Informatics in Contemporary Society
Free full-time study
Optional VIRTUAL real-time attendance at lectures and tutorials
The study programme deepens the basic knowledge from the first level with new knowledge in the field of information technology. It also expends methodological knowledge and educates future information system managers, user experience designers, project managers, analysts and decision-makers capable of understanding the meaning and use of ICT in society.
The graduates will:
- Enhance their basic knowledge in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) with complex knowledge on the security of electronic business, all aspects of computerization of an organization, the implementation of projects in the field of ICT (development of new technologies or work methods) and information systems;
- Deepen methodological knowledge with a comprehensive set of quantitative and qualitative research methods;
- Deepen the understanding of state-of-the-art social concepts to better understand the meaning and use of ICT in modern society, and to develop critical thinking. This framework includes knowledge of sociology, political science, economics, entrepreneurship, informatics, communication …
The study programme is carried out as a full-time and part-time mode of study.
The full-time study is free for employed students as well.*
*For EU citizens and citizens of the countries with signed bilateral agreement with Slovenia.
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Enrolment conditions
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Conditions for advancing
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Conditions for the completion
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Part-time study
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Competences
Enrolment into the first year
In addition to graduates of the first-cycle study programme Informatics in Contemporary Society, the following candidates may enrol in the first year of the Master’s programme Informatics in Contemporary Society:
- Candidates who have completed a first-cycle study programme in the fields of computer science and informatics, or social or business informatics, which fall under the study fields of social sciences and business and administrative sciences, and have achieved at least 180 ECTS.
- Candidates who have completed a first-cycle study programme in other professional fields that fall under the academic fields of social sciences and business and administrative sciences, and have completed additional study obligations amounting to 13 ECTS prior to enrolment. These include passing the following examinations (from the higher education professional study programme Informatics in the Contemporary Society): Introduction to Programming (7 ECTS) and Information Systems (6 ECTS).
- Candidates who have completed a first-cycle study programme in other fields of study and have completed additional study obligations amounting to 19 ECTS prior to enrolment. These include passing the following examinations (from the higher education professional study programme Informatics in the Contemporary Society): Introduction to Programming (7 ECTS), Information Systems (6 ECTS), Databases and Data Modeling (6 ECTS).
For graduates of higher education professional study programmes adopted prior to 11 June 2004, the provisions for first-cycle graduates apply mutatis mutandis.
Enrolment into the second year
The following candidates may enrol directly into the second year of the second-cycle Master’s programme Informatics in Contemporary Society:
- Candidates who have completed a study programme leading to a university degree or specialisation (adopted prior to 11 June 2004) in the fields of computer science and informatics. During their studies, they must complete additional study obligations from the first year of the Master’s programme Informatics in Contemporary Society amounting to 6 ECTS, specifically the examination: User Experience Design (6 ECTS).
- Candidates who have completed a study programme leading to a university degree or specialisation (adopted prior to 11 June 2004) in the fields of social or business informatics, which fall under the study fields of social sciences and business and administrative sciences. During their studies, they must complete additional study obligations from the first year of the Master’s programme Informatics in Contemporary Society amounting to 12 ECTS, specifically the examinations: User Experience Design (6 ECTS) and Security of Electronic Commerce (6 ECTS).
- Candidates who have completed a study programme leading to a university degree or specialisation (adopted prior to 11 June 2004) in other professional fields, which fall under the study fields of social sciences, natural sciences, technical sciences, or business and administrative sciences. During their studies, they must complete additional study obligations from the first year of the Master’s programme Informatics in Contemporary Society amounting to 20 ECTS, specifically the examinations: Informatisation of Organisation (7 ECTS), Information Technology Projects (7 ECTS), and Security of Electronic Commerce (6 ECTS).
- Candidates who have completed a study programme leading to a university degree or specialisation (adopted prior to 11 June 2004) in other fields of study. During their studies, they must complete additional study obligations from the first year of the Master’s programme Informatics in Contemporary Society amounting to 26 ECTS, specifically the examinations: Informatisation of Organisation (7 ECTS), Information Technology Projects (7 ECTS), Security of Electronic Commerce (6 ECTS), and User Experience Design (6 ECTS).
Applications for transitions between other programmes, specialist study programmes, scientific master’s study programmes and second-cycle master’s studies are considered individually by the competent FIS authority.
To advance from the first to the second year, the student must acquire at least 45 ECTS from the first year.
The faculty may allow the student to advance to a higher year, even if the required conditions are not met, in the following circumstances: maternity, prolonged illness, exceptional family or social circumstances, participation in top cultural, sports or professional events.
A student who does not meet the conditions for enrolling in a higher year may repeat a year once during their studies or change their study programme or course due to non-fulfilment of obligations in the previous study programme or course. It is not possible to repeat the second year because an additional year (absolventski staž) is intended for fulfilling the missing obligations.
In accordance with the applicable legislation, a student’s student status may be extended for a maximum of one year if the student:
- Does not enrol in a higher year for justified reasons;
- Does not graduate within 12 months after the end of the last semester for justified reasons;
- Gives birth during their studies.
Depending on their academic achievements, the student may complete the study in a shorter period of time than provided for in the study programme.
The condition for the completion of studies is the successful completion of all study obligations prescribed by the programme and a successful defence of a master’s thesis. The student completes the study after acquiring all 120 ECTS provided by the study programme.
Upon completion of the study, the graduate receives a master’s degree, which is a public document.
The master’s study programme is implemented in the form of full-time and part-time study.
Part-time study takes place in Novo mesto. The syllabus, exam periods, lecturers and conditions for the advancement of students to a higher year are the same as in full-time study.
Students of the master’s programme Informatics in Contemporary Society will obtain the following competences:
- Knowledge and understanding of cultural and social processes and the ability for their complex analysis;
- Use of methodological tools, i.e. conducting, coordinating and organizing research, using various research methods and techniques;
- Ability to formulate original ideas, concepts and solutions to certain problems;
- Ethical reflection and commitment to professional ethics in the social environment, respecting the principles of non-discrimination and multiculturalism;
- Development of critical and self-critical judgment;
- Ability of flexible application of knowledge in practice;
- Striving for quality of professional work through autonomy, (self-) criticism, (self-) reflection and (self-) evaluation of the professional work;
- Ability to identify and take advantage of opportunities presented in the work and social environment (which are manifested as an entrepreneurial spirit and active citizenship);
- Knowledge and understanding of interactions between ICT and modern society;
- Knowledge and understanding of a wide range of ICT applications in modern society;
- Ability to plan and manage organizational and information changes in the organization, which are necessary for the introduction or updating of ICT and its quality use;
- Ability for independent and autonomous use, control and maintenance of ICT in the organization.
Students of the master’s programme Informatics in Contemporary Society will also obtain course-specific competences, which are listed in the individual curricula of the programme’s curriculum.
Curriculum
| 1st year | 2nd year | Elective courses |
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| Virtual Communities | Thesis Seminar | Quality of Data |
| Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis Methods | Modeling of decision making processes | Management of Information and Communication Systems |
| Digital Marketing Communication | Testing, Evaluation an Auditing of Information Systems | Knowledge Management |
| Management Information Systems | Elective course 2 | Agent Based Modelling |
| User Experience Design | Elective course 3 | Advanced Statistical Methods |
| Information Technology Projects | Master's thesis | Constraint Management in Organisations |
| Security of Electronic Commerce | Multimedia systems | |
| Informatisation of Organisation | Internet Research | |
| Data warehouses and data analytics | Data mining | |
| Elective course 1 | Decision models, Decision Support Systems | |
| Processes and Document Systems | ||
| Computer Forensics | ||
| Biometrics | ||
| Big Data Analysis | ||
| Basics of Information Security | ||
| Internet of Things and Innovative Technologies | ||
| Contemporary Social Theories | ||
| Social Aspects of Information Technologies | ||
| Gamification: strategies and application in learning processes* |
The programme lasts 2 years and is divided into 4 semesters. It ends with the preparation of a master’s thesis. Consequently, in the third semester, the student selects a mentor for the master’s thesis, with whom they prepare a draft thesis through consultations. In the fourth semester, the student prepares and defends their master’s thesis.
*The course Gamification: strategies and application in learning processes will be offered from the academic year 2025/2026.
Virtual Communities
Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis Methods
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LECTURERS: Asst. Prof. Dr. Klavdija Zorec,Asst. Prof. Dr. Ana Hafner
ECTS: 6
Digital Marketing Communication
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LECTURERS: Prof. Dr. Mateja Rek, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Patricija Jankovič
ECTS: 6
Management Information Systems
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LECTURER: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Blaž Rodič, Asst. Prof. Dr. Uroš Breskvar
ECTS: 5
User Experience Design
Information Technology Projects
Security of Electronic Commerce
Informatisation of Organisation
Data warehouses and data analytics
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LECTURERS: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Goran Klepac, Tch. Asst. Aljaž Blatnik
ECTS: 5
Elective course 1
ECTS: 5
Thesis Seminar
Modeling of decision making processes
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LECTURERS: Prof. Dr. Biljana Mileva Boshkoska, Sr. Instr. Dr. Miljenko Hajnić
ECTS: 6
Testing, Evaluation an Auditing of Information Systems
Elective course 2
ECTS: 5
Elective course 3
ECTS: 5
Master’s thesis
ECTS: 30
Quality of Data
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ECTS: 5
Management of Information and Communication Systems
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ECTS: 5
Agent Based Modelling
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ECTS: 5
Advanced Statistical Methods
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ECTS: 5
Constraint Management in Organisations
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ECTS: 5
Multimedia systems
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ECTS: 5
Internet Research
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ECTS: 5
Data mining
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ECTS: 5
Decision models, Decision Support Systems
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ECTS: 5
Knowledge Management
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ECTS: 5
Processes and Document Systems
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ECTS: 5
Computer Forensics
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ECTS: 5
Biometrics
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ECTS: 5
Big Data Analysis
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ECTS: 5 KT
Basics of Information Security
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ECTS: 5
Internet of Things and Innovative Technologies
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ECTS: 5
Contemporary Social Theories
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ECTS: 5
Social Aspects of Information Technologies
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ECTS: 5
Gamification: strategies and application in learning processes
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ECTS: 5