Name of qualification Name of qualification: Magister geografije/magistrica geografijeAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Master of Arts in geography
Type of qualification Type of qualification: Master’s degree
Category of qualification Category of qualification: Educational Qualification
Type of education Type of education: Master's education
Duration Duration of education:
2 years
Credits Credits: 120 credits
Admission requirements Entry conditions:
  • A completed first-cycle academic higher education programme in Geography; or
  • a completed first-cycle academic higher education programme in Geography (two-subject teacher training programme); or
  • any other completed first-cycle academic higher education programme or undergraduate programme, where depending on the field of the completed programme candidates must pass differential examinations in core geography subjects totalling 10–60 credits; or
  • any other completed programme leading to a higher professional qualification valid from 1 January 1994 to 11 June 2004, where depending on the field of the completed programme candidates must pass differential examinations in core geography subjects totalling 10–60 credits.
ISCED field Field:
Social sciences, journalism and information
ISCED subfield subfield: sociology and cultural studies
Qualification level

SQF Level: SQF 8
EQF Level: EQF 7
EOVK Level: Second level

Learning outcomes:

The qualification holder will be able to:

  • demonstrate knowledge of academic fields (broad general perspective),
  • critically read and understand texts,
  • demonstrate familiarity with and use scholarly apparatus,
  • autonomously acquire and use sources, knowledge and information,
  • demonstrate knowledge of information technology (information literacy),
  • use information tools for communication, distance collaboration, e-learning,
  • undertake independent research and publish research results in specialist, non-specialist and journalistic contexts,
  • participate in application procedures for various projects (research, technical, applied, development, etc.),
  • organise and plan work,
  • demonstrate openness to alternative views and solutions,
  • demonstrate focus on realistically feasible solutions,
  • participate in the preparation and organisation of project work,
  • transfer knowledge into everyday practice,
  • give public presentations,
  • work autonomously and take part in group work,
  • manage their own professional development and lifelong learning,
  • undertake self-criticism and offer well-argued criticism of others,
  • set out and defend their own rights, interests and needs,
  • show independence, initiative, creativity and originality.

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 from the first to the second year, students must have completed in full the course units prescribed by the curriculum and individual syllabuses for the first year, for a total of 60 credits. A tolerance of up to 10% (6 credits) will be permitted in exceptional circumstances.

Magister geografije/magistrica geografije

SQF 8

EQF 7

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Doktor znanosti/doktorica znanosti s področja antropologije

Doktor znanosti/doktorica znanosti s področja geografije

Doktor znanosti/doktorica znanosti s področja sociologije

SQF 10 / EQF 8

Progression:

Third-cycle doctoral study programmes (SQF level 10)

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

In order to complete the programme, students must complete all course units prescribed by the study programme and the syllabuses of individual subjects, for a total of 120 credits. Students are awarded their master's degree on successfully defending a written master's thesis before a panel consisting of a supervisor and two members.

Awarding body:

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts

URL

Awarding body URL:
https://geo.ff.uni-lj.si/en
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