Faculty of Political Science in Sarajevo

Fakultet političkih nauka u Sarajevu
Seal of the Faculty of Political Science in Sarajevo
Other name	FPN or FPN Sarajevo
Former names	Visoka škola političkih nauka Sarajevo
Type	Faculty
Established	1961
Dean	Sead Turčal
Location	Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Campus	Urban
Colors	Turquoise
Nickname	FPN or FPN Sarajevo
Affiliations	University of Sarajevo

The Faculty of Political Science in Sarajevo (Bosnian: Fakultet političkih nauka u Sarajevu) or FPN is one of the 24 faculties of University of Sarajevo. The faculty was formed in 1961 as former "High School of Political Science in Sarajevo" and it is located in urban area of Sarajevo (between Drvenija Bridge and Čobanija Bridge).^[1] Faculty actively participates in the Bologna Process in Bosnia and Herzegovina, publishes scholarly papers, review articles, research notes and book reviews covering major areas of political sciences, sociology, security studies, social work, and media studies. Sarajevo Social Science Review has been published by the Faculty of Political Sciences Sarajevo (formerly Godišnjak Fakulteta političkih nauka - Annual Papers of Faculty of Political Sciences). There is also FPN student newspapers called SPONA.

Organization

The Faculty of Political Science in Sarajevo has five departments and one institute:

• Department of Politology
• Department of Sociology
• Department of Communication studies (Journalism)
• Department of Social work
• Department of Security and Peace studies
• Institute of Social Research

Degree programs

Educational process at the Faculty of Political Sciences is carried out in three cycles of study:

• The Bachelor's program (BA) lasts three years carrying 180 ECTS credits
• The Master's program (MA) lasts two years carrying 120 ECTS credits
• The Doctoral program (PhD) lasts three years carrying 180 ECTS credits