Eligibility and admission
Eligibility
Completed:
- first-cycle study programme in the field of social work, sociology, social pedagogy, pedagogy, psychology or law involving acquisition of 240 credits or
- first-cycle study programme in another professional field involving 240 credits; previously the candidate must have passed differential examinations (25 credits), including three subjects of 5 credits each, and practical work amounting to10 credits; subjects are: Contemporary Social Work in Slovenia, Theories and Methods in Social Work, Methodology of Research in Social Work and Social Work Practice; in accordance with Article 38.a of the Higher Education Act, these obligations must be fulfilled prior to enrolment in the master’s programme or
- three-year revised first-cycle study programme involving acquisition of 180 credits; the candidate must complete an extra year (Supplementary Programme) and thereby acquire the missing 60 credits or
- 4-year professional higher education programme in the fields set out in the first indent; the candidate may enrol in the master’s programme under the conditions given in the first indent or
- 4-year professional higher education programme in another professional field; the candidate may enrol in the master’s programme under the conditions given in the second indent or
- 3-year professional higher education programme; the candidate may enrol under the conditions given in the third indent.
Enrolment is also open to candidates who have completed equivalent education, defined in items 1. to 6. abroad. They can enrol under the same conditions as candidates who have completed education in Slovenia.
Certificates, diplomas and other qualifications issued outside Slovenia have to undergo recognition of foreign education. The equivalence of foreign education is determined in the procedure set by the Statute of the University of Ljubljana. The procedure must conclude before admission.
The Student Office may be consulted to ascertain one’s eligibility.
Recognition of foreign education
Certificates, diplomas and other qualifications issued outside Slovenia have to undergo recognition of foreign education. The equivalence of foreign education is determined in the procedure set by the Statute of the University of Ljubljana. The procedure must conclude before admission.
For the procedure please see this website of the University .
Selection criteria
If there are more candidates than available places, the candidates’ undergraduate study achievement will be considered (the average grade excluding the grade of the graduation thesis).
Eligibility and selection criteria apply equally to the graduates of reformed (first-cycle) and to those of pre-reformed Bachelor programmes.
Recognition of other achievements
Knowledge and skills acquired through formal, informal or experiential learning may be recognised as fulfilling certain requirements in the educational process. For their recognition the student can submit:
- Certificates of concluded courses, summer schools, or other forms of education
- Published articles or other authored works
- Evidences of awards or prizes or nominations thereof
- Work certificates or evidences of practical experiences
Requests of recognition will be considered and assessed in credit points by the Committee for postgraduate studies.