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Textile Materials – (Ph.D.)
University of Maribor
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering| Application Deadline: | Call for applications has been published on May 29th; Deadline for applicants: September 1st; Enrollment: September 30th 2011 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,502 - | ||
| Location: | Maribor / Slovenia / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English Slovenian | ||
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Students of the doctoral degree programme will develop the following general competences: they will be able to understand the theoretical and methodical concepts; furthermore, they will manage to operate with various techniques of scientific research methods. They will be able to develop professional judgements independently. Within the scientific research work, they will develop the ability for critical way of thinking, they will be able to generate innovative ideas, they will adapt to new conditions faster and more efficient, they will be able to work in the interdisciplinary groups and develop decisions making ability.The knowledge of students will be applied to different research projects or to various applications in practical work. They will be able to organise and manage various expert groups for solving specific problems in industry; they will be able to solve complex and difficult problems, as well. They will get used to international communications and to work at the international institutions. They will develop ethical reflections and obligations to professional ethic, as well.
Specific competences of the doctoral study program students:
o Qualification for independent, innovative and creative solving of pretentious scientific problems, which are connected with the development of new multifunctional textile materials or advanced technologies.
o Identification, analyses and exact problems solving in the field of materials, technologies and engineering design.
o Dissemination of knowledge through lectures, expertises and consultancies.
o To gain the advanced knowledge about fibrous materials, to learn about the dependencies and correlations between the materials structure, manufacturing procedures, properties and applications.
o Understanding the history of industrial, graphic and unique design; design concepts and the influence of design on the development of society, culture, aesthetic, art.
o Searching for new solutions and scientific approaches to the design and the designing of product which are connected to new techniques and top-level technologies.
o Understanding and application of critical analyses methods and theory developments and their application at new knowledge development and exact problems solving.
o Deeply understanding of theoretical and methodological concepts.o Development of new knowledge independently.
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The Doctoral study programme - Textile materials, awarded with 180 ECTS takes three years (6 semesters) to complete. Each year of doctoral study is awarded with 60 ECTS with each semester of 30 ECTS.
One ECTS means 30 hours of work load; the annual student´s work load is 1800 hours; each course has 6 ECTS. Students should perform research work within the scientific research methods in amount of 12 ECTS in the first and in the second semester.Before the thesis submission, the candidates are required to collect at least 90 ECTS from the individual research work (IWR), which is divided between the 5th semester (IRW I and II with 30 ECTS each) and the 6th semester (IRW III with 30 ECTS); doctoral dissertation (thesis) is awarded with 30 ECTS.
Study program does not have any modules and it is divided into 6 semesters:
- 1st year:
o 3 compulsory basic courses with 6 ECTS each from the list of 6 (sum of 18 ECTS)
o scientific research method I with 12 ECTS
o 3 elected courses with 6 ECTS each from the list of 19 (sum 18 ECTS)
o scientific research methods II with 12 ECTS
- 2nd year:
o individual research work I with 30 ECTSo individual research work II with 30 ECTS
- 3rd year:
o individual research work III with 30 ECTS
o doctoral dissertation with 30 ECTS
Students may form the curriculum by choosing 3 compulsory basic courses from 6 basic courses to collect 18 ECTS in the first semester and 3 elected courses among 19 listed in the second semester.
The Doctoral study program - Textile materials - comprises of 25 courses, from which the student should choose 3 compulsory basic courses and 3 elected courses.
Individual research work gives the opportunity to carry out the research work for the doctoral dissertation. Within this work the students need to prepare an individual project that is usually done in one of the subject areas that form part of the curricular requirements. The results of independent research work of the candidates are submitted in the form of a thesis and publicly presented and defended before an examination board, usually chaired by the Dean of the Faculty. The examination board members are also the study supervisor, co-supervisor (if appointed) and an internationally recognised academician, who is an expert in the field of the thesis, as a member.
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Requirements
Doctoral study program - Textile materials can enroll students who finished:
* Bologna study program, the second degree:
* Technical or scientific direct master degree Bologna study program awarded with 300 ECTS points;
* University study programmes, which were accepted before 11.6. 2004 and were awarded with minimum 240 ECTS;
* Professional study programmes finished with specialisation (programs accepted before 11. 6. 2004); students have to gain 30 ECTS from the second level of study programme Design and textile materials before the enrolling doctoral study programme; students whose doctoral thesis is from the material science and technologies has to pass the following courses: Analytical methods in textiles, Mechanical properties of textile materials, Surface properties of polymer materials, Methods of textile materials recycling and Nanomaterials. Students who want to proceed their study in the fields of design, need to collect 30 ECTS from the following courses: Colour measurements, Visual communications, Fashion design, Presentation techniques and virtual catalogues, Multifunction design, Textile product-development management. The student chooses the first or the second group of five courses depending on the study discipline (materials and technologies or design) in which he/she wishes to proceed his/her doctoral study programme.
* The enrolment criteria fulfil the students who finished adequate education abroad and prove it with the nostrification in RS.
Criteria for candidates selection will base on:
* Average study mark (20%)
* Mark of diploma work or master degree thesis (30%)
* Mark of elected course (50%)
Student can compensate up to 30% of elected course with scientific research and professional work completed before the enrolment of the study program, which should be proved by published papers in scientific and professional journals. Criteria for scientific and professional work evaluation determines the Senate of FS.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Master's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Accreditation
The study programme has been accredited by the State regulated accreditational body in the Republic of Slovenia.
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