Name of qualification Magister primerjalne književnosti in …/magistrica primerjalne književnosti in …Add to comparison [1]
Translated title (no legal status) Master of Arts in comparative literature and ...
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 two-subject academic higher education programme in the same disciplines (180 credits); or
  • a completed first-cycle two-subject academic higher education programme in the same disciplines (240 credits); in this case up to 60 credits may be recognised, depending on the first-cycle course units completed; or
  • any other completed first-cycle academic higher education programme in another relevant field (linguistics, social sciences and humanities), if prior to enrolment the candidate has completed course units essential for second-cycle studies; these are determined with reference to how different the field is, and consist of 10 to 60 credits; or
  • any other first-cycle academic higher education programme in another field, if prior to enrolment the candidate has completed course units essential for second-cycle studies; these are determined with reference to how different the field is, and consist of up to 60 credits; or
  • a completed professional higher education programme under the former programme in a relevant field (linguistics, social sciences and humanities), if prior to enrolment the candidate has completed course units essential for second-cycle studies; these are determined with reference to how different the field is, and consist of 10 to 60 credits; or
  • a completed professional higher education programme under the former programme in another field, if prior to enrolment the candidate has completed course units essential for second-cycle studies; these are determined with reference to how different the field is, and consist of up to 60 credits.
ISCED field Field
Umetnost in humanistika
ISCED subfield subfield književnost in jezikoslovje
Qualification level

SQF 8
EQF 7
Second level

The qualification holder will be able to:
(general competences)
  • perform logical and abstract analyses, synthesise and evaluate,
  • express in depth their knowledge of both specialist fields in written and oral form and evaluate them critically,
  • competently transfer intra- and interdisciplinary knowledge into practice, 
  • independently enhance, refine and link acquired knowledge and qualifications with various professional fields,
  • contextualise and independently supplement information,
  • transfer own knowledge and skills to other problem areas (ability to transfer),
  • resolve problems, conflicts and work tasks in an intra- and interdisciplinary manner,
  • approach problem-solving as part of a team,
  • organise and lead expert groups,
  • perform (self-)evaluation and (self-)assessment, and think critically and holistically,
  • find new sources of knowledge independently and interpret and apply them in professional and academic fields,
  • use ICT professionally and effectively in searching for, selecting, processing, presenting and disseminating information,
  • ensure the quality of own work and raise quality standards in the work environment,
  • write for a specialist and non-specialist public,
  • demonstrate knowledge of the principles of historical and theoretical thinking,
  • place the subject of discussion in a comparative relationship with another subject as the basis of interdisciplinary discussion,
  • observe a problem and posit and defend a thesis in connection with the problem,
  • explain proposed solutions to a problem through dialogue,
  • use scholarly apparatus,
  • demonstrate a capacity for ethical self-reflection and a commitment to professional ethics,
(subject-specific competences)
  • demonstrate understanding of literature and its connection with other cultural activities and its role in European or world culture on the one hand and in Slovene culture on the other,
  • work with literary texts, for which literary general knowledge and a broad cultural horizon are necessary,
  • work in the field of literary cultural journalism,
  • undertake editing work (publishing houses, newspapers, radio, television),
  • undertake dramaturgical work (theatre, radio), literary criticism and journalism,
  • undertake work in literary science itself or for the purpose of research.

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 prescribed by the curriculum and individual syllabuses for the first year, for a total of 60 credits.

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 individual subject syllabuses, for a total of 60 credits. Since this is a two-subject study programme, in order to complete the overall programme students must also complete all course units in the other discipline, amounting to 60 credits, for a total of 120 credits.

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts

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