Name of qualification Name of qualification: Doktor znanosti/doktorica znanosti s področja prevodoslovjaAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Doctor of Philosophy in the field of translation 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 study programme; or
  • a completed former study programme to obtain an academic higher education qualification; or
  • a completed former study programme leading to a specialisation, provided that candidates have already completed a professional higher education programme; for enrolment in a third-cycle doctoral study programme, the relevant body of the member institution defines course units totalling between 30 and 60 credits at the proposal of the area coordinator responsible for doctoral studies; or
  • a completed former study programme leading to a research master's degree or specialisation following the completion of a study programme leading to an academic higher education qualification; for enrolment in a third-cycle doctoral study programme, course units totalling at least 60 credits are recognised by the relevant body of the member institution at the proposal of the area coordinator responsible for doctoral studies.
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:
  • perform highly complex analytical work independently,
  • analyse social phenomena,
  • advise on various trends in social events, development and management,
  • synthesise knowledge in a specific field and apply it in the resolution of a specific problem,
  • synthesise and contextualise analytical findings,
  • independently carry out, coordinate, manage and organise research,
  • use and further develop various research methods and techniques,
  • demonstrate autonomy and self-initiative in research work,
  • very broadly, critically and reflectively understand a selected environment, structures and functioning, (legal) norms, institutions, dynamics of development,
  • plan, evaluate and develop view to the future,
  • anticipate the development of events,
  • differentiate between the essential and non-essential and search for more long-term solutions to fundamental problems,
  • adequately communicate research achievements, express themselves in writing and make presentations and argue cases in public,
  • express themselves verbally and give clear, active and well-argued presentations,
  • lead a team and/or group,
  • cooperate, show cooperativeness, respect the opinions of others and fulfil an agreed role within a team or group,
  • break down, determine the sequence of and coordinate work tasks, and select methods and modes of work in accordance with the standards of the profession,
  • master, manage and mediate conflicts,
  • negotiate, argue and formulate negotiating positions,
  • work flexibly in all social environments, in various cultural contexts and in cooperation with the rest of the world, demonstrate interdisciplinary skills, and understand cultural pluralism,
  • develop contacts inside and outside an organisation,
  • manage formal and informal relationships,
  • apply research ethics and humanist values in their work in all work environments,
  • demonstrate a broad humanistic-social horizon and quality interdisciplinary research work.

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 course units totalling at least 45 credits; in order to progress to the third year they must have completed all taught course units in the first and second years (50 credits).

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

In order to complete the programme, students must complete all course units prescribed by the programme and successfully defend a doctoral dissertation before a committee. Doctoral candidates must publish at least one research paper in a journal that is included in international bibliographic databases. In terms of content, the article must contribute to the development of the field of translation studies (to be assessed by the mentor). The doctoral candidate must be the lead author of the article. The research paper must be published or accepted for publication before the defence of the doctoral dissertation.

Awarding body:

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Social Sciences

URL

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