Name of qualification Magister poslovnih ved/magistrica poslovnih vedAdd to comparison [1]
Translated title (no legal status) Master of Arts in business
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 study programme in a relevant professional field: social sciences (economics), business and administration (business operations, entrepreneurship, management, marketing, finance, banking, accounting and related professional fields) and at least 180 credits; or
  • completed first-cycle study programme in another professional field not covered in the previous indent, and at least 180 credits; students must pass two differential exams in the amount of 16 credits (Entrepreneurship 7 credits and Basics of Management 9 credits).
ISCED field Field
Poslovne in upravne vede, pravo
ISCED subfield subfield poslovanje in upravljanje, menedžment
Qualification level

SQF 8
EQF 7
Second level

The qualification holder will be able to:
(general competences)
  • be innovative and creative,
  • analyse, synthesise and envisage solutions and the consequences,
  • master research methods, procedures and processes, develop critical and self-critical assessment,
  • apply acquired knowledge in practice,
  • master research methods, procedures and processes in the field of social sciences and develop critical and self-critical assessment in the field of entrepreneurship, creativity, economics, organisation, marketing, management, business ethics and organisational culture,
  • pursue independent and team work,
  • develop communication skills, with an emphasis on the international environment,
  • demonstrate a capacity for ethical reflection and a commitment to professional ethics,
  • demonstrate a cooperative approach, work in a team and in research groups,
  • build upon knowledge and the capacity to apply economic theory in specific situations of decision-making which entrepreneurs and managers frequently face,
  • integrate various professional disciplines with the aim of attaining single entrepreneurial objectives,
  • understand the importance of a national multicultural image in the world and in Europe and handle cultural differences and moral dilemmas,
(subject-specific competences)
  • demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of the history of the development of economics, economic sciences, other business sciences and entrepreneurship,
  • understand and resolve specific work problems through the application of scientific methods and procedures,
  • link knowledge from various areas (interdisciplinarity),
  • place new information and interpretations in the context of development of the profession of entrepreneurship and management,
  • develop skills in the application of knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship,
  • use information and communication technologies and systems,
  • recognise and master current and envisaged roles and the importance of the HR function,
  • understand the difference between passive (HR) and active management of employees (human resources),
  • recognise and develop employee competences,
  • recognise and master new forms of organisation, relations and types of work,
  • recognise opportunities and threats in the global market in relation to human resources and especially recognise the specific nature of the relationship to individual elements within the EU,
  • recognise the importance and weight of business finances as a fundamental business function in terms of both obtaining sources of finance and even more so in terms of managing those sources,
  • demonstrate familiarity with the most modern methods, techniques and tools in the field of corporate finance, solve practical problems in the financial operation of a company/organisation,
  • apply information technology (IT) to create new undertakings and gain value,
  • critically select principles for solving specific work problems with IT,
  • transform an organisation using IT,
  • analyse, synthesise and envisage solutions and the consequences of phenomena in conditions of intercultural communication and international operations,
  • resolve specific professional problems in the area of moral dilemmas, disputes and conflicts and managing cultural differences through the application of verified scientific methods and procedures,
  • apply knowledge from the field of business ethics and culture in unpredictable business situations of the EU environment,
  • perform complex business planning in the modern world (build on knowledge for business planning, e.g. entrepreneur business plan using demanding and up-to-date methods),
  • pursue interdisciplinary thinking in the case of planning new undertakings and especially the growth and development of existing undertakings,
  • apply techniques and methods of project management in a practical case,
  • use the main economic tools for business decisions (marginal analysis, risk analysis, cost and production function, use of basic econometric models).

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).

 

Students may progress to the next year if by the end of the academic year they have completed all requirements defined by the study programme for progression to the next year.

Third-cycle doctoral study programmes (SQF level 10)

Students must meet all requirements defined by the study programme to complete their studies.

Independent higher education institution, GEA College – Faculty of Entrepreneurship

URL

http://gea-college.si/en/ [2]