Name of qualification Name of qualification: Magister germanistike/magistrica germanistikeAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Master of Arts in Germanic studies
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 (Bologna) academic higher education programme in Germanic studies; or
  • a completed Bologna first-cycle programme in German language and literature; or
  • another first-cycle (Bologna) academic higher education programme in a related field or any other former academic study programme, if the candidate is able to demonstrate adequate knowledge of German (level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference); or
  • a completed professional higher education programme in a related field, for instance pre-school education, theology, administration, social science IT, business school, if the candidate is able to demonstrate adequate knowledge of German (level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference).
ISCED field Field:
Arts and humanities
ISCED subfield subfield: language acquisition
Qualification level

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

Learning outcomes:
The qualification holder will be able to:
  • think in a logical, abstract, analytical and synthetic way, 
  • express specialist knowledge in written and oral form and reflect on and evaluate it critically, 
  • transfer acquired knowledge into practice competently and with authority,
  • link acquired knowledge and qualifications with various fields, and independently enhance and refine them, 
  • appropriately contextualise and independently supplement information, 
  • transfer own knowledge and skills to other problem areas (ability to transfer), and resolve them in an intra- and interdisciplinary way, 
  • perceive and innovatively resolve complex problems and conflict situations and make decisions competently and with authority,
  • respond appropriately to new situations and create new concepts, 
  • approach problem-solving as part of a team and form and lead a specialist team,
  • reflect and self-reflect and think critically and holistically, 
  • independently search for new sources of knowledge in a professional and academic field,
  • use ICT professionally and effectively in searching for, selecting, processing, presenting and disseminating information,
  • competently receive the opinions of others and respond to them in an authoritative and reasoned way, 
  • assess own and others' capacities and abilities and act effectively and economically, 
  • assess and ensure the quality of own work, and raise quality standards in the work environment,
  • apply scientific methods innovatively,
  • win, conceive and lead projects, 
  • develop management and leadership skills and develop high-quality and effective interpersonal relations inside and outside the professional sphere,
  • monitor current events in the media critically and in depth, 
  • make creative sense of data and synthesise information, 
  • develop intercultural communication in formal and non-formal situations.

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 prescribed by the curriculum and individual syllabuses for the first year, for a total of 60 credits.

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.

Awarding body:

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts

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