Name of qualification Name of qualification: Doktor znanosti/doktorica znanosti s področja fizikeAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Doctorate in the field of physics
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 former study programme to obtain an academic higher education; or
  • a completed integrated master's programme lasting five years and carrying 300 credits; or
  • a completed former study programme leading to a specialisation and a previously completed professional higher education programme, if candidates have completed additional course units consisting of 30–60 credits.
ISCED field Field:
Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
ISCED subfield subfield: physics
Qualification level

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

Learning outcomes:

Qualification holders are qualified to: 

(general competences)

  • demonstrate mastery of research methodology and carry out independent research,
  • demonstrate autonomy in professional work and research,
  • demonstrate autonomy in decision-making,
  • identify scientifically interesting topics,
  • adopt a critical attitude and show responsibility,
  • engage in scholarly activity, write and present own scholarly work,
  • demonstrate creativity,
  • search for new sources of knowledge in the relevant professional and academic field,
  • pursue constant study (lifelong learning).

Assesment and completion:

Examination performance is scored 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 enrol in the second year, students must have completed at least 42 of the total 60 first-year credits; in order to enrol in the third year they must have completed 120 credits.

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

In order to complete the programme, students must complete all course units prescribed by the study programme.

Awarding body:

University of Nova Gorica, Graduate School

URL

Awarding body URL:
http://www.ung.si/en/
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