Professional

Professional Non-degree Programs

Ilia State University non-degree programmes provide an opportunity to develop professionally while equipping students with necessary practical skills for their professional careers.

Description of the Program
Tuition covers Ilia State University’s non-degree higher education programmes for at least 6 terms (for 180 credit programmes) and at least 4 terms (for 120 credit programmes). Students should acquire at least 30 credits per semester.

Programmes cover both theoretical and practical study. Graduates will be awarded with a diploma certifying that they have completed a professional higher education programme.

Non-degree programmes are completed by a presentation of a final thesis / final product or an examination. The final thesis or product should be finalized during the last term of the study. In the field of applied arts the final thesis should be done in two parts – practical and theoretical allowing students to prove both their skills and academic knowledge.

Ilia State University offers the following non-degree programmes:

College of Arts and Sciences
•    Clothes, shoes and fabric design
•    Goldsmith
•    Monumental painting – ceramics and stained glass windows
•    Computer graphics and design
•    Monument protection and rehabilitation
•    TV directing
•    Video editing
•    Camera
•    TV journalism
•    Acting
•    Stage Design
•    Theater directing
•    IT for banking
•    Management of protected territories

College of Business
•    Hotel management
•    Tourist tour operating
•    Excursion guiding
•    Tourism management

College of Sports
•    Sports management
•    Coaching in group and individual sports