Name of qualification Name of qualification: Doktor znanosti/doktorica znanosti s področja slovenističnih študijAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Doctor of Philosophy in the field of Slovene studies
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 academic higher education programme adopted before 11 June 2004; or
  • a completed professional higher education programme adopted before 11 June 2004 and a specialisation programme; course units totalling 48 credits from the first-cycle single-subject academic higher education programme in Slovene language and literature will be specified for such candidates prior to enrolment; or
  • a completed study programme leading to professions regulated by EU directives, or another integrated master's degree programme consisting of 300 credits.
ISCED field Field:
Arts and humanities
ISCED subfield subfield: literature and linguistics
Qualification level

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

Learning outcomes:
The qualification holder is be able to:
(general competences)
SLOVENE LITERATURE STREAM
  • functionally apply research methods from the fields of literary history and literary theory,
  • analyse and interpret literary texts in depth in an autonomous and original manner,
  • apply new knowledge in the field of literary-historical research and in applied research,
  • address the most complex problems in literary theory and apply them to content in the literary history field,
  • join in a research team and work creatively in it,
  • present own findings in the form of monographs or research papers,

SLOVENE LANGUAGE STREAM

  • functionally apply the research methods pertaining to linguistics,
  • demonstrate autonomy in research,
  • keep abreast of and follow current theoretical and methodological research approaches,
  • use and interpret relevant domestic and foreign study literature in the field of linguistics,
  • formulate their own scholarly view of and reflection on the development of the Slovene language,
  • apply systemic concepts in understanding and defining the problems of linguistic categories in practice,
  • present scholarly findings in the form of monographs or research papers in domestic and international scholarly periodicals,

TEACHING SLOVENE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STREAM

  • demonstrate understanding of curriculum theories and specific didactic principles and apply them,
  • integrate contents in an interdisciplinary manner,
  • demonstrate a capacity for problem-based thinking and define problems,
  • autonomously identify research problems and define them substantively and methodologically,
  • autonomously participate in and carry out substantively and methodologically more complex qualitative and quantitative research,
  • address scholarly and specialist problems,
  • autonomously write research reports, survey articles and research papers,
  • participate in dialogue in a specialist field, participate in international projects and manage projects,
(subject-specific competences)
SLOVENE LITERATURE STREAM
  • apply research methods from the fields of literary history and literary theory in an in-depth manner,
  • seek out new research opportunities in the scholarly field of literary studies,
  • research intercultural literary phenomena,
  • autonomously address the most complex literary-historical questions,
  • integrate synchronic and diachronic literary processes,
  • carry out competent scholarly reflection on contemporary literary phenomena and place them within the dynamics of Slovene literature,

SLOVENE LANGUAGE STREAM

  • demonstrate knowledge of the development of standard Slovene and understanding of the modern norms and rules of standard language,
  • demonstrate mastery of the diachronic view of the Slovene language, and link iconic and synchronic linguistic concepts,
  • carry out autonomous linguistic analysis of various texts,
  • demonstrate understanding of the cause-and-effect relationship between text type and typical linguistic phenomena at the level of derived lexicon, lexemic connections and idioms,
  • critically assess and identify the positive and negative impacts of globalisation processes at all levels of the contemporary Slovene language system,
  • assess and contextualise new linguistic phenomena from the point of view of communicative adequacy and the new role of the Slovene language in modern integration processes,
  • make functional use of various language manuals and compile such manuals autonomously,
  • adopt a problem-based approach to work and autonomously address the most complex development issues facing the Slovene language,
  • record and express content in a technically appropriate manner, address specialist problems, give authoritative presentations of key findings and support them with arguments in a skilful manner,
  • carry out autonomous linguistic interpretation of a specific segment of language, taking into account the most suitable theoretical and methodological approaches, and present their findings in the form of a survey article or research paper,
TEACHING SLOVENE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STREAM
  • demonstrate knowledge and understanding of basic linguistic and literary contents,
  • demonstrate understanding of more complex problems in the field of the development of receptive skills,
  • select and use individual scientific methods to address more complex problems in the field of the development of receptive skills,
  • plan and evaluate the implementation of new methods for teaching literature,
  • demonstrate understanding of the most complex problems in the field of the development of communication skills,
  • select and use individual scientific methods to address more complex problems in the field of the development of language teaching,
  • recognise the modern impacts of globalisation on teaching practices,
  • demonstrate knowledge of general tendencies in modern language changes and their impact on the language system, and apply them to current educational practice,
  • demonstrate knowledge of selected computer tools for language work in the classroom,
  • demonstrate knowledge of the basics of distance teaching of the Slovene language.

Assesment and completion:
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).

Progress:

In order to progress to the second year, students must have completed all course units, for a total of 60 credits; in order to progress to the third year they must have completed all first-year course units (60 credits) and all second-year course units (60 credits) (i.e. a total of 120 credits) from the range of first-and second-year subjects.

Awarding body:

University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts

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