Name of qualification Name of qualification: Diplomirani germanist (un)/diplomirana germanistka (un)Add to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Bachelor of Arts in Germanic studies
Type of qualification Type of qualification: Academic bachelor's degree
Category of qualification Category of qualification: Educational Qualification
Type of education Type of education: Academic bachelor's education
Duration Duration of education:
3 years
Credits Credits: 180 credits
Admission requirements Entry conditions:
  • Matura or
  • vocational matura and an examination in an additional matura subject; or
  • school-leaving examination (prior to 1 June 1995) under any four-year secondary school programme.
ISCED field Field:
Arts and humanities
ISCED subfield subfield: language acquisition
Qualification level

SQF Level: SQF 7
EQF Level: EQF 6
EOVK Level: First level

Learning outcomes:
The qualification holder will be able to:
(general competences)
  • demonstrate analytical and synthetic thinking and critical and self-critical judgement, 
  • demonstrate knowledge of fundamental methods and procedures in the field of linguistics and literary studies,
  • acquire new knowledge and place it in the context of basic study disciplines (lifelong learning),
  • use acquired knowledge in practical professional work, 
  • express own positions in a well-argued and linguistically cultivated manner, 
  • autonomously undertake professional activities, 
  • autonomously design advanced learning processes, 
  • cooperate effectively in a professional context, 
  • demonstrate mastery of linguistic, social and intercultural skills for communication in a foreign language (German), 
  • demonstrate a high level of information and media literacy,
  • make functional use of ICT, 
  • critically evaluate and use sources and literature, 
(subject-specific competences)
  • demonstrate understanding of the historical position of German language, literature and culture in the European context, 
  • use basic research methodologies in an appropriate manner in Germanic studies, 
  • demonstrate understanding of the position of German in the family of Indo-European languages from the point of view of linguistic typology, 
  • demonstrate understanding of the linguistic history of German-speaking countries, 
  • demonstrate understanding and mastery of the essential elements and rules of the phonological, morphological, word-formational, syntactic, textological, phraseological and lexical levels of modern German, 
  • appropriate use of the linguistic standard of modern German in spoken and written texts, 
  • demonstrate knowledge of the characteristics of text types and use them appropriately in individual registers, 
  • recognise different forms and varieties of German, 
  • demonstrate understanding of the basic cognitive and communicative functions of language and processes of natural language assimilation, 
  • adopt appropriate linguistic behaviour in multilingual environments and situations, 
  • use basic software and electronic resources to study language,
  • use important linguistic reference works (grammars, dictionaries, corpora), 
  • identify situations of language contact between German and Slovene and demonstrate understanding of their characteristics, 
  • demonstrate knowledge of the basic concepts and principles of stylistics and use stylistic knowledge in spoken and written communication,
  • demonstrate mastery of the basics of rhetoric and dialogical communication and use rhetorical knowledge to produce pragmatically appropriate texts and in effective speech performance,
  • demonstrate functional mastery of the basic concepts of literary theory and literary historical studies and apply them in the analysis and interpretation of literary and semi-literary texts, 
  • identify, analyse and interpret cross-field literary/cultural connections, 
  • demonstrate understanding of literary production and reception in aesthetic, social and cultural-historical contexts, 
  • demonstrate understanding of the literary history of German-speaking countries from the Middle Ages to the present day, 
  • identify fundamental theoretical and methodological problems in the formulation of literary-historical models, 
  • differentiate the main characteristics of Austrian, German and Swiss literature, 
  • demonstrate understanding of the role of media in cultural and literary-historical processes, 
  • demonstrate understanding of the reception of German literature in the Slovene environment and influences on Slovene literary creativity, 
  • demonstrate understanding of the specific features of the literary work of female writers. 

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:

In order to complete the programme, students must pass all examinations and complete all course units in all subjects from the syllabus (including a bachelor's thesis) for a total of at least 180 credits.

Diplomirani germanist (un)/diplomirana germanistka (un)

SQF 7

EQF 6

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SQF 8 / EQF 7

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SQF 10 / EQF 8

Progression:

Second-cycle master's study programmes (SQF level 8)

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

In order to complete the programme, students must pass all examinations and complete all course units in all subjects from the syllabus (including a bachelor's thesis) for a total of at least 180 credits.

Awarding body:

University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts

URL

Awarding body URL:
http://www.ff.um.si/studenti/studijski-programi/prva-stopnja/germanistika/enopr-prva-stopnja-ger.dot
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