Name of qualification Name of qualification: Doktor znanosti/doktorica znanosti s področja germanističnih študijAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Doctor of Philosophy in the field of Germanic studies
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 (Bologna) study programme; or
  • a completed academic higher education programme adopted before 11 June 2004; or
  • a completed professional higher education programme adopted before 11 June 2004 and a specialisation programme; or
  • a completed study programme leading to professions regulated by EU directives, or another integrated master's programme consisting of 300 credits.
ISCED field Field:
Arts and humanities
ISCED subfield subfield: language acquisition
Qualification level

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

Learning outcomes:
The qualification holder is be able to:
(general competences)
  • demonstrate in-depth understanding of theoretical and methodological concepts in the field of Germanic linguistics and Germanic literary studies,
  • autonomously apply theoretical and methodological knowledge to address the most complex problems,
  • autonomously develop new knowledge and identify new solutions,
  • plan and lead research projects from a broad research field in a national and international environment,
  • demonstrate competences tied to the identification, solution and presentation of research problems in the selected dissertation field, 
(subject-specific competences)
GERMAN LANGUAGE STREAM
  • demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of cultural semantics and the symbolics of phraseology,
  • demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of theoretical, typological and methodological approaches in metalexicography and lexicographic practice,
  • demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the characteristics and rules of language corpora and corpus lexicography and the corpus-based acquisition and analysis of language data,
  • demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the theoretical and methodological aspects of cognitive stylistics,
  • demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the theoretical and methodological aspects of research into the social aspect of languages, above all the social aspect of modern German and situations of language contact,
  • demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the factors and rules of acquisition of natural languages,
GERMAN LITERATURE STREAM
  • demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the concept of transculturalism in literature, above all in the literature of German-speaking countries,
  • demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts and methodological approaches in research into cultural transfers, intercultural effects and the media presentation of literary texts,
  • demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the models and methods of contemporary literary theories that are useful in systemic and interdisciplinary research of literary works and literary systems.

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 to the second year, students must have completed all course units prescribed by the study programme, for a total of 60 credits; in order to progress to the third year students must have completed all first-year course units (60 credits) and all second-year course units (60 credits).

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

In order to complete the programme, students must pass all examinations prescribed by the doctoral programme and prepare and successfully defend a doctoral dissertation.

Awarding body:

University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts

URL

Awarding body URL:
http://www.ff.um.si/studenti/studijski-programi/tretja-stopnja/germanisticne-studije/
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