Master's Degree Programme Humanities Studies

Programme description

The two-year master's degree programme Humanities Studies is a continuation of the three-year bachelor's programmes in Slovene Studies and Cultural History. However, graduates in other fields of study may also enroll.

The programme offers three course tracks:
- Linguistics,
- Literary Science,
- Histories and Cultures of Crossborder Spaces

The programme’s main features range from an emphasis on independent research work, enriched by a large number of elective subjects, to the programme’s embeddedness in the region. The master’s degree programme Humanities Studies also allows for an integration of subject-matters from differ- ent fields of study, which assures the students to receive a broad range of competencies across humanities. They can, however, also focus on a single study area, providing a solid foundation for further work in their chosen field.

DIRECTORS of the two-year master's degree programme Humanities Studies:

• director of the LINGUISTICS course track: prof. dr. Franc Marušič
• director of the LITERARY SCIENCE course track: izr. prof. dr. Kristina Pranjić
• director of the HISTORIES AND CULTURES OF CROSSBORDER SPACES course track: doc. dr. Jasna Fakin Bajec

Admission requirements

Linguistics:
To enroll, candidates must have completed a bachelor's study programme in the amount of at least 180 ECTS in the filed of Slovene Studies, Comparative Slavic Linguistics, General Linguistics, Classical Philology or other humanities programmes that include contents pertaining to the field of linguistics.

Literary Science:
To enroll, candidates must have completed a bachelor's (B. A.) study programme in the amount of at least 180 ECTS in Slovene Studies, Comparative Literature, Classical Philology and other humanities programmes that include contents pertaining to the filed of the literary sciences.

Histories and Cultures of Crossborder Spaces:
To enroll, candidates must have completed a bachelor's (B. A.) study programme in the amount of at least 180 ECTS in History, Cultural Studies, Slovene Studies, Comparative Literature, Classical Philology and other humanities programmes covering topics in history or cultural studies.

Applicants with a bachelor’s (B.A.) study programme in other fields of study (180 ECTS) should send the application to the School’ study programme committee.

Anyone who has completed a Master's or another program of comparable level in the same or comparable fields can be recognized with obligations of up to 60 ECTS and can thus enroll in the second year of the corresponding Humanities studies program. At the time of enrolment, compulsory exams of up to 24 ECTS can be determined for them individually, so that they acquires knowledge complementary to their previous studies. These exams are determined from the set of all compulsory and optional exams of the relevant course of the Master's study program in Humanities studies. In addition to them, the student must complete the Individual Research Work and the Master's thesis, but may also take other compulsory, elective and general elective courses, so that he collects a total of 60 ECTS.

Educational and professional goals

The goal of the Master's Degree Programme Humanities Studies track in Linguistics is to train experts with wide-ranging insight into linguistic sciences, with an emphasis on the scientific approach in linguistics. They will learn to profoundly approach problems and research as well as to solve complex issues regarding language. They will master several methods of studying linguistic phenomena and be prepared to take opportunities for transferring their knowledge into practice. After completing their studies, students will be prepared to engage in independent scientific research within the broader field of linguistics, or work in the high-tech industry.

The goal of the Master's Degree Programme Humanities Studies track in Literary Science is to educate experts with a wide-ranging insight into literary studies and emphasized research skills. Students will learn to treat problems in depth, independently and creatively. They will not only study concrete literary phenomena, but also have a broad overview of the possibilities of transferring knowledge into practice. After completing their studies, students will be able to engage in independent research and business as well as find employment in organizations dealing in literary matters.

The goal of the Master's Degree Programme Humanities Studies track in the Histories and Cultures of Crossborder Spaces is to train experts who will have a wide-ranging insight into the cultural and historical themes of crossborder spaces. Specific cultural practices and issues of multicultural and crossborder spaces will be researched, reflected upon, and intensively discussed in an interdisciplinary approach. Students will be able to examine specific crossborder cultural and historical phenomena and put their knowledge into practice. Upon completing their studies, they will be able to work both as independent professionals and in a specific company or organization dealing with historical, intercultural and transnational issues and development challenges.

Assessment

The knowledge assessment is scheduled in advance. There are at least three exam periods for each subject. The method of assessing the student's knowledge depends on the content and method of implementation of the individual course. Products such as term papers and projects may be assessed, with an emphasis on the student's oral presentation in front of the teacher and students in addition to the written product. This encourages the most active approach, creativity, and the development of presentation and argumentative discussion skills. The acquired knowledge is assessed with written and/or oral exams, but also with colloquiums as an ongoing form of knowledge assessment. The success of (individual) research work is evaluated on the basis of the final report.

COURSES:

1. LETNIK (za vse smeri):
   Študent lahko namesto enega izbirnega predmeta ovrednotenega s 6 ECTS izbere dva izbirna predmeta po 3 ECTS.

2. LETNIK (za vse smeri):
   Humanistični modul (izbirni predmet z druge smeri):
   V Humanistični modul spadajo s smeri Jezikoslovje predmeti Pragmatika I (3 ECTS) in Pragmatika II (3 ECTS) ter Antropološka lingvistika; s smeri LIterarne vede spadata v ta modul predmeta Literarna večjezičnost v čezmejnih prostorih (6 ECTS) in Literarne ustvarjalke v svetovni književnosti (6 ECTS); s smeri Zgodovine in kulture čezmejnih prostorov spadata v Humanistični modul predmeta Sociolingvistika in večkulturnost (6 ECTS) ter Migracije in večkulturnost (6 ECTS).