Name of qualification Magister znanosti/magistrica znanosti s področja fizike-izobraževalna smerAdd to comparison [1]
Translated title (no legal status) Master of Philosophy in the field of physics-education stream
Type of qualification Magisterij znanosti/umetnosti
Category of qualification Izobrazba
Type of education Master's education
Duration
2 years
Credits 120 credits
Admission requirements
  • Graduates of single-subject and two-subject academic bachelor's programmes in physics with a teaching component, and graduates of non-teaching higher education programmes in physics who meet conditions to teach in the Republic of Slovenia; other graduates of higher education programmes may enrol in the programme after passing a viva voce examination on traditional and modern physics;
  • candidates must have achieved an average grade of 8 or more in their undergraduate programme or have two years' work experience in the field of physics;
  • knowledge of English.
ISCED field Field
Naravoslovje, matematika in statistika
ISCED subfield subfield fizika
Qualification level

SQF 9
EQF 8
Third level

Qualification holders possess in-depth knowledge of a field of physics and understand its interdisciplinary importance, and be capable of autonomously developing the teaching of physics and undertaking autonomous research in national and international projects.

Examination performance is scored 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 year to the second year, candidates must as a minimum have completed first-year course units amounting to at least 45 credits.

Third-cycle doctoral study programmes (SQF level 10) 

In order to complete the master's programme, candidates must complete the following course units: an examination and seminar on the didactics of physics, examinations in elective subjects, a seminar paper on their individual research, a viva voce examination on the subject "Overview of traditional and modern physics", and a master's thesis.

The thesis must be an original work in the field of physics or the teaching of physics, at a level worthy of publication in a prestigious journal (category I or II from the Criteria of the University of Maribor).

Graduates of this programme must complete the programme by the 30.9.2016.

University of Maribor, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

URL

http://fnm.um.si/index.php?lang=en [2]