Teaching activities at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in East Sarajevo are organized in three study cycles. Cycles are carried out through study programs.

The study of the first cycle prepares students for a higher degree of study and enables them to acquire general and specific knowledge needed for employment in certain professional jobs. Upon completion of the first cycle of studies, the academic title of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering is obtained, which is translated into English as Bachelor of Science (B Sc), with an indication of the study program. Along with the diploma of the first cycle of studies, a diploma supplement is also issued for a more detailed insight into the level, nature, content, system and rules of study and the results achieved during studies. The educational degree of the first cycle in all study programs lasts four study years, i.e. eight semesters, which corresponds to 240 ECTS points.

The first study cycle takes place through a joint study program and three focused study programs:

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering also has a license to conduct the teaching program at the Department of Telecommunications, but currently does not enroll students in this study program.

The decision for the final study program is made when enrolling at the faculty.

The general objectives of the first cycle of studies at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in East Sarajevo are:

• efficient and rational higher education of personnel in the field of electrical engineering, through:
• guiding and helping the student during the teaching process, instead of teaching,
• the introduction of only one-semester subjects with a maximum of six hours of direct teaching,
• relieving teaching content of unnecessary repetitions and facts, along with the necessary modernization that follows the rapid development in various areas of electrical engineering, increasing the number of hours of exercises and practical work compared to lecture hours,
• establishing a system of rules and criteria for quality assurance of the QA educational process,
• guidance through electives,
• continuous monitoring and checking of students' knowledge,
• application of modern didactic methods
• professional preparation of interested personnel for continuing education, the second cycle of studies through,
• hiring teaching staff with recognized scientific results who are able to motivate students for further professional and scientific training,
• introduction of the most modern teaching content in the professional part of studies, which can be a motivation and challenge for students to engage in scientific work.
• a modern multidisciplinary educated graduate of electrical engineering who can successfully work in the economy and services where there is a need for this profile of personnel, through:
• the introduction of optional subjects, which under certain conditions can also be subjects from another study program,
• introduction of common program contents for all study programs
• the introduction of two practically oriented projects, which are valued as special subjects and obligations of professional practice.

General outcome of the learning process at the end of the first cycle:

• knowledge and understanding of basic principles in the field of study,
• recognition of problems that arise in practice and the possibility of their quick and economical solution, using the most modern technical achievements in the specific field,
• ability to work in a team in a multidisciplinary environment,
• to monitor the development and latest technical achievements within his specialty and beyond, and to recognize the needs and opportunities to apply these achievements in his environment,
• develops the skill of self-learning, which enables him to have the necessary purposeful education,
• to respect legal regulations and social norms of behavior.

The joint study program covers the first two years of study, i.e. four semesters, and is attended by all students, regardless of the chosen final study program. All courses in the joint study program are compulsory. Here, students acquire the general knowledge necessary to continue their studies in focused programs.

The directed study program at each of the three departments includes two final years of study. Students acquire knowledge specific to the department they have chosen. A number of subjects are compulsory, while the rest are optional and are chosen by students based on their interests and affinities. After completing eight semesters, each student must complete and defend a final thesis. Students are able to apply the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in targeted study programs in practice, and they also serve as a basis for continuing their studies in the second cycle of studies.