Name of qualification Magister geografije/magistrica geografijeAdd to comparison [1]
Translated title (no legal status) Master of Arts in geography
Type of qualification Diploma druge stopnje
Category of qualification Izobrazba
Type of education Master's education
Duration
2 years
Credits 120 credits
Admission requirements
  • A completed first-cycle academic higher education programme in Geography; or
  • a completed first-cycle academic higher education programme in Geography (two-subject teacher training programme); or
  • any other completed first-cycle academic higher education programme or undergraduate programme, where depending on the field of the completed programme candidates must pass differential examinations in core geography subjects totalling 10–60 credits; or
  • any other completed programme leading to a higher professional qualification valid from 1 January 1994 to 11 June 2004, where depending on the field of the completed programme candidates must pass differential examinations in core geography subjects totalling 10–60 credits.
ISCED field Field
Družbene vede, novinarstvo in informacijska znanost
ISCED subfield subfield sociologija in študiji kultur
Qualification level

SQF 8
EQF 7
Second level

The qualification holder will be able to:

  • demonstrate knowledge of academic fields (broad general perspective),
  • critically read and understand texts,
  • demonstrate familiarity with and use scholarly apparatus,
  • autonomously acquire and use sources, knowledge and information,
  • demonstrate knowledge of information technology (information literacy),
  • use information tools for communication, distance collaboration, e-learning,
  • undertake independent research and publish research results in specialist, non-specialist and journalistic contexts,
  • participate in application procedures for various projects (research, technical, applied, development, etc.),
  • organise and plan work,
  • demonstrate openness to alternative views and solutions,
  • demonstrate focus on realistically feasible solutions,
  • participate in the preparation and organisation of project work,
  • transfer knowledge into everyday practice,
  • give public presentations,
  • work autonomously and take part in group work,
  • manage their own professional development and lifelong learning,
  • undertake self-criticism and offer well-argued criticism of others,
  • set out and defend their own rights, interests and needs,
  • show independence, initiative, creativity and originality.

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 from the first to the second year, students must have completed in full the course units prescribed by the curriculum and individual syllabuses for the first year, for a total of 60 credits. A tolerance of up to 10% (6 credits) will be permitted in exceptional circumstances.

Third-cycle doctoral study programmes (SQF level 10)

In order to complete the programme, students must complete all course units prescribed by the study programme and the syllabuses of individual subjects, for a total of 120 credits. Students are awarded their master's degree on successfully defending a written master's thesis before a panel consisting of a supervisor and two members.

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts

URL

https://geo.ff.uni-lj.si/en [2]