Name of qualification Name of qualification: Magister mednarodnih odnosov/magistrica mednarodnih odnosovAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Master of Arts of International Relations
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 study course from the field of social sciences, journalism and informing, humanities, education sciences and teacher education, business and administration sciences, law, social work,
  • A study programme corresponding to first-cycle level at least, with a minimum of 180 credit points, from other fields of expertise, or equivalent study programme completed according to current regulations in the Republic of Slovenia or abroad, if the student has previously completed the obligations deemed crucial for the continuation of studies. These obligations are determined by the vice-dean responsible for the fields of study, and they correspond to a range of credit points between 10 and 60.
ISCED field Field:
Social sciences, journalism and information
ISCED subfield subfield: political sciences and civics
Qualification level

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

Learning outcomes:

The qualification holder will be able to:

General competences:

  • Broad general knowledge of the field of social sciences;
  • Excellent knowledge of the international community in its broad structural and developmental aspects;
  • The knowledge of the functioning of international institutions and their organisational-administrative cultures and procedures;
  • The ability of independent thinking and activity in the field of international relations and in the international community;
  • Professional capability of managing formal and informal decision-making processes, and of their characteristics;
  • Broad analytical abilities for issues related to international relations;
  • The ability to synthesise analytical findings and notions;
  • The knowledge and understanding of other cultures, societies and political communities;
  • Organisational and leadership abilities enabling the knowledge and coordination of various fields of international relations;
  • Active knowledge of foreign languages;
  • IT literacy;
  • Communication abilities in social and public spheres, the establishment of international networks that enable the students to achieve global connections.

 

Subject-specific competences:

  • The ability of strategic consideration and decision-making in the field of work;
  • The ability to work in a multicultural group, to manage and coordinate;
  • Analytical-research abilities for independent research work in the field of international relations;
  • The ability to use methodological approaches and analytical tools to solve individual problem types related to the actors’ conduct in international relations;
  • Broadened and deepened knowledge from the sphere of international relations, more closely associated with the knowledge of international law policies, protection of the rights of minorities and conflict management;
  • Broadened and deepened knowledge from the sphere of international relations, more closely associated the knowledge of international finance, international development and cooperation in development (which addresses the problem of inequality and the ways to reduce it), and of international business;
  • Broadened and deepened knowledge from the sphere of international relations, more closely associated the knowledge of international governing (international institutions, processes, norms), including the field of diplomacy, and the functioning of these institutions both at the universal and local levels;
  • In-depth knowledge of specific types of problems that students will have acquired through elective subjects in modules;
  • Knowledge and use of expert terminology in foreign languages;
  • Skills of presenting one’s arguments and negotiating skills, including work and negotiations in an intercultural environment.

Assesment and completion:

Students' knowledge is assessed by means of practical exercises and seminar papers, and also via products, projects, performances, services, etc. and by examinations. 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:

Progression to a higher year is possible by completing the obligations corresponding to a minimum of 52 credit points (without special application). 

 

Progression:

Third-cycle doctoral study programmes (SQF level 10)

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

Students complete the study course upon the completion of regulatory obligations from the curriculum or recognised obligations corresponding to a total of 120 credit points.

Awarding body:

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences 

URL

Awarding body URL:
https://www.fdv.uni-lj.si/studij/studij-na-fdv/
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