Access requirements Description
In order to enrol in the first-cycle university study programme Sociology of Culture candidates must have completed:
- matura or
- vocational matura under any secondary school programme and an examination in one of the matura subjects (History, Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology, Economics); the selected subject may not be the subject that the candidate has already taken in vocational matura; or
- any four-year secondary school programme prior to 1 June 1995.
Programme learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
(general competences)
- engage in an open communication and demonstrate a sense of multicultural communication,
- think in a synthetic and analytical manner,
- critically assess and be self-critical,
- transfer knowledge in everyday practice,
- verify the acquired knowledge in a prompt manner and demonstrate readiness for continuous professional development,
- participate in teamwork and lead an initiative,
- efficiently cooperate at project work preparation and organization,
- demonstrate mastery of information technologies,
- be independent and self-initiative, contribute dynamic ideas,
- communicate in at least one global language,
- demonstrate general knowledge and knowledge of academic fields,
- demonstrate organisational skills and plan work,
- communicate using technical and journalistic terminology.
(subject-specific competences)
- demonstrate knowledge of the basics of social science theories and theories of culture,
- demonstrate knowledge of the history and development of the sociological and cultural thought,
- demonstrate knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methodology of sociological and cultural research,
- coherently apply sociological knowledge and fundamental sociological concepts in practice,
- independently understand new social and cultural phenomena and put them in the existing theoretical and problem-oriented frameworks of social science,
- address technical and work problems by seeking sources of knowledge and using scientific methods,
- demonstrate knowledge of the methods for verification of scientific theories,
- demonstrate knowledge of the social and cultural history of Europe,
- understand the processes of globalisation and the relationships between the global and the local,
- demonstrate knowledge of many special disciplinary fields of sociology and sociology of culture,
- demonstrate knowledge of sociological assumptions of humanities and link sociology with humanities,
- link sociological findings with findings from other sciences,
- analyse visual and other cultural representations, contextualise, interpret and link cultural artefacts with broader social and cultural processes,
- use the steps of critical analysis in categorisation and interpretation of collective cultural practices, creation of cultural traditions and collective memories,
- understand and contextualise the processes of collective identifications and policies of symbolic representations of communities,
- reflect on national identity and formations of nationalities in comparative and historical contexts
- demonstrate knowledge of academic texts and read them independently,
- demonstrate a sense for cultural diversities of the human society and adapt conceptual apparatus to concrete social and cultural environments,
- concurrently take into account global and local social and cultural phenomena,
- demonstrate practical knowledge of work organisation and leadership of cultural activities, facilities and projects in all phases, from the initial planning, through performance to final evaluation.
Required qualification of teachers/trainers in the core subjects
Teaching staff must provide proof of fulfilment of the quantitative and qualitative criteria for election to the title or recognition of the title in accordance with the criteria for election to the titles of professors, research assistants and assistants at the University of Ljubljana.
Description of quality assurance obligations of the programme / institution
The system of quality at the University of Ljubljana (UL) is founded on valid standards, regulations and recommendations from the authorities responsible for ensuring the quality of higher education on the national and international levels. In accordance with the established standards, systems of quality are based on a closed feedback loop, with clear processes of identifying objectives and priorities, planning measures and operation, implementing planned activities and monitoring and evaluating activities and measures implemented, including an assessment of the effects, which serves as input information for a new cycle of planning.
With the aim of monitoring and improving the quality of study programmes, regular self-evaluation is carried out for each active study programme. Self-evaluation of study programmes serves to ensure the quality of programme provision, and to monitor the current relevance and sustainability of the individual study programme.
