Name of qualification Specialist/specialistka s področja socialnega dela z ljudmi s posebnimi potrebamiAdd to comparison [1]
Translated title (no legal status) Master of Science Specialist in the field of social work with people with special needs
Type of qualification Specializacija po visokošolski izobrazbi
Category of qualification Izobrazba
Type of education Specialisation education
Duration
3 semesters
Credits 90 credits
Admission requirements
  • Diploma from the Faculty of Social Work (or at a Higher Education School of Social Work) or
  • graduates of other faculties or higher education schools who work in the field of social protection and in their work require knowledge from the proposed programme (the condition for enrolment of graduates from other faculties and schools is that they have at least two years of working experience in an appropriate field).
ISCED field Field
Zdravstvo in socialna varnost
ISCED subfield subfield socialno delo in svetovanje
Qualification level

SQF 8
EQF 7
Second level

The qualification holders have in-depth and expanded knowledge and skills in the field of social work with people with special needs, which includes people with motor handicaps, learning disabilities and others who are handicapped owing to various socially created deprivations. They have consolidated their knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level, are trained to reflect on practical experiences, and have also enhanced their practical knowledge to work in the field of handicaps and planning life in the community.

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).

All students who have completed all the obligations required in the programme by the beginning of the third semester may enrol in the third semester.

Third-cycle doctoral study programmes (SQF level 10)

Completion of all required obligations and successful defence of specialist paper produced and defended by specialisation students in the third semester of study. Graduates of this programme must complete the programme by the 30.9.2016.

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Work

URL

https://www.fsd.uni-lj.si/en/ [2]