The condition for granting the dissertation examination is the completion of the study part in the prescribed composition of subjects and the acquisition of at least 90 credits in the external form, if the study in the four-year form and five-year in the external form.
The committee decides on the result of the examination in a non-public meeting by a majority of the members present. In the event of equality of votes, the vote of the President shall prevail.
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All information about the doctoral study is specified on the faculty's website in the Doctoral Study section, including the conditions of completion, which are detailed in the State Examinations section. Students will find here all the necessary information, forms and documents, including information on the formal side of the dissertation, which are in accordance with Directive No. 1/2011 on the basic requirements of final theses and the PhD Study Regulations at UPJŠ in Košice. The submitted work must be in accordance with the Rector's Decision No. 5/2021, issuing the principles of good practice of scientific publication at UPJŠ in Košice and its parts, Rector's Decision No. 21/2021, on issuing rules for the assessment of plagiarism at UPJŠ in Košice and its parts, Rector's Decision No. 2/2022 which issues the principles of good research practice at UPJŠ in Košice and its parts.
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PhD study: https://www.upjs.sk/en/faculty-of-medicine/current-students/phd-study/
State exams: https://www.upjs.sk/en/faculty-of-medicine/current-students/phd-study/state-exams/
Theses: https://www.upjs.sk/en/departments/university-library/theses/
PhD. Study regulations: https://www.upjs.sk/public/media/2062/phd-study-regulations-upjs-2019.pdf
Directive No. 1 /2011: https://www.upjs.sk/public/media/3241/smernica-1-2011-zaverecne-prace-en.pdf
Rector’s decision no. 21/2021: https://intranet.upjs.sk/op/op.Public.php?documentid=6041
https://intranet.upjs.sk/op/op.Public.php?documentid=6005
2/2022-SK: https://intranet.upjs.sk/op/op.Public.php?documentid=6005
The dissertation has the character of a scientific work and the student demonstrates by this work extensive mastery of the theory and professional terminology from the field of study/study program, acquisition of knowledge, skills and competencies in accordance with the declared profile of the graduate, as well as the ability to apply them in an original way. The student demonstrates the ability of independent scientific work in terms of content, formal and ethical, ant the ability to present and critically analyses obtained results.