Name of qualification Name of qualification: Magister dediščinskega turizma/magistrica dediščinskega turizmaAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Master of Arts in cultural tourism
Type of qualification Type of qualification: Master’s degree
Category of qualification Category of qualification: Educational Qualification
Type of education Type of education: Master's education
Duration Duration of education:
2 years
Credits Credits: 120 credits
Admission requirements Entry conditions:
  • Diploma from a first-cycle study programme in the fields of: tourism, humanities and sociology or natural science, or
  • diploma from a first-cycle study programmes from other fields of study and completed differential examinations from subjects that are essential to continuing studies (basics of humanities, sociology, tourism or natural sciences) totalling a minimum of 10 credits and a maximum of 160 credits.
ISCED field Field:
Services
ISCED subfield subfield: travel, tourism and leisure
Qualification level

SQF Level: SQF 8
EQF Level: EQF 7
EOVK Level: Second level

Learning outcomes:

The qualification holder is qualified to:

(general competences)

  • apply scientific research methods to a broad range of problems in changing circumstances,
  • independently study to develop critical reflection, acquire social and communication skills, assess actual events, and to explain and evaluate social phenomena,
  • enhance knowledge in specific vocational fields,
  • manage a group and teamwork,
  • apply interdisciplinary knowledge in work relating to the economy and culture, distinguished by national and international staff in a highly competitive and identity-sensitive global environment, and
  • commit to professional ethics and ethical reflection,

(subject-specific competences)

  • demonstrate knowledge of key economic-management topics from the tourism sector and in-depth topics from the field of cultural tourism,
  • demonstrate knowledge of key and certain in-depth topics from the heritage of Slovenia, the Mediterranean region and Europe,
  • master theoretic problems from the tourism profession and their resolution,
  • work independently with the help of research and interpretive methods from the tourism sector,
  • work independently with the help of managerial tools in the valuation, creation and marketing of tourism services with elements of cultural heritage,
  • conduct further independent and team research and immerse in various applied questions of cultural heritage tourism,
  • understanding the functioning of tourism systems in specific global social situations and the ability to analyse, synthesise and anticipate solutions and the consequences of events in the tourism sector,
  • perform action studies and applied research in the area of tourism events at the local, regional and international levels,
  • demonstrate knowledge of and understand the foundations of tourism, humanistic, sociological and business sciences in historical and specific social situations,
  • apply theoretical findings from the tourism sector in a specific environment, and link knowledge from various areas and apply it in the domestic and international business environments,
  • manage the communication process with the help of contemporary technologies and the use of the appropriate communication techniques between various factors in a situation of interdependence to determine the quality of tourism services in the local and international environments, and
  • understand the basic structure and interpretation of fundamental tourism disciplines and the links between the associated sub-disciplines.

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:
Students may enrol in the second year if they have accumulated 54 of 60 required credits of a study programme. The missing 6 credits may not pertain to core subjects, but may pertain to subjects from the elective module. 

Magister dediščinskega turizma/magistrica dediščinskega turizma

SQF 8

EQF 7

The Career path tab shows the possible career path within the selected qualification area, which is not the only one and is not mandatory. The actual transition between qualifications, which is determined by law, is defined in the Transition tab.

Doktor znanosti/doktorica znanosti s področja potovanja, turizem, prosti čas

SQF 10 / EQF 8

Progression:

Third-cycle doctoral study programmes (SQF level 10)

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

All study requirements outlined in the program (120 credits) must be met for the completion of studies. When students meet all requirements from a study programme to obtain an educational qualification (102 accumulated credits with completed examinations and 18 credits for the writing of a master’s thesis), they complete their studies by orally presenting their master’s thesis.

Awarding body:

University of Primorska, Faculty of Tourism Studies – Turistica

URL

Awarding body URL:
http://en.turistica.si/
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