed to provide a description of the nature, level, content and status of the studies that were pursued and successfully completed by the individual named on the original qualification to which this supplement is appended. 1. INFORMATION IDENTIFYING THE HOLDER OF THE QUALIFICATION 1.1. Given name(s) 1.2. Family name(s) 1.3. Date of birth, place and country 1.4. Student IN 2. INFORMATION IDENTIFYING THE QUALIFICATION 2.1. Name of qualification and title conferred 2.2. Main field(s) of study for the qualification 2.3. Name and status of awarding institution Title: Professional baccalaureus/baccalaurea bacc. crim. Title in original language: Stručni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) kriminalistike - bacc. crim. Professional Studies of Criminal Investigation (licence by the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports) Ministry of the Interior, Police Academy, Police College in Zagreb, accredited School of Higher Education, accreditation issued by the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports 2.4. Language of Croatian Student identification number or code for Higher Education in the Republic of Croatia

2 instruction/examination 3. INFORMATION ON THE LEVEL OF THE QUALIFICATION 3.1. Level of qualification Professional Studies of Criminal Investigation ECTS 3.2. Official length of programme Three-year graduate Studies of Criminal Investigation in duration of 6 semesters. Each semester a student can accumulate 30 ECTS. One ECTS is 25 to 30 hours of learning, including classes, individual study, examinations and all other efforts necessary for passing exams. One semester consists of 15 weeks of course work, and regular examinations are held during 12 weeks of an academic year Access requirements Four-year secondary school completed 4. INFORMATION ON THE CONTENTS AND RESULTS GAINED 4.1. Mode of studies Full-time and part-time 4.2. Programme requirements Learning outcome: advanced level of knowledge in the field of security, advanced skills necessary for solving complex and unpredicted problems in the field of security, responsibility and independence in decision-making in the unpredictable work surrounding. Competences acquired after finishing undergraduate studies of criminal investigation: knowledge and skills necessary for independent performance of activities related to security, detection, solving criminal offences, prevention planning and combating crime Programme details and the individual grades/marks/credits (please, see the next page) 4.4. Grading scheme, national compared to ECTS (ECTS credits introduced in the academic year 200/200) National ECTS Definition 5 A Excellent 4 B Very good 3 C Good 2 D Sufficient 1 F Fail 5. INFORMATION ON THE FUNCTION OF THE QUALIFICATION 5.1. Access to further study The possibility for enrolling in the specialist graduate professional studies of criminal investigation 6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 6.1. Additional information 6.2. Further information sources web pages: the Police College in Zagreb: or the ISVU system: Student Service Office: ++385(0) Address: Visoka policijska škola u Zagrebu, Avenija Gojka Šuška 1, Zagreb, Croatia

3 4.3. Programme details and the individual grades/marks/credits obtained by The year of enrolment academic year 200 First year (200/200): I and II semester No. Course code Course title Number of hours Examination date Grade ECTS Lectures Sem./Exerc. Credits Compulsory courses Introduction to criminal investigation 15 0/ Introduction to state administration organization 30 0/ Constitutional law 45 0/ Introduction to substantive criminal law 30 15/ Administrative law 45 0/ English language for police purposes / German language for police purposes / Tactics of crime investigation 30 0/ Basics of criminal procedure law 45 0/ Police powers and human rights 30 0/ Police organization 45 0/ Basics of statistics for criminal investigation 30 0/ English language for police purposes / German language for police purposes / Elective courses Special physical education 1 0 0/ Basics of protection and rescue 20 10/ Special physical education 2 0 0/ Police and society 30 15/ Correctional officers in penitentiary facilities 15 15/ Total ECTS 60

4 Second year (200/200) III and IV semester No. Course code Course title Number of hours Examination date Grade ECTS credits Lectures Sem./Exerc. Compulsory courses Criminalistics - basics of forensic science 30 10/ Socio-communication skills practicum 10 0/ Criminology 40 25/ Security system and national security in the Republic of Croatia 40 20/ English language for police purposes / German language for police purposes / Police tactics and procedures / Minor offences law 30 15/ Business economics and crime 45 0/ Police management 30 0/ English language for police purposes / German language for police purposes / Elective courses Special physical education 3 0 0/ Penology and correctional law 20 10/ Psychopathology and police procedures 15 0/ Crime scene investigation 0 0/ Exercises in forensic investigation 5 0/ Total ECTS 60 Third year (200/200) V and VI semester No. Course code Course title Number of hours Examination date Grade ECTS Lectures Sem./Exerc. credits Compulsory courses Methodology of crime investigation 45 0/ Techniques of investigative interviewing 10 0/

5 Juvenile delinquency 20 0/ Prevention of professional stress and burn-out 15 0/ Practical work and field experience 0 0/ Methodology of crime investigation major cases 30 0/ Investigative psychology 30 5/ Forensic medicine 30 0/ Criminal intelligence analysis 30 15/ Elective Computer crime investigation 20 0/ Crime scene investigation practicum 4 26/ Research methods of environmental crime 15 5/ English language for police purposes / German language for police purposes 5 Total ECTS 53 completed and on defended the final thesis under the title:, based on his original research work and under the mentorship of, a lecturer at the Police College in Zagreb. The student accumulated additional 7 ECTS by defending his final thesis. The final thesis is written in Croatian and is kept in the Student Service Office of the Police College in Zagreb. Cumulative Grade Point Average (mean GPA) all passes exams, the final thesis not included Final thesis and its oral defence 7. CERTIFICATION OF THE SUPPLEMENT 7.1. Place and date 7.2. Official stamp or seal 7.3. Signature Zagreb, 2015 DEAN Assist. Prof. Joško Vukosav

6 8. INFORMATION ON THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA Higher education in the Republic of Croatia is performed through university and professional studies. University studies Undergraduate university study programmes normally last for three to four years. Upon completion students accumulate ECTS credits and are awarded an academic title of University Baccalaureus/Baccalaurea (sveučilišni prvostupnik/prvostupnica) with a reference to the field of study abbreviation is univ. bacc. with a reference to the field of study. Graduate university study programmes normally last for one to two years. Upon completion students accumulate ECTS credits (a total number of credits accumulated at undergraduate and graduate study programmes is at least 300 ECTS credits) and are awarded an academic title of Master (magistar/magistra) with a reference to the field of study abbreviation is MSc. or MA. Postgraduate specialist study programmes normally last for one to two years. Upon completion students accumulate ECTS credits and are awarded an academic title of University Specialist (sveučilišni specijalist) with a reference to the field of study abbreviation is univ. spec. with a reference to the field of study, which can be used together with the title received after completion of graduate study programmes. Postgraduate university study programmes normally last for three years. Upon completion students accumulate 180 ECTS credits and are awarded an academic title of Doctor of Science or Doctor of Arts with a reference to the field and branch of science abbreviation is PhD in Science or PhD in Arts. Professional studies Professional study programmes normally last for two to three years. Upon completion students accumulate ECTS credits (exceptionally up to 240 ECTS credits). Upon completion of professional study lasting less than three years, students earn less than 180 ECTS credits are awarded a professional title of stručni pristupnik/pristupnica with a reference to the field of study (since this is a short cycle programme, there is no equivalent translation for this degree in the English language). Upon completion of professional study programmes lasting for at least three years, students accumulate at least 180 or more ECTS credits and are awarded a professional title of Professional Baccalaureus/Baccalaurea (stručni prvostupnik/prvostupnica) with a reference to the field of study abbreviation is bacc. with a reference to the field of study. Specialist graduate professional study programmes normally last for one to two years. Upon completion students accumulate ECTS credits and are awarded a professional title of Professional Specialist with a reference to the field of study abbreviation is spec. with a reference to the field of study, which can be used together with the title received after completion of professional or undergraduate university study programme. Higher education institutions for military and police education are founded by the Croatian Parliament according to the conditions described in Article 48 of the Act on Scientific Activity and Higher Education (NN 123/03, 198/03, 105/04,174/04 and 46/07), as organizational units of the competent ministries.