Name of qualification | Magister kmetijstva/magistrica kmetijstvaAdd to comparison [1] |
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Translated title (no legal status) | Master of Science in agriculture |
Type of qualification | Diploma druge stopnje |
Category of qualification | Izobrazba |
Type of education | Master's education |
Duration |
2 years
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Credits | 120 credits |
Admission requirements |
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ISCED field |
Kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo, ribištvo in veterinarstvo
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ISCED subfield | |
Qualification level |
SQF 8 |
- demonstrate general mastery of research methods, procedures and processes in agriculture,
- critically assess applied theoretical results in practice,
- critically evaluate the applicability of exact scientific methods and their results,
- analyse, synthesise and envisage the consequences of solving problems, and develop critical and self-critical assessment,
- demonstrate coherent mastery of basic knowledge, integrate knowledge from various areas and apply it,
- demonstrate autonomy in research and professional work,
- develop communication skills, particularly in the international environment,
- demonstrate a capacity for ethical reflection and a commitment to professional ethics,
- demonstrate cooperativeness and work in a group (including in an international environment),
- use organisational skills to support successful business decisions,
- analyse, evaluate and document various technological solutions,
- plan, implement and supervise technological decisions,
- implement research work,
- develop new technologies of plant protection from harmful organisms and formulate professional expertise in ecological studies to develop legislation related to agricultural production,
- understand the fundamental discipline Biosystems Engineering and its connection to the sub-disciplines: Mechanical engineering, Materials, Materials processing and so on, as well as the related disciplines: GPS, GIS, IT, Automation of production processes, Visualisation of biological processes and so on,
- solve specific problems in the field of biosystems engineering through the application of scientific methods and procedures,
- know and understand the historical development of biosystems engineering,
- place new information and interpretations in the context of biosystems engineering,
- know and understand key issues in the research and development field of production of ornamental plants, vegetables and field crops intended primarily to produce food and for human consumption,
- market ornamental plants, vegetables and alternative field crops,
- independently, creatively and professionally solve challenging technological and developmental problems in fruit growing and wine growing,
- independently coordinate demanding technological projects in fruit growing and wine growing,
- transfer theoretical findings to fruit growing and wine growing practice,
- independently seek optimal solutions to problems in their professional field by analysing the situation and linking theory and practice,
- master research approaches and the special features of research in organic farming,
- act ethically and show a commitment to professional ethics,
- demonstrate knowledge in the field of methodologies of scientific research, statistical and biometric methods in research, IT and project management,
- analytically, critically and independently solve problems in animal husbandry,
- lead work and link knowledge from the field of animal husbandry to the wider agricultural sector as a branch of the economy,
- work responsibly with animals, taking account of all legal and ethical criteria.
Students must complete requirements from the first year totalling 45 credits to progress to the second year.
Third-cycle doctoral study programmes (SQF level 10)
Students complete their studies when they have met all requirements prescribed by the study programme, written and successfully defended a master’s thesis and completed a total of at least 120 credits.
University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture and Biosystemic Studies
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