Professional Orientation and Career Counseling
Faculty of Education

About Department

In today’s dynamic and ever-evolving labor market, it is essential for young people to adopt a proactive, reflective, and analytical approach to choosing a career path. Making informed decisions that align with personal qualities, interests, and abilities—while considering the shifting demands of the job market—is key to building sustainable and fulfilling careers. To support this need, our Professional Orientation and Career Counseling program is designed to prepare students to guide individuals in navigating their career journeys and achieving their professional goals. The second cycle studies in Professional Orientation and Career Counseling are inherently interdisciplinary, integrating pedagogical, andragogical, psychological, and economic perspectives. This approach equips students with a broad foundation to understand and address the complex factors that influence career development. Through coursework in counseling theories, career development models, and assessment techniques, students gain the skills and knowledge needed to deliver effective, client-centered guidance. Emphasizing ethical standards, cultural sensitivity, and advocacy, the program prepares graduates to empower individuals from diverse backgrounds to make informed and confident career decisions. The acquired competencies enable students to work successfully in a variety of settings—including formal and non-formal education, employment agencies, work organizations, career centers, youth services, and non-governmental organizations. By blending theoretical knowledge with practical application, the program ensures that graduates are not only well-informed professionals, but also empathetic and adaptive advisors capable of contributing meaningfully to workforce development and lifelong career success.

Available Quota: 20 students
Tuition Fee (Balkan): €3000.00/year
Tuition Fee (International): €3000.00/year

Social Sciences

Organizational Sciences and Management

Human Resource Management; Other – Career Orientation and Counseling

General Requirements
  • Candidates who have completed higher education, in accordance with Article 135, paragraph 3
  • Have achieved a minimum GPA of 7.00 from their previous higher education (first cycle studies)
  • Students should have valid test scores or pass the English proficiency exams organized by the IBU
  • Candidates who do not achieve a minimum score of 60/100 points need to attend the Preparatory School
  • Career counselor or guidance counselor in secondary schools, high schools, or universities
  • Human Resource Management
  • Career guidance advisor in youth centers or community programs

Academic Staff

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Coordinator

Katerina Mitevska Petrusheva

katerinam.petrusheva@ibu.edu.mk

Course Plan

First Year
POCC 501
Professional Orientation and Vocational
Semester Fall
Weekly Hours
2 + 1
ECTS Credits
5.0
Course Type
Compulsory
Academic Year
Year 1
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POCC 502
Psychological Assessment of Abilities
Semester Fall
Weekly Hours
2 + 1
ECTS Credits
5.0
Course Type
Compulsory
Academic Year
Year 1
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POCC 503
Career Counseling
Semester Fall
Weekly Hours
2 + 1
ECTS Credits
5.0
Course Type
Compulsory
Academic Year
Year 1
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RMAW 590
Research Methods and Academic Writing
Semester Fall
Weekly Hours
2 + 1
ECTS Credits
5.0
Course Type
Compulsory
Academic Year
Year 1
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POCC 512
Human Resource Management
Semester Fall
Weekly Hours
2 + 1
ECTS Credits
5.0
Course Type
Elective
Academic Year
Year 1
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POCC 513
Analysis of the needs of the labor market
Semester Fall
Weekly Hours
2 + 1
ECTS Credits
5.0
Course Type
Compulsory
Academic Year
Year 1
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POCC 599
Master Thesis
Semester Spring
Weekly Hours
0 + 20
ECTS Credits
30.0
Course Type
Compulsory
Academic Year
Year 1
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