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COMENIUS UNIVERSITY IN BRATISLAVA
FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES
STUDENTS’ GUIDE
Credit System Study
Academic Year 2018/2019
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Essential documents of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences are published on its webpage http://www.fses.uniba.sk//, which contains further information about the Faculty. © Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, 2018
ISBN: 978-80-223-4535-4
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COMENIUS UNIVERSITY IN BRATISLAVA Rector of Comenius University in Bratislava Prof. RNDr. Karol Mičieta, PhD. e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] +421 2 5292 1594, +421 2 59244 141; +421 2 5296 3836 Vice-Rectors: Vice-Rector for Legislation Prof. JUDr. Marek Števček, PhD. e-mail: [email protected] +421 2 59244 109; +421 2 52963 836 Vice-Rector for Research and Doctoral Studies Prof. RNDr. Peter Moczo, DrSc. e-mail: [email protected] +421 2 59244 669; +421 2 52963 836 Vice-Rector for Development Doc. Mgr. Vincent Múcska, PhD. e-mail: [email protected] +421 2 59244 182 +421 2 52963 836 Vice-Rector for International Relations Prof. MUDr. Daniela Ostatníková, PhD. e-mail: [email protected] +421 2 59244 227; +421 2 59244 204 Vice-Rector for Study Affairs RNDr. Zuzana Kovačičová, PhD. e-mail: [email protected] +421 2 59244 333; +421 2 52963 836 Vice-Rector for Information Technologies Doc. RNDr. Daniel Olejár, PhD. e-mail: [email protected] +421 2 59244 428; +421 2 52963 836 Address: Comenius University in Bratislava, Šafárikovo sq. 6, P.O. BOX 440, 814 99 Bratislava 1, The Slovak Republic
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Prof. RNDr. Karol Mičieta, PhD.
Rector of Comenius University in Bratislava
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FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES DEAN Doc. JUDr. PhDr. Lucia Mokrá, PhD. +421 2 /20669801 [email protected] VICE-DEANS Doc. PhDr. Juraj Podoba, CSc. First Vice-Dean; Vice-Dean for Science and Research +421 2 /20669851 [email protected] Mgr. Kristína Janková, PhD. Vice-Dean for Study Affairs +421 2 /20669821 [email protected] Mgr. Peter Broniš, PhD. Vice-Dean for International Relations and Development +421 2 /20669841 [email protected] SECRETARY OF THE FACULTY Ing. Alena Čirková +421 2 /20669803 [email protected] DEAN’S OFFICE Michal Daňo +421 2 /20669801 [email protected] Address: Comenius University in Bratislava Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Mlynské luhy 4, 821 05 Bratislava, The Slovak Republic
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Doc. JUDr. PhDr. Lucia Mokrá, PhD. Dean of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences
at Comenius University in Bratislava
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ACADEMIC BODIES FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES
SCIENTIFIC BOARD OF FSES CU Chairman: Doc. JUDr. PhDr. Lucia Mokrá, PhD. Internal members: Prof. Ing. Emília Beblavá, PhD. Doc. Mgr. Juraj Buzalka, PhD. Doc. PhDr. Oľga Gyárfášová, PhD. Prof. Mgr. Martin Kanovský, PhD. Doc. Júlia Kanovská Halamová, PhD. Doc. Ing. Vladimír Mlynarovič, PhD. Prof. Ing. Mgr. Renáta Pitoňáková, PhD. prof. PhDr. Jana Plichtová, PhD. Doc. PhDr. Juraj Podoba, PhD. doc. Mgr. Miroslav Popper, PhD. Prof. Steven Saxonberg, PhD. External members doc. PaedDr. Vladimíra Kurincová Čavojová PhD. doc. Mgr. Ivan Chorvát MA., CSc. prof. Ing. Ladislav Kabát, CSc. prof. Martin Kahanec, PhD. prof. Dr. Štefan Volner, CSc.
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ACADEMIC SENATE OF FSES CU Chairman: Mgr. Andrej Mentel, PhD. Members: doc. PhDr. Andrej Findor, PhD. Mgr. Danijela Jerotijević, PhD. PhDr. Radomír Masaryk, PhD. Ing. Veronika Miťková, PhD. prof. Ing. Mgr. Renáta Pitoňáková, PhD. Mgr. Tomáš Profant, PhD. JUDr. Alexandra Strážnická, PhD., LL.M. Members from students: Lucia Gallová Mgr. Tomáš Malec Bc. Miroslava Rosáková MEMBERS OF ACADEMIC SENATE OF COMENIUS UNIVERSITY REPRESENTING FSES CU Lecturers: Mgr. Andrea Figulová, PhD. Doc. PhDr. Oľga Gyárfášová, PhD. Ing. Veronika Miťková, PhD. Students: Mgr. Michaela Dénešová Mgr. Tomáš Malec +421 2 /59 24 44 24 +421 2 /59 24 42 69 [email protected]
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DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE Chairman: Mgr. Andrea Figulová, PhD. Members: doc. Mgr. Katarína Staroňová, PhD.
Ing. Veronika Miťková, PhD. Mgr. Lenka Kostovičová, PhD.
Members from students: Mgr. Michaela Dénešová
Mgr. Soňa Kráľová Bc. Pavla Majirská Bc. Donald Wertlen
REGISTRAR’S OFFICE
Mgr. Juraj Dobák +421 2 /20669824 [email protected] DEPARTMENT OF STUDY AFFAIRS
Head: Mgr. Veronika Segešová Study and social affairs‘ officer +421 2 /20669871 [email protected] Department’s officers Patrícia Slovačeková Study and social affairs‘ officer +421 2 /20669816 [email protected]
Silvia Trenčanová Study and social affairs‘ officer +421 2 /20669815 [email protected]
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DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT (ERASMUS+)
Bc. Zuzana Brlošová Officer for International Relations, Erasmus +421 2 /20669869 [email protected]; [email protected]
Mgr. Martina Mášiková Development and Communication Specialist +421 2 /20669831 [email protected] DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
RNDr. Zuzana Viechová, PhD. +421 2 /20669866 [email protected] FACULTY LIBRARY
Head: Ing. Jozef Trenčan +421 2 /20669843, +421 2 /20669811 [email protected] [email protected] Department’s employees Beáta Jančušová +421 2 /20669811 [email protected] [email protected]
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ORGANISATION OF STUDIES The basic forms of study are the three-year full-time Bachelor programme, the tow-year full-time Master programme and three-year full-time doctoral or five-year external doctoral programme. Teaching takes place in Slovak and in English (see table of courses, part Language). Graduates of secondary high schools with the Maturita qualification (secondary school leaving certificate) and students of other higher educational institutions who fulfil the requirements laid down by legislation and by the internal regulations of the Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, are accepted for the Bachelor programme. For the Master programme, graduates of bachelor-level education courses are admitted. For doctoral studies the Faculty accepts graduates with Master level education. The admissions procedure for students is annually adopted by the Academic Senate and published on the Faculty web-site. The basic unit of the study is a semester. The results of the study are evaluated in accordance with the ECTS (European Credit Transfer System). Every subject is weighted accordingly to how demanding it is, the extent of direct and individual preparation required and is ascribed the ECTS value. In the course of one semester, the student must obtain minimum number of 30 credits as ascribed by the Faculty. The requirement for completing a Bachelor degree is to obtain 180 credits. After successful completion of one’s bachelor study, the graduate is awarded title Bachelor of Science (Bc.) placing the pre-nominal letters before the graduate’s name. The requirement for completion of the Master studies is obtaining 120 credits. After successful completing of one’s Master study, the graduate is awarded title Master (Mgr.) placing the pre-nominal letters Mgr. before the graduate’s name. The requirement for completion of Doctoral studies is fulfilment of the prescribed requirements as laid down in the document “Organisation and Basic Principles of Doctoral Studies at FSES CU”. After having completed one’s doctoral studies, the graduate is awarded title Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.). The study programme consists of the following types of courses, in every study programme and level of study:
▪ Obligatory (compulsory) courses (abb. P), which the student completes according to the precise requirements,
▪ Semi-obligatory (compulsory-optional) courses (abb. PV), whose number and choice is determined by the Study Regulations of the Faculty,
▪ Elective (optional) courses (abb. V), according to the individual decision of the student, bearing in mind the requirements of the linked disciplines of one’s study programme.
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FSES ECTS GRADING SYSTEM
Grade Numerical value %
A Excellent 1 100-91
B Very good 1.5 90-81
C Good 2 80-73
D Satisfactory 2.5 72-66
E Sufficient 3 65-60
Fx Failed 4 59-0
ECTS Grade
% of successful students normally achieving the grade
Definition
A
10
Outstanding performance with only minor errors.
B
25
Above the average standard but with some errors.
C
30
Generally sound work with a number of notable errors.
D 25 Fair but with significant shortcomings.
E
10
Performance meets the minimum criteria.
F*
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Some more work required before the credit can be awarded
Fx - Considerable further work is required.
*Comenius University uses “Fx”, not “F”, for both fail grades. ECTS grades “A” to “E” accompany the award of credit, and grades “Fx” and “F” attract zero credit.
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Schedule of study at FSES CU in academic year 2018/2019
Commencement of the academic year: CU 24.09.2018 o 11.00 hod in Aula of CU (Šafárikovo sq., BA) FSES CU 25.09.2018 o 13.00 hod in Aula of FSES CU (Mlynské luhy 4, BA) Faculty open door day: 22nd November 2018 at 10.00 hod and 6th March 2019 at 10.00 hod Fall Semester Teaching period 24.09.2018 - 21.12.2018 Exam Period 02.01.2019 - 15.02.2019 Spring Semester For regular students (+ re-take/alternate date for state exams) - Teaching period 18.02.2019 - 17.05.2019 - Exam period 20.05.2019 - 28.06.2019 For students applying for state exams (regular term of state exams) - Teaching period 18.02.2019 - 03.05.2019 - Exam period 06.05.2019 - 24.05.2019 Thesis assignment - Publication of the topics by the lecturers up to 15.04.2019 - Approval of the topics by guarantor up to 22.04.2019 - Enrollement and acceptation of the student 23.04.2019 - 31.08.2019 Submission of the final thesis (Bachelor or Master) - regular term (Summer term) up to 30.04.2019 - re-take or alternate term (Fall term) up to 24.06.2019 State exams – regular term 03.06.2019 - 14.06.2019 State exams – re-take and alternate term 19.08.2019 - 30.08.2019 Notice: According the the University Act, the academic year lasts from 1st September until 31st August. Therefore, i tis not possible to fulfill the tasks prescribed in previous academic year. Graduation ceremony: July 2019 and November 2019
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STUDY PROGRAMMES
OF THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES COMENIUS UNIVERSITY IN BRATISLAVA
In the first level of university education (Bachelor studies), students can take the following study programmes:
▪ Applied Economics ▪ European Studies ▪ Social and Work Psychology ▪ Social Anthropology
In the second level of university education (Master studies), students can take the following study programmes:
▪ Applied Economics ▪ European Studies ▪ Public Policy ▪ Social and Work Psychology ▪ Social Anthropology
In the third level of university education (Doctoral studies - PhD), students can take the following study programmes:
▪ European Studies and Policies ▪ Social and Work Psychology ▪ Social Anthropology ▪ Public Policy
Graduates of these study programmes complete an extensive multidisciplinary training which equips them with the necessary skills in order to work successfully in various social and political settings in a developed global information society.
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STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
All students of the Comenius University in Bratislava are full members of the University community and are entitled to the opportunities and responsibilities that are available to all students in our University. If you are a student with special needs and you need some specific help, do not hesitate to contact: Centre supporting students with special needs (Centrum podpory študentov so špecifickými potrebami) PaedDr. Elena Mendelová, Director Telephone: 00421 2 60295166 E-mail: [email protected] Faculty coordinator for students with special needs: Ing. Veronika Miťková, PhD. +421 2/20669863 [email protected]
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INSTITUTE OF EUROPEAN STUDIES AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
The Institute of European Studies and International Relations (abb. IESIR) builds on the legacy of the Department of Political Science founded by Professor Miroslav Kusý at the Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in 1990. In addition to that, the direct predecessor of IESIR was the Centre of European Studies, founded as a multidisciplinary research center at Comenius University in 1998. In its present form, IESIR was established at the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences at Comenius University in 2001. The faculty members of IESIR have a multidisciplinary background in political science, sociology, international relations, organization studies, history, law, economics, diplomacy, and philosophy. Internal and external members of the IESIR are well experienced due to their studies and visiting fellowships at the leading international research institutions. IESIR has an active research agenda in European studies and international relations and participates in a number of international research projects. The Institute also actively cooperates with the Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs in conducting research and organizing conferences. IESIR offers bachelor and master degree programs in European Studies. It also offers a PhD-program in European Studies and Politics. Most of the courses at IESIR are offered in English by Slovak and international lecturers. Students can upon direct agreement with the lecturers to conduct their research in other than English or Slovak language. IESIR became regular member of TEPSA in 2012.
Study programme
Level of study programme Study advisor
European Studies Bachelor study programme PhDr. Andrej Findor, PhD.
European Studies Master study programme Doc. JUDr. PhDr. Lucia Mokrá, PhD.
European Studies and Policies
Doctoral study programme Prof. Steven Saxonberg, PhD.
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HEAD OF THE INSTITUTE: Doc. PhDr. Oľga Gyárfášová, PhD. +421 2 / 20669833 [email protected] Room No. B127 INSTITUTE’S EMPLOYEES:
Name Room No.
E-mail address
Prof. Steven Saxonberg, PhD. B130 [email protected]
Doc. PhDr. Pavol Frič, PhD. B129 [email protected]
Doc. PhDr. Oľga Gyárfášová, PhD. B127 [email protected]
Doc. JUDr. PhDr. Lucia Mokrá, PhD. C147 [email protected]
Doc. PhDr. Andrej Findor, PhD. B129 [email protected]
Mgr. Andrea Figulová, PhD. B125 [email protected]
Mgr. M.A. Pavol Hardoš, PhD. B129 [email protected]
Dr. Karen Henderson, PhD. B129 [email protected]
Mgr. Kristína Janková, PhD. B125 [email protected]
Mgr. Aliaksei Kazharski, PhD. B129 [email protected]
Mgr. Zuzana Maďarová, PhD. B131 [email protected]
Mgr. Tomáš Profant, PhD. B125 [email protected]
Gabriel Weibl, PhD. B125 [email protected]
PhD STUDENTS IN INTERNAL FORM: Mgr. M.A. Veronika Valkovičová Mgr. Michaela Dénešová Mgr. Clarissa do Nascimento Tabosa Mgr. Matej Hruška Mgr. Camila Gazzola Schiffl Mgr. Eduard Csudai Mgr. Henrieta Kunová SECRETARY OF THE INSTITUTE Mgr. Helena Viskupičová +421 2/20669835 [email protected] Room No. B126
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EUROPEAN STUDIES Bachelor study programme
Course
Year
Y1 Y2 Y3
Semester
Title ECTS Teacher 1 2 3 4 5 6
F S F S F S
P History of Political Thought I. 6 Gabriel Weibl, PhD.
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P Academic writing and argumentation
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Mgr. Andrea Figulová, PhD., Mgr. Kristína Janková, PhD., Mgr. Zuzana Maďarová, PhD.
4
P Introduction to Political Science
6 Mgr. Andrea Figulová, PhD.
4
P Social Science Research Methods
6 Doc. PhDr. Andrej Findor, PhD.
4
P Political English 6 Gabriel Weibl, PhD.
4
P Introduction to European integration
6 Mgr. David Reichardt, PhD.
4
P Political system of the SR 6 Mgr. Andrea Figulová, PhD.
4
P Political analysis 6
Mgr. Aliaksei Kazharski, PhD., Mgr. Clarissa do Nascimento Tabosa
4
P History of Political Thought II. 6 Gabriel Weibl, PhD.
4
P Political Science Theories 6 Mgr. M.A. Pavol Hardoš, PhD.
4
P International Relations I. 6 Mgr. Aliaksei Kazharski, PhD.
4
P Comparative Politics I. 6 Dr. Karen Henderson, PhD.
4
P Theories of Democracy 6 Mgr. M.A. Pavol Hardoš, PhD.
4
PV European Political Cultures 6
Doc. PhDr. Oľga Gyárfášová, PhD.
4
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PV Persuastion and Attitude Change
6 Doc. PhDr. Andrej Findor, PhD.
4
PV Human Rights 6 JUDr. Alexandra Strážnická, PhD. LL.M.
4
P International Relations II. 6 Mgr. Tomáš Profant, PhD.
4
P EU Institutions and their functioning
6
Doc. JUDr. PhDr. Lucia Mokrá, PhD., Mgr. Kristína Janková, PhD.
4
P Comparative Politics II. 6 Gabriel Weibl, PhD.
4
PV Political sociology 6 Doc. PhDr. Oľga Gyárfášová, PhD.
4
PV Culture and equality 6 Jarmila Lajčáková, LLB, LLM, SJD
4
P The Law of the European Union
6 Doc. JUDr. PhDr. Lucia Mokrá, PhD.
4
P Bachelor Thesis seminar I. 6
Mgr. Andrea Figulová, PhD., Mgr. Kristína Janková PhD., Mgr. Zuzana Maďarová, PhD.
4
PV Public Opinion research and Project Design
6 Doc. PhDr. Oľga Gyárfášová, PhD.
4
PV Western Balkan in the context of European integration and security situation
6
Mgr. Kristína Janková, PhD. JUDr. Mgr. Simona Mészárosová
4
V Conflict analysis and Peace studies
6 Mgr. Kristína Janková, PhD.
3
V EU and social media 6 Gabriel Weibl, PhD.
3
V Conflict Resolution development context
6 Mgr. Katarína Bajzíková, PhD.
3
V Internship 6 Mgr. Andrea Figulová, PhD.,
3
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Mgr. Kristína Janková PhD.
V Critical Thinking and Argumentation
6
Mgr. Ondrej Gažovič, PhD., Mgr. Tina Gažovičová, PhD.
3
V Sexuality in Public Policies 6 Mgr. M.A. Veronika Valkovičová
3
P Comparative Politics III. 6 Mgr. Juraj Marušiak, PhD.
4
P Bachelor Thesis 6
Doc. PhDr. Oľga Gyárfášová, PhD., PhDr. A. Findor, PhD.
4
PV International Organisations 6 Doc. JUDr. PhDr. Lucia Mokrá, PhD.
4
PV Introduction to Energy Security in EU
6 Mgr. Andrea Figulová, PhD.
4
PV Media in international politics 6 Mgr. Lucia Vírostková, PhD.
3
V Internship 6
Mgr. Andrea Figulová, PhD., Mgr. Kristína Janková, PhD.
3
V Holocaust in European History 6 PhDr. Ivan Kamenec, CSc.
3
V Politics and power 6 Mgr. Matúš Sloboda, PhD.
3
State exams
Politológia a medzinárodné vzťahy 3
Európska integrácia 3
Obhajoba bakalárskej práce 6
Credits
P/PV/V Credits
Obligatory courses (P) 120 30 30 18 18 12 12
Semi-obligatory courses (PV) 36 - - 12 12 6 6
Elective courses (V) 12 - - - - 6 6
State exams 12 - - - - - 12
ECTS together 180 30 30 30 30 24 36
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BACHELOR COURSES DESCRIPTION
Title of the course
Academic Writing and Argumentation
Objective The course introduces essentials of academic writing and communication. Students will be trained in gathering sources, developing meaningful research questions, basics of argumentation, styles of writing, language stylistics, as well as critical reading and public speaking and presenting techniques. It will bring to the students knowledge about the importance of successful presentation and structured writing.
Content Introductory session: course objectives and requirements Session I. Finding sources. How? Where? What? Session II. Critical reading: processing sources Session III. Choosing your topic, contextualizing your research Session IV. Nature, organization and purpose of academic writing. “So what? Who cares?” Session V-VI. Argumentation strategies, logical fallacies and traps Session VII. Author voice and style Session VIII. Citation. Paraphrasing. Plagiarism Session IX. Citation styles and formatting Session X. Oral presentation Session XI. Student presentations Session XII. Student presentations Session XIII. Student presentations
Title of the course
Political English
Objective The aim of the class is to prepare the students to be able to use political English skilfully, practically and naturally, and to apply specific vocabulary needed in a political context. Students should be able to read and listen to English political texts (written, read, spoken), comprehend them, and critically and analytically express their opinion on them in English.
Content The class consists of an interactive lecture combined with a practical seminar which will require active participation on the part of the students. Class topics will include several areas -- from the fundamental terms related to political systems, government and representational bodies, through the legislative environment, international relations and European institutions, all the way to historically and socially relevant classical texts which have defined the political language of today. The class will focus on the students' ability to perceive, understand,
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reproduce and independently create a variety of texts using political English.
Title of the course
History of Political Thought I.
Objective The students will acquire knowledge abou the basic ontelelctual perspectives in the history of western political thought. The aim is to teach students about the historical framework of persisting philosophical problems which traditionally shape the debates on politics, including but not limited to: the ideas on good and justice; the substance of power; Social contract and legitimacy of government; the relationship between the state, society and individual; the relationship between public and private; dilemma of freedom and responsibility; role of tradition and instoitutions in political life, dialectis of reforms and revolution; Ideas on homogeneity, heterogeneity and tolerance of othering; the role of sense and rational knowledge in political life; the relationship between religious and political sphere; the nature of law;
Content 1. Political philosophy – an introduction 2. Birth of democracy in the ancient Greece. Plato´s political theory and Aristotle’s understanding of politics 3. Hellenistic philosophy and Rome. 4.- 5. Christianity and Aurelius Augustinus. Church doctrine in 12th – 14th centuries 6.-7. Conquest of clerical and secular powers and Thomas Aquinas. 8. The ancestors of the Renaissance and the Reformation and the Great Schism. 9. Renaissance, humanism and uto-pia in political theory –Erasmus of Rotterdam, More, Campanella. 9.Political theories of abso-lutism–Machiavelli, Bodin, Hobbes. 10.-12 Modern age –school of natural law – Althusius, Grotius, Spinoza, Locke. Enlighten-ment-Ch. L. Montesquieu
Title of the course
Introduction to Political Science
Objective The students acquire knowledge on fundamentals of political science. The course includes sessions on basic perspectives and theories on political science and theory of politics and political system.
Content 1.Political science as such; 2.Ideologies; 3.Political Parties, movements and elections; 4.Governments and regimes; 5.Nation and nationalism; 6.Civil society and Interests groups; 7.Economy and system of internation relations
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Title of the course
Social Science Research Methods
Objective The courses introduces the basic principles and most used methods of research in political science and related social sciences. The students learn to formulate research questions and answer them through appropriate research designs. They learn as well to rigorously construct, collect, analyse and interprete data so they will broaden the empirical knowledge and contribute to current conceptual and theoretical discussions.
Content 1. Political and social science research; 2. Forms of knowledge (laws, explanation, interpretation); 3. Objectivity, values and research ethics; 4. Research questions; 5. Applying theories; 6. Research design; 7. Data; 8. Experimental research; 9. Comparative research; 10. Historical research; 11. Surveys; 12. Interviews and focus groups; 13. Ethnography and participant observation; 14. Textual analysis
Title of the course
Political Science Theories
Objective The course aims to introduce the key political science theories. The students acquire knowledge about main theoretical approaches used in research on processed in national and foreign policy. The cours focuses also on the process on power constitution, emergence and maintenance of political arrengements and processes of change including revolutions and democratic transitions.
Content 1. Introduction; 2. Political science as a field; 3. What is politics?; 4. How to we explain political actions?; 5. Political arrangement; 6. Political power and its constitution; 7. Institutions in politics; 8. State and society; 9. Stability and change of political arrengements; 10. Revolutions and democratic transitions
Title of the course
Introduction to European Integration
Objective The course is intended as an introduction to the European Union in the English language. It will focus on basic ideas, concepts and politics of the EU. The aim of the course is to make the European Union more understandable, not only as an economic organization, but as a political union as well.
Content 1. Introduction to the course: What is the European Union?; 2. Theories of European Union, Theories of European integration in the context of international relations theory; McCormick, ch.1; 3. The Idea of Europe, What is Europe as a concept? Where is it? How may it be described, identified? McCormick, ch.2.;
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4. The Evolution of the European Union, What is the history of the EU? How did the EU begin? How did it progress? McCormick, ch.3., presentations and lectures; 5. The Institutions of the European Union, What are the main institutions of the EU? What are their functions and roles? Which institutions are the most influential or powerful and in what ways and why? McCormick, ch.4. presentations and lectures; 6.The EU and the Member States, What are the member states of the EU. Which among them are the most influential in terms of shaping policy in Brussels? Where do they derive their power? McCormick, ch.5., see presentations on enlargements; 7.The EU and its Citizens, Who are the citizens of the EU? What is their influence over EU policies? What are their feelings about the EU and why? McCormick, ch.6.; 8.Economic Policy, What are the economic policies of the EU and how are they formulated? Are the member states, interest groups an citizens generally satisfied with these policies? What is their future direction? McCormick, ch.7.; 9. The EU and the World, How does the EU relate to the rest of the world? Who speaks for the EU when it negotiates on the world scene? What are the areas of authority over which the EU may represent the member states in foreign affairs? How is the EU’s international relations policy developing? McCormick, ch.9.,
Title of the course
Political analysis
Objective The goal is to introduce the students with the fundamental theory, comparative politology and political analyses. The course deals with issues of political development of the society, problems of political power, political relations, institutions and functioning of political systems. Important parts of the syllabus are electoral systems, problems of democracy, dictatorship, human rights and freedoms, and issues of international relations.
Content Politics as a science of politics, the subject of politics, the main research and technology methods, political phenomena, political system and its main components, democracy and totalitarism as the main types of political systems and their modifications, the theory of political parties and party systems, state and nation, the forms of law - devolution of the state power, the importance of elections in parliamentary democracy, the types of electoral arrangements, political culture, the relationship between morality and politics, politics and economics, the impact of public opinion on politics, the importance of media in politics, human rights and freedoms, the main political ideology today, the main theory
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of international relations.
Title of the course
Political System of the SR
Objective The aim of the course is to look up to development of political regime after collapse of authoritarian regime and split of Czechoslovakia. Students will acquire basic knowledge related to the framework of constitutional system of the Slovak Republic, will dealing with legislative, executive and judicial branches, political parties and party system in Slovakia, civic society, political culture, local government and self-government in Slovakia, position of Slovakia in the European Union.
Content 1. The Political system and main components 2. The collapse of totalitarian political system and development Slovak republic 3. Split of Czechoslovakia and formation independent Slovak republic 4. Formation of National Council of Slovak Republic 5. Formation of executive branches of power. 6. Structure of judicial branches as a part of political system 7. Origin of political parties in Slovakia 8. Formation of the system of political parties and pattern of political competition 9. Establishment of self-governing authority in Slovakia 10. Civic society 11. Formation of democratic political culture 12. Political system in Slovakia after the entering in European Union.
Title of the course
History of Political Thought II.
Objective The students will acquire knowledge abou the basic ontelelctual perspectives in the history of western political thought. The aim is to teach students about the historical framework of persisting philosophical problems which traditionally shape the debates on politics, including but not limited to: the ideas on good and justice; the substance of power; Social contract and legitimacy of government; the relationship between the state, society and individual; the relationship between public and private; dilemma of freedom and responsibility; role of tradition and instoitutions in political life, dialectis of reforms and revolution; Ideas on homogeneity, heterogeneity and tolerance of othering; the role of sense and rational knowledge in political life; the relationship between religious and political sphere; the nature of law;
Content 1.Political philosophy of the Enlightenment. Rationalism, anticlericalism, anti-dogmatism, egalitarism; 2.Rousseau and ideas of freedom and
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justice. 3. Montesquieu and separation of powers. 4. Revolution and Reaction: Edmund Burke and the birth of conservatism. 5.Ideological and cultural foundations of American democracy. Federalists Papers. 6. Alexis de Tocqueville and reflection on democracy in America. 7 - 8.Political philosophy of Utilitarianism: John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham. 9. Immanuel Kant: pure reason and liberal "eternal peace". 10.Hegel: theory of the state, the state and civil society, the problem of recognition: the dialectic of master and slave. 11.Karl Marx: alienation, materialistic understanding of history, class struggle, ideology and class consciousness 12. Nietzsche’s will to power, idea of genealogy, reflections on nihilism and criticism of democracy.
Title of the course
International Relations I.
Objective Course offers an overview of important theories and concepts within the study of international relations. Lectures are dedicated to crucial theoretical ideas and general overview introducing students into the discipline. Seminars are focused on analysis of selected books. Knowledge acquired during this semester will make it easier to understand issues dealt with in the following one, and to interpret and explain international politics from different vantage points.
Content 1. What, Why, and How to study in the IR. 2. State. 3. Realism. 4. Liberalism. 5. Rationalism and Constructivism. 6. Anarchy and the System. 7. Institutions and Regimes. 8. Norms and Culture in IR. 9. Domestic Politics and the IR.
Title of the course
Comparative Politics I.
Objective The course's main objective is to give an overview of the most important principles shaping comparative method in political science. The main focus of the course is on the influential factors undermining a comparison, as well as on the widely used methods and approaches in comparative politics. The empirical part of the course refers to the examples from various countries.
Content 1. Why comparison, reasons and arguments. 2. Main methods and criteria of comparison. 3. The uses of comparative history.
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4. Comparative political culture, forms and channels of political socialization. 5. Democratization, regime transformation, transition and consolidation of democracy. 6. Political development in comparative perspective. 7.Economics and welfare state. 8. Limits and barriers in comparison- quantitative and qualitative methods. 9. Examples of comparison - East Central Europe. 10. Comparative analysis: challenges and future.
Title of the course
Theories of Democracy
Objective The aim of the course is to understand the basic terms and problematic areas of study of democracy. The students is able to apply terms and theoretical approaches of democracy research on diverse empirical material.
Content 1. Basic terms and analytical approaches 2. The history of democracy 3. Liberal democracy 4. Democratic pluralism 5. Participative democracy 6. Democratic pragmatism 7. Deliberative democracy 8. Radical pluralism 9. Polyatchy 10. Democratization and de-democratization
Title of the course
European Political Cultures
Objective The aim of the course is to introduce the students to basic concepts of comparative political culture studies and to some developments in democratisation theory. The purpose of the course is to answer the question of how to study and understand contemporary European political cultures, especially after the end of cold war and after the enlargements of the EU.
Content 1. Democracy and Democratization. 2. Conceptualization of Political Culture Research. 3. Political Culture and Political Regime. 4. Forms and Channels of Political Socialization. 5. Political Leadership. Populism in Politics and Society. 6. Political Symbolism, Myths and Rituals.
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7. Political Culture in Post-Communist Europe. 8. Pluralistic Europe, multiculturalism, diversity in the EU. 9. Political Culture and National Identity. 10. Case studies.
Title of the course
Persuasion and Attitude Change
Objective Persuasion is dynamic symbolic process focused on change of attitudes or behavior of target group of people. The students are introduced with basic concepts and theories related to development, application and evaluation of effective forms of persuasion approaches towards change of attitudes or behavior, especially those related to polarizing political topics (i.e. measures helping marginalized roma communities, solidarity with refugees, registered partnerships/marrieges of homosexual couples, protection of environment).
Content 1. Attitudes and their measurement; 2. Content, structure, and function of attitudes; 3. Attitudes and behaviour; 4. Persuasive communication; 5. Source (messenger) characteristics; 6. Message characteristics – rational appeals; 7. Message characteristics – emotional appeals; 8. Receiver characteristics; 9. Characteristics of persuasive settings; 10. Persuasion models; 11. Persuasive communication campaigns
Title of the course
Human rights
Objective The goal of the course is to familiarize the students with the topic of human rights. The subject deals with the relationship between democracy and human rights, philosophy, genesis of human rights and freedoms, issue of their international protection, as well as with the implementation of human rights in Slovakia.
Content 1. Definition of the term Human Rights, human rights generations; 2. Philosophy of human rights and freedoms; 3. Genesis of human rights; 4. International universal system of protection of human rights (United Nations) and the relevant documents; 5. European regional sys-tem of protection of human rights and freedoms, human rights protection by Council of Europe, OSCE, and European Union; 6. International system of protection of national minorities’ rights and its implementation in Slovak Republic; 7. Human rights and freedoms in Slovakia
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Title of the course
International Relations II.
Objective Course explains fundamental problems and puzzles of international relations. Lectures are dedicated to different understandings of crucial issues and to the general overview of problems concerned. Seminars are focused on the analysis of selected books. Knowledge acquired during this semester will enable students to answer the most pressing questions of contemporary international affairs and critically examine the history of world politics.
Content 1. Power and Stability 2. Balance and Bandwagon 3. Wars and Arms 4. Peace and Cooperation 5. Individuals and Their Behaviour 6. Nuclear Weapons 7. International Political Economy 8. National Identities 9. International Law and Human Rights
Title of the course
EU Institutions and their functioning
Objective The course European Institutions is designed to provide students the introduction to the functioning of the EU institutions as well as processes that lead to the formulation of EU policies. It is also crucial to understand theoretical concepts and basic documents and to learn how to apply university knowledge onto the real-life situations.
Content 1. Historical development of EU and its institutional structure 2. Structure of EU institutions, horizontal diversion of the powers 3. Character and structure of institutions and bodies 4. Division of powers – legislative power (including decision-making processes), executive powers 5. Judicial system of EU and judicial protection 6. EU Citizenship and Human rights protection 7. Economic and Monetary Union, Common and Coordinated Policies, The EU budget 8. Competition Policy, Common Market and Tax Union, 9. Common foreign and security policy 10. Police and Judicial cooperation in criminal and civil matters 11. Collective governance: the EU as political actor in international relations
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Title of the course
Comparative Politics II.
Objective The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the background and consequences of political structures in a selection of West European countries, most particularly the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy. Course objective for students is to have acquired knowledge of the political system, its main components, relationship between legislative power, executive power and judiciary in representative Western European Country, knowledge of the political parties and system of political parties and have acquired knowledge of the division of the power between central government and regional government.
Content 1.Introduction to Comparative Politics 2. Development of Modern Constitutionalism in Western European Countries 3. The Types of Political Parties and Parties Systems in Western European Countries 4. Electoral Systems and their Impact to Political System in Western European Countries 5. Centralism, Federalism and Devolution in Western European Countries Constitutional and Political System in Representative Western European Countries 6. Chancellor Model of Government in Germany 7. Constitutional Monarchy in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8. Neo-Presidential Political System in France 9. Classical Parliamentary Democracy in Italy 10. Participative Parliamentary Democracy in Switzerland; Federalization of Political System in Belgium 11. Democracy Transition of Political System in Spain, role of elites and elections 12. Political culture in the Western European Countries
Title of the course
Political Sociology
Objective The course aims to explore how the politics (institutions, actors, processes) works, interacts, and how politics and society mutually effects each other. Several issues are explored in the comparative perspective.
Content The course provides basic theoretical and methodological insight into following issues: - states and societies - basic forms of political rule
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- democratization/transition processes - comparative perspective - political participation and voting behaviour - civil society and interest groups - political institutions - social movements
Title of the course
Culture and equality
Objective The aim of this course is to provide students with an analytical framework for interpreting and responding to issues pertaining to the ethno-cultural diversity. We will engage with the contemporary Western theory of multiculturalism, and its critique, to discuss contemporary challenges arising from migration as well as the dilemmas of justice in accommodating diverse minority groups and their members, primarily in the context of Slovakia.
Content 1. Introduction to the Theory of Multiculturalism; 2. Why minority rights matter? Peace and Security, Human Dignity, and Culture; 3. The practice of Multiculturalism: Case Study of Canada 4. The History of Minority Rights in Slovakia (Why Slovaks Reject Collective rights?); 5. Minority Rights and Gender Equality (Recognition of Customary Religious Laws, Ban on Muslim Headscarves); 6. Recognition vs. Redistribution Dilemma (Cultural Rights and Socio-Economic Empowerment of the Roma in Slovakia); 7. Categories of Minority Groups: Indigenous Peoples, National Minorities, and Immigrants; 8. Accommodation of refugees and migrants; 9. Multiculturalism in Slovakia? 10. Contemporary critique of multiculturalism 11.-12. Final Discussions and Presentations of Student Projects.
Title of the course
Law of the European Union
Objective The main objective of the course is to present the complicated problems of European law issues. Content of the course is responding with the study programme. It consists of the development, main fundamentals of communitarian law application, its character and sources, as well as relevant institutional system. Matter of course is the practice of the European Court of Justice.
Content 1. The Law of the European Union - conception and development 2. History of European Union and its legal system
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3. Revisions of the founding treaties and its effect to the European Law formation 4. European Law - character of the Law, direct applicability, direct effect, non-direct effect, state responsibility; sources of the EU law 5. Implementation of EU law in the area of common market and common policies
Title of the course
Bachelor thesis seminar I.
Objective The course is aimed at providing a step-by-step guide to the entire BA thesis project. Students are expected to learn how to turn a vague idea into a clearly defined thesis topic, thesis proposal, draft thesis, and, ultimately the final version of their thesis. Students will be introduced to all relevant aspects of thesis research, writing and organization.
Content 1. Introduction to the Course; 2. Thesis Topic and Research Question; 3. Using Multiple Information Sources; 4. Proposal and Presentation of Thesis Topic; 5. Research Methods; 6. Argumentation in Thesis; 7. Thesis Structure; 8.-12. Student Presentations of BA Thesis Projects; 13. Summary and Conclusion.
Title of the course
Public Opinion Research and Project Design
Objective The course aims at providing the students the introduction to methodology of public opinion polls, data analyses, basic skills in working with statistical program SPSS for analysing quantitative data. The students will also work on project design.
Content 1. history of public opinion surveys, key milestones in concept and methodology
2. methodological principles 3. key approaches to representative sampling 4. questionnaire design and questions wording 5. electoral behaviour research 6. basics for statistical analysis - work with the empirical data 7. project design 8. presentation´s techniques
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Title of the course
Western Balkan in the context of European integration and security situation
Objective Aim of the course is: a) to gain knowledge about historical, political a and societal realities of Western Balkan countries and their importance for the EU; b) critical analysis of the security situation in the post-conflict region and potential risks and threats; c) evaluation of the EU integration process.
Content 1. Historical retrospection of the Western Balkan region, 2. Internal and external factors of the armed conflict in former Yugoslavia, 3. flow and outcome of the wars in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia, 4. post-conflict stabilization and security situation in the region, 5. Western Balkans in focus of the EFSP and ESDP, 6. EU Integration process of Croatia, Bosna and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania
Title of the course
Conflict Analysis and Peace Studies
Objective The course objective is to provide students a complex overview of the conflict position in international relations and its influence to human rights and vice versa. The conflict is analysed from its beginning until its solution including peace missions. The separate aspects influencing the whole process are considered. The student should achieve theoretical and practical knowledge on conflict development, on the role and process of peace achievement in the conflict areas and about the instruments on peace-building and peace-keeping.
Content 1. Global theory on conflict and peace 2. Historical legacy of violence (colonialism, religion and culture) 3. Escalation of conflict and conflict analysis. Evolution of Warfare. 4. Conflict prevention and conflict resolution 5. Challenges and trends in contemporary peace studies 6. International and Internal conflict and International Law 7. Human security as a current trend 8. Multilateralism and normative approaches. Doctrine of Responsibility to protect. 9. Peace and Security for sustainable development 10. New trends in peace operations 11. Impact of the conflict on human rights (HR of women, children, right to citizenship, environment, cultural heritage) 12. The role of media during the conflict and peacebuilding
Title of the EU and social media
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course
Objective Students will gain both, theoretical and practical knowledge about the way the EU communicates through its websites, blogging, messaging and tweeting. Students will also gain hands-on skills in terms of practicing and profiling on selected social media platforms and designing their own research. Participants in this course will gain regional, national and global perspectives of the EU, employ critical and innovative thinking stimulated by classroom participation and interactive teaching and learning methods.
Title of the course
Comparative Politics III.
Objective The aim of the course is to analyse the different political concepts of the Central Europe and to highlight the specifics of regional development in the past and present. Therefore the aim of the course will be to overcome the one-track national approaches and to develop the comparative and cross-regional approach with the understanding of the position of the all Visegrad countries.
Content 1.Introduction of the region 2.Germany and Central Europe 3. Transition to Democracy and problems with Democratic Consolidation 4. Alignment with the Communist past 5.Populism in Central Europe 6. National minorities and minority legislation in the Visegrad countries 7. Central Europe in the Polish foreign policy 8. Central Europe in the Hungarian foreign policy 9.Visegrad group (genesis, development, interpretation) 10.Visegrad group in the EU 11. Central Europe – seeking for reconciliation
Title of the course
International Organisations
Objective The course International organisations should provide to students introduction to the area of international governmental and non-governmental organisations. The objective is not only to provide general introduction, but also relevant information regarding to position of the Slovak republic in international organisations and international community.
Content 1. International organisations, types and competences. 2. International political organisations, international economic organisations. 3. International non-governmental organisations.
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4. International universal organisations. 5. International army organisations. 6. International organisations of regional character. 7. Organisations for human rights protection. 8. Current questions of international organisations operations in the world.
Title of the course
Energy security in the EU
Objective The course aims to provide students with a new global approach to the problem of energy policy and its impact on internal politics, foreign affairs and security from a global perspective. The course will be focused on explaining interaction of energy policy and security in our century. In addition, it will highlight new policy developments, political challenges and connections from the economic, geopolitical and environmental perspective.
Content 1. Introduction; 2. Definition, historical intro and energy dependency; 3.Geopolitics – gas; 4. Geopolitics - oil; 5. Geopolitics – electricity; 6. Alternative Energy Sources: Energy of the future and energy of renewable sources; energy conservation and recycling; 7. Energy dialog in the EU and impact on Slovakia; 8.Energy as a political tool – reality; 9. Economy of Energy; 10. Energy security vs. Russia and its Energy Sector; 11. Energy and Climate Change
Title of the course
Media in International Politics
Objective The aim of the course is to explain the relationships between core media-communication theories and IR theories, to understand the main phases of development and role change of media in international relations. The integral part of the course include topics such as media and terrorism, media and peace operations, media and EPS, media and war, media and public diplomacy which explains the key historical or current topics. The students shall understand what was the role of media in international relations and how it changed, what limits the media influence, how can be this influence decreased or increased, how individual actors use or misuse media, what kind of dilemmas do the journalists face when informing about international events, how the
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media influence is perceived by general public and research.
Content 1. The meaning of international communication, content of the course
2. The emergence and development of international communication
3. Media in foreign policy and diplomacy 4. – 5. Paradigm and theories of international communication
}normative, communicative and sociological aspects| 6. Determinants of international news 7. Media and peace operations 8. War and media 9. European public space and media 10. Media and public diplomacy 11. Image of Slovakia abroad 12. Media and terrorism
Title of the course
Politics and Power
Objective The aim of the courses is through a interactive debates introduce the students how power is used in politics including the recruiting and political campaign.
Content 1 Introduction: typology of power; 2 Power and organizations: organizational theories; 3 Politicians – typology and leadership; 4 party politics – basic concepts, typology of political parties; 5 Politics and political strategies; 6 Recruitment by political parties and decision to run for office; 7 Election, political competition and campaign; 8 Electoral systems and their effect on participation and representation; 9 Women in Politics – gender aspect in representation and participation; 10 Politicians and bureaucracy – theoretical framework of political-administrative relations; 11 Final Papers presentation, disucssion
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EUROPEAN STUDIES Master study programme
Course
Year
Y1 Y2
Semester
Title ECTS Teacher 7 8 9 10
F S F S
P Quantitative Research Methods
6 Doc. PhDr. Oľga Gyárfášová, PhD., Doc. PhDr. Andrej Findor, PhD., Mgr. Matej Hruška, Mgr. Matúš Sloboda, PhD.
4
P Organisations and institutions
6 Mgr. Jana Lindbloom, PhD. 4
P Foreign Policy of the EU
6 Doc. JUDr. PhDr. Lucia Mokrá, PhD., Mgr. Kristína Janková, PhD.
4
PV Participation and metamorphosis of civil society in Central Europe
6
Doc. PhDr. Pavol Frič, PhD.
4
PV EU policies 6 Dr. Karen Henderson 4
PV Modern political philosophy
6 Mgr. M. A. Pavol Hardoš, PhD.
4
PV Geopolitics in 21st century
6 Mgr. Tomáš Profant, PhD. 4
P Current IR Theories 6 Mgr. Tomáš Profant, PhD. 4
P Qualitative Research Methods
6 Mgr. Tomáš Profant, PhD., doc. PhDr. Andrej Findor, PhD., doc. Mgr. Katarína Staroňová, PhD., doc. PhDr. JUDr. Lucia Mokrá, PhD.
4
P Security studies 6 Mgr. Kristína Janková, PhD. 4
PV International Political Economy
6 Mgr. Tomáš Profant, PhD., Mgr. Boris Valach
3
PV EU – economic and financial policy perspective
6 IESIR and Ministry of Finance of the SR
4
V Field research 6 Mgr. Andrea Figulová, PhD., Mgr. Kristína Janková, PhD.
3
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V Political representation: past, present and future
6 Mgr. M. A. Pavol Hardoš, PhD.
3
P International Law 6 Doc. JUDr. PhDr. Lucia Mokrá, PhD. Mgr. Clarissa do Nascimento Tabosa
4
P Master Thesis Seminar
6 doc. PhDr. Oľga Gyárfášová, PhD., PhDr. Andrej Findor, PhD., Mgr. Zuzana Maďarová, PhD.
4
PV Global challenges 6 Mgr. Zuzana Fialová, PhD. 3
PV EU enlargement and democratic consolidation
6 Dr. Karen Henderson, PhD. 4
PV Policies of Gender Equality
6 Mgr. Zuzana Očenášová, PhD.
4
V American studies 6 Mgr. Andrea Figulová, PhD.,
3
V Field research 6 Mgr. Andrea Figulová, PhD., Mgr. Kristína Janková, PhD.
3
V Regional Academy on the United Nations
6 Doc. JUDr. PhDr. Lucia Mokrá, PhD., Mgr. Kristína Janková, PhD.
3
P Foreign Policy of Slovakia
6 Mgr. Andrea Figulová, PhD., Mgr. Kristína Janková, PhD.
4
P Diploma Thesis 6 PhDr. Andrej Findor, PhD., Doc. PhDr. Oľga Gyárfášová, PhD., Mgr. Zuzana Maďarová, PhD.
4
PV International Human Rights protection
6 JUDr. Alexandra Strážnická, PhD., LL.M.
4
PV European Union in political and public discourse
6 Doc. PhDr. Oľga Gyárfášová, PhD.
4
PV Regionalism and global order
6 Mgr. Alexander Kazharski, PhD.
3
State exams
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P Master Thesis Defence
6
P EU Policies 3
P International Politics
3
Credits ECTS
P/PV/V Credits
Obligatory courses (P) 60 18 18 12 12
Semi-obligatory courses (PV)
30 12 6 12 6
Elective courses (V) 12 - 6 6 -
State exams 18 - - - 12
ECTS together 120 30 30 30 30
MASTER COURSES DESCRIPTION
Title of the course
Qualitative Research Methods + Quantitative Research Methos
Content 1. Research design 2. Concepts and enumeration (categories, types, variables) 3. Field reserach (observation, notes) 4. Research and research sample (focus groups, representation) 5. Questionnaire and interview (identification of relevant respondents, questions structure) 6. Ethics and reserach (experiments, argumentation, fraud)
Title of the course
EU Foreign Policy
Objective Students are provided with theoretical approaches and analytical tools for understanding the change dynamics in the foreign policy of the EU. The course focuses not only on the EU as an actor in world politics, but also on interactions between member states and EU-actors and on the changing nature of state sovereignty in the context of European integration.
Content 1. Foreign Policy of the EU: Its Emergence, development and conceptualizations 2. Rationalist and Institutionalist Theoretical Approaches 3. Actors and Processes in European Foreign Policy: Theoretical Issues 4. Change Dynamics in Diplomacy
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5. Change Dynamics in Security and Defense 6. External Impact of the EU: Enlargement and "civilian power" 7. The EU as a Post-Westphalian Actor?
Title of the course
Organisations and Institutions
Objective The aim of the course is to get to understand organizations and get familiar with various theories and methods which are applied in organization studies. Organizations will be explored in relation to more general themes and concepts, such as institutions, work, legitimacy, bureaucracy, post-bureaucracy, management, power, ideology, identity, position, culture, process, stability or change. Students will learn to comprehend current organizations in both broader context and (contentious) intra-organizational relations and to differentiate between normative, critical and analytical interpretative perspectives.
Content 1. Organizations, organizing, institutions; 2. Classic forms of organizing and bureaucracy; 3. Organizational change and post-bureaucracy; 4. Power, legitimizing strategies and managerial narratives; 5. Identity, position of subject, resistance, alternative organizations; 6. Organizational culture and practice; 7. Test, final paper discussion
Title of the course
Participation and Metamorphosis of Civil Society in Central Europe
Objective The aim of the course is to enable the students the understand the current events in non-governmental sector and its impact on the character and development of civic participation. The course supports kritical thinking and teaches the students to analyse the problems and development trends of civic activism in the post-communist countries of Central Europera from sociological perspective. Main emphasis is put on the strengthening of students’ capabilities to apply theoretical knowledge and perspectives while researching concrete forms of civic activism and impact of modernizing processes (professionalization, individualization, commercialization and hybridization) on democratic potential of non-governmenral organizations.
Content 1. Introduction to civic participation; 2. Democracy and civil society; 3. Modernization and NGOs, 4. Civic participation and preffesionalization of NGOs; 5. Individualization of civic participation, 6. Politics and consolidation of NGO sector after 1989, 7. Anti-civic society and participation; 8. Philantrophy; 9. Volunteeering; 10. Participation of NGOs and intersectorial partnership; 11. Sector hybridization of NGOs; 12. Perspectives of organized activism
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Title of the course
EU Policies
Objective The course focuses on selected recent academic analyses of the emerging political system of the European Union and analyses key policy areas. Students will deepen their knowledge of the development and current state of individual spheres of EU activity, and after completing the course will be able to analyse the advangages, disadvantages and controversial issues of EU policies.
Content 1. Introduction to EU Policies. 2. EU as a political entity: Europeanisation 3. Common Agricultural Policy and Environment Policy. 4. The Single Market and Economic & Monetary Union. 5.Structural Funds and Regional Policy. 6. Unity and Diversity: Models and Social Policy in the EU. 7. External Relations and the European Security and Defence Policy. 8. EU Enlargement and the European Neighbourhood Policy. 9. The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. 10. Challenges of EU policy making.
Title of the course
Modern Political Philosophy
Objective The course will guide students through the reading material, especially of the most important classic texts and foster vivid discussions for a better understanding of the core issues. Having completed this course, students will be able: to examine the main ideas within political philosophy and thinking; to apply this understanding to concrete political questions; to relate these issues with concerns in other areas of their studies; to understand, reflect and criticise complex texts and positions; to debate and write on these issues in a critical and reflected way.
Content What are the functions of governments? Is state power legitimate? Who should govern and take fundamental political decisions? To answer these questions today and understand concerns of political life in the past, it is important to understand the main problems in political philosophy and political thinking in general - including the justification of democracy, the role of the state, the place of liberty, the notion of justice and the idea of distribution. Crucial notions of political philosophy further a deeper understanding of political institutions and ways of living. The course will cover the following areas: What is political philosophy?; Core notions of political philosophy: Justice, Good Life; Different forms of government out of the perspective of political philosophy: democracy, monarchy, republic etc.; Theoretical approaches to the emergence of governments: State of Nature, Social Contract, Liberty; Political philosophy of democracy: the difference between Politics and the Political Sessions: 1. Introduction: What is Political Philosophy?; 2. Examined Life: Plato, Apology and Crito; 3. Justice and the Human Good: Plato, Republic (book I and II); 4. Justice and the Human Good: Plato, Republic (books III-IV and
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V); 5. Regime Politics: Aristotle, Politics (book I and III); 6. Regime Politics: Aristotle, Politics (book IV and VII); 7. Political Founding: Machiavelli, The Prince (chaps. 1-12 and 13-26); 8: New Science of Politics: Hobbes, Leviathan; 9. Constitutional Government: Locke, Second Treatise (1-5, 7-12, 13-19); 10. Civilisation and its Discontents: Rousseau, Discourse on Inequality; 11. Rousseau: Social Contract (I-II); 12. Dilemmas of Democracy: Tocqueville, Democracy in America; 13. Politics and the Political - further discussions
Title of the course
Geopolitics in 21st century
Objective The aim of the seminar is to offer to students a complex perspective on geopolitics in the 21st century. After discussing the basic question as to what is geopolitics, the course will deal with the postcolonial approach to geopolitics at two levels – at the level of development discourse between the Global North and the Global South and at the level of inequality between the East and the West. The beginnings of geopolitics that persist today will be sought in colonialism and we will discuss the basic elements of today’s world in relation to colonialism. Apart other things also the origins of development cooperation. The division of the world on racial basis will be the topic of the next class and the whole section connecting geopolitics and development will end with a class on development practice today. A class on the new scramble for Africa and its material resources will follow and after that we will discuss critical geopolitics unrelated to the postcolonial approach. Then geopolitics will by analyzed in its relation to popculture. The whole course will end with a discussion about how to change the world and who is entitled to do it. The last class will serve as a feedback to the course.
Content 1. Introduction 2. What is Geopolitics? 3. Postcolonialism and geopolitics – the discourse of development 4. Geopolitics and Orientalism between East and West 5. Colonialism and geopolitics 6. Colonialism and the origins of development cooperation 7. Racism, Development and Geopolitics 8. Development in practice 9. The New Scramble for Africa Strana: 23 10. Critical Geopolitics 11. Geopolitics and popculture 12. Should we be changing the world? 13. Concluding the course
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Title of the course
Security studies
Objective The aim of the course is to provide students with basic notions of security and different methods of analysing the threats of the current international system. The students not only learn to identify the threats, but also to analyse the attitudes of various international security actors in different contexts and levels of analysis.
Content 1. Introduction 2. What is security? Traditional security and Copenhagen school 3. Human security – a needed compromise? 4. How to study security? How the security is perceived in IR theories? 5. Current security threats and how we know them 6. Political and religious terrorism – how to fight it? 7. Cold war 2.0 8. Migration and IDPs as a result of armed conflict 9. Climate change and why some think it is not happening 10. Information and media: responsibility or business? // Conspiracy
theories 11. Cybersecurity 12. Middle East and Turkey and the shift of geopolitics 13. Military non-state actors and Private military contractors – a new
security governance
Title of the course
Current International Relations Theories
Objective The aim of the seminar is to deepen students’ knowledge about IR theories. The lectures and seminars will deal with various theories and their practical application in research. The crucial part of the course will be a critical discussion about these theories and the students will learn to look at the world through the perspectives of these theories. The course will begin with a critical perspective on the way IR is being taught nowadays. After that every lecture will be dedicated to one (or two) theories, first realism and neorealism, then liberalism and neoliberalism. After that it will deal with Marxism and feminism. Two seminars will be based on constructivist assumption dealing with social constructionism itself and then with the concepts of governmentality and depoliticization. The most recent development in IR theories will be discussed using the example of New Materialism and one topic will be dedicated to the global political ecology and one to postcolonialism and othering. The last class will focus on a practical question about changing the world, which is implicitly present in the theories.
Content 1. Introduction 2. Postcolonialism – Teaching IR
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3. Realism and Neorealism 4. Liberalism and neoliberalism 5. Marxism – Classical and Current Theories of Imperialism 6. Feminism in IR 7. Social constructionism 8. Depoliticization and governmentality in International Politics 9. New Materialism 10. Global Political Ecology 11. Postcolonialism – Uses of Othering in International Politics 12. What can we do to change the world? 13. Concluding the course
Title of the course
International Political Economy
Objective The aim of this course is to offer an eclectic critical approach to International Political Economy together with selected topics of current interest. We will begin with a discussion about how the IPE is constituted as a discipline and then will discuss what capitalism is by focusing on its beginnings. The question what money is and how it is connected to debt will be answered in the fourth class. Afterwards a basic introduction into the economic models will follow together with a critique of these models. Different approaches to economy will include environmental economics, feminist economics, cultural political economy together with anthropology of economy and postcolonial approach to economy. A more practically oriented classes will deal with the recent discussion about varieties of capitalism in Central and Eastern Europe, with the discussion about the most recent economic crisis. A guest lecture by Ivan Lesay will focus on the making of the Slovak economy and its connection to the Eurozone crisis. Overall the students should get an overview of the traditional IPE as well as its criticism from various standpoints.
Content 1. What is IPE? 2. Money and Debt 3. Origins of capitalism 4. Economic models 5. Ecological economics 6. The financial crisis 7. The Slovak economy and the Eurozone crisis 8. Cultural political economy 9. Gender and the global economy 10. Varieties of capitalism in Central and Eastern Europe 11. Postcolonial approach to economy
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Title of the course
International Law
Objective The purpose of the course International Law is to provide students information and overview in the area of International law regulations. The aim of the course is not only to inform about the problematic and selected topics, but also to present International law according to spreading European law together with application of International Law Acts.
Content 1. Introduction to International Law 2. Historical development and the sources of International Law 3. Relations between International Law and Domestic Law, Responsibility and Sanctions 4. State territory and population in International Law 5. State institutions for international relations 6. Law of International Contracts 7. Humanitarian Law and Military Law 8. International Law and European Law
Title of the course
Diploma thesis seminar
Objective This seminar addresses students that have to write a Diploma thesis, giving them advice and guidelines how to write and structure the thesis.
Content The seminar includes a series of workshops, taking place on a weekly basis. Attendance is compulsory for all sessions. For most sessions, students will be divided into particular groups. Details of the group division will be made during the first two sessions according to the Diploma thesis topics and research methods planned for writing the Diploma thesis. The format of the classes varies: there will be four plenary sessions – the first two Introduction sessions and two Oral Communication/Presentation workshops in weeks 9 and 10, where students are expected to present the state of the art and their progress in completing the Diploma thesis. All students should schedule a number of one-to-one meetings with their supervisor in both the winter semester and summer semester.
Title of the course
EU enlargement and democratic consolidation
Objective The course examines the analytic and theoretical approaches necessary for understanding the dynamics of the process of EU enlargement, with an emphasis on its influence on democratic consolidation in candidate countries. It focuses on the interaction between domestic political factors and external drivers, and on more complex definitions of terms
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such as democratic consolidation, conditionality and Europeanisation. After completing the course, students will understand the current developments in EU enlargement, and will be able to explain the successes and weaknesses of past enlargement waves, as well as analysing the challenges facing future enlargements.
Content 1. Introduction: The EU in a divided Europe: original goals and early enlargements. 2. Southern Europe: European integration as a means of anchoring democracy. 3. Theories and democratization and democratic consolidation. 4. Democratisation in Central and Eastern Europe. 5. The European Commission’s avis, democratic conditionality and the negotiation process. 6. Referendums on EU accession: advantages and disadvantages of membership in the eyes of politicians and public. 7. Europeanisation and challenges for the EU after the ‘Eastern enlargement’. 8. EU policy in the Western Balkans. 9. European Neighbourhood Policy and the ‘Arab Spring’. 10. The Eastern Partnership: Limits to enlargement?
Title of the course
Global challenges
Objective The aim of the course is to build broad awareness and basic undrestanding of selected global trends affecting directly the base of the Maslow pyramid of human needs and understandng of the challenges that will fundamentally shape lives of the upcoming generation.
Content 1. Climate Change and the Future of Civilization , 2. Peak Oil, Peak Everything 3. When the Rivers Run Dry , 4. Food Security - Past, Present and Future , 5. Population Growth – Past, Present and Future 6. Diseases, the Great Regulator: Epidemics and humankind 7. Social polarization and survival of democracies 8. Big Synthesis: Perfect Storm. Now What?
Title of the course
Foreign policy of SR
Objective Students will examine the issues, agents, and models surrounding the Foreign Policy decision-making process and the issues facing the Slovak republic and Central Europe Region in contemporary international relations. The goal of the subject is to help to understand organization and structure as well as processes in Foreign Policy of the Slovak
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republic. Distinguished hosts from the field of Foreign Policy will hold lessons for the most part. Next, students will examine the policymakers, institutions, and processes involved in the making of Slovak foreign policy. These concepts provide an understanding of foreign policy decision-making, which students will then apply to a historical survey of from World War II to the present.
Content 1. Introduction; 2. Criteria and tools of foreign policy, 3. Development of the foreign policy before and after independent Slovak republic; 4. NATO and EU Enlargement 5. Slovak foreign policy in the EU 6. Multilateral cooperation and V4, 7. Current Foreign Policy of the Slovak republic - actors and tools; Foreign policy in programs of Slovak political parties, 8. Slovakia in international organizations, ODA, economical dimension of foreign policy, 9. Conflicts in the world, crisis management – Slovakia role, 10. National Interest of the Slovak republic in the long-term context, 11. Diplomacy and foreign policy
Title of the course
International Human rights protection
Objective The main focus of the course is placed on the introduction of international and regional human rights protection systems, including the consideration of human rights concepts from philosophical, historical, political and legal point of view. The students of the course will obtain an ability to reflect international human rights protection regulation, the concept of state responsibility and the role international organizations in this field, to analyze conceptual and strategic documents, to prepare operative documents on national level, to reflect the international jurisdiction and to formulate recommendations in the form of policy on national level in human rights issues.
Content 1. Human Rights Concept in International Law (Universal and European Protection Systems) – general introduction 2.International Protection of Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Stateless Persons 3.International Women’s Rights Protection 4.International Protection of Children’s Rights 5. International Protection of Disabled Persons 6. Council of Europe – European Court of Human Rights – European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms – general overview of the jurisdiction and the structure of the Court, proceedings before the Court, admissibility criteria, execution of judgments 7. The Right to Life (Art.2) – Prohibition of Torture (Art. 3) – general overview of respective rights and their interpretation in the case-law of the Court 8. The Right to Liberty and Security of Persons (Art.5) - general overview
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of the respective right and its interpretation in the case-law of the Court 9. The Right to Respect for private and Family Life (Art.8) and Prohibition of Discrimination (Art. 14) - general overview of respective rights and their interpretation in the case-law of the Court 10. The Freedom of Expression (Art. 10) – The Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion, (Art.9) - general overview of the respective rights and their interpretation in the case-law of the Court 11. The Right to a Fair Trail (Art.6) - general overview of the respective right and its interpretation in the case-law of the Court
Title of the course
European Union in public and political discourse
Objective The course aims to explore the political and public discourse about the European Union, EU-politics and policies, mainly in Slovakia but also in other European countries. The course aims to equip students with advanced level knowledge and understanding of EU as an issue in political competition, in identifying political actors, and factors which affect the public debates.
Content European Union in Political and Public Discourse focuses on public perception of the EU, and different aspects of EU understanding as well as patterns of voting behaviour in the European Parliament elections across the EU countries. It will explore also the images of EU and symbols related to the EU. Cultural patters and images of EU integration and EU enlargement will be analyzed as well as some EU related referenda as case studies. The methodology of the course combines several approaches – quantitative and qualitative analyses, discourse analyses, but also analyses of marketing, campaigning and advertising. In addition to the academic readings media and campaign materials, public opinion polls, and other resources will be used. If possible, guest lecturers will be invited.
Title of the course
American Studies
Objective The goal is to provide students with the basic overview on the US society. Not only in the terms of political science (idea, history, functioning of the system /politics), but also cultural – anthropological one. The core idea is to explain the concpet of Idea of America in the global, national and community aspect.
Content Introduction; American Idea; American Society I., II., III., IV.; Culture in US; Economy of the World?;US in global context; Case Studies
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Title of the course
Political representation: past, present and future
Objective To familiarize students with key concepts in theories of political representation. To develop the ability to engage the arguments about what makes for a “good” and “fair” representation. To learn to appreciate the importance of political representation for our life in democratic societies. Students should be able to identify main historical developments and trends in the theories of political representation. Students should be able to make arguments and critically engage normative issues connected with representation and the institutional mechanisms available for their best realization.
Content Part I. Historical Development 1. Introduction. What is representation. What is political representation. The connection between representation and democracy. Introducing some basic terminology. Course overview. 2. Direct Democracy and Representation in Ancient Greece (Manin 1997); 3. Development of Representative Assemblies: Geography and Elections (Manin 1997; Stasavage 2010); Part II. The Concept of Political Representation 4. Pitkin’s Political Representation: Formalistic, descriptive, substantive and symbolic representation (Pitkin 1972); 5. Problems of Constituency: Representation and Institutional Design (Rehfeld 2005); 6. Representing diversity (Young 2000); 7. Race, Ethnicity and Gender Quotas (Mansbridge 1999; Phillips 1995; Williams 1998; Guinier 1994); Part III. The Future and Varieties of Political Representation 8. Expanding the Concept of Representation: New Models of Representation (Mansbridge 2003, 2009; Urbinati 2006); 9. Representation Beyond the Parliament I.: Non-Electoral Forms of Representation - Interest and Advocacy Groups, Social Movements and Civic Associations (Saward 2010; Brown 2009); Week 10. Representation Beyond the Parliament II.: Innovations for Citizen Participation (Smith 2009); Week 11: Trans-national, International
Title of the course
Regional Academy on the United Nations
Objective The course objective is to provide student complex insight to United Nations working and its agencies within the institutional system. The
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course is directly connected to the programme Regional Academy on the United Nations, with the final presentation of analytic and research paper in relation to UN agency request, within the international conference on January. The course contains theoretical and methodological preparation at partner’s universities, including visiting lectures and practical tutorials. Research topics are connected to sustainable development agenda and 2030 goals.
Content 1. Theoretical background and historical causes of the formation of the United Nations System
2. The Institutional System of the United Nations 3. UN system: Peace & Security 4. UN system: Environment and Industrial Development 5. UN system: Human Rights at the UN 6. UN future development
Title of the course
Regionalism and Global Order
Objective The students should: - master the key concepts (world order, region, regionalism) and their most common theoretical interpretations - familiarize themselves with a variety of contemporary approaches and perspectives on regions, including their economic, political, cultural, security and other aspects - have a general notion of the history and contemporary processes of regional integration in various regions of the world, and be able to make sense of the key agendas of regional integration - become acquainted with the methods of comparative regionalism, problems of regional institutions and regional institutionalization - have a general notion of the present state of relations between the European Union and other regional and the EU’s influence on regional processes around the globe - be able to assess the potential role of regions as building blocks of global order in the wake of the global economic crisis
Content 1. Theoretical notions of world order, historical types of world order 2. World order, hegemony and world regions 3. Conceptualizing regions, contemporary approaches to researching
regional integration 4. Western theories of regional integration and their relevance for
studying regionalism globally 5. Diverse trajectories of regional integration (comparative
regionalism) 6. Regional institutions and regional institutionalization
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7. “New regionalism”, “open regionalism” and the political economy of global regions
8. Regionalism as a political ideology and project. Regional identity and region building
9. The role of regions in the post-crisis architecture 10. Mutual dependence and “structuration” of regional and domestic
politics 11. Interregionalism and relations between the EU and other regional
entities.
European Studies PhD study programme
Code Title ECTS Sem Teacher
ÚEŠMV/3-UES-210/15
Methods of Social Scientific Research
10 W
ÚEŠMV/3-UES-230/15
PhD Research Seminar 10 S Dr. K. Henderson Doc. PhDr. Oľga Gyárfášová, PhD.
ÚEŠMV/3-UES-300/16
Publishing in International Journals
10 W Prof. Steven Saxonberg, PhD.
ÚEŠMV/3-UES-310/16
Publishing in International Journals
10 S Prof. Steven Saxonberg, PhD.
ÚEŠMV/3-UES-240/15
IR Theories 10 S Doc. JUDr. PhDr. Lucia Mokrá, PhD.
ÚEŠMV/3-UES-010/12
Organizations and Institutions
10 S Doc. JUDr. PhDr. Lucia Mokrá, PhD.
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INSTITUTE OF ECONOMY
Institute of Economy (abb. IE) was re-established on the basis of Academic Senate decision in 2014. The Institute is providing bachelor study programme in Applied Economics, within the study branch Quantitative methods in Economics. Some of the courses are providing in English.
Study programme Level of study programme Study advisor
Applied Economics Bachelor study programme Ing. Veronika Miťková, PhD.
Applied Economics Master study programme Prof. Ing. Mgr. Renáta Pitoňáková, PhD.
HEAD OF THE INSTITUTE: Doc. Ing. Vladimír Mlynarovič, CSc.. +421 2/20669855 [email protected] Room No. A111 INSTITUTE’S EMPLOYEES:
Name Room No.
E-mail address
Prof. Ing. Mgr. Renáta Pitoňáková, PhD. A109 [email protected]
Ing. Miroslava Jánošová, PhD. A110 [email protected]
Doc. RNDr. Eduard Hozlár, CSc. A110 [email protected]
Ing. Veronika Miťková, PhD. A111 [email protected]
Doc. Ing. Vladimír Mlynarovič, CSc. A111 [email protected]
Ing. Tomáš Domonkoš, PhD. A109 [email protected]
SECRETARY OF THE INSTITUTE Hana Nováková +421 2/20669865 [email protected] Room No. A115
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APPLIED ECONOMICS Bachelor study programme
P/P
V/V
Code Title Teacher
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P AE-010/14
Mathematics I. doc. RNDr. Eduard Hozlár, CSc.
4 SJ
1 F
P AE-020/14
Introduction to Economy
Ing. Veronika Miťková, PhD.
4 EN
P AE-040/17
Introduction to Mathematical Economics
Ing. Tomáš Domonkoš, PhD.
4 SJ
P UES-650/15
Introduction to Political science
Mgr. Andrea Figulová, PhD.
4 SJ
P USA-430/13
Introduction to Social Science Methods
Mgr. Andrej Mentel, PhD. 4 SJ
P AE -030/14
Mathematics II.
doc. RNDr. Eduard Hozlár, CSc.
4 SJ
1 S
P AE-140/14
Models of Competition and Cooperation
Mgr. Miroslava Jánošová, PhD.
AE 010/14 or AE 030/14
4 SJ
P AE-17/15 Information system of Organisations
Ing. Zuzana Dubajová, CSc.
4 SJ
P AE-18/15
Practical Exercises in Economic theory
Ing. Veronika Miťková, PhD.
4 SJ
P UES-060/10
Introduction to European integration
Mgr. David Reichardt, PhD.
4 EN
PV
UES – 130/10
European Political Cultures
Doc. PhDr. Oľga Gyárfášová, PhD.
4 SJ
2 F PV
1-ÚAP-590/16
Introduction to Sociology
IAP 4 SJ
P AE – 060/14
Micro- economics
Mgr. Miroslava Jánošová, PhD.Ing. T. Domonkoš,
6 EN
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PhD.
P AE-080/14
Operational research
Doc. Ing. Vladimír Mlynarovič, CSc.,
AE 010/14 or AE 030/14
6 SJ
P AE-900/14
Statistics doc. RNDr. Eduard Hozlár, CSc.
AE 010/14 or AE 030/14
4 SJ
P AE-110/14
Macro- economics
Doc. Ing. Vladimír Mlynarovič, CSc., Ing. T. Domonkoš, PhD.
AE 010/14 and AE 030/14
6 SJ
2 S
PV
AE - 340/14
Financing of Business Activities
doc. RNDr. Eduard Hozlár, CSc.
4 SJ
PV
UE-210/16
Risk Management
Ing. Ľubomír Húska 4 SJ
PV
AE-240/14
Financial Engineering
Doc. Ing. Vladimír Mlynarovič, CSc
4 SJ
P AE-120/14
Econometrics Ing. Veronika Miťková, PhD.
AE 010/14 or AE 030/14
6 EN
P AE-160/14
Seminar to Final Thesis I.
Doc. Ing. Vladimír Mlynarovič, CSc., Ing. Veronika Miťková, PhD., Prof. Ing. Mgr. Renáta Pitoňáková, PhD., Doc. RNDr. Eduard Hozlár, CSc., Mgr. Miroslava Jánošová, PhD.Ing. T. Domonkoš, PhD.
4 SJ
3 F
P AE-320/14
Dynamic programming
Mgr. Miroslava Jánošová, PhD., K. Szomolányi
4 SJ
P V
AE-221/16
Practise doc. RNDr. Eduard Hozlár, CSc.
4 SJ
PV
1-AE-400/14
Banking Prof. Ing. Mgr. Renáta Pitoňáková, PhD.
4 SJ
P AE-230/14
Seminar to Final Thesis II.
Doc. Ing. Vladimír Mlynarovič, CSc. Ing. Veronika Miťková,
4 SJ 3 S
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PhD., Prof. Ing. Mgr. Renáta Pitoňáková, PhD., Doc. RNDr. Eduard Hozlár, CSc., Mgr. Miroslava Jánošová, PhD.Ing. T. Domonkoš, PhD.
P AE-220/14
International economy
Ing. Veronika Miťková, PhD.
4 SJ 3 S
State exams
P 1-AE-
SS1/14 Ekonomická teória
P 1-AE-
SS2/14 Kvantitatívne metódy v ekonómii
P 1-AE
SS3/14 Obhajoba bakalárskej záverečnej práce
Credits
P/PV/V Credits
Obligatory courses (P) 132 30 30 24 18 18 12
Semi-obligatory courses (PV) 18 - - 6 12
Elective courses (V) 12 - - - - 12
State exams 18 - - - - - 18
ECTS together 180 30 30 30 30 30 30
BACHELOR COURSES DESCRIPTION
Title of the course
Introduction to Economics
Objective The student acquires a basic overview of knowledge in macroeconomics and microeconomics, she/he controls the conceptual apparatus of economic theory. She/he is able to analytically think and use the acquired knowledge to solve problems and situations close to the real world.
Content 1. Modern Economics, 2. Economic Thought, 3. Demand, Supply and Prices, 4. Use of Demand and Supply, 5. Consumer Decision Making, 6. The Firms Costs, 7. Firm in Competitive Market, 8. Labor Market, 9. Capital market, 10. Efficiency of competitive markets, 11. Introduction to imperfect markets, 12. Measurement of output and unemployment, 13. Life costs and inflation, 14. Model of full employment
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Title of the course
International Economics
Objective The student will learn terminology related to international trade and international finance. It gains the skills needed to construct and work with different types of international trade patterns. Understand the balance of payments principles, exchange rates and interest rates and their relationships.
Content 1. Labor productivity and comparative advantage: The Ricardian model. 2. Specific factors model and income distribution. 3. Resources, comparative advantage, and income distribution: Heckscher- Ohlin model. 4. The standard trade model. 5. Economies of scale, imperfect competition, and international trade. 6. The Instruments of trade policy. 7. The political economy of trade policy. 8. National system accounting and the balance of payments. 9. Exchange rates and the foreign Exchange approach. 10. Money, interest rates and Exchange rates. 11. Price levels and the Exchange rates in the long run.
Title of the course
Introduction to Mathematical Economics
Objective After successful completion of the course, the participant will be able to formulate and solve economic decision-making problems by standard tools of mathematics. Due to economics is a quantitative discipline in many regards, student can build on the knowledge gained in this course in later studies of applied economics (e.g. Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Operational Research, Economic Growth, Investment Project).
Content 1. Variables, sets and functions and their economic interpretation. 2. Application of logarithmic and exponential functions in economics. 3. Rates of change and the derivative. 4. Static equilibrium models, economic dynamics and nonlinear models. 5. Introduction to financial mathematics. 6. Matrices and their application in economics.
Title of the course
Microeconomics
Objective The course is intended as an introduction to Microeconomic Analysis. It will focus on basic ideas, microeconomic concepts as elasticity of demand and supply production function, characteristics difference beetwen Perfect Competition and imperfect Competition.
Content 1. Theoretical and methodological microeconomics bases; 2. Elasticity of
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demand and supply; 3. Theory of demand. Consumer’s equilibrium with utility analysis; 4. Modeling the production process. Production function. 5. Characteristics of a Perfect Competition. Equilibrium in the company in conditions of perfect; competition; 6. Perfectly competitive market cquilibrium; 7. Monopol; 8. Oligopolies – Cournot model Oligopoly, Bertrand model and Stackelberg model
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APPLIED ECONOMICS Master study programme
P/P
V/V
No. Title Teacher
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P UE-010/16/15 Applied econometrics
Ing. Veronika Miťková, PhD.
4 SJ
1 F
P UE-020/16/15 Microeconomics analysis
Ing. Miroslava Jánošová, PhD.
4 SJ
P UE-030/16/15 Optimal programming
doc. RNDr. Eduard Hozlár, CSc.
4 SJ
PV UE-050/16/15
Models of General Economic Balance
Ing. Veronika Miťková, PhD.
4 EN
PV UE-200/16/17 International Statistical Databases
Prof. Ing. Ladislav Kabát, CSc.
4 SJ
P UE-060/16/15 Models of Banking Operations
Prof. Ing. Mgr. Renáta Pitoňáková, PhD.
4 SJ
1 S
P UE-070/16/15 Macroeconomic analysis
Ing. Tomáš Domonkoš, PhD.
4 SJ
P UE-080/16/15 Modelling of Economic Processes
Ing. Miroslava Jánošová, PhD.
4 SJ
PV UE-090/16/15 Game theory Ing. Miroslava Jánošová, PhD.
4 EN
PV UES-590/15 International Political Economy
Mgr. Tomáš Profant, PhD.
4 SJ
PV 2-UE-210/18 Delivering the EU-Economic and Financial Policy
IE + Ministry of Finance of the SR
4 EN
PV UE-195/16/15 Multi-criteria decision-making
Doc. Ing. Vladimír Mlynarovič, CSc.
4 SJ
P UE-110/16/15 Monetary policy of ECB
Prof. Ing. Mgr. Renáta Pitoňáková, PhD.
4 SJ 2 F
P UE-120/16/15 Financial Doc. Ing. Vladimír 4 SJ
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investing Mlynarovič, CSc.
P UE-130/16/15 Diploma seminar 1
prof. Ing. Mgr. Renáta Pitoňáková, PhD., doc. Ing. Vladimír Mlynarovič, CSc., RNDr. Eduard Hozlár, CSc., Ing. Veronika Miťková, PhD., Ing. Tomáš Domonkos, PhD. Ing. Miroslava Jánošová, PhD.
4 SJ
PV UE-180/16/15 Models of Managerial Processes
V. Kukliš 4 SJ
PV USA-100/10 Anthropology and Political Economy
Doc. Mgr. Juraj Buzalka, PhD.
3 SJ
PV UE -190/17 Simulations Ing. Tomáš Domonkoš, PhD.
4 SJ
P UE-160/16/15 International macroeconomics
Ing. Tomáš Domonkoš, PhD.
4 SJ
2 S P UE-170/16/15
Diploma seminar 2
Prof. Ing. Mgr. Renáta Pitoňáková, PhD.
4 SJ
State Exams
P 1-AE-SP2/15 Kvantitatívne metódy v ekonómií
P 1-AE-SP3/15 Diplomová práca a obhajoba
P 1-AE SP1/15 Ekonomická teória
Credits
P/PV/V Credits
Obligatory courses (P) 66 18 18 18 12
Semi-obligatory courses (PV) 36 12 12 12 -
Optional courses (V) - - - - -
State exams 18 18
credits 120 30 30 30 30
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INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC POLICY
Institute of Public Policy (abb. IPP) was established to reflect international experience in teaching MPA/MPP programs, mostly in anglo-saxon countries. The Institute provides Master of Public Policy as well doctoral programs that were developed by a large network of scholars from various universities in the US, UK, the Netherlands and Canada in cooperation with local instructors, as part of larger projects to establish a Public Policy program providing a new approach to public affairs and took several years to accomplish. Financial assistance from various donors (e.g., Soros Foundation, Ford Foundation, Matra) was also utilized. As a result, such a multidisciplinary and rigorous approach towards study of governance can be found only at FSEV UK, Prague, Talinn and Budapest among CEE countries. These programs are suitable for carriers in managing public institutions, NGOs or anybody who is interested in developing analytical skills and strategic approaches in public governance. IPP cooperates with many public institutions and NGOs that enables students to apply acquired skills and discuss public policy issues also with experts from the field. The research within the Institute focuses on various aspects of public affairs, and quality of management in the post-transition countries, as well as within the context of the EU and global governance challenges that the public sector is facing.
Study programme Level of study programme Study advisor
Public Policy Master study programme Mgr. Matúš Sloboda, PhD.
Public Policy Doctoral study programme Prof. Ing. Emília Beblavá, PhD.
HEAD OF THE INSTITUTE: Prof. Ing. Emília Beblavá, PhD. +421 2/20669855 [email protected] Room No. A114
INSTITUTE’S EMPLOYEES:
Name Room No. E-mail address
Doc. Katarína Staroňová, PhD. A114 [email protected]
Prof. Ing. Emília Beblavá, PhD. A114 [email protected]
Mgr. Matúš Sloboda, PhD. A114 [email protected]
Mgr. Alexandra Poláková-Suchalová, PhD.
A114 [email protected]
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PhD. STUDENTS IN INTERNAL FORM: Mgr. Tomáš Malec PhDr. Tomáš Michalek, M.A. Mgr. Patrik Pavlovský SECRETARY OF THE INSTITUTE Hana Nováková +421 2/20669865 [email protected] Room No. A115
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PUBLIC POLICY Master study programme
P/P
V/V
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2-VPE-280/14 Public Policy
Mgr. Matúš Sloboda, PhD., Mgr. Patrik Pavlovský
4 SJ
1
F
2-VPE-330/14
Techniques of Scientific Writing in the Social Sciences
Mgr. Matúš Sloboda, PhD., Mgr. Alexandra Poláková-Suchalová, PhD.
4 SJ
2-mVP-770/15 Microeconomics for Public Policy
Mgr. Miroslav Štefánik, PhD.
4 SJ
2-mVP-850/15 Public Policy Instruments
Mgr. A. Poláková-Suchalová, PhD.
4 SJ
2-mVP-780/15
Qualitative Methods of Analysis and Research
Doc. PhDr. Oľga Gyárfášová, PhD., doc. PhDr. Andrej Findor, PhD., Mgr. Matej Hruška, Mgr. Matúš Sloboda, PhD.
4 SJ
P
2-mVP-370/14 Public Finances I. B. Fabo 4 SJ
1 S
2-mVP-310/14 Public Law and Public Policy
Doc. JUDr. M. Giba, PhD.
4 SJ
2-mVP-810/15 Quantitative Analysis and Research
Mgr. Milan Zeman
4 SJ
2-mVP-820/15
Comparative Public Policy and Public Administration
prof. Ing. Emília Beblavá, PhD., Mgr. Tomáš Malec
4 SJ
2- mVP-830/16 Public Policy Analysis I
Doc. Mgr. Katarína Staroňová, PhD., Mgr. Tomáš Michalek
4 SJ
2- mVP-790/15 Social Aspects of D. Gerbery 4 SJ
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Public Policy
P 2-mVP-410/14 Masters Thesis I. Doc. Mgr. K. Staroňová, PhD.
4 SJ
2
F
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2-mVP-430/14 Political-Administrative Relations
prof. Ing. Emília Beblavá, PhD., Mgr. Tomáš Malec
3 SJ
2-mVP-300/14
Human Resources Management in Public Sector
Doc. Mgr. Katarína Staroňová, PhD.
3 SJ
2-mVP-450/14
Legislative Process in Public Policy
Doc. JUDr. PhDr. L. Mokrá, PhD.
3 SJ
2-mVP-970/16 Economic Politics Mgr. Ján Tóth 4 SJ
UES-640/15 Policies of Gender Equality
Mgr. Zuzana Očenášová, PhD.
4 SJ
UES-640/15 Modern Political Philosophy
Mgr. M. A. Pavol Hardoš, PhD.
4 SJ
UEŠMV/2-UE/17
Participation and Metamorphosis of Civil Society in Central Europe
Doc. PhDr. Pavol Frič, PhD.
4 SJ
P 2-mVP-510/14 Masters Thesis II.
Doc. Ing. Emília Beblavá, PhD., Doc. Mgr. K. Staroňová, PhD., Mgr. Matúš Sloboda, PhD.
4 SJ
2 S
PV
2-mVP-940/16 Behavioural Public Policy
prof. Ing. Emília Beblavá, PhD. , Mgr. Patrik Pavlovský
4 SJ
2-mVP-650/14 Public finances II- Delivery of Public Services
prof. Ing. Emília Beblavá, PhD., Mgr. Tomáš Malec
4 SJ
2-mVP-950/16 Local and Regional Politics
Mgr. Matúš Sloboda, PhD., Mgr. Martin Kollárik
4 SJ
2- mVP-640/14 Public Policy Evaluation
Mgr. Matúš Sloboda, PhD. Mgr. A. Poláková-Suchalová, PhD.
4 SJ
2-UES-590/15 International Mgr. Tomáš 3 SJ
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Political Economy Profant, PhD.,
State exams
P 2-mVP-SS1/14 Theory and Methodology of Public Policy
P 2-mVP-SS2/14 Comparative Public Policy
P 2-mVP-SS3/14 Specialization: Sectoral or Cross-Sectional Subject
P 2-mVP-SS4/14 Diploma Thesis Presentation and Defence
Credits
P/PV/V Credits
Obligatory courses (P) 78 30 36 6 6
Semi-obligatory courses (PV) 24 - - 12 12
Optional courses (V) - - - - -
Thesis defence (6 ECTS) State exams (3 x 4 ECTS)
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credits 120 30 36 21 18
MASTER COURSES DESCRIPTION
Title of the course
Political and Administrative Relations
Objective
Content
Title of the course
Public Policy
Objective The courses aims to introduce the public policy not only as a study course, but also as a scientific area. The course is based on readings on public policy that focus of the ability of students to answers on questions asked and discuss the problems related to particular topic.
Content 1 Public Policy as a study course and scientific discipline; 2 The role of public policy in social sciencies; 3 The practical framework of public policy; 4 Definition of basic terminology
Title of the course
Public Policy Analysis
Objective The students as capable of understanding the substance of evidence and
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knowledge based public policy making in the sense of practical actions conducted by expterts, consultants, officers and advisers. The student gains basic overview of models of public policy making and understands the phases of public policy analysis. She/he gains also the overview of fundamental methods and thecniques of public policy analysis and is able to apply the knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods in practise and builds the skills in the application at macro and micro level of public policy making (through case studies). The student builds her/his argumentation skills and agenda/proposed sollution enforcement in public policy making through policy documents, especially policy briefs and policy studies. The student has the ability to compare particular models with the reality in Slovak republic (differences of coalition government), in the EU and with recommendations for improvement prepared by supranational organizations. The course aims to increase the soft skills, incudling cooperations skills (while working on the case studies), communication skills, self-presentation and coordination. The student builds the ability of critical and consistent analysis of public policy problems that is integrated into the simulation of decision-making process.
Content 1 The role of evidence and analysis in public policy (what is PP analysis, evidence based policy making, knowledge utilization): type of knowledge (scientific, laic, expert, professional) and its utilization in the public policy making; 2 Theories of public policy making (rational model and its critique: window of opportunities model; advocacy coalition framework, punctuated equilibrium); 3 Public Policy Context: stakeholders, stakeholder analysis, participation tools; 4 Regulatory impact assessment in SR and the EU; 5 Public Policy Analysis Outcomes: policy papers (policy btied, policy study); 6 Defining and structuring the problem from rational perspective (classification analysis, problem tree, synectisis, mapping) + problem as a social construct; 7 Making of criteria (effectivity, efficiency, justice, technical elaboration, administration and political patency) and indicators; 8 Data sources and variant of problem solving: innovation, policy transfers; 9 Analysis of solutions and recommendatios: matrix of results/multicriterial analysis; 10 Recommendation and analysis presentation; 11 Simulation of the council meeting
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PUBLIC POLICY PhD study programme
Code Title ECTS Sem Teacher
FSEV.ÚVP/3-UVP-860/15
Research Methods and Research Project
10 W Doc. Mgr. K. Staroňová, PhD.
FSEV.ÚVP/3-UVP-870/15
PhD seminar 10 W Dr. Karen Henderson, PhD.
FSEV.ÚVP/3-UVP-040/Z/14
Modern Theories of Society Management
10 W prof. Ing. E. Beblavá, PhD.
FSEV.ÚEŠMV/3-UES-310/16
Publishing in International Journals
10 S Prof. Steven Saxonberg, PhD.
FSEV.ÚEŠMV/3-UES-010/12
Organizations and Institutions
10 S Doc. JUDr. PhDr. Lucia Mokrá, PhD.
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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Institute of Social Anthropology (abb. ISA) is the only institute of this professional orientation in the Slovak Republic. The institute was found along with foundation of Faculty of social and Economic Sciences CU upon the Rector’s decision of 5th June 2002. The institute started its activity in academic year 2002/2003, as the Institute of Cultural Studies. In that and the following academic years it provided mainly lecturing of whole-faculty and whole-university courses like Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy and Methodology of Social Sciences, Global Problems and Globalisation, etc. Since academic year 2005/2006, the Institute provides bachelor, master also doctoral study programme Social Anthropology. Educational and research profile of the Institute is an interdisciplinary one. The Institute’s staff is participating on implementation of domestic and international projects and many of them are members of well-known domestic and foreign research and specialists’ committees and bodies.
Study programme Level of study programme Study advisor
Social Anthropology Bachelor study programme Mgr. Andrej Mentel, PhD.
Social Anthropology Master study programme Prof. Mgr. Martin Kanovský, PhD.
Social Anthropology Doctoral study programme Prof. Mgr. Martin Kanovský, PhD.
HEAD OF THE INSTITUTE: Doc. Juraj Buzalka, M.A., PhD. +421 2/206 69 847 [email protected] Room No. C203 INSTITUTE’S EMPLOYEES:
Name Room No.
E-mail address
Prof. Mgr. Martin Kanovský, PhD. C211 [email protected]
Mgr. Danijela Jerotijević, PhD. C205 [email protected]
Doc. PhDr. Juraj Podoba, CSc. C204 [email protected]
Mgr. Art. Jaroslava Panáková, PhD. C203 [email protected]
Mgr. Andrej Mentel, PhD. C204 [email protected]
PhDr. Jaroslav Skupnik, PhD. C202 [email protected]
Mgr. Markéta Slávková C203 [email protected]
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PhD STUDENTS IN INTERNAL FORM: Mgr. Zuzana Budzelová Mgr. Peter Maňo Mgr. Martin Gala Mgr. Soňa Kráľová Mgr. Matej Butko
SECRETARY OF THE INSTITUTE Monika Meszárosová +421 2/20669854 [email protected] Room No. C205
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SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY Bachelor study programme
P/P
V/V
No Title Teacher
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P 1-USA-010/10
Introduction to Anthropology
Mgr. Danijela Jerotijević, PhD.
3 SJ
1 F
P 1-USA-020/10
Academic Writing and Sources for Anthropologists
Mgr. Andrej Mentel, PhD.
3 SJ
P 1-USA-430/13
Introduction to Social Science Methods
Mgr. Andrej Mentel, PhD.
4 SJ
P 1-USA-510/15
History of Social Thinking Mgr. Art. Jaroslava Panáková, PhD.
4 SJ
P 1-USA-020/10
Modern History Doc. PhDr. Juraj Podoba, CSc.
3 SJ
P 1-USA-030/10
Anthropological Theories Mgr. Andrej Mentel, PhD.
4 SJ
1 S
P 1-USA-070/10
Statistics for Anthropologists prof. Mgr. Martin Kanovský, PhD.
3 SJ
P 1-USA-520/15
Modern History and Ethnography
Mgr. Art. Jaroslava Panáková, PhD.
4 SJ
P 1-USA-040/10
Social Analyses Mgr. Art. Jaroslava Panáková, PhD.
3 SJ
P 1-USA-240/10
Anthropology of Religion Mgr. Danijela Jerotijević, PhD.
4 SJ
P 1-USA-090/10
Economic Anthropology PhDr. Jaroslav Skupnik, PhD., Mgr. Matej Butko
4 SJ
2 F
P 1-USA-100/10
Field Methods and Techniques 1
Mgr. Danijela Jerotijević, PhD.
4 SJ
P 1-USA-130/10
Applied Anthropology Mgr. Art. Jaroslava Panáková, PhD.
4 SJ
PV
1-USA-170/10
Cognitive Anthropology prof. Mgr. Martin Kanovský, PhD.,
3 SJ
PV
1-USA-530/16
Seminar of Economic Anthropology
PhDr. Jaroslav Skupnik, PhD.
3 SJ
P 1-USA-080/10
Political Anthropology doc. Mgr. Juraj Buzalka, PhD.
4 SJ 2 S
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P 1-USA-140/10
Ethnicity and Nationalism doc. PhDr. Juraj Podoba, CSc.
4 SJ
P 1-USA-150/10
Field Methods and Techniques 2
Mgr. Danijela Jerotijević, PhD.
USA-100/10
4 SJ
P V
1-USA-280/10
Anthropology of Childhood and Children Groups
Prof. Mgr. Martin Kanovský, PhD.
3 SJ
PV
1-USA-250/10
Anthropology of Post-socialism
Doc. PhDr. Juraj Podoba, CSc.
4 SJ
P 1-USA-180/10
Material Culture Doc. PhDr. Juraj Podoba, CSc.
4 SJ
3 F
P 1-USA-200/10
Bachelor Thesis Seminar 1 ISA USA-150/10
4 SJ
P 1-USA-190/10
Roma studies PhDr. Jaroslav Skupnik, PhD.
4 SJ
P 1-USA-210/10
Field Research Prof. Mgr. Martin Kanovský, PhD.
USA-150/10
3 SJ
P V
1-USA-305/12
Analysis of Ethnographic Data
Mgr. Soňa Kráľová 3 SJ
P V
1-USA-350/12
Ethnographic Texts 1 ISA 3 SJ
P V
1-USA-260/10
Bachelor Thesis Seminar PhDr. Jaroslav Skupnik, PhD.
8 SJ 3
S
State exams
P 1-USA-360/10
Anthropological Theories
P 1-USA-380/10
Bachelor thesis presentation and defence
P 1-USA-400/10
Model project of field research
Credits
P/PV/V Credits
Obligatory Courses (P) 126 30 30 18 18 24 6
Semi-obligatory Courses (PV) 36 - - 12 12 12 -
Optional Courses (V) - - - - - - -
State Exams 18 - - - - - 18
Credits 180 30 30 30 30 36 24
BACHELOR COURSES DESCRIPTION
Title of the course
Ethnicity and Nationslism
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Objective The aim of the course is to provide students with workable analytical categories for dealing with research on ethnicity, racism and nationalism. The course covers dominant approaches to studying ethnicity and nationalism and provides an introduction to theories that attempt to move beyond them such as constructivist, eventful, processual and cognitive approaches. An added value of the course is its interdisciplinary nature, namely, the course provides accounts of ethnicity and nationalism in Central and Eastern Europe approached from the perspectives of sociology, historiography, political science and social anthropology.
Content I Terminology: 1 ethnic groups and borders; 2 Ethnicity and/as nationalism and state; II: theoretical approaches: 3 primordialism; 4 modernism I; 5 modersnim II; 6 precization of ethnicity and nationalism concepts; 7 cognitive synthesis; III. The variations of ethnicity and nationalism: 8 everyday nationalism; 9 nationalism, religion and modernity; 10 ethnic violence; 11 multiethnicity as a concept and practise
Title of the course
Anthropology of Religion
Objective The aim of the course is to introduce concept of relilgion and its role in the society through history. The course covers also theoretical approaches to religion and uses multidisciplinary approach.
Content 1 Early anthropological theories of religion: religious ideas as a result of intellectual activity 2 Religion in society I – Emilé Durkheim. Marcel Mauss. 3 Religion in society II - Max Weber. Karl Marx. 4 Religion in culture. Bronislaw Malinowski. 5 Psychology of religion. Sigmund Freud. 6 Structuralist approach and religion. Claude Lévi – Strauss. 7 Religious symbols and myths 8 Magic and wizardry. E. Evans – Pritchard. J. Favret – Saada. 9 Religious ritual 10 Religion in current society 11 Cognitive theories of religion
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SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY Master study programme
P/P
V/V
No. Title Teacher
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P 2-USA-010/10 Urban Anthropology
ISA 4 SJ
1 W
P 2-USA-020/10 Psychological Anthropology
Mgr. Danijela Jerotijević, PhD.
4 SJ
P 2-USA-030/10 Field Methods 1 Mgr. Markéta Slávková, PhD.
4 SJ
PV 2-USA-050/10 Anthropology of Kinship
PhDr. Jaroslav Skupník, PhD.
3 SJ
PV 2-USA-100/10 Anthropology and Political Economy
Doc. Mgr. Juraj Buzalka, PhD.
3 SJ
P 2-USA-060/10 Linguistic Anthropology
PhDr. Jaroslav Skupnik, PhD.
4 SJ
1 S
P 2-USA-070/10 Field Methods 2 Mgr. Markéta Slávková, PhD.
2-USA-030/10
4 SJ
P 2-USA-015/12 Human Ecology Mgr. Andrej Mentel, PhD.
4 SJ
PV 2-USA-090/10 Ethnography in the City
Mgr. MgA. Jaroslava Panáková, PhD.
3 SJ
PV 2-USA-040/10 Cognitive and Interpretative Anthropology
Mgr. Danijela Jerotijević, PhD.
3 SJ
P 2-USA-120/10 Dissertation Unit 1
Prof. Mgr. Martin Kanovský, PhD.
2-USA-070/10
4 SJ
2 W
P 2-USA-080/10 Contemporary Anthropological Theories 1
Doc. PhDr. Juraj Podoba, CSc.
4 SJ
P 2-USA-130/10 Field Work Assessment
Prof. Mgr. Martin Kanovský, PhD.
2-USA-070/10
3 SJ
P 2-USA-390/17 Social policies and integration
PhDr. Jaroslav Skupnik, PhD.
4 SJ
PV 2-USA-160/10 Evolutionary Mgr. Andrej 4 SJ
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Anthropology Mentel, PhD.
PV 2-USA-540/10 Visual Anthropology
Mgr. Art. Jaroslava Panáková, PhD.
3 SJ
P 2-USA-170/10 Dissertation Unit 2
Doc. Mgr. Juraj Buzalka, PhD.
4 SJ 2 S
State exams
P 2-USA-360/10 Anthropological Theories
P 2-USA-380/10 Defence of thesis
Credits
P/PV/V Credits
Povinné predmety (P) 66 18 18 24 6
Povinne voliteľné predmety (PV) 36 6 12 6 -
Výberové predmety (V) - 6 - - -
Štátne skúšky 24 24
Credits 120 30 30 30 30
MASTER COURSES DESCRIPTION
Title of the course
Evolutionary anthropology
Objective The course is knowledge-oriented. The main aim of this course is to provide the conceptual and theoretical framework of evolutionary thought together with the necessary sum of up-to-date research findings. As a result, students will be able to follow the contemporary discussion of the origins of human culture and they will be able to critically assess the arguments of the “naturalness” of various kinds of human behaviour. The desired by-product of the course is the improvement of the skills in methodology and scientific thinking.
Content The course offers the basic overview of the evolution of human social behaviour in the comparative perspective. The first part of the course provides the general introduction into the theories of evolution, Darwinian thought and necessary introduction to genetics, as well as various mechanisms of evolution (natural selection, sexual selection, gene flow, genetic drift and draft etc.). In the second part of the course, we will analyse particular topics from the evolutionary point of view: hominization (human phylogeny), evolution of cognitive abilities, cooperation and altruism, origins of symbolic culture (language, rituals, kinship etc.), human sexual behaviour and some aspects of intra- and intergroup aggression (war).
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SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY PhD study programme
Code Title ECTS Sem Teacher
FSEV.ÚSA/3-USA-220/10
PhD Seminar 1 10 W Prof. Mgr. Martin Kanovský, PhD.
FSEV.ÚSA/3-USA-240/11
Field Project 1 6 W Doc. PhDr. Juraj Podoba, CSc.
FSEV.ÚSA/3-USA-230/10
PhD Seminar 2 10 S Prof. Mgr. Martin Kanovský, PhD.
FSEV.ÚSA/3-USA-250/11
Field Project 2 6 S Doc. PhDr. Juraj Podoba, CSc.
INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
Institute of Applied Psychology (abb. IAP) was founded as the part of new Faculty at Comenius University in Bratislava – Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences. The Institute is providing study programmes in Social and Work Psychology (previously known as Applied Psychology) in all the three levels of study (bachelor, master, doctoral studies). Students are educated and prepared for their professional career with the special focus on social, organisational and work psychology, interconnected with the courses from economy, political sciences, international relations, European and territorial studies, public policy and anthropology. It is according to the all-faculty interest to educate students as professionally graduated persons. Quality of education is guaranteed by the team of internal and external lecturers and well-known professionals – also from abroad as short-term or long-term employees of the Faculty. The very important part of the Institute’s staff, beside education, is made by research. Research activities are focused on the current psychological problems and disputes. The Institute consists of highly potential internal employees, whose professional orientation covers requirements laid on provision of quality of psychology education. This potential is supported by internal PhD students and external partners, actively participating on the Institute’s daily life. Integral part of the Institute of Applied Psychology is Centre for psychological expertise and advisory activities.
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Study programme Level of study programme Study Advisor
Social and Work Psychology
Bachelor study programme
Mgr. Lenka Kostovičová, PhD.
Social and Work Psychology
Master study programme Mgr. Lenka Kostovičová, PhD.
Social and Work Psychology
Doctoral study programme Doc. Júlia Kanovská Halamová, PhD.
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HEAD OF THE INSTITUTE: PhDr. Radomír Masaryk, PhD. +421 2/20669842 [email protected] Room No. C036 INSTITUTE’S EMPLOYEES:
Name Room No.
E-mail address
Prof. PhDr. Jana Plichtová, PhD. C035 [email protected]
Doc. Mgr. Júlia Kanovská Halamová, PhD. C039 [email protected]
Doc. PhDr. Miroslav Popper, PhD. C038 [email protected]
Mgr. Peter Broniš, PhD. C039 [email protected]
Mgr. Lenka Kostovičová, PhD. C039 [email protected]
Mgr. Zuzana Lazišťanová, PhD. C038 [email protected]
PhD. STUDENTS IN INTERNAL FORM: Mgr. Annamária Antalová Mgr. Martina Baránková Mgr. Jana Koróniová Mgr. Juraj Petrík Mgr. Dominika Vajdová Mgr. Drahomír Michalko Mgr. Vlasta Paholíková PhD. STUDENTS IN INTERNAL FORM AT SLOVAK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Mgr. Jakub Šrol (SAV) Mgr. Branislav Uhrecký Mgr. Martina Urbašek Mgr. Andrea Zelienková Mgr. Daša Strachanová Mgr. Zuzana Kaššaiová SECRETARY OF THE INSTITUTE PhDr. Beáta Chrenová +421 2/20669844 [email protected] Room No. C037
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SOCIAL AND WORK PSYCHOLOGY Bachelor study programme
P/P
V/V
No Title Teacher
Pre
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P 1-UAP-020/10
General Psychology 1
Mgr. Peter Broniš, PhD.
4 SJ
1 F
P 1-UAP-030/10
History of Psychology
Mgr. Branislav Uhrecký, Mgr. Andrea Zelienková, Mgr. Zuzana. Kaššaiová, PhDr. Robert Krause
4 SJ
P 1-UAP-700/15
Developmental psychology
Mgr. Jana Bašnáková, MSc.
4 SJ
P 1-UAP-520/15
Introduction to Neurophysiology
Mgr. Martina Baránková
4 SJ
P 1-USA-510/15
Academic competences
Mgr. Lenka Kostovičová, PhD., PhDr. Radomír Masaryk, PhD.,.
4 SJ
P 1-UAP-040/10
General Psychology 2
PhDr. Radomír Masaryk, PhD.
ÚAP/1-
UAP-020/10
4 SJ
1 S
P 1-UAP-050/12
Social Psychology
PhDr. Radomír Masaryk, PhD., Mgr. Annamária Antalová
ÚAP/1-
UAP-020/10
4 SJ
P 1-UAP-060/10
Psychology of Personality
Doc. Mgr. Elena Lisá, PhD.
4 SJ
P 1-UAP-530/15
Introduction to Psychological Methodology
IPA 4 SJ
P 1-UAP-540/15
Social-Psychological
doc. Mgr. Júlia Kanovská Halamová,
4 SJ
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Training I. PhD., Mgr. Martina Baránková, Mgr. Bronislava Strnádelová, Mgr. Branislav.Uhrecký
P 1-UAP-090/10
Organizational and Work Psychology
Mgr. Ing. Zuzana Lazišťanová, PhD.
4 SJ
2 F
P 1-UAP-550/16
Introduction to Pedagogic and School Psychology
PhDr. Radomír Masaryk, PhD., Mgr Dominika Vajdová
4 SJ
P 1-UAP-580/16
Methodology and methods of Social Psychology – quantitative methods
IAP
UAP/1-UAP-530/15
4 SJ
P 1-UAP-560/16
Introduction to Clinic Psychology
Mgr. Mária. Kénesy Túnyiová, PhD..
2 SJ
P 1-UAP-570/16
Introduction to Counselling Psychology
doc. Mgr. Júlia Kanovská Halamová, PhD.
2 SJ
PV 1-UAP-590/16
Introduction to sociology
Mgr. Katarína Strapcová, PhD.
4 SJ
P 1-UAP-150/10
Psychology of Marketing Communication
Mgr. Ing. Zuzana Lazišťanová, PhD.
ÚAP/1-UAP-020/10, ÚAP/1-UAP-040/10, ÚAP/1-UAP-050/12
4 SJ
2 S
P 1-UAP-610/16
Evolutionary psychology
Mgr. Miroslav Popper, CSc.
ÚAP/1-UAP-580/16
4 SJ
P 1-UAP-660/16
Statistics Mgr. Mária Túnyiová, PhD.
4 SJ
PV 1-UAP-910/18
Experimental Methods
Mgr. Peter Broniš, PhD.
ÚAP/1-UAP-050/12
4 SJ
PV 1-UAP-900/18
Psychodiagnosis and psychometry
ÚAP
1-UAP-580/16
4 SJ
PV 1-UAP- Cognitive doc. PhDr. Ján Rybár, 4 SJ
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130/16 Psychology CSc.
V 1-UAP-830/17
Experiential Methods in Career Counselling
Mgr. Martin Martinkovič,PhD., Mgr. Lenka Martinkovičová, PhD., Mgr. Tomáš Šprlák
2 SJ
V ÚAP/1-UAP-950/18
Human Resource Sourcing
Mgr. Jakub Petrík 2 SJ
V 1-UAP-970/18
Public Relations in practise
Mgr. Martina Mášiková
2 SJ
P 1-UAP-190/12
Bachelor thesis seminar
IAP 4 SJ
3 F
P ÚAP/1-UAP-620/16
Methodology and Methods in Psychology: Qualitative Methods
Mgr. Peter Broniš, PhD.
1-UAP-580/16
4 SJ
PV ÚAP/1-UAP-770/17
Psychology of Minority Groups
Mgr. Miroslav Popper, CSc.
4 SJ
PV ÚAP/1-UAP-160/16
Conflicts Resolution
doc. Mgr. Júlia Kanovská Halamová, PhD.
4 SJ
V 1-UAP-800/17
Practice of Research
Mgr. Barbara Lášticová, PhD.
2 SJ
V 1-UAP-960//18
Prejudices and stereotypes in social cognition and neuroscience
Mgr. Drahomír Michalko
2 SJ
V 1-UAP-940/18
Public Relations in practise
Mgr. Martina Mášiková
2 SJ
V 1-UAP-920/18
Introduction to individual psychology
Mgr. A.Antalová, A. Zelienková
2 SJ
V 1-UAP-930/18
Competence approach to human resources management
Mgr. Ing. Zuzana Lazišťanová, PhD., Mgr. Zuzana Kaššaiová
2 SJ
P 1-UAP- Bachelor Thesis Mgr. Peter Broniš, 4 SJ 3 S
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780/17 Seminar II.-Implementing RP
PhD., J. Kanovská Halamová, PhDr. Radomír Masaryk, PhD., M. Popper, Mgr. Lenka Kostovičová, PhD., Mgr. Ing. Zuzana Lazišťanová, PhD.
P ÚAP/1-
UAP-790/17
Social cognition doc. Miroslav Popper, PhD., Mgr. Jakub Petrík
4 SJ
PV ÚAP/1-UAP-200/10
Team Building and Development
Mgr. Ing. Zuzana Lazišťanová, PhD. Mgr. Daša Strachanová
ÚAP/1-UAP-090/1
0, ÚAP/1-UAP-050/1
0,
4 SJ
PV ÚAP/1-UAP-640/16
Enterpreneurial Behaviour
Mgr. Peter Broniš, PhD.
4 SJ
PV ÚAP/1-UAP-230/10
Human Resources Management
Mgr. Eva Vavráková, PhD. MSc.
4 SJ
State exams
ÚAP/1-UAP-SS5/17
Final Thesis and Thesis Defense
ÚAP/1-UAP-SS6/17
Psychology
Credits
P/PV/V Credits
Obligatory Courses (P) 138 30 30 24 18 12 12
Semi-obligatory Courses (PV) 24 - - 6 6 6 6
Optional Courses (V) 6 - - - 3 3 -
State Exams 12 - - - - - 12
Credits 180 30 30 30 33 27 30
BACHELOR COURSES DESCRIPTION
Title of the course
General Psychology
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Objective The courses introduces basic terminology and knowledge of psychology. The student gain overview in main psychological approaches and will understand psychology as a scientific discipline.
Content 1 Psychology in the past and present; 2 Biological basics of psychic; 3 Mental evolution and development; 4 Seonsoring processes; 5 perception, Consciousness and learning.
Title of the course
Experimental Methods
Objective The students are introduced with significant experiments in the area of social psychology, important concepts and theories and how experiments help them to develop.
Content 1 Experiment on social psychology (methodological principles, froms of results presentation) 2 Social-psychological experiments (conformity, cognitive dosonance; obedience, bystander effect, theory of social identities, gender stereotypes, solf-concepy
Title of the course
Methodoligy and Methods in Psychology: Qualitative Methods
Objective The students are introduced with qualitative research theory and its methods, including data collection, data analysis and interpretation of results. The course focuses on students to understand and apply the methods of qualitative research.
Content 1 Qualitative research and its development; 2 Basic approaches to qualitative research; 3 Research design and ethical questions; 4 Methods of data gathering and data collection; 5 method of coding and data presentation; 6 presentation of results, evaluation of research quality; 7 Information technologies in qualitative research
Title of the course
Team Building and Development
Objective The students gains and broadens his or her knowledge on how the a group works, what is the difference between group and team, what processes run in group and team and how do they run, and on possibilities of work with team. The practical part of the course the students works on a group project in which s/he gains skills and experiences with a team work. Through reflection of own group work s/he relates the theoretical knowledge with personal experience, gains deeper understanding of a team work. After successful passing of the course, s/he should be able to use the knowledge and experience in team building and preparation of activities developing groups and teams in organizations.
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Content 1. Group, working group, team and its specifications, typology of teams; 2. Aims, norms, cohesion and trust in grouyp, peer pressure; 3. Group atmosphere and its relations to effective group functioning; 4. Group processes - communication in group and team, feedback; 5. Group processes – decision making in group and team; 6. Conflicts in group and team; 7. Team members selection, team roles; 8. Development stages of team; 9. Factors of successful team work. Why teams do no work; 10. Reflection in team; 11. Team leading, role of the team leader; 12. Team development, development of the team competences, permanent team training
Title of the course
Psychology of Marketing Communication
Objective The students gain basic overview of knowledge in the area of marketing psychology.
Content 1. Marketing and sale, product life cycle vs target groups and their needs; 2. Methods of marketing research, sample selection, addressing the respondents; 3. Quantitave techniques – data mining, questionaires; 4. Qualitative techniques – content analysis, interview, focus group; 5. Data analysis and its utilization; 6. Public relations, formulating a legacy and media communication; 7. Traditional forms of advertisement, product visual identity, 8. Communication below the line, viral marketing, WOM, guerilla marketing; 9. New media – social networks, possibilities and limites, crisis communication
Title of the course
Enterpreneurial Behavior
Objective The course provides information on psychology of entreprise, psychology of new or innovative entrepreneurship. The students gain knowledge on basic psychological concepts related to establishment of new enterprices and the start of own entrerpreneurship from the field of social pszchology, psuchology in personality and cognitive psychology. The students gain the overview of knowledge, examples from the psychology of entrepreneurship and gain interpersonal skills. The course uses the current research in this area and discusses the opportunities for research on founders of businesses.
Content 1 Introduction to new entrepreneurship; 2 Overview of approaches and theories, basic terminology. The establishment of new business as a process; 3 Personality and characteristics of entrepreneur. Sources of success. Personality, skills and motivation. 4 social psychology of entrepreneurship. How social environment helps to
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construct business. 5 Gender and minoroity aspects of entrepreneurship; 6 Cognitive psychology of entrepreneurship and innovations. How do businessmen solve problems, how do they decides. What is their perception of risk and taking advantage of opportunities; 7 Qualitative and quantitative methods in entrepreneurship research and research of entrepreneurs.
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SOCIAL AND WORK PSYCHOLOGY Master study programme
P/P
V/V
No Title Teacher
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2-UAP-540/15
Contemporary Social Psychology
PhDr. Radomír Masaryk, PhD.
2 SJ
1 W
2-UAP-450/15
Methods of Social Psychology
Mgr. Peter Broniš, PhD.
4 SJ
2-UAP-460/15
Social-Psychological Skills Training II.
Doc. Mgr. Júlia Kanovská Halamová, PhD., Mgr. Miroslava. Baránková, Mgr. Bronislava Strnádelová
4 SJ
PV
2-UAP-580/16
Career Counselling and Development
Mgr. Lenka. Martinkovičová, PhD., Mgr. Martin Martinkovič, PhD., Mgr. Tomáš. Šprlák
4 SJ
2-UAP-350/12
Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making
Mgr. Lenka Kostovičová, PhD., Mgr. Zuzana. Kaššaiová
4 SJ
2-UAP-030/10
Political psychology
Mgr. Barbara Lášticová, PhD.
4 SJ
P
2-UAP-060/10
Methods of the Work and Organizational Psychology
Mgr. Ing. Zuzana Lazišťanová, PhD.
FSEV.ÚAP/2-UAP-440/15
4 SJ
1 S 2-UAP-070/11
Consumer Behaviour
Mgr. Lenka Kostovičová, PhD., Mgr. Andrea Zelienková
4 SJ
PV
2-UAP-510/16
Community psychology
doc. Mgr. Júlia Kanovská Halamová, PhD.
4 SJ
ÚAP/2- Economic Mgr. Lenka 4 SJ
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UAP-100/10
Psychology Kostovičová, PhD., Mgr. Daša. Strachanová
2-UAP-490/15
Moral Psychology Doc. Mgr. Miroslav Popper, CSc.
4 SJ
V
2-UAP-710/18
Organizational culture
Mgr. Peter Broniš, PhD.
2 SJ
1 S
2-UAP-560/15
Models of Cognitive Development
Doc. PhDr. Ján Rybár, PhD.
2 SJ
2-UAP-570/16
Law for Psychologists
Mgr. Ida Budayová Kuklišová
2 SJ
2-UAP-700/18
Happiness at work and harmony in life
Ing. Lýdia Sirotová 2 SJ
P
2-UAP-110/10
Psycho-diagnostic of Adults
doc. PhDr. Eva Letovancová, PhD.
4 SJ
2 W
2-UAP-120/11
Master Thesis Seminar
Doc. Mgr. Miroslav Popper, CSc.
4 SJ
PV
2-UAP-500/16
Marketing psychology in practice
PhDr. Radomír Masaryk, PhD.
4 SJ
2-UAP-010/11
Management of Social Systems
Mgr. Ing. Zuzana Lazišťanová, PhD., Mgr. Daša Strachanová
4 SJ
2-UAP-480/16
Practice in Social and Work Psychology
Mgr. Ing. Zuzana Lazišťanová, PhD.
2-UAP-440/15 a 2-UAP-540/15
100 SJ
V
2-UAP-630/16
Change management
Mgr. Peter Broniš, PhD.
2 SJ
2 W
2-UAP-720/18
Psychology of work environment
MSc. Eva Vavráková, PhD.
2 SJ
2-UAP-650/16
Statistics II. Mgr. Lenka Kostovičová, PhD., Mgr. Jakub Šrol
2 SJ
2-UAP-620/16
Mediation Mgr. Miriam Remišová, PhD.
2 SJ
P
2-UAP-640/16
Master Thesis Seminar
Mgr. Peter Broniš, PhD., doc. Júlia Kanovská Halamová, PhD.,
4 SJ 2 S
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doc. PhDr. Eva. Letovancová, PhD., PhDr. Radomír Masaryk, PhD., M. Popper, Mgr. Lenka Kostovičová, PhD., Mgr. Ing. Zuzana Lazišťanová, PhD.
2-UAP-600/16
Clinical Psychology in work sphere
doc. Mgr. Júlia Kanovská Halamová, PhD.
2 SJ
2-UAP-610/16
Counselling Process Training Seminar
doc. Mgr. Júlia Kanovská Halamová, PhD.
2 SJ
PV
2-UAP-170/11
Unemployment psychology
PhDr. Elena Kopcová, PhD.
4 SJ
2-UAP-320/11
Human Resource Academy
PhDr. Ján Uriga, PhD.
4 SJ
State exams
P 2-UAP-SS5/16
Master's Thesis and Defence
P 2-UAP-SS6/16
Social and Work Psychology
Credits
P/PV/V Credits
Obligatory Courses (P) 54 18 12 12 12
Semi-obligatory Courses (PV) 42 12 12 12 6
Optional Courses (V) 12 - 6 6 -
State Exams 12 12
Credits 120 30 30 30 30
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MASTER COURSES DESCRIPTION
Title of the course
Methods of Social Psychology
Objective The courses encompass the knowledge on advanced methods of social psychology, their framework, psychometric qualities and utiliyation in practise and interpretation. The students will lear how to apply methods for research purposes, for analysis and diagnosis of social-psychological phenomena and for social intervention.
Content Methodology and methods of social psychology; Analysis of individual method: interview, observation, experiment, questionnaire, text analysis and content analysis, scales, semantic differencial; implicit methods; quantitative and qualitative methods in social psychology; Methods of post-positivist social psychology; Discourse analysis; evaluation and action research.
Title of the course
Contemporary Social Psychology
Objective
Content
Title of the course
Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making
Objective Main aims of the course is to introduce basic approaches of judgment and decision making research with emphasis on psychological processes and, significant experiments in this area, methodological side of relevant research; to provide psychological knowledge on how people accept and process information as a basis for decision from various alternatives in situational context, what does influence their decision making and what can be considered as effective decision.
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Content CLASSIC THEORIES OF DECISION MAKING. Normative theories of decision making. Theory of expected value: utilities, preferences and probabilities. Descriptive theories of decision making: Prospect theory. Decision making under risk and uncertainty. Framing and context of decision making. Heuristics and biases. Decision making strategies in simple and complex choices. PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES OF JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING. Analysis of the perception and evaluation of alternatives. Assessment of the likelihood and frequency. Emotions in judgment and decision making. Interpersonal, group and organizational decision making. CURRENT APPROACHES TO DECISION MAKING. The concepts of rationality in decision making. Naturalistic DM. Intuitive DM. Expertise in DM.
Title of the course
Consumer Behavior
Objective The inquiry of consumer behaviour is an inquiry of the influence of market on the life of people. The field of consumer research is focused not only at the purchase and consumption, but also buying, gaving and being, which is closely related to purchase and consumption. It is an inquiry of how to (not) owning things influences our lives and how the possession of things influences the way we perceive and live ourselves and others. This course tries to mediate this knowledge while it considers also the growing internastionalization of market, mainly in European context.
Content Consumers in the marketplace. Consumers’ impact on marketing strategy. Marketing’s impact on consumers. A consumer society. Shopping, buing and evaluation. How consumers see the world and themselves: Motivation, values and lifestyle. Learning and memory. Attitudes. Individual decisionmaking. Group influence and opinion leadership. European family structures, household decisionmaking and age cohorts. Income nad social class. Culture and European lifestyles. Cultural change processes. New times, new consumers.
Title of the course
Community Psychology
Objective The student gains basic overview in community psychology as a scientific discipline. The student will understand different conception of community psychology and will have experience in planning a community programm and gets a feedback on the plan.
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Content Community psychology as field of science. History of community psychology. Research and methods of community psychology. Communities. Community experience. Human diversity. Coping. Resilience. Social support. Prevention. Support of social competence. Community and social change. Civic participation. Seizure. Planning and evaluating community programms.
Title of the course
Clinical Psychology in Work Sphere
Objective The student gains basic overview on clinical pscyhodiagnosis and on clinical picture of diverse mental illness. Student will know the basic principles of psychotherapy of particular menal illnesses.
Content Clinical picture of particular mental and psychosomatic illnesses. The basics of clinical psychodiagnosis.the basics of psychotherapy. Psychomatic disorders. Demetions and organic disorders. Mental disorders cause by use of substances. Schisofrenic spectrum disorders. Affective disorders. Anxiety disorders. Easting disorders. Personality disorders. Sexual disorders. Reactions to strass, adaptation disorders. Burnout syndrome.
Title of the course
Counselling Process Training Seminar
Objective The courses offers an experience of own functioning in the role od adviser with the use of camera and feedback from participants and course teacher. The students improve themselves in the model situation in particular counselling skills.
Content Introduction to counselling process. building of counselling alliance. Problem exploration. Problem understanding. Problem solving. Ending the counselling. Evaluation of the counselling process.
Title of the course
Economic Psychology
Objective The aim of the course is to gain knowledge and overview from particular areas of economic behaviour, in which the psychological knowledge is highly relevant for economy and for psychology the economic perspective is beneficial.
Content Relationship between economy and psychology ; Psychology of money; Psychology of personal finances management; psychology of personal finances investment.
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Title of the course
Organizational Culture
Objective The course introduces the concept of organizational culte according to Ed Schein, the levels of organizational culture, its development and role for functioning of the organization.
Content Culture in organizations; Macrocultures, subcultures and microcultures; Three elevels of organizational culture; Dimensions of organizational culture; The making of organizational culture, typology and measurement of organizational culture; Role of leaders in culture making; The change of organizational culture
Title of the course
Change Management
Objective The course focuses on theories of change management that will be presented as a pluralistic framework, through which we can understand change as well as a set of tools for practical realization of change. The students gain experience with analysis of organization, setting the goals of the change, choosing the model of change and presenting the change project.
Content Organizational change and organizational development of theory of organizational change and innovations; three generations of organizational changes; individual change and approaches to change: behavioral, cognitive; pszcho-dynamic; humanistic; learning and process of change, personality and change; organizational change and organizational metaphors, model fo change, change and transition (Bridge, Carnall); sustainable change (senge); resistance to chage, conflicts and change and implication of change for employees; Change management, types of leaders and metaphors of organizational change: visionairs, role of the leader in change management, leadership styles and skills, effective leader; Team and change; types of teams in organizations, increasing effectivity of team; key attributes in team development, model of the team change; organizational culture – dimensions of organizational culture, mutual relationship between culture and change.
SOCIAL AND WORK PSYCHOLOGY PhD study programme
Code Title ECTS Sem Teacher
FSEV.ÚAP/3-UAP- Contemporary 10 W IAP
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090/11 Movements in Psychology
FSEV.ÚAP/3-UAP-070/10
Contemporary Work and Organizational Psychology
10 S IAP
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PRACTICAL GUIDELINE FOR STUDENTS AT FSES CU in BRATISLAVA
ACCOMODATION
Students of Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences Comenius University are accommodated in dormitory VM Ľ. Štúra – Mlyny UK.
Accommodation is provided for one semester (5 months) or for two semesters (10 months).
The full rent fees for the whole booked period must be paid in cash at the dormitory in one payment upon signing the Accommodation Contract (it means on the day of student’s arrival). A deposit of 160 Euro is payable via bank transfer as a security against any damage to the dormitory’s property, a loss of the apartment’s keys or permission (green card) or as a prevent before repeated offenses shown in Dormitory Internal Rules. The deposit will be given back on student’s account in case of observance of the rules laid down in the Accommodation Contract and Dormitory Internal Rules. Student is obliged to apply for accommodation via Dept. of Study affairs, incoming foreign students by submitting Housing application form, available on:
CONTACT
VM Ľ. Štúra – Mlyny UK, Staré Grunty 36, 841 04 Bratislava Mail: [email protected]
Phone: 00421 918 110 124 www.mlyny.uniba.sk
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TRAVEL INFORMATION From Main train station (Hlavná stanica) you can get trolleybus No. 201 step out on the station Brodná (app. 20 min). From Main bus station (Autobusová stanica) you can get trolleybus No. 202 (step out on station Brodná, app. 10 min.) and 212 (step out on station Radničné námestie (app. 10min). VM Ľ. Štúra – Mlyny UK you can get bus No. 39 step out on the station Trnavské mýto and again get trolleybus No. 201 (app. 40 min).
www.imhd.sk
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RECOGNITION OF STUDIES A/ Recognition of studies for starting Bachelor study programme at CU in Bratislava Regional Office of Education in Bratislava , in the process of recognition of equivalence of documents on education issued by foreign primary and secondary schools, follows the procedure based on § 31 up to 34 of the law of NR SR No 596/2003 of the Coll. of laws on state administration in education and on school self-administration and on change and amendment of some acts as amended and in accordance with ordinance of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic No 207/1993 of the Coll. of laws, providing details on the equivalence of education certificates issued by foreign primary and secondary schools. The Regional Office of Education in Bratislava upon the listed regulations issues Decision on recognition or Confirmation on equality of documents on education awarded in foreign and secondary schools (hereinafter referred to as foreign schools). Confirmation on equality of document on education shall be issued for documents on education completion issued by foreign school of the state that has concluded an agreement on mutual recognition of documents the Slovak republic has been bound with. Decision on recognition of equality of documents on education is issued for the documents on completed education issued by a foreign school by the state that has not concluded any agreement on mutual recognition of documents equality. After that, genuiness of the signatures and seal impression of the school at original documents on the education completed have to be verified by the particular state body responsible for such verification or by a notarial office in the particular state with seal impression of the embassy of the Slovak republic in this state (legalization and superlegalization), if not provided otherwise by the particular international agreement (Apostile). Only a document on completed education may come under the recognition procedure for the purpose of further study!
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Application for recognition of equality of document on education issued by foreign primary and secondary schools must comprise the following documents: 1. First copy of the document verified by a notary, if concerning the confirmation,
First copy of the documents legalized and super-legalized verified by a notary of with Apostile, if concerning the decision;
2. original copy or a translation (by certified translator) of the first copy of the document verified by a notary to Slovak language, as listed in point 1.,
3. opinion of Centre for Recognition of Diplomas – equivalence of study abroad, Address: Ministerstvo školstva, vedy, výskumu a športu Slovenskej republiky
Stredisko na uznanie dokladov o vzdelaní Stromová 1 813 30 Bratislava 1
4. protocol on subsidiary exams (citizen of the Slovak republic), 5. other documents (certificates on individual grades, curriculums, etc.),
eventually certified copy of confirmation on completion of language and expert preparation for foreign students
6. fee stamp amounting to 6.50 EUR (sale of fee stamps is served by the postal service), 7. proof of idenitity (valid identity card, passport) B/ Recognition of studies for continuing Master study programme at CU in Bratislava (recognition of BA diploma) In case of the student’s interest to continue in MA level at FSES CU, it is necessary to ask for recognition of the BA diploma. The whole process of recognition consists of two phases: 1/ application of opinion from Ministry of Education of the SR Ministry of Education of the SR is responsible for preparation of opinion, whether the diploma and degree awarded at foreign university can be recognised in the Slovak republic for the purpose of continuing study here. The opinion has only recommendatory character and decision in merit is delegated to the University, which is providing accredited study programmes. In case, there is not university providing study programme, which should be recognised, in the Slovakia, then the Ministry is entitled to decide in the merit and issue a decision on recognition of BA diploma.
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Application to the Ministry has to have following annexes: a) original of the BA diploma or verified copy of the BA diploma, b) transcript of records attached of whole BA study, c) translation (by certified translator) of the both mentioned documents verified by a notary to Slovak language If the Ministry of Education of the SR issue opinion, it is delivered to the applicant with the submitted annexes. If the Ministry issue decision, documents are saved there. 2/ application for recognition of BA diploma at Comenius University in Bratislava If you need to verify the obtained titles for purposes of study at the Comenius University in Bratislava, you have to write your request to the Department of Study Affairs - Rectorate. The application form has to be attached by following: a) original of the BA diploma or verified copy of the BA diploma b) transcript of records attached of whole BA study c) translation (by certified translator) of the both mentioned documents verified by a notary to Slovak language d) opinion of Centre for Recognition of Diplomas Please note that there is 30 days time limit to satisfy your request.
Contact: Department of Study Affairs - Rectorate tel.: +421 2 592 44 339
C/ Recognition of studies for continuing Doctoral study programme at CU in Bratislava (recognition of MA diploma)
Recognition of the MA diploma uses the same procedure as recognition of the BA diploma, see above.
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VISA’S DUTY All incoming foreign students must obtain a permit for residence in Slovakia. As a Citizen of EU member-state you must have a valid passport (or a valid ID card) and have to register at the Aliens’ Police Office in Bratislava or Martin. Please note that if you stay longer than 90 days in Slovakia, you will have to apply for a long-term residency in our country. If you are a Non EU student, you are expected to apply for visa and residency permit at the Embassy or Consulate of the Slovak Republic prior to your departure. After your arrival you have to register at the Aliens’ Police Office.
• Aliens’ Police Office in Bratislava Address: Oddelenie cudzineckej polície PZ Bratislava
Hrobákova ulica 44 851 02 Bratislava
Telephone: EU citizen: +421 (0) 961036871 Non EU citizen +421 (0) 961036866 Office hours: Monday 07.30-12.00 13.00-15.00 Wednesday 07.30-12.00 13.00-17.30 Friday 07.30-12.00
Note:
• We strongly recommend all students to arrive at least one week prior to the start of classes in order to apply for residency and participate to the Welcome Week for Erasmus Students
• For registration with the police please take a minimum of 2 photographs with you (3x3,5 cm)
• All foreign-language documents must be officially translated into Slovak
• Registration for a short-term residency is free of charge
• Registration for a long-term residency (five years) is charged 4.50 Euro (duty stamp)
For more information please contact the Slovak Embassy in your home country and check on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (www.mzv.sk)
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MEDICAL CARE
To be entitled to medical treatment on the basis of health insurance in
another Member State (EU, EEA, Switzerland), an EU/EEA national must
present a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) to the health care provider.
(EHIC shall be issued at your request by a health insurance company to which
you pay health insurance contribution). The treatment of an EU/EEA national
will be covered by a Slovak health insurance company in the same amount as
to a Slovak national, provided relevant physician has concluded a contract with
at least one health insurance company (he/she is included in the system of
public health care).
Foreigners who are not duly insured can take out contractual health insurance on the territory of the Slovak Republic which will be paid by their own.
WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF EMERGENCY Please note: "emergency" refers to accidents or serious injuries, serious problems. If you need the emergency services (“pohotovosť” in Slovak), dial telephone
number “112”. Ambulances are well staffed and equipped with life-sustaining
apparatus needed to safely transport patients to hospital. Hospitals provide 24
hour emergency services.
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SLOVAK NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
Event
Date
Republic Day / New Year Day January 1
Epiphany January 6
Good Friday and Easter Monday March, April
Labour Day May 1
Slovak National Day May 8
St. Cyril & St. Methodius Day July 5
National Uprising Day August 29
Constitution Day September 1
Virgin Mary Day September 15
All Saints Day November 1
Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day November 17
Christmas Eve December 24
Christmas December 25-26
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ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME
The status of Erasmus student applies to students who satisfy the Erasmus eligibility criteria and who have been selected by their university to spend an Erasmus study period abroad at a partner university in Europe. Both universities must have an Erasmus University Charter awarded by the European Commission. Erasmus gives students the opportunity to study or take traineeship for a period of 3 to 12 months at a university or higher education establishment in another participating country in the framework of agreed arrangements between universities. The time spent in the other country is fully recognized in the originating university, thanks to European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS). Students also receive an Erasmus Student Charter which outlines their rights as visiting students and the obligations which they must fulfil at their host institution. Information on their Erasmus study or traineeship is directly stated in Diploma supplement. Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences is participating in the programme since its establishment and in the moment the number of Erasmus bilateral agreements is up to 50. Annually approximately 30 foreign students come to faculty for semester or academic year exchange, from all European countries. Faculty send annually 50 students to study abroad at partner´s universities. Lecturers and other staff are involved in the project and number of incoming foreign lecturers is arising. Erasmus programme provides faculty students in all three levels to spend a part of their study abroad. The programme in last period involves also traineeship in its portfolio, what means that the students can examine their theoretical knowledge in foreign company, university, non-governmental organisation or research centre. All these possibilities let to the improvement of the faculty graduate profile. More information on Erasmus programme and its implementation is available on www.fses.uniba.sk
Contact: International Relations Office
Tel.: +421-2-206 69 869 [email protected]
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RESEARCH CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Research centre for Human Rights is closely working with UNESCO Chair for Human Rights Education (hereinafter as UNESCO Chair) established at Comenius University in Bratislava by agreement between UNESCO and University on October 26th, 1992. The main objective of the Research Centre for Human Rights is to promote an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation activities in the field of human rights and international relations.
EMPLOYEES:
Name Room No.
E-mail address
JUDr. Alexandra Strážnická, PhD., LL.M.
C138 [email protected]
Prof. Ing. Milan Konvit, PhD. [email protected]
Doc. PaedDr. Pavol Parenička, PhD.
Doc. Ing. Galina Jasečková, CSc.
PhDr. Marcela Katuščáková, PhD.
RNDr. Eva Capková, PhD. [email protected]
PhD students:
Name Room No.
E-mail address
Mgr. Henrieta Kunová C138 [email protected]
Mgr. Juraj Grečnár [email protected]
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STUDY REGULATIONS AT COMENIUS UNIVERSITY IN BRATISLAVA
Internal regulation No. 20/2017
Approved by the Academic Senate of Comenius University in
Bratislava
Consolidated version of Internal Regulation No. 8/2013
Study Regulations as amended by Amendment No. 1 to 3
Comenius University in Bratislava
2017
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C O N T E N T S Part I General provisions Art. 1 Introductory provisions Art. 2 Basic provisions Part II Rules of admission procedure at CU Art. 3 Admission procedure and conditions for admission Art. 4 Application for study Art. 5 Entrance examination Art. 6 Decision on admission procedure result Art. 7 Making the results of entrance examination public Art. 8 Making the results of admission procedure public Art. 9 Applicant's access to the admission procedure file Art. 10 Review of the decision on non-admission Art. 11 The applicant's right to enrol to the study and its termination Art. 12 Admission procedure of bachelor study graduates to master study Art. 13 Admission procedure in case of transfer from another university Part III Study at CU Art. 14 Levels and forms of study at CU, standard length of studies Art. 15 Rights and duties of students Art. 16 Study adviser, PhD. student s supervisor and mobility coordinator Part IV Study organization at CU Art. 17 Study schedule Art. 18 Organization of enrolment Art. 19 Credit system of study Art. 20 Study programme, study plan and study documents Art. 21 Subjects of the study programme and educational activities Art. 22 Enrolment and completion of subjects Art. 23 Recording, checking and assessing the study results Art. 24 Grading scale and weighted study average Art. 25 Stages of study check Art. 26 Final Thesis Art. 27 State examinations Art. 28 Overall assessment of study Art. 29 Change of the study programme within CU Art. 30 Academic mobility Art. 31 Recognition of completed subjects, transfer of credits and grades Art. 32 Interruption of study Art. 33 Completion of study Art. 34 Giving up the study Art. 35 Expelling from the study
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Part V Peculiarities of PhD. study Art. 36 Basic provisions Art. 37 Board of Specialists Art. 38 Dissertation Examination Art. 39 Dissertation Thesis Art. 40 Preparation for Dissertation Thesis Defence Art. 41 Opponents of Dissertation Thesis and their opinions Art. 42 Defence of Dissertation Thesis Part VI Proceedings concerning study rights and duties of students Art. 43 Beginning of proceedings concerning study rights and duties of students Art. 44 Essentials of a decision and its delivery Art. 45 Request for review of a decision on expelling from the study Art. 46 Validity of decision Part VII Further provisions Art. 47 Student's safety and health protection Art. 48 Examina Rigorosa Art. 49 Rector's Academic Praise, Rector's Award for excellent final thesis and merit scholarships Art. 50 Faculties' Study Regulations Art. 51 Transitional and Closing provisions Annex No. 1 General rules for enrolment to study, recording and checking of study results at the faculties of CU
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This Study Regulations of Comenius University, Bratislava, (hereinafter referred to as „Study Regulations of CU“ or “Study Regulations“ ) is pursuant to Section 15, paragraph 1 b) of the Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education and on changes and amendments of some acts as amended (hereinafter referred to as “Higher Education Act”) an internal regulation of Comenius University, Bratislava (hereinafter referred to as „CU“) and approved by the Academic Senate of CU on June 19, 2013.
Part I General provisions
Art. 1 Introductory provision This Study Regulations of CU regulates the study of students of all levels of study admitted to study programmes accredited according to the Higher Educations Act.
Art. 2 Basic provisions (1) Study at CU is carried out at faculties or other units of CU (hereinafter referred to
as “faculties”). In case of PhD study, the study may also be carried out at external teaching institutions which the CU or the faculty has an agreement on PhD study with.1
(2) All academic rights and freedoms are guaranteed at CU. As far as the study is concerned, it is mainly a student s right to be educated while free choice of study within accredited study programmes is preserved and freedom of instruction based on openness to various scientific opinions, research methods and art streams as well as on a possibility to express one s own opinions.
Part II Rules of admission procedure at CU
Art. 3. Admission procedure and conditions for admission
(1) Admission is a procedure allowing an applicant to show how he/she fulfils the given conditions for the study and to become a student of the chosen study programme at a faculty.
(2) Basic conditions for admission to study are stipulated by the Higher Education Act. A faculty may determine additional requirements for admission to the particular study programme and a method of their verification. Entrance examination can make a part of verification of their fulfilment, if so decided by the faculty.2 The admission procedure for PhD study always includes the entrance examination.3
Art. 4 Application for study
1 Section 54 of the Higher Education Act 2 Section 57 of the Higher Education Act 3 Section 57 paragraph 3 of the Higher Education Act
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1) The Dean of the faculty shall publish on time, no later than on September 20th of the academic year preceding the academic year in which the study should be commenced if bachelor study programme or study programme under Section 53 paragraph 3 of the Higher Education Act are involved, and for other study programmes no later than two months before the deadline for submission of application forms, the conditions of admission and the method of their verification and if an entrance examination is a part of verification, also the form and general content of the examination and the way of its results assessment, as well as an information on the number of applicants planned by the faculty to be admitted to the particular study programme.4
2) The Dean shall announce no later than two months before the date for submission of applications for PhD. study, the topics of dissertation thesis as well which the applicants may apply for. In case of the topic offered by the external institution, the name of the institution is indicated as well. Each offered topic includes information regarding the name of the study programme, name and surname of the supervisor, his/her academic degrees included, form of study (full-time, part-time), deadline and place for submission of applications and the date of admission procedure, the conditions of admission, the method of verification of their fulfilment, the form and general content of entrance examination as well as the method of evaluation of its results. This information is published on the official information board of the faculty, on the faculty website and in a manner allowing an approach for all interested according to the separate regulation.5
The topics of dissertation theses together with other
essentials are published on the official information board and in a manner allowing an approach for all interested.
3) The application for PhD. study is accompanied by: a) curriculum vitae, b) verified copies of completed education and the citizenship; applicant who
completed, c) his/her master study at the same faculty of CU to which he/she applies for
PhD. study, he/she submits copies of certificates of completed education; applicant who completed his/her master study at one of the faculties of CU and he/she applies for PhD. study at another faculty of CU, he/she submits copies of completed education together with their originals to allow the employee of particular study department to check their authenticity,
d) the list of published articles or the list of results of other professional or art activity, possibly opinions of these works and activities.
4 Section 57 of the Higher Education Act 5 Act No. 211/2000 Coll. on Free Access to Information and on amendments of some acts as amended by later regulations
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4) The facts stated under par. 1 and 2 are published on an official faculty information board and in a manner allowing an approach for all interested. These facts may not be changed before the end of admission procedure.
5) Admission procedure begins for an applicant upon delivery of written application form to the faculty carrying out the respective study programme or by submission of duly completed electronic application form6
by means of AIS
system.7 6) Written application form must be submitted on the prescribed form, within the
given date and signed by the applicant. An applicant with special needs may enclose an application on the basis of which the form and manner of examination shall be determined8
in respect to the handicap involved.9
7) Receipt of an admission fee payment shall be enclosed to the application. Consent to the processing of personal data is an inseparable part of an application form. The amount of payment for admission procedure, method of payment, payment details shall be published according to paragraph 4.
8) If the study regulations of a faculty allows submission of an application form to several full- time study programmes carried out at the faculty, these shall be stated in a single application form. If the study regulations of a faculty allows submission of an application form to several part-time study programmes carried out at the faculty, these shall be written in a single application form. The applicant shall list the study programmes of his/her interest in order of importance. The study regulations of the faculty allows the submission of application for study to be modified otherwise.
9) If the application form is not duly filled in or receipt of an admission fee payment is not enclosed according to paragraph 7, the faculty shall call the applicant to remove the defects within the given time limit. If the applicant fails to do so within the given period, not shorter than 7 days, the respective application is considered invalid.
10) If entrance examination is a part of admission procedure, the faculty shall send the applicant an invitation to entrance examination no later than 28 days prior to the examination date, or prior to the date of its first part. In case of PhD. study, the faculty shall send the applicant an invitation to the entrance examination no later than 14 days prior to the examination date, and shall inform him/her about its content.
Art. 5 Entrance examination
1) Entrance examination may consist of several parts and may be carried out in one or more days.
6 Details will be stipulated by separate regulation of CU 7 Section 58 paragraph 2 of the Higher Education Act 8 Details will be stipulated by separate regulation of CU 9 In accordance with provisions of Section 100 paragraph 9 letter b.) of the Higher Education Act
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2) There must be at least one regular and usually one alternate date for entrance examination; these dates must be determined in accordance with the Statute of CU.10
3) The Dean may allow an alternate date to an applicant who asks for it in writing. The reason for such permission may be, for example, sudden illness or studies abroad if it involves preparation for the study at CU, or if the applicant takes entrance examination at the other faculty of CU.
4) Entrance examination for the study programmes of first and second level must be in written form; if the type of the study programme so requires, it may be supplemented by an oral or talent exam or assessment of physical or other abilities.
5) The Dean may state the rules that shall be binding for the applicant during the entrance examination.
6) The Dean shall appoint an entrance examination committee comprising no less than three members.
7) Entrance examination for PhD. study is carried out before the entrance examination committee which consists of the chairman and no less than 2 members appointed by the Dean at the proposal of the chairman of the Board of Specialist. If it is an entrance examination regarding the topic offered by the external institution, representatives of the external institution appointed by its director, are members of the committee as well. Members from the higher education institution for study programmes carried out at the faculty are appointed by the Dean, for the study programmes not carried out at the faculty, by the Rector. By an agreement between the higher education institution or a faculty and the external institution, the entrance examination may be held at the external teaching institution attended by the representatives of the higher education institution.
8) Prior to the entrance examination or its part, the applicant s identity is checked according to his/her identification card or other documents certifying identity (passport).
9) The course of each applicant s entrance examination is recorded. The record makes part of the admission procedure file. The file also contains: a) filled in and evaluated written test including its result (score) and signed by
the person who assessed the test or entered the data into the computer, b) record of oral examination containing the questions given to the applicant,
the examination result, date and signatures of examination committee members, or
c) record of talent (assessing applicant s abilities) or practical test containing the tasks assigned to the applicant, examination result, date and signatures of examination committee members.
10) At least two examination committee members must be present while the examination test is taken.
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11) Evaluation of written tests must be anonymous, i.e. the person assessing must not know which applicant has written the respective test.
12) Admission committee for PhD study evaluates the results of entrance examination at the closed meeting. If there were more applicants applying for one topic and the character of the topic doesn’t allow more applicants to deal with it, the ranking of applicants is made according to their success in entrance examination. The
admission committee takes into consideration the extent and quality of publication activity or artistic activity of an applicant and the results of other professional or artistic activity (for example, results in competitions of student s scientific and research works or in exhibitions of student s works of art and the like).
13) The result of entrance examination for PhD study is recorded. The committee gives the proposal to admit successful applicant to the Dean. If it is the topic offered by the external teaching institution, this institution must agree with the applicant s admission.
14) The Dean or the authorized vice-dean or the examination committee shall interrupt the entrance examination of the applicant or its part if the applicant cheats or acts contrary to the rules announced at the beginning of the examination. The result of interrupted examination are not evaluated, no alternate examination date is given to him/her and his/her entrance examination is deemed unsuccessful.
15) Dean or an authorized vice-dean or the examination committee shall interrupt entrance examination or its part if in its course such circumstances have been discovered that violate equality of the applicants taking the exams. The results of the interrupted entrance examination are not evaluated, the entrance examination is repeated on an alternate date or on the other date determined by the Dean.
Art. 6 Decision on admission procedure result (1) The Dean makes a decision on admission to a study programme.11 (2) The decision on admission procedure result must be made in writing within 30 days
after verification of fulfilment of conditions for admission. It must contain the statement, reasoning, instruction about a possibility to submit a request for review of decision, and the dean s or the authorized vice-dean s signature. The decision on admission of an applicant for PhD study includes the study programme, form of the study, supervisor s name and topic of dissertation thesis. The decision on admission procedure result must take the form of personal delivery. The applicant whose current stay is unknown will be delivered the decision by posting the decision on an official faculty board for the period of 15 days. The last day of this period is deemed the delivery date.12
(3) The applicant who doesn’t fulfil the basic conditions for admission to the study according to Section 56 of the Higher Education Act at the time of verification of
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fulfilment of conditions for admission, the Dean can make a decision on conditional admission to the study. If the student doesn t prove fulfilment of basic conditions for admission by the date of registration to study at the latest, the Dean makes a decision which cancels a decision on conditional admission and decides not to admit the applicant to study.13
If the student proves fulfilment of basic
conditions for admission to study on the date of registration to study at the latest, he is considered a regular student of given study programme.
(4) Copy of the decision on admission procedure result makes part of the admission procedure file.
Art. 7 Making the results of entrance examination public
(1) If an entrance examination is carried out in the study programme, on the date of entrance examination or the next day at the latest, the faculty shall make entrance examination result which the applicant achieved in particular subjects as well as the final results of entrance examination available to the applicant by means of academic information system.
(2) On the working day following the day of entrance examination, the faculty shall make entrance examination results of all applicants available on the faculty website and on the official information board of the faculty as follows: code of the applicant, overall result of entrance examination. Results are made available according to the study programmes and are ordered according to the applicant s code. If there are applicants admitted to the study programme without entrance examination as well as on the basis of entrance examination, only the applicants who took the entrance examination are included in the list. At the same time, the number of admitted applicants without entrance examination is stated.
(3) If the entrance examination lasts more days, results according to paragraph 1, are made available to the applicant on the last day of this examination. If the entrance examination is carried out abroad, results according to paragraph 1 are made available to the applicant on the day when the results of examination are evaluated, and the results according to paragraph 2 on the working day following the day when the results of examination were evaluated.
(4) Published information must include a note: „The list is informative only, decision of the Dean on the result of admission procedure is decisive and shall be delivered to the applicant only.“
Art. 8 Making the results of admission procedure public
(1) No later than 24 hours after the meeting of the admission committee of the Dean of the faculty, the faculty shall make the list of admitted applicants available on the faculty website and on the official information board of the faculty, either the complete list or the list according to particular study programmes. The manner of publishing shall be determined by the Dean of the faculty.
(2) When the faculty makes the complete list of admitted applicants available, the
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following data are stated: code of the applicant and the study programme to which the applicant has been admitted.
(3) When the faculty makes the list of admitted applicants according to particular study programmes available, only the codes of admitted applicants are stated.
(4) Published information must include a note: „The list is informative only, decision of the Dean on the result of admission procedure is decisive and shall be delivered to the applicant only.“
Art. 9 Applicant s access to the admission procedure file
(1) The faculty is obliged to keep documentation of admission procedure, enrolment to study and enrolments to the next study years, transcript of records, copies of documents certifying completion of study and documentation regarding decisions on academic rights and duties of a student, for the period of at least 25 years upon the completion of the study.14
(2) Applicant is entitled to access his/her admission procedure file within 10 days after delivery of the dean s decision at the latest. An access means that the applicant may read the documentation and is allowed to make transcriptions or extracts.
(3) Only the applicant or a person authorized in writing by him/her may access documentation in the rooms reserved at the faculty for this purpose in the presence of the persons authorized by the Dean.
(4) Appropriate conditions and time must be provided for access to the documentation.
(5) If an applicant finds out that his/her test was incorrectly evaluated or a mistake occurred in final scoring, he/she shall notify the person who is present at the access in accordance with par. 3 and shall state this fact in the request for review of decision on non-admission.
Art. 10 Review of the decision on non-admission
(1) The applicant who received the decision on non-admission to the study may apply for a review of such decision. The request shall be directed to the authority that issued the respective decision within eight days after its delivery date.15
(2) The Dean himself/herself may grant the request if he/she finds out that the decision was issued contrary to law, internal regulation of CU or the faculty or the terms stated in accordance with Section 57 par. 1 of the Higher Education Act. Otherwise the Dean shall pass the request to the Rector together with the enclosed file and written Dean s statement on the applicant s comments and objections within 15 days after its delivery.
(3) The Rector shall change the decision if it was issued contrary to law, internal regulation of CU or the terms stipulated in accordance with Section 57 par 1 of the Higher Education Act. Otherwise he shall reject the request and confirms the
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original decision. (4) Rector s decision in accordance with par. 2 must contain the statement,
reasoning and instruction that it is not possible to submit a request for its review. (5) The reply to the applicant for review of the decision must be sent within 30 days
after the delivery of the request to review the decision on non-admission to study.
(6) The Dean shall review the applicant s objections made during access to the documentation or stated in his/her request to review the decision. If it is proved that the applicant has been harmed by a mistake made by the faculty, the Dean, in cooperation with the examination committee is obliged to remedy the fault and include the applicant s name into the list according to the score as amended.
(7) Changes in admission procedure documentation made in accordance with par. 6 must be carried out by a committee and recorded and signed by the examination committee members.
(8) If after the change carried out in accordance with par. 6 the applicant shall be listed among those who have fulfilled conditions for being admitted to the respective study programme, the Dean shall change his original decision and shall admit the applicant to the study.
Art. 11 The applicant s right to enrol to the study and its termination
(1) Upon the notification of being admitted to study the applicant gets the right to enrol to study. The faculty shall inform admitted applicant about the date, place and manner of enrolment.
(2) Enrolment of admitted students may also be carried out before the beginning of the academic year in which their study should begin, if stated by the faculty. Applicant will consequently become a student as late as from the beginning of the academic year unless he/she announces the faculty in writing by August 15 before the beginning of this academic year that he/she cancels his/her enrolment.16
(3) The faculty has the right to inquire the information from the applicant whether he/she will enrol to study. The applicant is obliged to give such information no later than by the deadline determined by the faculty.
(4) The applicant s right to enrol to study based on the decision on being admitted expires when he/she fails to respond within the given deadline to the faculty question whether he/she will enrol or responds negatively.
(5) If the applicant s right to enrol expires, the faculty shall cancel the decision by which another applicant in order according to admission procedure results has not been admitted, and shall issue a new decision on his/her admission to study.
Art. 12 Admission procedure of bachelor study graduates to master study
(1) Basic condition for admission to master study17is a higher education of first
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level or university education of second level, while the total number of credits achieved in previous university study needed for completion of university education, and the number of credits needed for regular completion of master study programme to which the applicant applies for, must be at least 300 credits.18
(2) The Dean of the faculty shall decide on admission of the applicant to master study programme who completed university education in accordance with par 1 on the basis of fulfilment of conditions for admission to study taking into consideration the given number of admitted students to the particular study programme and capacity of workplace providing the instruction.
(3) The Dean may decide that applicants for study in master study programme must take the entrance examination.
Art. 13 Admission procedure in case of transfer from another university
(1) CU may, under the conditions stated by its study regulations, allow a student who was admitted to the study programme of particular level in the same or related study field at another higher education institution to enrol upon the student s written request (hereinafter referred to as “transfer“). Decision on transfer can be made by the Dean with the Rector s approval.
(2) A student may apply for transfer from another higher education institution at the beginning of the academic year after successful completion of the first year of study and fulfilment of conditions to advance to the next study year according to conditions stated by the higher education institution from which a student wants to transfer.
(3) Transfer is carried out in the form of admission procedure pursuant to Section 58 of the Higher Education Act.
(4) The admission procedure conditions for transfer are approved by the Academic Senate of the faculty at the dean s proposal. They may differ from the admission procedure conditions which the applicants from secondary schools had to fulfil, possibly graduates of study programmes of certain levels when being admitted to the study of higher level. Unless the faculty has approved separate admission conditions for the transfer from another higher education institution, the admission conditions for particular academic year are valid. Recognition of completed subjects and transfer of credits is stipulated by Art. 31.
(5) The application for transfer must be supplemented by the transcript of records and a syllabus of subjects which the student successfully passed.
Part III Study at CU
Art. 14 Levels and forms of study at CU, standard length of study
(1) Comenius University provides, organizes and secures higher education in bachelor
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study programme as in the study programme of first level (hereinafter referred to as “bachelor study”) in master study programme as in the study programme of second level (hereinafter referred to as “master study”), and in first and second level of study joined in one unit in accordance with Section 53 par. 3 of the Higher Education Act (e.g. doctor study programmes involving human medicine, hereinafter referred to as „doctor study“) and in PhD study programme as in the study programme of third level (hereinafter referred to as “PhD. study”).
(2) CU or faculties may provide study programmes in cooperation with other universities including universities abroad (hereinafter referred to as “joint study programme” ) based on a joint study programme agreement containing namely the admission conditions, conditions for completion of the study19, details on study organization and awarded academic degree and details on documents certifying completion of the study, conditions for validity of internal regulations of the faculty for students of joint study programmes and conditions for decisions making on their academic rights and duties in accordance with internal regulations of the faculty and legal regulations of the country where the study is carried out.20
(3) CU provides higher education according to the accredited study programmes, the list of which shall be published in a manner prescribed by law.21
(4) Proposal of the study programmes that are not carried out by faculties is submitted by the Rector to the Scientific Board of CU for approval after being discussed by the Academic Senate of CU.
(5) Proposal of study programmes that are carried out by faculties are submitted by the Dean to the Scientific Board of the faculty for approval after being discussed by the Academic Senate of the faculty.
(6) Study programme is carried out in a full-time and part-time form of study. Full-time and part- time form of study is carried out by means of attendance or distant methods or their combination. If it is not possible to use the same methods, possible necessary differences in carrying out the study programme in full-time and part-time form can t have a negative influence on the results of education.
(7) Full-time form of study is organized in such a way that the study according to the recommended study plan corresponds, depending on the study programme from the time- consumption of the student s work, to the extent of 1500 up to 1800 hours per academic year, including self-study and self-creative activities.22
(8) Part-time form of study of study programmes accredited after January 1, 2013 is organized in such a way that the study according to the recommended study plan corresponds depending on the study programme from the time-consumption of the student s work to the extent of 750 up to 1440 hours per academic year, including self-study and self-creative activities.23
Part-time form of study of study
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programmes accredited before January 1, 2013 is organized in accordance with valid accreditation.
(9) Organization of all levels and forms of higher education at CU is based on credit system of study in accordance with the Ordinance of the Ministry of Education of the SR. 24
(10) Faculties may provide instruction of particular subjects or parts of study for other faculties, higher education institutions or other institutions.
(11) Standard length of study is specified in the accreditation file of the study programme.
(12) Standard length of study in a full-time form is for the study programme of: a) the first level (bachelor study programme) including practice, no less than three and no more than four academic years,25 b) the second level (master study is a follow-up to the bachelor study programme) including practice, no less than one and no more than three academic years, 26 c) pursuant to Section 53 par. 3 of the Higher Education Act (joint master study programme) no less than five and no more than six academic years, and for doctor study programme six academic years, d) the third level (PhD. study programme) no less than three and no more than four academic years,27
(13) Standard length of study in a part-time form is for the study programme of: a) the first level (bachelor study programme) including practice, no less than
three and no more than five academic years,28 b) the second level (master study is a follow-up to the bachelor study
programme ) including practice, no less than two and no more than four academic years, 29
c) pursuant to Section 53 par. 3 of the Higher Education Act ( joint master study programme) no less than seven and no more than eight academic years,
d) the third level (PhD. study programme) no less than four and no more than five academic years.30
Art. 15 Rights and duties of students
(1) An applicant admitted to study becomes a student of CU upon his/her enrolment to the study programme carried out by CU or its faculties.
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(2) Student has the right, in particular, to: a) study in the study programme he/she has been admitted to, b) create his/her plan of study according to the regulations of the study
programme c) enrol to the next part of study programme after having fulfilled the duties
given by the study programme or study regulations, d) select the pace of study, order of passing the subjects while respecting time
and capacity restrictions given by the study programme and complying with the prescribed pre-requisites as well as to select a teacher prior to the beginning of instruction for the subjects provided by several teachers,
e) apply for study at another university even abroad within the framework of his/her study (academic mobility),31
f) participate in research, development, artistic and other creative activities at CU,
g) take part in establishing and activities of independent associations active within CU, in accordance with legal regulations,
h) at least once a year to express opinion about teachers and quality of instruction in the form of anonymous questionnaire,32
i) express freely opinions and comments on the system of higher education, j) information and counselling services related to study and possibilities of
graduates to use their knowledge in practice, k) if he /she is obliged to pay tuition fee due to parallel study, he/she can
choose the study programme in a given academic year to study for free, if he/she is entitled to study for free,
l) under the terms given in the study programme to change his/her study programme, possibly its form, within the same study field or a combination of study fields,
m) submit a complaint to the Dean and have a reply; receiving, recording, reviewing and dealing with complaints and fulfilling adopted remedies are stipulated in a separate regulation, 33
n) right to review the dean s decision on expelling him/her from study due to his/her failure to meet the requirements and duties prescribed by the study programme and Study Regulations of CU or the faculty,
o) right to review the dean s decision on expelling him/her from study for cheating during entrance examination.
(3) Student is obliged, in particular, to: a) follow internal regulations of CU and its units, b) protect and handle economically the property, means and services of CU, c) pay tuition fees and charges related to study either directly to CU or faculty
within the period stipulated, or after application to remit tuition fees has
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been rejected and no later than 15 days after delivery of a new appeal to pay; to state true facts decisive for their calculation,
d) report an address for mail delivery or its change to CU or faculty where he/she studies,
e) appear in person upon a written summoning of the Rector, the Dean or employee of CU or the faculty authorized by them,
f) notify CU or faculty in writing by September 30 of the appropriate academic year about his/her decision which study programme he/she intends to study free of charge in case of parallel study,
g) properly prepare for instruction and all forms of study check (examinations), fulfill tasks of teachers in time, have the learning aids duly prepared according to the teacher s instructions,
h) follow the rules of good behaviour towards teachers and other employees of the faculty.
(4) Academic self-administration bodies of a faculty are in accordance with the Higher Education Act entitled to decide on behalf of CU in matters involving academic rights and duties of students enrolled to study according to the study programmes provided by the faculty.
(5) In accordance with the Higher Education Act, a student is a member of the academic community, if he/she studies study programme at the faculty, he/she is also academic community member of the faculty.
(6) Student may be imposed a disciplinary measure for violation of legal regulations, Statute of CU or other internal regulations of CU or faculty in which the student studies or for violation of public order.
(7) Details on disciplinary procedure are specified by Disciplinary Rules of CU or Disciplinary Rules of the faculty where the student studies.
Art. 16 Study adviser, PhD. student s supervisor and mobility coordinator
(1) Study advisers (tutors) at CU provide counselling services for students, especially in making up study plans. Study adviser, chosen from among university teachers, is appointed and recalled by the Dean. If needed, the Dean may appoint several study advisers.
(2) PhD student s supervisor (hereinafter referred to as „supervisor“): a) for particular study field or study programme of PhD study programme, a
supervisor can be teacher of faculty of CU or other expert from practice after being approved by the particular Scientific Board. Rules of approving
supervisors are specified in internal regulation; 34
b) for topics which were offered by external teaching institution, a supervisor can be a person approved by that institution. External educational institution shall provide particular Scientific Board with the research and pedagogical characteristics of its supervisors.
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(3) Supervisor professionally supervises his/her PhD student during PhD study. Supervisor fulfills the following tasks: a) in cooperation with a PhD student, he/she sets up an individual study plan of a
PhD student and submits it for approval to the Board of Specialists, coordinates and guarantees fulfilment of PhD student s study plan and checks
fulfilment of his/her pedagogical activities, c) determines the aim of dissertation thesis and specifies its topic in cooperation
with PhD student, d) award PhD student given number of credits for completed stages of individual
study of scientific literature and scientific part of study plan, if these were defined in the study plan
e) submits annual assessment of PhD student to the Dean f) submits proposal to expel the PhD student from PhD study to the Dean,
expresses his/her opinion on PhD student s request to interrupt the study and change the study programme within the same field of study, related field of study or combination of study fields,
g) recommends PhD student in case of his/her interest for study stay at another institution of science, education, research, technique or the art at home or abroad.
h) writes an opinion on dissertation thesis and working characteristic of given PhD student,
i) if needed, ensures consultations with another specialists, j) takes part in dissertation examination of a PhD student and dissertation thesis
defence, and has the right to express his/her opinion. (4) University mobility coordinator is Vice-rector for international relations. In
cooperation with International Relations Office of the Rector s Office of CU and Study Department of the Rector s Office of CU he/she organizes international cooperation in the field of education, solves the tasks connected with sending and admitting students and provides counselling services on study opportunities.
(5) In order to provide the tasks listed in par. 4, the Dean of the faculty appoints a mobility coordinator from among the university teachers, if needed, departmental coordinators as well.
Part IV Study organization at CU
Art. 17 Study schedule (1) Academic year begins on September 1st of the current year and ends on August
31st of the following year. (2) PhD study may also begin at the beginning of the second semester of the
academic year. (3) Academic year is divided into winter and summer semester. (4) Each semester is divided into teaching period and examination period, in PhD
study it consists of scientific part as well. (5) Teaching period of a semester contains no less than 13 and no more than 15
weeks of instruction. Examination period lasts at least 4 weeks. The schedule
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of study in the last semester of study may be modified in a different way by the Dean.
(6) The Rector determines the common schedule of study for the next academic year after being discussed in the Rector s Board of CU by January 31.
(7) The schedule of study in PhD study programmes may differ from the one given by the Rector of CU. The schedule for the next academic year is determined by the Dean of the faculty after being discussed by the Faculty Board by February 28 at the latest.
Art. 18 Organization of enrolment
(1) Detailed relations arising from enrolment to study are specified in Art. 1 of the Annex: General regulations for enrolment to study, recording and checking of study results at faculties of CU.
(2) Prior to enrolment a student may express his/her interest in the subjects he/she wants to complete in the following academic year/semester and discuss their composition with the tutor.
(3) Enrolment is carried out by the study department or other department authorized to deal with study matters.
(4) Documentation about the enrolment to PhD. study also contains approved individual study plan of a PhD student (in accordance with Art. 20 par. 10).
(5) Students from other faculties or higher education institutions may enrol in a subject at the faculty with the consent of its Dean or an authorized coordinator, providing the student has passed prescribed pre-requisite subjects and if there is sufficient teaching capacity.
(6) If the subject which the students enrol in has restricted capacity (due to lack of rooms, teachers or for other reasons), students are allowed to enrol in the following order: a) students of their own faculty for whom the subject is compulsory
(recommended in a given semester in accordance with the study programme plan) and students of other higher education institutions who enrol in the subject as compulsory based on the learning agreement,
b) students of their own faculty for whom the subject is compulsory optional, c) students of other faculties of CU for whom the subject is compulsory
optional based on agreement between the faculties, d) students of their own faculty for whom the subject is optional, e) students of other faculties of CU for whom the subject is optional, f) students of other faculties for whom the subject is optional.
(7) Within the categories under par 6 letters a) to f) students with better grade point average calculated in accordance with Art. 24 have priority.
Art. 19 Credit system of study (1) Credit system of study allows to asses by credits a student s workload connected
with completion of subjects in accordance with requirements of the study programme, it helps CU to open up to public, supports students mobility and gives student a chance to take part in creating hi/her study plan.
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(2) Credits are numeric values assigned to subjects that characterize amount of work necessary for their completion.
(3) Standard workload of a student for one academic year is 60 credits, 30 credits per semester.
(4) Standard workload of a student for one academic year in part-time form of study is at most 48 credits. Given condition applies to students in part-time form of study admitted to study of the study programmes accredited after January 1, 2013.
(5) Student obtains credits after successful completion of a subject. Credits for a given subject can be obtained only once while studying one study programme.
(6) Credits obtained for completion of subjects are counted up (accumulated). One of the conditions to continue in study after the stage of study check, determined in advance, is obtaining the necessary sum of credits specified by the study programme.
(7) Total number of credits necessary for due completion of study is for the study programme with standard length of studies in accordance to Art. 14 par 12 and 13: a) in bachelor study at least 180 credits; b) in master study at least 60 credits; c) in doctor study 360 credits if the standard length of study is six years; d) in the first and second level joined to one unit pursuant to Section 53 par. 3 of the Higher Education Act, 300 credits if the standard length of study is five years or 360 credits if the standard length of study is six years, and e) in PhD study in full-time form 180 credits if the standard length of study is three years and 240 credits if the standard length of study is four years; in part-time form of study 180 credits if the standard length of study is four years and 240 credits if the standard length of study is five years.
(8) PhD student during his/her period of study obtains credits for the following activities: a) completion of study part which mainly consists of specialized PhD study lectures
and seminars according to the PhD student s study plan. The study part is completed by dissertation examination. PhD student obtains 20 credits for successful completion of dissertation examination, if so stated by the internal regulation of the faculty. PhD student may also enrol in some additional subjects offered by the faculties in their study programmes, mainly master (doctor) study if he/she hasn t completed them in the previous level of higher education. Study of additional subjects and individual study of scientific and research literature doesn t substitute neither completion of compulsory lectures and seminars specified in the PhD student s study plan nor teaching activities at the higher education institution, b) independent creative activity in the field of science (publications,
completion of research part defined in individual study plan and the like), which is related to the topic of dissertation thesis,
c) teaching activity at the higher education institution or the faculty (e.g. supervising practicals and the like) and curative and preventive activity at the workplaces of medical faculties; possibly other activities carried out at the faculty or associated institution, if so required by the character of the
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study. The values of credits for this activity are assigned by the faculties in their internal regulations (this doesn t apply to PhD students in part-time form of study),
d) PhD student obtains 30 credits for dissertation thesis and its defence. A student must obtain credits according to the composition specified in the study programme.
(9) Study activities within PhD study under par. 8 letter a) and b) can t be mutually substituted. PhD student is obliged to obtain at least 40 credits for study activities specified in par 8 a) and 40 credits for creative activities specified in par 8 b). during his/her period of study.
(10) If a student completes a part of his/her study at another faculty or higher education institution in the SR or abroad based on the learning agreement35
(within academic mobility), the credits obtained are transferred on the basis of transcript of records made for the student by the faculty or higher education institution at which the credits were acquired. Transfer of credits doesn t mean automatic recognition of subject of the study programme which a student enrolled in. Decision on recognition of subject, instead of the subject of the study programme, is made by the Dean after the statement from the particular subject s guarantor upon the student s written request. Provisions of Art. 31 apply proportionally.
Art. 20 Study programme, study plan and study documents
(1) The study programme is a set of subjects which consists of educational activities and a set of rules devised in such a way as to enable the student to acquire higher education after successful completion of these educational activities while pursuing the given rules.36
(2) Study programme further specifies the terms stipulated in the Higher Education Act.37
(3) Study programme may be carried out within a field of study or within a combination of study fields that make part of the study field system.
(4) Terms under which joint study programmes are carried out are determined by the agreement on cooperation concluded between cooperating faculties,
(5) Rules for completion of the study programme are set out in such a way as to allow a student to obtain during his/her study at least 70% credits for compulsory and compulsory optional subjects from the total number of credits stated for successful completion of study.
(6) Study programme of PhD. study consists of study part completed by dissertation examination, scientific part and dissertation thesis defence. If the PhD student has chosen the topic of his/her dissertation offered by the external teaching
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institution, an agreement between CU or faculty with this institution also includes conditions for carrying out the study part of PhD. study and teaching activity of PhD. student. 38
(7) The study programme comprises recommended study plan compiled in such a way as to allow the student to fulfil requirements for successful completion of study in standard length.
(8) The study plan determines the sequence of subjects with respect to time and content, and the forms of assessment of study results.
(9) The study plan is designed, except for the form of assessment of study results, by the student himself/herself or in cooperation with his/her study advisor (a tutor) from the choice of study programme subjects in such a way as to comply with the rules set by the study programme and the provisions of this Study Regulations.
(10) PhD. study is carried out according to the individual study plan developed by the student in cooperation with his/her supervisor who submits it for approval to the Board of Experts. Individual study plan consists of study and research part and also contains the dates when particular subjects and dissertation thesis should be completed.
(11) Approved individual study plan is a part of PhD student s documentation administered by Department of PhD study. Student submits the study plan to the Department of PhD. study by no later than the end of October of the academic year in which he/she started to study, possibly when a student makes changes in PhD. study.
(12) Study documents are: a) student s identification card b) credit book (index), c) transcript of study results, d) record book of clinical practice.
(13) Credit book (index) is a compulsory document of study in which especially subjects and the results of examinations or study performance are recorded.39 Details on the study documents content are stipulated by Section 67 of the Act on Higher Education.
Art. 21 Subjects of the study programme and educational activities (1) Study programme is divided into subjects. Subject is composed of particular
independent educational activities or their combination (par. 8) intended to provide education in a given field of study.
(2) Each subject is clearly identified within CU by its code and title and is designed as a single semester subject. Basic data concerning the subject s nature are
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outlined in Course Unit Information Form.40 (3) The subjects included in the study programme are divided into the following
categories: a) compulsory - their completion is an inevitable condition for successful
completion of a part or the entire study programme, b) compulsory optional - supplementing the nature of study enabling student
to adapt his/her study plan to his/her individual interests according to his/her own choice within the structure given by the study programme,
c) optional – these are the other subjects that may be chosen by the student in order to supplement his/her study and obtain sufficient number of credits in a given part of study.
(4) Compulsory and compulsory optional subjects are as a rule taught at the faculty which provides given study programme. Also the subjects taught at another faculty may be listed among compulsory subjects, after agreement with the dean of that faculty.
(5) Student usually enrols in the optional subjects from among his/her study programme optional subjects, but also from among other study programmes of other faculties or higher education institutions within valid regulations.
(6) Subjects of the study programme are, according to their links, divided into: a) subjects without a link; enrolment of such subject is not conditioned by
completion of other subject, b) subjects conditioned by completion of other subjects - completion of such
subject is possible after successful completion of other subject or subjects - pre-requisites.
(7) Thesis is, according to each study programme, part of the study which together with the thesis defence comprises one subject; thesis defence belongs to the state examinations.
(8) Educational activities are, in particular, lectures, seminars, practicals, final thesis, project work, laboratory works, internships, excursion, professional practice, state examination and their combination.
(9) The student is obliged to complete educational activities listed in the Course Unit Information Form.41 Student s absence in educational activities may be excused if the student has been ill or if there are other obstructions on the side of the student (public post, civic duties carried out in public interest, maternity or parental leave, quarantine, sick family member care, medical examination or treatment, birth of a child to the student s wife, accompanying a family member to a health care facility, death of a family member, student s wedding or a wedding of
40 Sample of Course Unit Information Form is in the Ordinance of the Ministry of Education of the SR No. 614/2002 Coll. on Credit system of study in the wording of later regulations 41 Section 67 par 2 of the Higher Education Act and Section 4 par. 1, Annex No. 1 of the Ordinance of the Ministry of Education of the SR No. 614/2002 Coll. on Credit system of study in the wording of later regulations.
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a student s close relative, unexpected traffic collapse or delays in regular public transport, moving) that will be proved by the student by respective documents. The teacher may assign a student a compensatory task as a compensation for his/her absence. Faculty’s study regulations may modify the absence in educational activities otherwise as set in this paragraph; by this provision the quality of educational activities shall not be decreased.
(10) In case of re-enrolled subject in accordance with Art. 22 par. 2 to 4, the teacher may, in reasonable cases upon the student s written request, recognise attendance at all or some of educational activities which the student completed when he/she enrolled the subject for the first time, without substitution.
(11) PhD. student is obliged to complete educational activities of the study programme in accordance with the study programme and individual study plan: a) study part of PhD study consists of lectures, seminars and individual study of
literature needed in terms of the aim of dissertation thesis (self- study), b) scientific part consists of individual or team scientific work of a PhD student
which is related to the topic of dissertation thesis and is guaranteed by a supervisor,
c) full-time PhD study includes teaching activities and other professional activities related to teaching activities in accordance with PhD student s individual study plan in the extent of no more than four hours per week on average in an academic year in which the teaching is performed.
Art. 22 Enrolment and completion of subjects
(1) Upon enrolment student defines his/her study plan for the following semester or year of study.
(2) A student may re-enrol in the compulsory subject he/she failed once more in accordance with the rules stipulated in the study programme. After the second unsuccessful passing of the compulsory subject the student is expelled from study in accordance with Higher Education Act42
(see Art. 25, par. 4 and 5).
(3) The same conditions specified in par. 2 apply to enrolled compulsory optional subject which the student failed to complete, however, the student may choose another subject from among compulsory optional subjects instead, if it is permitted by the rules for choosing compulsory optional subjects in a given study programme (see Art. 25, par. 4 and 5). (4) Optional subject which the student hasn’t passed may be re-enrolled again or
the student may choose another optional subject or compulsory optional subject from the list of compulsory optional subjects which the student hasn t completed up to now. If the student has sufficient number of credits he/she is allowed not to enrol in any optional subject. If the student hasn t obtained sufficient number of credits, he/she is expelled from study after the second unsuccessful passing of the chosen optional subject.
(5) In each semester the student has to enrol in subjects of such credit value and
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composition (compulsory, compulsory optional and optional) so as to fulfil conditions of each stage of study check to continue his/her study or complete the study. In each year of study the student is obliged to enrol in and successfully complete subjects worth of at least 40 credits in full-time form of study and 30 credits in part-time form of study, except for the last year of study. Maximum value of credits awarded during one year shall not exceed 1.5 fold of standard student s workload in full-time form of study and 1.25 fold of standard student s workload in part-time form. For serious reasons, the Dean may allow the student in full-time form of study, upon the written request, to enrol in the subjects worth of more than 1.5 fold of standard workload. Student in part-time form of study is not allowed to enrol in subjects worth of more than 1.25 fold of standard workload. Given condition applies to students in part-time form of study admitted to study of the study programme accredited after January 1, 2013. Dean s decision on approval or non-approval to enrol in subjects worth of more than 1.5 fold of standard workload in full-time form of study is definite and appeal against this decision is not possible.
(6) In the academic year in which the student plans to complete his/her study he/she enrols in the subjects with such credit value as to allow him/her to comply with the terms of study completion.
(7) Enrolment comprises also student s identity card validation.
Art. 23 Recording, checking and assessing the study results (1) Detailed stipulation of relationships arising within recording and checking of
study are listed in Art. 2 of the Annex to this Study Regulations of CU: General rules for enrolment to study, recording and checking of study results at the faculties of CU.
(2) Assessment of student s study results within studying a subject (hereinafter referred to as “assessment of the subject”) is carried out especially by: a.) continuous check of student s results during teaching period of given period
of study (control questions, written tests, individual tasks, semester works, seminar papers etc.),
b.) an examination for the given study period. (3) Optional subjects are assessed by continuous checking of study results in
accordance with par. 2. a), except the cases when student has selected a compulsory or compulsory optional subject as his/her optional subject that is assessed by an examination.
(4) Examinations are held in the examination part of the semester in which the student has taken the subject, provision of Art. 24 par. 4 is not affected by it. If this is to be regulated bz the faculty’s study regulations, the exams may be conducted also: a) in the exam period of other semester than the student completed the
course b) in the last week of teaching period, so called preterm exam or c) outside of exam period due to other important reasons specified by the
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(5) Conditions for completion and assessment of subject are specified in the Course Unit Information Form where the form of assessment and conditions for obtaining individual grades of assessment (Art. 24).
(6) Recommended study plan prescribes for one semester no more than five subjects completed by an examination. Student has right to design his/her study plan in such a way that he may complete more than five compulsory and compulsory optional subjects completed by an examination.
(7) Particular manner of study check including the respective dates and manner of evaluation of the study check shall be announced by the teacher at the beginning of the semester.
Art. 24 Grading scale and weighted study average
(1) To assess the study results CU uses a grading scale consisting of six grades: A – excellent (outstanding results) (numeric value 1), B – very good (above average results) (numeric value 1,5), C – good (average results) (numeric value 2), D – satisfactory (acceptable results) (numeric value 2,5), E – sufficient (results meet minimum criteria) (numeric value 3), FX – insufficient (additional work is required) (numeric value 4). The faculty’s study regulation may set that PhD dissertation exam or PhD dissertation defence is evaluated with “passed” or “failed”.
(2) Assessment (mark, grade) reflects quality of knowledge or skills acquired in accordance with the goals of the subject specified in the Course Unit Information Form.
(3) Subject has been passed if the student obtained the assessment from A to E. Student shall obtain credits for successfully completed subject only.
(4) Student assessed by FX for a subject has the right to repeat it twice if he/she has fulfilled the conditions of continuous assessment. Student doesn t have the right to compensate possibilities for fulfilment of requirements of continuous assessment if this possibility is not specified in the Course Unit Information Form, or if a teacher doesn t specify something else at the beginning of the semester, or unless determined otherwise by the study regulations of the faculty. When a student doesn t fulfil requirements of continuous assessment, he/she gets FX without a possibility to take a final examination. If the subject is re-enrolled, a student has the right, under the same conditions, to one retake only (see Art. 22 par. 2 to 4).
(5) Enrolled subjects which the student hasn t completed, e.g. didn t take part in the final assessment or didn t take part in compulsory educational activities listed in the Course Unit Information Form and a teacher didn t excuse his/her absence ( see Art. 21 par. 9), are at the end of the examination period assessed by FX.43
(6) Weighted study average is used to assess student s total study results.
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Weighted study average for the academic year/semester is calculated as follows: for all subjects enrolled in particular academic year/semester, numeric value of a grade (par. 1) is multiplied by a credit evaluation pertaining to this subject. The values acquired are counted. The total is divided by the total number of credits for the particular year/semester, the result equals weighted study average. It includes also the subjects assessed by mark “4” which the student enrolled in and were assessed by FX or which the student enrolled in and he/she did not complete them and, thus, the subjects were assessed by FX according to par. 5.
(7) Weighted study average for the entire study is calculated similarly as determined in par. 6, but only successfully completed subjects are calculated.
(8) Weighted study average is used especially in tenders required by capacity limits of teaching process, in deciding to award some scholarships, in providing accommodation at the Student Hostels and the like.
Art. 25 Stages of study check
(1) If a student (except for PhD. student) of full-time form and a student of part-time form of study admitted to study according to the study programmes accredited by December 31, 2012 wants to continue in his/her study, he/she has to: a.) show to have passed at least two compulsory subjects and obtained no less
than 15 credits for successfully completed subjects at the end of the first semester,
b.) obtain in every year of study no less than 40 credits for successfully completed subjects for winter and summer semesters with the exception of the case when the student needs to pass the state examination only.
(2) If a student (except for PhD student) of part-time form of study admitted to study according to the study programmes accredited after January 1, 2013 wants to continue in his/her study, he/she has to: a) show to have passed at least one compulsory subject and obtained no less
than 10 credits for successfully completed subjects at the end of the first semester,
b) obtain in every year of study no less than 30 credits for successfully completed subjects for winter and summer semesters and no more than 1.25 fold of standard workload for successfully completed subjects.
(3) In the academic year when the student s study is interrupted or a student took part in duly approved academic mobility for part of the academic year only (see Art. 30), he/she has to fulfil requirements in accordance with par. 1 and 2 proportionately.
(4) If a PhD student of full-time form wants to advance to the next academic year, he/she has to obtain at least 40 credits. In part-time form, he/she has to obtain at least 30 credits and no more than 1.25 fold of standard workload for each academic year.
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the PhD student from the study. (6) In PhD. study, at the end of each academic year a supervisor submits to the
Dean annual assessment of fulfilment of PhD student s study plan (number of awarded credits included) with the statement whether he/she recommends him/her to continue in the study. The supervisor checks fulfilment of PhD student s study plan within the given deadlines, if necessary, he submits the proposal to modify his/her individual study plan. On the basis of annual assessment of a PhD student, the Dean decides whether a student may continue in his/her study as well as on possible changes in his/her study programme.
(7) Faculty’s study regulations may set also stricter requirements for continuation of study than those which are set in par. 1 or par. 2, or may set other stages of study check phases than are set in par. 1 or par. 2, if these provide comparative or higher difficulty of study.
Art. 26 Final thesis
(1) Final paper is bachelor thesis, diploma thesis or dissertation thesis. (2) By bachelor thesis or diploma thesis a student is supposed to show his/her
ability to work creatively in the study field in which he/she has completed his/her study programme. By defence of dissertation thesis the student demonstrates his/her readiness for independent scientific and creative activity.
(3) Basic essentials of final thesis shall be determined by internal regulation of CU issued by the Rector.44
(4) Final thesis is compiled by the student under the supervision of his/her supervisor.
(5) Final thesis is reviewed by an opponent (opponents in case of PhD. study) who shall submit the written opinions on the thesis.
(6) A student who compiled the thesis has the right to an access to the opinions on his/her work (supervisor s and opponent s opinion) no later than three days prior to the thesis defence.
(7) Thesis defence belongs to state examinations. (8) The result of thesis defence is assessed by grades from A to FX. (9) If the supervisor or the opponent/s are not examination committee members,
they are invited to be present at the thesis defence and have the right to express their opinion in assessment.
(10) Final thesis may be written in Czech or Slovak languages, or, if so agreed by the Dean, also in another language, in English as a rule. In philology study programmes final thesis may be also written in the language of the study programme. In case the thesis is written in a foreign language, it has to include a summary in Slovak language in the extent of at least one page.
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(11) Student submits his/her final thesis as stated in par. 1 to the Academic Library of CU in electronic form for the purpose of its archiving, bibliographic registration and accessing. Manner and conditions of accessing are stipulated by internal regulation of CU issued by the Rector.45
Art. 27 State examinations
(1) Passing a state examination or state examinations is one of the conditions for successful completion of the study programme. State examination cannot consist of final thesis defence only, except for the state examination in bachelor study programme.
(2) State examination may consists of several state examination subjects. (3) Condition for duly completed PhD study is passing of the dissertation
examination and dissertation thesis defence which are the subjects of state examination.
(4) Unless otherwise stated by the study regulations of the faculty, state examination may be taken by the student after fulfilment of requirements stipulated by the study programme a) obtains minimum number of credits required for regular completion if
he/she studies the study programme accredited by December 31, 2012 or obtains at least such number of credits so as to have, after obtaining credits for successful passing of state examinations, enough credits required for regular completion of the study (Art. 19, par. 7) if he/she studies the study programme accredited after January 1, 2013;
b) successfully completes all prescribed compulsory subjects, except for the state examination;
c) successfully completes compulsory subjects and optional subjects in the composition determined by the study programme;
d) he/she hands in the final thesis; e) has settled all his/her financial obligations towards the faculty and
university, especially the tuition fee and other fees connected with the study.46
(5) State examination date/dates are stated by the Dean consistent with study schedule.
(6) If serious circumstances don t allow a student to take the state examination and he/she excuses in advance or no later than 5 days after the date, the Dean may give an alternate date for his/her examination. If a student does not appear on the given day without excuse or if his/her reasons for being excused are not
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accepted by the Dean, his/her absence is assessed as unsuccessfully completed examination.
(7) State examination is taken before an examination committee (hereinafter referred to as „committee“).
(8) The right to examine at the state examination is given to university teachers working in the posts of professors and associate professors and other specialists approved by the respective Scientific Board.47
In case of bachelor study
programmes, also university teachers working in the post of lecturer having a higher education of the third level have the right to examine.
(9) Composition of the committee is determined by Dean in accordance with Higher Education Act48
from among the persons authorized to examine. The committee is
composed of no less than four members. Chairman of the committee is a university teacher working in the post of professor or associate professor at a respective faculty. The committee can make decisions only when chairman and at least two more members are present.
(10) The course of state examination and announcement of its results are open to public. The committee shall make decision on results of the state examination at a closed meeting of the committee.
(11) The individual state examination subjects are assessed by grades from A to FX. (12) Overall result of state examination is “passed with honours“, “passed” and
“failed.” (13) State examination is classified “passed with honours” if the student has been
assessed by grades A or B only in the individual subjects of the state examination on regular dates while number of assessments B may not prevail over A assessments.
(14) State examination is classified “passed” if the student does not meet the terms under par. 13 and was not assessed by FX in neither of the subjects even on the last possible date in accordance with par. 16
(15) If one of the state examination subjects has been assessed by FX, even on the last possible date in accordance with par. 16, the overall assessment of state examination is “failed.”
(16) If a student didn t take the state examination or if he/she has failed, he/she may resit for it in the soonest (retake) date. Student retakes only that part of state examination in which he/she failed (being assessed by FX). State examination or its part may be repeated only twice by the deadline resulting from Art. 33 par 6 letter c).
Art. 28 Overall assessment of study (1) Overall assessment of successfully completed study is evaluated by two levels:
a) passed with honours,
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b) passed. (2) In the case a student has a weighted average that equals or is better than 1.30 over
the entire course of their studies and their overall state exams evaluation is ‘passed with honors’, they will be evaluated according to Section 1, Letter a).
(3) If the terms under par. 2 have not been met, he/she is assessed in accordance with par. 1 letter b).
Art. 29 Change of the study programme within CU
(1) The Dean may allow the student, upon his/her written request, to change his/her study programme, or the form of the study programme within the same study field or related study field or combinations of study fields. Prior to the decision, the Dean shall apply for the Rector s approval
(2) If original study programme and new study programme are studied at different faculties, the change shall be agreed by both respective deans. Rector s approval shall be demanded by the dean of that faculty at which the student will study after the change
(3) On the basis of conditions determined by the study regulations, the Dean of the faculty shall make a decision on the change of the study programme. Recognition of subjects and transfer of credits shall be governed by Art. 31.
(4) In case of the change of the study programme of PhD. study or the change of form of PhD. study, a decision on recognition of subjects and transfer of credits shall be made by the Dean after the statement of the Board of Specialists provided it is in accordance with a new study plan of PhD. student. Otherwise, recognition of subjects and transfer of credits is governed by Art. 31.
(5) In order to complete the study successfully, the student is obliged to fulfil conditions determined by the new study programme after the change.
(6) Student may apply for a study programme change at the beginning of the academic year only after successful completion of the first year of study and after meeting the conditions stated under Art. 25 par. 1 letter b) or par. 2 letter b) and par. 4.
Art. 30 Academic mobility
(1) Conditions of accepting students from another higher education institutions within academic mobility of students and their study at faculties of CU is governed by provisions of Section 58a of the Higher Education Act.
(2) Rules and requirements of sending the students for academic mobility are governed by separate internal regulation of CU.49
(3) In case of study within duly approved academic mobility for the part of the academic year only, a student is obliged to fulfil requirements of the stage of study check in accordance with Art. 25 proportionately (see Art. 25 par. 3).
49 Internal Regulation of CU No. 4/2007 Rector s Directive on participation of CU and its faculties within the program of European Union Life-long Learning Program, subprogram Erasmus
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(4) Credits for subjects completed within duly approved academic mobility are recognized after a student submits relevant documents certifying awarded credits determined by the ordinance and internal regulations of CU.
(5) Par. 3 doesn t apply to students who, within duly approved academic mobility complete the subject/s in the appropriate part of academic year (winter or summer semester) at the sending faculty as well.50
(6) Subject carried out at the receiving faculty which is similar to the subject of the sending faculty as far as its content and extent are concerned and which a student completed within duly approved academic mobility, can be recognized by the Dean after the approval of the subject s guarantor and upon the student s written request to recognize the subject instead of the particular subject form the study programme. For recognition of subjects and transfer of credits according to this paragraph, provisions of Art. 31 are used proportionately.
(7) If a PhD. student completed part of his/her study at another workplace (e.g. abroad), obtained credits are recognized in the full extent provided he/she was sent to this workplace within fulfilment of his/her study plan and the credit systems of sending and receiving institutions are compatible (transfer of credits).
(8) Par. 1 to 6 don t apply to students who completed only some subjects in the appropriate part of the academic year at another faculty and the other subjects in the appropriate part of the academic year at the faculty to which they have been admitted.
Art. 31 Recognition of completed subjects, transfer of credits and grades
(1) A student may apply for recognition of completed subjects, or transfer of credits and grades if no more than 4 years have passed since they have been obtained in bachelor and master study programmes and 5 years in the study programmes in accordance with Section 53 par. 3 of the Higher Education Act.
(2) The subjects completed, credits and grades obtained may be recognised or transferred if they make part of the prescribed study programme as compulsory or compulsory optional subjects and were assessed by marks A to E or in an equal manner. Faculty’s study regulations may, in case of required classification degrees, set stricter criteria for recognition of completed courses. Credits obtained for successful completion of the subject in bachelor study cannot be recognised in master study. In the same way, it is not possible to transfer credits for successful completion of the subject in the study which has already been duly completed and the academic degree has been awarded.
(3) The Dean decides on transfer of credits and grades on the basis of recommendation of the subject s guarantor while in one academic year a student may have the subjects from previous study which hasn t been duly completed recognised in a value of no more 50 credits while complying with the terms for study stipulated in Art. 23 par. 5.
(4) If a student is admitted to study under Art. 13 or the change of study programme
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has been made under Art. 29, the Rector may give a student an exception from recognition of maximum value of credits under par. 3 based on the proposal by the Dean of the faculty.
(5) An application for recognition of the subjects passed in previous studies shall be submitted to the Dean of the faculty at the beginning of academic year, together
with the syllabus of the subject in which he/she got the credits and the grade. Dean shall issue a written decision on recognition or misrecognition of the subjects containing reasoning, and is delivered to the student under Art. 44 par.2. The Dean s decision is definite and appeal against this decision is not possible.
(6) Subjects completed at the receiving higher education institution within the program of European Union Life-long Learning Program, subprogram Erasmus are recognised by the sending higher education institution on the basis of the student s Transcript of Records issued by the receiving higher education institution at the end of the study. Transcript of Records is an integral part of the student s study documentation.
Art. 32 Interruption of study
(1) Study can be interrupted upon a student s written request, usually for a part of study (semester, year).
(2) A student s study can be interrupted without stating a reason for no more than one year.
(3) If the reasons for interruption are health or serious personal problems, study may be interrupted for no longer than two years, except for the case of parental leave where the maximum length for interruption is three years.
(4) If the student s study is interrupted more times, the total length of interruption cannot cumulatively exceed two years, except for the interruption due to parental leave.
(5) The interruption of study is approved by the Dean. Decision on approval or non-approval of interruption of the study contains all essentials under Art. 44 including exactly stated period of study interruption. It is definite and appeal against this decision is not possible.
(6) Interruption of study of PhD student who applied for a topic of dissertation thesis offered by an external teaching institution, is approved by the Dean after approval of the statutory representative of external teaching institution.
(7) Student who interrupted the study ceases to be a student from the first the day of the interruption period stated in the decision.
(8) Student whose study has been interrupted has the right to enrol to study again after the interruption period stated in the decision. He/she becomes a student on the day of his/her re- enrolment. If a student doesn t re-enrol after the interruption period, provisions under Art. 34 par. 1 letter c) are applied.
(9) If a student interrupts his/her study during teaching period of a semester, enrolment of subjects after interruption is not regarded as re-enrolment of a subject.
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academic year, all his/her credits and assessments obtained prior to the date of application for interruption are taken into account. Study duties for which a student obtained assessment FX or obtained no assessment before the date of application for interruption are regarded as re-enrolled after the interruption period . The re-enrolment of subjects is governed by Art. 22 par. 2 to 4.
(11) A student who applies for interruption in non-teaching period of the academic year and hasn t fulfilled conditions of study checking stage in accordance with Art. 25, is not allowed to interrupt the study.
Art. 33 Completion of study (1) Study at CU can be completed duly or for reasons stated under par. 6 and in Art. 32
and Art. 34 and Art. 35. (2) Student duly completes his/her study by completion of study in accordance with
particular study programme. (3) The day of duly completed study is the day when the last condition prescribed for
regular completion of the respective study programme has been fulfilled. (4) The documents certifying completion of study and awarding the respective
academic degree is a university diploma, diploma supplement and state examination certificate. Details on essentials of these documents are stipulated by Section 68 of the Higher Education Act. Documents on completion of study are given to students within 45 days after duly completed study usually at the graduation ceremony, except for cases when a graduate agrees to issue the documents later on the date when the last condition has been met in accordance with par 3 at the latest.
(5) University diploma, diploma supplement and state examination certificate are issued by CU. Student who completed study under Art. 28 par. 1 letter a) shall receive a diploma issued by CU with honours.
(6) Apart from duly completed study, the study may be terminated if: a) a student gives up the study upon his/her own decision, b) a student is expelled from the study in accordance with Art. 35 c) a student exceeds standard length of study by more than two years,51 d) a student cannot continue in study due to the cancellation of study programme
which he/she studies and he has not accepted the offer to continue in the study of another study programme,52
e) a student died. (7) The day of the study termination is:
a) pursuant to par. 6 letter a) the day when the higher education institution receives the written announcement of a student to give up the study with the exception of Art. 34 par. 1 letter c),
b) pursuant to par. 6 letter b) the day when the decision on expelling from the study came into effect,
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c) pursuant to par. 6 letter c) the end of the academic year in which the student was supposed to complete the study, d) pursuant to par. 6 letter d) the day when the higher education institution
announced cancellation of the study programme.
Art. 34 Giving up the study (1) Giving up the study may arise due to:
a) a student s own decision, b) student s enrolment at another higher education institution or faculty of CU
after fulfilment of requirements determined in its study regulations upon the student s request,53
c) if the student does not appear for enrolment for the following period of study or he/she does not appear after interruption for re-enrolment upon delivery of the invitation to appear for enrolment within the period of ten working days since delivery of this invitation; a student may ask for prolongation of this period for health reasons that hinder him/her to appear for the enrolment, the day on which he/she was due to enrol for the following period of study or on which he/she was to re-enrol, is considered as the date on which the student gave up the study.54
(2) If a student wants to give up the study, he/she shall notify the Dean in writing. (3) Student who gave up the study shall be provided with the transcript of
successfully passed subject by the faculty upon his/her request. The transcript shall also contain the information that the student has not completed his/her study.
Art. 35 Expelling from study
Student is expelled from the study: a) if he/she doesn t fulfil requirements or duties arising from the study
programme and the Study Regulations of CU or the faculty; b) if he/she was imposed a disciplinary measure of expelling from study pursuant
to Section 72 par. 2 letter c) of the Higher Education Act.
Part V. Peculiarities of PhD study
Art. 36 Basic provisions (1) Rules of this study regulations apply proportionately to postgraduate PhD
study, unless otherwise stated. (2) Rules on organization of PhD study are stipulated by the Higher Education Act.55 (3) Academic year of PhD study consists of semesters. Semester may consists of
study, scientific and examination part.
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(4) Graduates of PhD study are awarded the academic degree of ”doctor” (”philosophiae doctor”, abbr. ”PhD.”), in the field of Catholic Theology the academic degree of ”licentiate of theology” (abbr. ”ThLic.” ) awarded after completion of the first comprehensive part of the PhD study. The graduates of PhD study in the field of Catholic Theology are awarded the academic degree of ”doctor” (”philosophiae doctor”, abbr. ”PhD.”).
(5) CU or external teaching institution provides scholarships to the student of PhD study programme of full-time form. The student of PhD study programme in full-time form with permanent place of residence in a Member State has the right for scholarship throughout the period of standard length of the study programme that he/she has been admitted to, unless he/she already received a higher education of the third level; a) until completing dissertation examination in the amount of no less than salary
grade 9 and the first pay degree; b) after completing dissertation examination in the amount of no less than salary
grade 10 and the first pay degree; (6) Providing scholarship to PhD students in the full-time form of study finishes on the
day of successful defence of dissertation thesis or on the date of study termination or by exceeding the standard length of study.
Art. 37 Board of Specialists
The PhD study in the given field of study is monitored and evaluated by the board of specialists established by the separate internal regulation of the faculty. CU may agree with another higher education institution to create common board of specialists. Members of the common board of specialists are approved by the particular Scientific Board. If a higher education institution provides the PhD study in cooperation with an external teaching institution, the external teaching institution is accordingly represented in the relevant board of specialists.
Art. 38 Dissertation examination
(1) PhD student in full-time form of study registers for the subject of state examination – dissertation examination within no later than 18 months (in 3-year full-time study) and within no later than 24 months (in 4-year full-time study) from the beginning of the study; PhD student in part-time study within no later than 24 months (in 4-year part-time study) and within no later than 30 months (in 5-year part-time study) from the beginning of the study. PhD student s application for dissertation examination must be accompanied by written thesis to dissertation examination. A PhD student is allowed to take dissertation examination on condition that he/she obtained at least 60 credits.
(2) Application for dissertation examination and written thesis to dissertation examination is sent to the particular chairman of the board of specialists, copies are submitted to the Department of PhD study of the faculty and to the head of the workplace where the PhD student carries out PhD study.
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thesis with the theoretical fundamentals of its future solution, present status of knowledge on given topic, including literature, analysis of methodical approach to solving the given topic and the extent to which the thesis has been compiled so far. In the field of Catholic Theology, the content of essay to dissertation examination contains present status of knowledge on given topic and new results which a student achieved. The opponent works out opinion on the written thesis. The opinion is made accessible to the PhD student no later than 3 days before the date of dissertation examination.
(4) Opponent of an written thesis to dissertation examination can be only a specialist minimally with the academic degree of the 3rd level as PhD., ArtD., (or its equivalent), academic degree ThDr., or scientific degree DSc. who doesn t work at a PhD student s workplace.
(5) Dissertation examination consists of a discussion on an essay for dissertation examination and the part in which PhD student should prove his/her theoretical knowledge in given subjects of dissertation examination. The date of dissertation examination is announced 14 days in advance at the latest.
(6) Dissertation examination takes place before a state examination committee (hereinafter referred to as “committee”) consisting of at least 4 members. It consists of the chairman and at least three other members from which at least one is not from the faculty or the workplace where PhD student works. Opponent of an essay for dissertation examination can a member of the committee if he/she has been approved as a member of examination committee. If the opponent is not a member of examination committee and doesn t have the right to examine at state examinations,56
doesn t assess
dissertation examination by grade. Upon the proposal of the chairman of the board of specialists the Dean appoints the chairman, the other members of examination committee from among the specialists entitled to examine at state examination and the opponent, as well as determines the subjects of oral part of examination. The supervisor may propose the opponent of an essay for dissertation examination to chairman of the board of specialists. At least two members of examination committee are university teachers working in the posts of professors or associate professors.57
PhD. student s supervisor also
takes part in dissertation examination who doesn t assess dissertation examination by grade.
(7) If the PhD student has chosen a dissertation topic offered by the external teaching institution, the examination as well as the defence of a dissertation shall be made before the examination committee with parity representation of members from the faculty and members designated by the external teaching institution from particular board of specialists. Defence of a dissertation thesis may take place at the external teaching institution. 58
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(8) Valid decision on the result of dissertation examination requires absolute majority of examination committee. If any member cannot for serious reasons take part in examination, the Dean may decide on his/her substitution after approval by the board of specialists. Examination committee decides on the result of dissertation examination in its closed meeting.
(9) Unless otherwise stated by the study regulations of the faculty, in the assessment of results of dissertation examination provisions of Art. 24 par.1 are applied.
(10) Minutes about the course of examination is prepared which also includes opponent s opinion on written thesis. Minutes are signed by the chairman and members of examination committee present at the examination.
(11) Supervising workplace shall issue for a PhD student a state examination certificate on completion and result of dissertation examination.
(12) A PhD. student who failed the examination, can retake it only once after 3-months period at the earliest. A repeated failure at the dissertation examination will result in expelling from the PhD study.
Art. 39 Dissertation Thesis
(1) The PhD student submits the dissertation thesis for the defence in Slovak language. With the consent of the Dean, he/she may submit the dissertation thesis in a language other than Slovak. In this case the abstract in Slovak language comprises an essential part of dissertation thesis.
(2) The PhD student may also submit as a dissertation thesis his/her own published work or a set of his/her own published papers whose content elaborates the issue of the topic of the dissertation thesis. If the PhD student submits a set of his/her own publications, he/she shall supplement it by a detailed introduction in which he/she clarifies the present status of the problems, the goals of the dissertation thesis and the conclusions, his/her own contribution the given topic which arose from solving the topic of dissertation thesis. If the attached publications are the work of several authors, the PhD student shall also attach the statement of the co-authors regarding his/her copyright sharing.
(3) Common procedure for elaboration of dissertation, or licentiate theses, as well as other essentials of these theses are stipulated by separate regulations and internal regulation of CU.
(4) If the dissertation thesis constitutes part of a team work, the PhD. student will present his/her own results and in the discussion he/she will put them into the context with the results of the other members of the team.
Art.40 Preparation for dissertation thesis defence
(1) The PhD student may submit to the Dean an application for permission to defend his/her dissertation thesis if he/she has acquired at least 150 credits (in 3 year full-time study or 4-year part-time study) and at least 210 credits (in 4- year full-time study or 5-year part-time study). The application must be submitted sufficiently ahead of time. The study according to the study programme cannot exceed its
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standard length of study by more than two years. 59 (2) The following documents must be attached to the application:
a) dissertation thesis in four copies, b) copies of all publications and other elaborations if they are not part of the
dissertation thesis are attached in one copy; if a PhD. student encloses an excerpt from database of publication (EVIPUB), copies of publications are not necessary,
c) another documents in accordance with internal regulation of the faculty, d) a list of the PhD student’s published work with complete bibliographic data
and his/her non-published scientific work or public and non-public art exhibitions and PhD student s performance as well as their reviews, possibly also the opinions from particular institutions from the field of science, technology or art,
e) give reasons for differences between original and submitted dissertation thesis, if a PhD student submits a new dissertation thesis in the same field of study after his/her previous unsuccessful defence.
(3) After receiving the application for permission to defend a dissertation thesis, the Dean shall submit the application together with the dissertation thesis incorporating the required materials to the board of specialists within 15 days from its delivery. Within 15 days, the chairman of the board of specialists will express the opinion regarding its level and whether it fulfils the requirements and if he/she recommends it for the defence. If the standpoint of the chairman of the board of specialists is positive, at the same time he/she proposes to the Dean examination committee and at least three opponents. His/her proposal may be based on the proposal of the supervisor.
(4) If a PhD. student studies in an inter-disciplinary study programme, the Dean shall decide to which board of specialists he shall submit the dissertation thesis for defence.
(5) If the chairman of the board of specialists finds that the application of the PhD student for permission to defend the dissertation thesis (Art. 40 par. 2) or the dissertation thesis itself (Art. 39) fails to meet the requirements, the PhD student will be asked to remove the shortcomings within a designated deadline.
(6) The PhD student may withdraw the submitted dissertation thesis and the application for permission to defend it until the dean hasn t invited the members of examination committee, opponents, supervisor and PhD. student. The Dean makes decisions about the further procedure as well as solving of possible questions at issue.
(7) Within 15 days after receiving the opinion of chairman of the board of specialists at the latest, the Dean shall appoint from among the specialists entitled to examine the chairman of the examination committee, at least the other four members and three opponents. He/she shall send the dissertation
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thesis together with the request to elaborate an opinion to the appointed opponents.
(8) After receiving all opinions from opponents, the Dean submits the application of the PhD student for the defence of the dissertation thesis together with all requirements including the opinions of opponents to the chairman of examination committee.
(9) No later than 15 days after receiving the materials according to the previous paragraph, the chairman of the examination committee shall propose to the Dean the time and venue of the defence of the thesis. The time and venue of the defence are determined by the Dean.
(10) Without delay, the Dean shall send written invitations to the participants - members of the examination committee, opponents, the supervisor and the PhD student. At the same time no later than 14 days before the given date of defence this information is published on the official information board of the faculty, on the faculty website and in a manner allowing an approach for all interested,60
as well
as the information where and how the interested persons may become acquainted with the dissertation thesis.
(11) Anyone interested in the research issue and the defence of the dissertation thesis may submit his/her opinion or statement no later than within one week before the date of the defence to the chairman of examination committee or may present his/her comments orally at the defence. The PhD. student shall express his/her standpoint to such opinions or comments at the defence of the thesis.
Art. 41 Opponents of dissertation thesis and their opinions
(1) The Dean appoints opponents based on the proposal of the chairman of the board of specialists which can follow the PhD supervisor’s proposal. Opponents are selected from among the experts in the specialization of the PhD study. No more than one opponent may be selected from the faculty or institution where the PhD student carried out his/her study.
(2) The dissertation thesis is assessed by three opponents. At least one opponent must hold the scientific pedagogical degree of professor or must hold the scientific degree of doctor of science or must be a research worker with acknowledged qualification level I. Other opponents may hold the scientific pedagogical degree of associate professor, or may be significant experts with PhD degree, or its equivalent or qualified experts from practice holding one of the mentioned degrees.
(3) Close relative61 of a PhD student, direct superiors or subordinates in employment
or in similar labour relationships or any other worker from his/her workplace or his/her supervisor are not eligible to act as opponent.
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(4) Opponent shall send his/her opinion to the Dean in written form and return the dissertation thesis no later than within 30 days after receiving it. If the opponent is not able to elaborate an opinion, he/she shall announce it to the Dean within 14
days from the day of delivery of the his/her appointment. (5) If the opponent fails to submit his/her opinion within the deadline pursuant to
par 4, the Dean will appoint a new opponent. (6) The opinion of the opponent contains an objective and critical analysis of the
strong and weak parts of the submitted dissertation thesis; it is brief and not repeating its content. The opponent comments mainly on:
- topicality of chosen topic; - the chosen methods of processing; - the achieved results with a specification of the new knowledge brought by
the thesis; - its contribution for further development of science and technology; - whether the dissertation thesis has fulfilled the goal. (7) The opponent evaluates the dissertation thesis according to the current state of
the scientific or artistic discipline covered by the PhD study at the time when the PhD student submitted the application for the permission to defend it. Furthermore, opponent works out an independent opinion in which he/she proposes a grade for the defence of dissertation thesis.
(8) Chairman of the examination committee shall check whether the essentials of the opinion have been met pursuant to par. 6 and 7. If the opponent s opinion does not comply with the above mentioned terms, the Dean shall return it to the opponent for additional comments or re-writing. At the same time he shall determine the time for its re-submission, which should not be longer than 14 days. If the opponent doesn t submit his/her opinion within the determined date and fails to do so also within 5 days after delivery of the appeal, the Dean shall appoint a new opponent.
Art. 42 Defence of Dissertation Thesis
(1) Examination committee is composed of a chairman and at least four members. Opponents of dissertation thesis are also members of the examination committee if they were approved as members of examination committee. If opponent is not a member of examination committee, he/she is not entitled to examine, doesn t assess defence of dissertation thesis by a grade.62
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student’s supervisor also participates at the defence doesn t assess defence of dissertation thesis by a grade. Not more than three defences may take place in one day before one examination committee.
(2) The defence of a dissertation thesis may be held at the foreign higher education institution on the basis of agreement on common dissertation defence concluded between CU or faculty with parity representation of members of the
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Slovak party and members from the foreign higher education institution.63
(3) The Dean shall make sure that the defence of the dissertation thesis takes place no later than within five months from the submission of the application for its permission.
(4) The Dean shall send through the Department of PhD. study a written invitation for the defence of dissertation thesis and the opinions of the opponents to the members of the examination committee, the supervisor, PhD student and the workplace where the study programme was carried out.
(5) The defence of the dissertation thesis is open to the public. However, in exceptional cases when the content of the thesis could endanger confidential information protected by separate law, the defence is not open to the public based on the Dean s decision.
(6) The defence of the dissertation thesis will assume the form of a scientific discussion among the PhD student, opponents, members of the examination committee and other participants regarding the acquired knowledge and contributions of the thesis. The justification and authenticity of its conclusions and proposals that the thesis incorporates are also examined in the course of the defence.
(7) The defence may only take place in the presence of at least two-thirds of the appointed members of the examination committee including at least two opponents. If one of two opponents is not able to participate due to serious reasons and in his/her opinion he/she proposes a grade „A“ to „E“, the defence may take place without his/her presence. In such case the opinion of the missing opponent will be read in its full wording at the defence. The study regulation of the faculty may determine the opponent s assessment of dissertation thesis as „pass“ – „fail“.
(8) The defence is led by the chairman of the examination committee. In exceptional cases he/she may delegate this role to another member of the committee. Neither the opponent nor the supervisor may lead the defence, even if they are members of the board of specialists.
(9) Procedure in the defence of the dissertation thesis: a) the chairman of the examination committee shall present a brief CV of the PhD
student, announce the topic of the thesis and provide essential information from the opinion of the supervisor and the instruction workplace and a survey of the scientific or artistic work of the PhD student and the reactions to them;
b) then the PhD student shall briefly present the essential content of his/her dissertation thesis, its conception, results and contribution,
c) the opponents shall present the essential content of their opinions; the chairman or another member of examination committee delegated by him/her shall read the opinion of missing opponent in full wording;
d) the PhD student shall take his/her standpoint to the opinions of opponents, especially towards the objections and comments and shall respond to their questions;
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e) the chairman of examination committee shall inform the participants about the other opinions and statements and shall open a discussion in which all present people may participate; the correctness, justification, scientific or artistic authenticity and seriousness of the knowledge contained in the dissertation thesis are verified in a discussion, f.) in the course of discussion, the PhD student will answer all questions.
(10) Minutes about the defence of the dissertation thesis and its result is written. Minutes of the defence are signed by the chairman and all members of examination committee in attendance.
(11) After completion of the defence, closed session of the examination committee is held where all its members including opponents and supervisor are present. The course and results of the defence is assessed and possibilities of the use of the results of the dissertation thesis in practice are discussed. Members of the examination committee shall decide on assessment of the state examination subject. Assessment of the state examination subject follows Art. 24 par. 1.
(12) In order to assess the defence of the dissertation thesis, at least two-thirds of all members of examination committee must participate.
(13) The result of the defence of the dissertation thesis shall be announce by the chairman of examination committee at its public session.
(14) Minutes about the defence of the dissertation thesis and its result and a PhD. student s file are submitted by the chairman of examination committee to the Dean within 15 days from the day the defence took place.
(15) The PhD student whose defence of the dissertation thesis or his excused absence or the defence was assessed by FX, may apply for permission to defend his/her thesis in the same study programme no sooner than within one year after the date on which the defence of his/her dissertation thesis took place or should have taken place. The defence of a dissertation thesis can only be repeated once.
(16) The PhD study is completed by the defence of dissertation thesis. It proves the ability and readiness for independent scientific and creative activity in the field of research or development or for independent theoretical and creative arts activity.
Part VI Proceedings concerning study rights and duties of students
Art. 43 Beginning of proceedings concerning study rights and duties of students
(1) Proceedings concerning permission of interruption and recognition of subjects, or credit transfer begins on the day when the student submitted a written request for a respective decision to be issued. The application must contain basic identification data and core of the matter that should be decided on.
(2) If the application does not contain the data necessary for the decision to be taken, the Dean shall call the student to supplement the application or provide necessary explanation in a reasonable time.
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day of issuing the Dean s decision who shall do so upon his own initiative, or upon a teacher, student or other faculty employee s initiative.
(4) Proceedings concerning expelling from studies due to failure to meet the requirements arising from the study programme and the Study Regulations of CU64
begins on the day when the decision on expelling was issued. (5) Decision on matters under par.1 shall be issued by the Dean within 30 days since
the day the procedure began. This period does not include the time granted to the student for supplementing or explaining the application under par. 2. If the Dean does not decide within this period of 30 days, the student may demand the Rector to express the Dean s obligation to deal with the matter and to decide.
(6) Act No. 71/1967 Coll. on administrative proceedings in the wording of later regulations does not apply to proceedings and deciding on study rights and duties of students.
Art. 44 Essentials of a decision and its delivery
(1) Decisions under Art. 34 must be produced in writing and must contain the statement referring to the respective provision of internal regulation, reasoning based on facts as found and in cases under Art. 34 par. 4 also instruction on appeal against this decision.
(2) Decision must be delivered to the student s own hands at the faculty or in any place where he/she is available, with the delivery receipt. If such delivery is not possible, the decision under Art 43 par. 4 shall be delivered by mail to the last known address of the student s residence as a registered mail with return service and with the notice “to his own hands”. The decisions in matters stated under Art. 43 par. 1 and par. 3 are delivered as registered mails with return service. The faculty s duty to deliver has been met if the student has received the decision or on the day when the post office returned it as an undeliverable mail or if the delivery was frustrated by a student s act or omission. The delivery shall be effective even if the student refuses to receive the decision.
Art. 45 Request for review of a decision on expelling from the study
(1) In accordance with Art. 43 par. 4 student may, within 8 days after delivery of the decision, submit an request for review of a decision (hereinafter referred to as “request”), which has the suspensive effect. The application is addressed to the Dean who has issued the decision.
(2) The Dean may change or cancel decision if he/she grants the request in the full extent, otherwise he shall pass it to Rector for decision. The entire file shall be passed to the Rector together with the report under par.3 including the Dean s own opinion on the request.
(3) The report contains comprehensive results of the procedure held so far, i.e. the data on all acts carried out, standpoint to the request submitted in due time and to
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all prescribed essentials enclosed. The Dean of the faculty will state in his report his own standpoint concerning all applicant s objections together with respective evidence, his opinion as for completeness and correctness of facts as found, as well
as legal opinion which is a basis in the decision challenged. (4) Rector shall reject the request were it submitted late or by an unauthorized
person. Rector shall change or cancel the Dean s decision if issued contrary to law, internal regulation of CU or the faculty, otherwise he shall reject the request supporting the Dean s original decision.
(5) If the Rector cancels the Dean s decision for the reason that facts of the matter were not found as appropriate, he may, under the circumstances, return the matter to the Dean for further procedure and decision, while the Dean is bound by the Rector s legal opinion.
(6) Rector shall issue his/her decision no later than 30 days after the student s request for review of a decision has been delivered to the faculty. In more complex cases decision shall be made within 60 days. Both the student and the Dean of the faculty shall be notified in writing on extending the period for his response.
(7) Provisions under Art. 44 par. 2 are applicable for delivery of Rector s decisions. (8) If the Dean grants the request and changes or cancels his decision under par. 2
or if the Rector changes or cancels the Dean s decision under par. 4, the faculty or CU authorities shall take such measures so as to restore the student s rights, and the consequences arising from the decision were removed or softened.
(9) No request for review of the Rector s decision can be submitted. The Rector shall notify the respective dean on his/her decision and returns him the respective student s file along with return service of the decision delivery to the student.
Art. 46 Validity of decision
(1) Decision against which no request for review can be submitted is valid from the day of delivery under Art. 44 par. 2.
(2) Dean s decision on expelling from studies or the Dean s decision on non-admission against which no request for review has been submitted by the student comes to effect on the day of lapse of time of 8 days under Art. 45 par. 1.
(3) Dean s decision on expelling from studies or the Dean s decision on non-admission against which a student submitted a request for review and the Rector confirmed this decision, comes into effect on the day of delivery of the Rector s decision in accordance with provisions of Art. 44 par. 2.
(4) Rector s decision on request for review of the Dean s decision comes into effect on the day of delivery to the student in accordance with provisions of Art. 44 par. 2.
Part VII Further provisions
Art. 47 Student s safety and health protection
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General rules for safety and health protection at work and labour conditions for women apply for students participating in practical instruction and practice.65
Art. 48 Examina Rigorosa (1) Graduates of study programmes who have obtained the academic degree “master”
or similar study programmes abroad may take examina rigorosa the part of which is also the defence of rigorosa thesis in the study field in which they graduated, or in a similar field. 66
(2) After successful passing of examina rigorosa CU awards the academic degree: a) “doctor of natural sciences” (abbr. „RNDr.“) in study programmes of natural
sciences, b) “doctor of pharmacy” (abbr. „PharmDr.“) in study programmes of pharmacy, c) “doctor of philosophy” (abbr. „PhDr.“) in study the programmes of social
sciences, fine arts, health, d) “doctor of laws „(abbr. „JUDr“.) in the study programmes of law, e) “doctor of pedagogy” (abbr. „PaedDr.“) in the study programmes of teacher s
training and physical training, f) “doctor of theology” (abbr. „ThDr.“) in the study programmes of theology,
except for the study programmes of Roman Catholic Theology (3) Rules governing examina rigorosa are stipulated in internal regulation of CU.67
Art. 49 Rector s Academic Praise, Rector s Award for excellent final thesis and
merit scholarships (1) Rector may award Rector s Academic Praise accompanied by awarding a lump sum
of merit scholarship to a student, who: a) obtained excellent results during his/her studies, b) showed exemplary civic attitude or carried out an exemplary act, c) excellently represented CU mainly at international events and competitions.
(2) Rector may award Rector s Award for excellent final thesis accompanied by an awarding lump sum of a merit scholarship to the student who worked out a final thesis of exceptional quality.
(3) Rules for awarding Rector s Academic Praise, Rector s Award for excellent final thesis and the related award of lump sum of merit scholarships are governed by the Scholarship Regulations of CU and scholarship regulations of the Faculty.
(4) The Dean may award a student enrolled in a study programme carried out at the faculty a praise and a lump sum of motivational scholarship in accordance with the Scholarship Regulations of CU and scholarship regulations of the Faculty.
Art. 50 Faculties Study Regulations
(1) The faculty shall issue its own study regulations if decided that it needs to complete
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in further detail the Study Regulations of CU to match its conditions.68 If some
provision of this Study Regulations is contrary to provisions of generally binding legal regulations or provisions of this Study Regulations except for the cases when this Study Regulations accepts different modification, procedure and the manner of solving contradiction is stipulated by separate internal regulation of CU.69
(2) Study regulations of the faculty is approved upon the Dean s proposal by the academic senate of the faculty and becomes valid on the day of its approval by the Academic Senate of CU.
Art. 51 Transitional and closing provisions
(1) Requirements for duly completed study for students admitted to study of accredited study programmes pursuant to regulations effective until December 31, 2012 including subjects characteristics and standard length of study remain unchanged.
(2) Part of this Study Regulations is the Annex: General rules of enrolment to study, recording and checking of study results at CU faculties related to bachelor, master and doctor study. They apply proportionately to PhD. study. Faculties may adopt these rules for their own conditions.
(3) Faculties are obliged to have their own study regulations in compliance with Higher Education Act, another generally binding legal regulations and this Study Regulations of CU.
(4) From the effective day of this Study Regulations, the Study Regulations of CU approved by the Academic Senate of CU on March 19, 2008 (Internal Regulation No. 14/2008) in the wording of internal regulation No. 6/2011 Annex No. 1 and internal regulation No. 2/2008 Rector s Directive on Organization of PhD. study at CU in the wording of internal regulation No. 16/2008 Annex No. 1 and internal regulation No. 20/2008 Annex No. 2, is cancelled.
(5) This Study Regulations of CU becomes valid on the day of its approval by the Academic Senate of Comenius University in Bratislava and comes into effect on September 1, 2013.
Assoc. prof. Daniel Böhmer, M.D.,PhD. prof. RNDr. Karol Mičieta, PhD.
Chairman of the AS CU Rector of CU
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Annex No.1 to the Internal Regulation No. 8/2013 approved by the AS CU General rules for enrolment to study, recording and checking of study results at
faculties of CU
Art. 1 Enrolment to study (1) Enrolment determines the relationship between the faculty and the student for
the period of current academic year. Enrolment is carried out by means of the academic information system (hereinafter referred to as „AIS“). Details and modification of relationships and duties of particular responsible people within the administration of enrolment through AIS shall be stipulated by separate regulation of CU.
(2) There are two types of enrolment: a) enrolment to study under Section 59 of the Higher Education Act on the
basis of which the admitted applicant to study becomes the student of CU, b) enrolment to the next part of study programme under Section 70 par. 1
letter , c) of the Higher Education Act when the student fulfilled obligations prescribed
by the respective study programme or the study regulations. (3) Enrolment is carried out by:
a) entering a student s data into the AIS system by appropriate department of the faculty
b) specifying the subjects the student wants to study in the upcoming study period (academic year or semester). These data shall be entered into the AIS and into the student s credit book (index),
c) handing in the student s identification card and its validation for the current academic year. This is a final part of enrolment and is carried out only after successful completion of previous ones.
(4) Enrolment to the next part of study is carried out by: a) completing the previous part of study in accordance with the study plan of
the respective study programme, b) checking and entering changes in the student s data (e.g. personal data, data
on student s identification card, consent with release of information to other systems),
c) specifying the subjects the student wishes to study in the upcoming period of study, i.e. in the academic year or semester. These data shall be entered into the AIS and student s credit book (index),
d) validation of the student s identification card for the current academic year. This is the final part of enrolment and is carried out only after successful completion of the previous ones.
(5) Fields of activities of the study department of the faculty (hereinafter referred to as „SD“):
a) responsibility for the preparation and the course of enrolment, b) submits the student the Report of fulfilled study duties printed out from AIS
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for the previous period of study and enters the signed form into the student s personal file,
c) prints out from AIS Protocol on student s study plan which is included into the student s file, issues its copy to give it to the student and certifies the data in the credit book (date, stamp, signature),
d) in case of changes made by the student in the determined period, SD prints out the Protocol on change of the study plan from AIS and certifies the data in the credit book (date, stamp, signature).
(6) Student is obliged to enrol himself/herself in AIS and in person, or he/she may authorize another person to enrol him/her. The authorization must be issued in writing and the signature must be legally verified.
(7) Student or the authorized person shall: a) verify by his/her own signature truthfulness of the data in the Report of
fulfilled study duties for the previous period, b) confirm the study plan for the current academic year under Section 51 par. 8
of the Higher Education Act in accordance with the study regulations of the faculty (hereinafter referred to as „SRF“) and with the study plan rules and conditions,
c) enrol in the study plan subjects into the credit book in accordance with his/her Protocol on student s study plan or Protocol on change of study plan. In case of any discrepancy the data entered by a student in AIS until the date determined for this purpose are decisive.
(8) Student has the right to make changes of his/her study plan by the end of the 2nd week of the instruction period of the (winter or summer) semester in AIS (cancel/change enrolled subjects for the reasons of timetable overlap or for reason of cancellation of subject teaching or for not completion of pre-requisite/s of a subject in the previous period following the rules stated by SRF). The study plan change shall be made by the student in AIS and he/she shall sign the Protocol on change of study plan for particular semester or academic year at the SD.
(9) Student is obliged to enrol in subjects of the study plan in accordance with Protocol on change of study plan into the credit book. Subsequently, the SD shall certify this data in accordance with par. 5 letter d). In case of any discrepancy the data entered by a student in AIS until the date stated in par. 8 are decisive.
(10) Student is obliged to validate his/her student s identification card at the university terminal within 24 hours after receiving validation stamp, if technical conditions allow so.
Art. 2 Recording and checking of study results
(1) Fields of activities of the study department: a) records the Subject Assessment Report signed by particular teachers, b) prints out Report of fulfilled study duties from AIS. This involves mainly
summer semester. After winter semester detailed check is carried out involving only the 1st year students no later than by the enrolment for the
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following period. (2) If during the study results check different data have been found in AIS and credit
book or they are missing, the SD shall report in writing the facts as found to the respective department, institute or other workplace.
(3) Field of activities of department, or institute or other workplace: a) delivers and updates the list of full-time and part-time teachers, their signature
samples at the SD, b) records students written works that are part of subjects assessments consistent
with the Filing regulations of CU and Filing plan of CU for the period of three years,
c) the Head of the Department shall secure immediate remedy and adopt measures for removal of shortcomings found by the SD and report to him/her missing or incorrect data discovered at the study results check.
(4) Position and role of the teacher: a) the subject is examined only by the teacher who participated in teaching during
the semester. In certain cases (illness, long-lasting absence) the responsibility of the teacher for assessment and recording is taken by the guarantor of the subject on the basis of a written reasoning by the teacher. In case of the guarantor’s illness or long-lasting absence this responsibility is taken by the vice-dean for educational activities,
b) the teacher shall ask the student to submit his/her credit book (index). Otherwise the teacher must not examine the student, or carry out the assessment,
c) if a written form is part of the student s assessment, the examiner is obliged to make the results of the examination public within an agreed time and in an agreed way in the official notice board of the department/clinic or on the internet following provisions of the Law on Personal Data Protection. Names of the students and their results shall be made public only upon their written approval. Otherwise the teacher shall use centrally assigned codes and determine place and time when the student can have the assessment signed in his/her credit book (index). Results of the written part of the examination must be announced by entering into AIS and signed in the credit books within three working days from the beginning of the written part of the examination,
d) the result of the assessment shall be entered in AIS by the teacher in accordance with valid regulations and shall sign the identical result of the assessment in the credit book, (he/she shall write the assessment, date and signature next to the name of the subject), while he/she is obliged to check whether the name of subject is identical with the name of the subject in Course Unit Information Form,
e) the teacher carrying out the assessment shall secure that the Subject Assessment Report is printed out, signed and submitted to SD after the last student has completed the examination, no later than the next working day after completion of the examination period,
f) the teacher carrying out the assessment is obliged to remove differences in assessment in AIS and credit book, if he/she is notified by a student,
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g) the teacher carrying out the assessment is obliged to carry out corrections in accordance with generally binding regulations and internal regulations of CU, h) it is not possible to make any records on completed examinations after
completion of the examination period, i) the student must not be imposed any sanctions in any way for non-fulfilment
of obligations of the teacher according to this Article. (5) Obligations of the student:
a) the student is obliged to bring his/her credit book (index) on the day of assessment or examination and submits it to the examiner. If the student does not submit the credit book, the examiner cannot examine him/her nor make the assessment,
b) after fulfilment of the last study obligation of the semester or the academic year the student is obliged to check the assessments in AIS. In case he/she finds out the difference or missing data, he/she shall immediately notify the examiner.
(6) The subject which the student enrolled and there is no record on its assessment is evaluated not completed and the SD may enter FX in AIS three days after completion of the examination period.
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CONTENT FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES ............................ 5
ACADEMIC BODIES .......................................................................... 7
ORGANISATION OF STUDIES ....................................................... 111
FSES ECTS GRADING SYSTEM ...................................................... 122
SCHEDULE OF STUDY AT FSES CU ................................................. 13
STUDY PROGRAMMES ................................................................ 144
STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS .................................................. 15
INSTITUTE OF EUROPEAN STUDIES AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS .................................................................................. 166
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMY .............................................................. 53
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC POLICY ....................................................... 61
INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY ....................................... 68
INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY ........................................... 75
ACCOMODATION .......................................................................... 88
TRAVEL INFORMATION ................................................................. 89
RECOGNITION OF STUDIES ........................................................... 90
VISA’S DUTY .................................................................................. 93
MEDICAL CARE .............................................................................. 94
SLOVAK NATIONAL HOLIDAYS ...................................................... 95
ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME ............................................................. 96
RESEARCH CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ..................................... 97
STUDY REGULATIONS AT COMENIUS UNIVERSITY IN BRATISLAVA .................................................................................. 98