Name of qualification Doktor znanosti/doktorica znanosti s področja slovenističnih študijAdd to comparison [1]
Translated title (no legal status) Doctor of Philosophy in the field of Slovene studies
Type of qualification Doktorat
Category of qualification Izobrazba
Type of education Doctoral education
Duration
3 years
Credits 180 credits
Admission requirements
  • A completed second-cycle study programme; or
  • a completed academic higher education programme adopted before 11 June 2004; or
  • a completed professional higher education programme adopted before 11 June 2004 and a specialisation programme; course units totalling 48 credits from the first-cycle single-subject academic higher education programme in Slovene language and literature will be specified for such candidates prior to enrolment; or
  • a completed study programme leading to professions regulated by EU directives, or another integrated master's degree programme consisting of 300 credits.
ISCED field Field
Umetnost in humanistika
ISCED subfield subfield književnost in jezikoslovje
Qualification level

SQF 10
EQF 8
Third level

The qualification holder is be able to:
(general competences)
SLOVENE LITERATURE STREAM
  • functionally apply research methods from the fields of literary history and literary theory,
  • analyse and interpret literary texts in depth in an autonomous and original manner,
  • apply new knowledge in the field of literary-historical research and in applied research,
  • address the most complex problems in literary theory and apply them to content in the literary history field,
  • join in a research team and work creatively in it,
  • present own findings in the form of monographs or research papers,

SLOVENE LANGUAGE STREAM

  • functionally apply the research methods pertaining to linguistics,
  • demonstrate autonomy in research,
  • keep abreast of and follow current theoretical and methodological research approaches,
  • use and interpret relevant domestic and foreign study literature in the field of linguistics,
  • formulate their own scholarly view of and reflection on the development of the Slovene language,
  • apply systemic concepts in understanding and defining the problems of linguistic categories in practice,
  • present scholarly findings in the form of monographs or research papers in domestic and international scholarly periodicals,

TEACHING SLOVENE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STREAM

  • demonstrate understanding of curriculum theories and specific didactic principles and apply them,
  • integrate contents in an interdisciplinary manner,
  • demonstrate a capacity for problem-based thinking and define problems,
  • autonomously identify research problems and define them substantively and methodologically,
  • autonomously participate in and carry out substantively and methodologically more complex qualitative and quantitative research,
  • address scholarly and specialist problems,
  • autonomously write research reports, survey articles and research papers,
  • participate in dialogue in a specialist field, participate in international projects and manage projects,
(subject-specific competences)
SLOVENE LITERATURE STREAM
  • apply research methods from the fields of literary history and literary theory in an in-depth manner,
  • seek out new research opportunities in the scholarly field of literary studies,
  • research intercultural literary phenomena,
  • autonomously address the most complex literary-historical questions,
  • integrate synchronic and diachronic literary processes,
  • carry out competent scholarly reflection on contemporary literary phenomena and place them within the dynamics of Slovene literature,

SLOVENE LANGUAGE STREAM

  • demonstrate knowledge of the development of standard Slovene and understanding of the modern norms and rules of standard language,
  • demonstrate mastery of the diachronic view of the Slovene language, and link iconic and synchronic linguistic concepts,
  • carry out autonomous linguistic analysis of various texts,
  • demonstrate understanding of the cause-and-effect relationship between text type and typical linguistic phenomena at the level of derived lexicon, lexemic connections and idioms,
  • critically assess and identify the positive and negative impacts of globalisation processes at all levels of the contemporary Slovene language system,
  • assess and contextualise new linguistic phenomena from the point of view of communicative adequacy and the new role of the Slovene language in modern integration processes,
  • make functional use of various language manuals and compile such manuals autonomously,
  • adopt a problem-based approach to work and autonomously address the most complex development issues facing the Slovene language,
  • record and express content in a technically appropriate manner, address specialist problems, give authoritative presentations of key findings and support them with arguments in a skilful manner,
  • carry out autonomous linguistic interpretation of a specific segment of language, taking into account the most suitable theoretical and methodological approaches, and present their findings in the form of a survey article or research paper,
TEACHING SLOVENE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STREAM
  • demonstrate knowledge and understanding of basic linguistic and literary contents,
  • demonstrate understanding of more complex problems in the field of the development of receptive skills,
  • select and use individual scientific methods to address more complex problems in the field of the development of receptive skills,
  • plan and evaluate the implementation of new methods for teaching literature,
  • demonstrate understanding of the most complex problems in the field of the development of communication skills,
  • select and use individual scientific methods to address more complex problems in the field of the development of language teaching,
  • recognise the modern impacts of globalisation on teaching practices,
  • demonstrate knowledge of general tendencies in modern language changes and their impact on the language system, and apply them to current educational practice,
  • demonstrate knowledge of selected computer tools for language work in the classroom,
  • demonstrate knowledge of the basics of distance teaching of the Slovene language.

Examination performance is graded as follows: 10 (excellent); 9 (very good: above-average knowledge but with some mistakes); 8 (very good: solid results); 7 (good); 6 (adequate: knowledge satisfies minimum criteria); 5–1 (inadequate). In order to pass an examination, a candidate must achieve a grade between adequate (6) and excellent (10).

In order to progress to the second year, students must have completed all course units, for a total of 60 credits; in order to progress to the third year they must have completed all first-year course units (60 credits) and all second-year course units (60 credits) (i.e. a total of 120 credits) from the range of first-and second-year subjects.