Name of qualification Magister italijanistike/magistrica italijanistikeAdd to comparison [1]
Translated title (no legal status) Master of Arts in Italian language and literature
Type of qualification Diploma druge stopnje
Category of qualification Izobrazba
Type of education Master's education
Duration
1 year
Credits 60 credits
Admission requirements
  • A bachelor's degree from a first-cycle programme in the field of Italian language and literature or Italian translation, consisting of 240 credits, or from an equivalent study programme at a foreign university; or
  • a bachelor's degree from a study programme consisting of 180 credits in the field of Italian language and literature or Italian translation, or an equivalent programme at a foreign university, if prior to enrolment the candidate has completed course units essential for further study consisting of 60 credits; or
  • a bachelor's degree from another first-cycle study programme consisting of 180 credits or an equivalent programme at a foreign university, if prior to enrolment the candidate has completed additional course units covering linguistic skills and abilities in Italian for a total of 60 credits, where 36 credits are from specific contents of the first-cycle Italian language and literature programme and 24 credits are from a fourth-year module of the first-cycle Italian language and literature programme (to be chosen by the candidate); or
  • a bachelor's degree consisting of 240 credits in another field or an equivalent programme at a foreign university, if prior to enrolment the candidate has completed additional course units covering linguistic skills and abilities in Italian for a total of 60 credits, where 36 credits are from specific contents of the first-cycle Italian language and literature study programme; or
  • a bachelor's degree from an academic higher education programme adopted before 11 June 2004 in the field of Italian language and literature (or a relevant language programme), or an equivalent programme at a foreign university; or
  • a bachelor's degree from an academic higher education programme adopted before 11 June 2004 in another field or an equivalent programme at a foreign university, if prior to enrolment the candidate has completed the course units indicated in the third indent.
ISCED field Field
Umetnost in humanistika
ISCED subfield subfield usvajanje jezikov (drugih, tujih, znakovnih, prevajalstvo)
Qualification level

SQF 8
EQF 7
Second level

The qualification holder will be able to:
(general competences)
  • apply scientific research methods to a broad range of problems in changed circumstances,
  • evaluate texts and develop critical reading/listening skills,
  • apply (theoretical) knowledge in practice in a flexible and critical manner,
  • provide interlingual cultural mediation with highly developed communication skills in Italian (levels C1 and C2 in the CERF),
  • work professionally, creatively and flexibly in a chosen specialist field (publishing, public relations, journalism, cultural centres and institutions, international business, etc.),
  • enhance knowledge of selected specialist fields,
  • find new information, interpret it and place it in the context of the discipline,
  • demonstrate understanding of individual values and value systems and deal with questions of professional ethics,
  • undertake professional work in a multilingual and multicultural environment,
  • demonstrate an orientation towards inclusive, non-discriminatory work and interculturalism, 
  • develop communication skills,
  • cooperate, work in a team, undertake project work and lead a team,
  • demonstrate general knowledge, communicate with experts from other professional and academic fields,
  • organise and lead,
  • demonstrate autonomy and a critical/self-critical sense, undertake reflection/self-reflection and strive for quality,
  • demonstrate initiative/ambition and the value of ongoing personal and professional development,
  • use ICT (information literacy),

(subject-specific competences)

  • develop in-depth knowledge of specific linguistic and literary contents and combine these in modules that represent the deliberate acquisition of new knowledge,
  • autonomously use various types of sources for research in the fields of linguistics and literature,
  • address the theoretical and practical problems of the discipline,
  • work autonomously with the help of linguistic research and interpretive methods,
  • autonomously assess and evaluate results and contribute to the development of the discipline in individual fields of linguistics and literature,
  • autonomously present the results of research in the form of publications in international scholarly journals and specialist publications,
  • conduct further autonomous and team research and address various questions autonomously and in depth,
  • undertake professional work and interlingual mediation in a chosen specialist field,
  • provide cultural/intercultural mediation in various institutions,
  • provide intercultural mediation with highly developed communication skills in Italian.

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).

There are no conditions for progression (the programme lasts one year).

Third-cycle doctoral study programmes (SQF level 10)

In order to complete the programme, students must complete all study requirements, for a total of 54 credits, and defend a final thesis (6 credits).

University of Primorska, Faculty of Humanities

URL

http://www.fhs.upr.si/en [2]