Name of qualification Name of qualification: Magister medkulturne germanistike in …/magistrica medkulturne germanistike in …Add to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Master of Arts in intercultural Germanic studies and ...
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:
  • A completed first-cycle German study programme or
  • a completed first-cycle study programme in a humanities or social sciences field, if prior to enrolment the candidate has completed course units essential for further study, for a total of 12 credits; or
  • a completed first-cycle study programme in a natural sciences field, if prior to enrolment the candidate has completed course units essential for further study, for a total of 15 credits; or
  • a completed professional higher education programme from the professional field of German adopted before 11 June 2004,
  • a completed professional higher education programme, adopted before 11 June 2004, in a humanities or social sciences field, if prior to enrolment the candidate has completed course units essential for further study consisting of 12 credits; or
  • a completed professional higher education programme, adopted before 11 June 2004, in a natural sciences field, if prior to enrolment the candidate has completed course units essential for further study, for a total of 15 credits; or
  • a completed academic higher education programme, adopted before 11 June 2004, in the field of German; as a rule 60 credits are recognised for these candidates on enrolment (30 credits in each half of the two-subject programme); or
  • a completed academic higher education programme, adopted before 11 June 2004, in a humanities or social sciences field; up to 21 credits in the proposed part of the two-subject programme are recognised for these candidates on enrolment, along with a specific number in the other part of the two-subject programme; or
  • a completed academic higher education programme, adopted before 11 June 2004, in a natural sciences field; up to 18 credits in the proposed part of the two-subject programme are recognised for these candidates on enrolment, along with a specific number in the other part of the two-subject programme; or
  • a completed professional higher education programme and a specialisation programme in specialist fields of German; as a rule 60 credits are recognised for these candidates on enrolment (30 credits in each half of the two-subject programme); or
  • a completed professional higher education programme and a specialisation programme in specialist fields (humanities, social sciences); up to 21 credits are recognised for these candidates on enrolment in the proposed part of the two-subject programme and a corresponding number in the other part of the two-subject programme; or
  • a completed professional higher education programme and a specialisation programme in specialist fields of the natural sciences; up to 18 credits are recognised for these candidates on enrolment in the proposed part of the two-subject programme and a corresponding number in the other part of the two-subject programme.
ISCED field Field:
Arts and humanities
ISCED subfield subfield: language acquisition
Qualification level

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

Learning outcomes:
The qualification holder will be able to:
(general competences)
  • think in a logical, abstract, analytical and synthetic way,
  • resolve problems and conflicts, and respond appropriately to new situations,
  • critically evaluate the effectiveness of others and own effectiveness,
  • demonstrate knowledge of various information sources, and independently search for new sources of knowledge from various fields and apply that knowledge effectively,
  • critically evaluate and appropriately use specialist and scholarly sources and literature from the subject matter,
  • use ICT in professional work, including for the needs of own professional development,
  • develop knowledge acquired in greater depth, integrate it with various fields and transfer it into practice,
  • work in a team and cooperate with various professional and social partners,
  • responsibly direct own professional development in the process of lifelong learning, and in particular enhance foreign-language skills,
  • demonstrate knowledge of the core fields of study of the language, literature and culture of a foreign language,

(subject-specific competences)

  • demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the basics of intercultural Germanic studies with a focus on German language and literature,
  • demonstrate knowledge of and apply research procedures appropriate for intercultural research,
  • demonstrate in-depth knowledge of and identify the specific features of the role of language and literature in popular culture,
  • create texts of various types in everyday use, in connection with knowledge and understanding of contrastive textology,
  • create various types of oral texts in connection with knowledge and understanding of discourse analysis,
  • demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the following fields of literature in intercultural dialogue: regional elements in contact areas, transculturalism in twentieth-century German literature, and interculturalism from the point of view of literary science,
  • demonstrate understanding of practical examples and phenomena of multilingualism and language contact and study them,
  • demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the field of lexicography from the point of view of interculturalism, and of interculturalism in professional communication,
  • demonstrate insight into the work of various institutions, and also of businesses and organisations in the fields of administration and culture, and gain first work experience,
  • demonstrate knowledge of the rudiments of Hungarian language and culture or demonstrate knowledge of the problems of Slovene dialects in border areas and the phenomena of interculturalism in the Slovene literary environment.

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 at least 21 credits from the study programme and the number of credits envisaged by the other chosen subject in the two-subject study programme.

Progression:

Third-cycle doctoral study programmes (SQF level 10)

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

In order to complete a two-subject study programme, students must complete all course units prescribed by the programme in both parts of the two-subject study programme for a total of at least 120 credits (60 credits in each part of the two-subject study programme).

Awarding body:

University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts

URL

Awarding body URL:
http://www.ff.um.si/studenti/studijski-programi/druga-stopnja/germanistika/dv_nep_druga_medkulturna_germanistika.dot
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