Study plan - Approved
Academic year:
 2025/2026
Study programme:
 ISPd - Integrative Social Work - (Single degree study, Ph.D. III. deg., Full-Time form)
Study field:
 33. - Social Work
 

Study section
Compulsory courses

Block - PP
Abbreviation Name Current Credit Range End Year Sem. Prerequisites Teacher
KPS/MV/05  Research Methods - Research Projects   10 1L + 1P  PaS  1, 2, 3    Mesárošová, Šebeňa, Lovašová 
CJP/CJ/07  Foreign Language for PhD Students   10 2P  PaS  1, 2, 3    Kolaříková, Strömplová, Kupková, Vojtek 
KF/EaDF/13  Epistemology and History of Philosophy   8   PaS  1, 2, 3    Jusko 
KSP/ZZvPP/11  The Meaning of Life in Helping Professions   6 1L + 1P  PaS  1, 2     
KSP/TSPd/11  Theories of Social Work   8 1L + 1P  PaS  1, 2    Šlosár, Lichner 

 
 
Compulsory elective courses

Block - PVP
Abbreviation Name Current Credit Range End Year Sem. Prerequisites Teacher
KPE/PgVU/17  Pedagogy for University Teachers   5 28sL  A  1, 2  W  Orosová 
KPPaPZ/PsVU/17  Psychology for University Lecturers   5 28sL  A  1, 2  S  Janovská 
KSP/CvPK/11  Human in Mental Crisis   5 1L + 1P  PaS  1, 2, 3    Šiňanská 
KSP/VKP/11  Selected Chapters in Law for Social Workers   5 1L + 1P  PaS  1, 2, 3    Šlosár 
KSP/PvSPd/14  Projection in Social Work   5 1L + 1P  PaS  1, 2, 3    Lovašová 
KSP/DvSP/12  Diagnostics in Social Work   8 1L + 1P  PaS  1, 2, 3    Lichner 
KSP/VPKSP/13  Selected Problems of Clinical Social Work   8 1L + 1P  PaS  1, 2, 3     
CJP/OPAJ/15  Academic Presentations in English   2 1P  H  1, 2, 3  W  Kolaříková, Slovenská 

 
 
Elective courses
 
 

Research section

Block - VC
Abbreviation Name Current Credit Range End Year Sem. Prerequisites Teacher
KSP/AUZVP/11  Active Participation in a Foreign Academic Event   15   A  1, 2, 3, 4     
KSP/AUDVP1/11  Active Participation in a Domestic Academic Event 1   5   A  1, 2, 3, 4     
KSP/AUDVP2/11  Active Participation in a Domestic Academic Event 2   5   A  1, 2, 3, 4     
KSP/VGP/11  Participation in a Research Project Grant   10   A  1, 2, 3, 4     
KSP/VMD/11  Slovak Monograph   20   A  1, 2, 3, 4     
KSP/VMZ/11  Foreign Monograph   30   A  1, 2, 3, 4     
KSP/VPDC/11  Original Scientific Publication in a Slovak Research Journal or Edited Volume   10   A  1, 2, 3, 4     
KSP/VPZC/11  Original Scientific Publication in a Foreign Research Journal or Edited Volume   20   A  1, 2, 3, 4     
KSP/RPP/11  Review and Other Scientific Publication   5   A  1, 2, 3, 4     
KSP/CaOD/11  Citations and Responses in Slovak Publications   1   A  1, 2, 3, 4     
KSP/CaOZ/11  Citations and Responses in Foreign Publications   3   A  1, 2, 3, 4     
KSP/UDEV/15  Completion of a Pre-Defined Stage of Research   10   A  1, 2, 3, 4     
KSP/IOA/11  Other Professional Activities   10   A  1, 2, 3, 4     
KSP/SSOL/11  Individual Study of Professional Literature   10   A  1, 2, 3     
Dek. FF UPJŠ/JSD/24  Spring School for PhD Students   4 4dL  A    S  Andričík 
Dek. FF UPJŠ/JeSD/24  Autumn School for PhD Students   2 2dL  A    W   
Dek. FF UPJŠ/JeSDA/24  Autumn School for PhD Students   4 2dL  A    W   


Other activities

Block - V
Abbreviation Name Current Credit Range End Year Sem. Prerequisites Teacher
KSP/VPC1/11  Educational Activity of a PhD Student 1   10   A  1, 2, 3     
KSP/VPC2/11  Educational Activity of a PhD Student 2   10   A  1, 2, 3     
KSP/VPC3/11  Educational Activity of a PhD Student 3   10   A  1, 2, 3     
KSP/VZP/11  Bachelor´s Thesis Supervision   10   A  1, 2, 3     
KSP/SPmes/11  One-Month Study Stay at a Foreign University/Research Institute   5   A  1, 2, 3     
KSP/SPsem/11  One-Semester Study Stay at a Foreign University/Research Institute   15   A  1, 2, 3     


State exams
Compulsory courses

Block - ŠS
Abbreviation Name Current Credit Range End Year Sem. Prerequisites Teacher
KSP/DZS/15  Dissertation Examination   20   SS       
KSP/DZPO/15  Doctoral Thesis Defense   30   OB      KSP/CRVCI/25  

 
 
Compulsory elective courses
 
 

Such a symbol can occur after the teaching range:
d - Days in a semester
h - Hours in a week
r - Hours in a year
s - Hours in a semester
t - Weeks in a semester
When none of these symbols are given, expected range of teaching is "hours in a week"
Other signs can occur next to the courses of the study programmes
! - course will not be implemented in the given academic year
+ - course will not be implemented, perhaps the next academic year
- - course is implemented for the last time

* - course has more prerequisites

Explanatory notes:

Range: L - Lecture, P - Practice
Semester: W - Winter, S - Summer
End: S - Examination, H - Evaluation, Z - Credit Exam, A - Passing, PaS - Continuous assessment with examination, P - Continuous assessment / Practice