Name of qualification Name of qualification: Doktor znanosti/doktorica znanosti s področja krasoslovjaAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Doctor of Philosophy in the field of karstology
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 leta
Credits Credits: 180 kreditnih točk
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: earth sciences
Qualification level

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

Learning outcomes:

Qualification holders are qualified to:

(general competences)

  • demonstrate mastery of research methodology and carry out independent research, 
  • demonstrate autonomy in professional work and research,
  • demonstrate autonomy in decision-making, 
  • identify scientifically interesting topics, 
  • adopt a critical attitude and show responsibility, 
  • engage in scholarly activity, write and present own scholarly work,
  • demonstrate creativity, 
  • search for new sources of knowledge in the relevant professional and academic field, 
  • pursue constant study (lifelong learning).

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:

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

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

In order to enrol in the second year, students must have completed at least 42 of the total 60 first-year credits; in order to enrol in the third year they must have completed 120 credits.

Awarding body:

University of Nova Gorica, Graduate School 

URL

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