Name of qualification Name of qualification: Magister zgodovine/magistrica zgodovineAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Master of Arts in history
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 single-subject or two-subject first-cycle study programme in history; or
  • a completed undergraduate programme in a humanities field (first cycle, 180 credits); candidates must additionally complete 20 credits from the single-subject undergraduate programme , as follows: Structure and Development of Historical Science (5 credits) Theory of History (5 credits) and two subjects worth 5 credits each, prescribed with regard to the chosen stream by the Department of History for each individual candidate; or
  • a completed undergraduate programme in a social sciences field (first cycle, 180 credits); candidates must additionally complete 30 credits from a single-subject undergraduate programme, as follows: Structure and Development of Historical Science (5 credits) Theory of History (5 credits) and four subjects worth 5 credits each, prescribed with regard to the chosen stream by the Department of History for each individual candidate; or
  • a completed undergraduate programme in an engineering or natural sciences field (first cycle, 180 credits); candidates must additionally complete 60 credits from a single-subject undergraduate programme, as follows: Structure and Development of Historical Science (5 credits) Theory of History (5 credits) and ten subjects worth 5 credits each, prescribed with regard to the chosen stream by the Department of History for each individual candidate; or
  • a completed professional higher education programme under the old programme in a humanities or social sciences field; the Department of History may recognise individual subjects, above all as elective subjects, on the basis of an individual decision.
ISCED field Field:
Arts and humanities
ISCED subfield subfield: history and archaeology
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 and proficiency in a specialised area of individual fields of historiography; historical knowledge and historical interpretation,
  • describe, analyse and interpret individual historical events and processes,
  • recognise fundamental historiographical texts and master the latest theoretical historiographical positions,
  • perform independent and original interpretation of historical events,
  • use a historical-anthropological approach and apply interdisciplinary treatment,
  • produce an original survey article or research paper within history as an academic discipline,
  • demonstrate accurate and analytical understanding of historical sources from antiquity to the present, written in various languages and scripts.

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

Magister zgodovine/magistrica zgodovine

SQF 8

EQF 7

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Doktor znanosti/doktorica znanosti s področja zgodovine

Doktor znanosti/doktorica znanosti s področja zgodovine Evrope in Sredozemlja

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 subject syllabuses. Students must pass all examinations and successfully defend a master's thesis, for a total of 120 credits.

Awarding body:

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts

URL

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