2103 Gödöllő, Páter Károly u. 1.

Tel.: +36 28/522-090

Email: info@gtk.szie.hu

www.gtk.szie.hu

 

 

Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences

 

Courses available:

 

Postsecondary education:

(undergraduate studies are offered at the Faculty's Bachelor courses)

 

IT Statistics and Economic Planning (Budapest and Gödöllő campus)

Office Management (Budapest and Gödöllő campus)

Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Management (enjoying university student status at the Faculty or high school student status at Eötvös József Foundation High School in Békécsaba)

Agricultural Manager Assistant

 

BA/BSc courses (6-7 semesters) (full-time, correspondence, distance education courses) (Budapest, Gödöllő and Békéscsaba campuses) (instruction in Hungarian or in English)

(students earning Bachelor degrees at the following courses may continue their studies at Master level)

 

Agrobusiness and Rural Development Engineer

Agricultural Computing and Public Administration Manager

Vocational Agricultural Instructor

Andragogist - Specialization in Employment Counselling

Human Resource Administration

Management and Business Administration

Commerce and Marketing

Communication and Media Studies

Finance and Accounting

Tourism and Catering

Economics

 

The Faculty of Social Sciences was established at the legal predecessor of Szent István University (Gödöllő University of Agricultural Sciences) in 1987. A year later its name was changed to Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences to reflect all academic programmes available.

 

The Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences has become the largest faculty of Szent István University with more than 5000 students attending its courses. Eleven BA/BSc courses are offered in four scientific fields.

 

MA/MSc courses since 2008: Human Resources Counselling, Marketing, International Economy and Business, Finance, Regional and Environmental Economics, Management and Leadership, Rural Development and Agribusiness

 

The Doctoral School for Management and Business Studies offers PhD programmes primarily in the above mentioned fields. Thus, students obtaining Bachelors degrees may go on to the Masters level, and subsequently to PhD level at the Faculty.

The Faculty's popularity is reflected in the great number of foreign students, besides native Hungarians, enrolling in the trainings held in Hungarian and English.

To retain its competitive edge, the Faculty places a great emphasis on the quality of education. It is in the interest of both the Faculty and its students to offer degrees that not only maintain but strengthen their position on the labour market.

The easily accessible main campus is located in beautiful surroundings with good infrastructure in Gödöllő. The Faculty also has a Budapest campus. Moreover, it offers Bachelor and Master degree programmes at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Békéscsaba.

 

 

Master courses (MA/MSc) (4-5 semesters):

(students with Master degrees may continue their studies at PhD level at the Faculty's Doctorate Schools)

 

Available MA/MSc courses as of 2008:

 

Human Resources Counselling, Marketing, International Economy and Busines, Finance, Regional and Environmental Economics, Management and Leadership, Rural Development and Agribusiness

 

Postgraduate specialist training courses (2-5 semesters)

 

Agricultural Economics; Health Services Management; EU Agricultural Expert; Human Resources Management; MBA (Hungarian); WeSt MBA (English); Agricultural Extension Services; Career Orientation Teacher; Vocational Adult Education Expert; Translator in Economics and Social Sciences; Translator in Agriculture (English-Hungarian, German-Hungarian);

 

 

PhD courses (3-4 years):

 

Doctoral School for Management and Business Studies

 

MORE OPTIONS FOR TALENTED STUDENTS

 

On account of the high-quality trainings, students graduating from the Faculty receive job contracts during their undergraduate years. Many seniors get the chance to work part-time for their future employers. These employers include almost all participants in the business sector, such as banks, trading companies, insurance companies, multinationals, as well as the offices and authorities of the EU, public offices and the agrarian sector.

Students may choose from a number of languages taught at the Faculty: English, German, Russian, French, Italian, Spanish and Japanese. Technical translator and interpreter trainings are also available. Full-time students may gain translator (English, German, French, Russian) or engineer-teacher qualifications in addition to their Bachelor degrees in simultaneous undergraduate programmes.

A number of students (10-15%) participate in trainings abroad, for instance in Germany, The Netherlands, England, France and the USA.

The institutes of the Faculty have achieved outstanding results in research and science management on both national and international levels. The most prominent fields include Agrarian Pedagogy, Agricultural Economics, Regional Sciences and Marketing, which are instructed nationally exclusively and to the highest standard by the academic staff.

The objectives of the Faculty have been identified as the transfer of modern and valuable knowledge and the training of professionals equipped with theoretical and practical expertise, based on which the graduates of the Faculty will be able to meet the requirements of the EU, of the EU application procedures, of the main trends of economic development, and will be familiar with all aspects of the economy.

 

EDUCATIONAL AND INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTS

 

The Faculty has been consciously striving to introduce modern age innovations. As a result, complete IT infrastructure has been built to support educational and research purposes with state-of-the-art computers, modern equipment and multimedia lecture halls.

The latest national and international scientific literature can be accessed in the Faculty libraries. New air-conditioned computer labs, wireless internet connection, built-in projectors in one third of the classrooms, and video-conferencing systems support students in their studies.

The Faculty and its institutes acknowledge the importance of successful web presence. Owing to these improvements, student performance evaluations by instructors are posted online. Current information along with course and support materials are available online.

Market research methods have been applied both in instructional and research activities. The nationally renowned Marketing Research Lab provides the technical background to these activities.

Substantial progress has been made in the modernisation of research farms and in practical training as well. The Szent István Studio of the Faculty, established in 2009, considerably improves the conditions of practical training for Communication and Media Studies majors. The Research Farm in Józsefmajor and the Regional Development and Consultancy Research Farm at Babatvölgy provide perfect conditions for students. The range of recreational activities for students has also been extended.