FACULTY OF ECONOMICS
AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
2100 Gödöllõ,
Páter Károly u. 1.
Tel.: + 36 28 522-000
Fax: + 36 28 410-804
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.gtk.szie.hu
The Faculty of Social Sciences was
established at the legal predecessor of
Szent István University (Gödöllõ University
of Agricultural Sciences) in 1987. A year
later its name was changed to Faculty of
Economics and Social Sciences to reflect all
academic programs 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.
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 labor market.
The easily accessible main campus is located in beautiful surroundings with good
infrastructure in Gödöllõ. The Faculty also has a Budapest campus. Moreover, it
offers Bachelor and Master degree programs at the Faculty of Economics of the
University of Békéscsaba.
COURSES AVAILABLE
Postsecondary education
(undergraduate studies are offered
at the Faculty's Bachelor courses)
! IT Statistics and Economic
Planning
(Budapest and Gödöllõ campus)
! Office Management
(Budapest and Gödöllõ 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
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BA/BSc courses (6-7 semesters) (full-time, correspondence, distance education courses; Budapest,
Gödöllõ 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
Master courses (MA/MSc) (4-5 semesters):
! Human Resources Counselling ! Marketing
! International Economy and Business !
Finance ! Regional and Environmental
Economics ! Management and Leadership !
Rural Development and Agribusiness
Students with Master degrees may continue
their studies at PhD level at the Faculty's
Doctorate Schools
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 (EnglishHungarian, German-Hungarian)
PhD courses (3-4 years):
Doctoral School for Management and Business Studies
MORE OPTIONS
FOR TALENTED STUDENTS
On account of the highquality training programs,
students graduating from the
Faculty usually 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,
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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 programs. A number of students (10-15%) participate
in programs 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
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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 airconditioned computer labs,
wireless internet connection,
built-in projectors in one third of
the classrooms, and videoconferencing 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.
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