Name of qualification Name of qualification: Doktor znanosti/doktorica znanosti s področja fizikeAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Doctorate in the field of physics
Type of qualification Type of qualification: Doctorate
Category of qualification Category of qualification: Educational Qualification
Type of education Type of education: Doctoral education
Duration Duration of education:
3 years
Credits Credits: 180 credits
Admission requirements Entry conditions:
  • A completed second-cycle study programme; or
  • a completed former study programme to obtain an academic higher education; or
  • a completed integrated master's programme lasting five years and carrying 300 credits; or
  • a completed former study programme leading to a specialisation and a previously completed professional higher education programme, if candidates have completed additional course units consisting of 30–60 credits.
ISCED field Field:
Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
ISCED subfield subfield: physics
Qualification level

SQF Level: SQF 10
EQF Level: EQF 8
EOVK Level: Third level

Learning outcomes:

Qualification holders are qualified to:

(general competences)

  • communicate in an international scientific context,
  • organise international trips of longer duration,
  • prepare international publications,
  • work in remote locations,

(subject-specific competences)

  • demonstrate mastery of complex synchrotronic measurement processes,
  • demonstrate mastery of complex spectroscopies,
  • take part in international collaborations in the field of astrophysics,
  • write international scholarly papers.

Assesment and completion:

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).

Progress:

In order to progress to the second year, students must have completed first-year course units totalling 60 credits. In the second year students submit a request for approval of the dissertation topic.

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

In order to complete the programme, students must pass all examinations, complete all course units in all subjects of the curriculum, and successfully defend a doctoral dissertation, for a total of 180 credits.

Awarding body:

University of Nova Gorica, Graduate School

URL

Awarding body URL:
http://www.ung.si/en/
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