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Knowledge

Study in the Master's degree programme continues to develop basic knowledge in the relevant linguistic and literary disciplines, the core of which was introduced in the Bachelor's degree and the mastery of which is a necessary prerequisite for continuing the Master's degree. Within the master's degree, the student is also acquainted with subject didactics focused on the acquisition of methodological practices in English language teaching. The graduate masters the English language at the C2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ​​in both written and oral forms.

    At the theoretical level, it builds on the knowledge acquired by graduates in the Bachelor's form of study with the aim of their fundamental development in the theoretical as well as creative level in all the central areas of study (Linguistics, British and American Literature and British and American Studies).

    In the linguistic part, the key disciplines of the compulsory core include Corpus Linguistics as a methodological basis for modern linguistic research. Language Typology and Universals is the key subject which builds on the linguistic knowledge acquired at the Bachelor's degree.

In the literary part, emphasis is placed on the methodology of scholarly research of literary works, attention is paid to American ethnic literatures as a significant characteristic of American literature, and a cross-section of important literary works of world importance will be provided in selected chapters of world literature.

    In the area of ​​British and American realities, the main attention shall be paid to the current USA and the United Kingdom and their foreign policy. The emphasis shall be on political institutions.

Part of the compulsory course structure is English language didactics, which by its nature familiarises the student with learning styles and strategies in a foreign language, factors influencing the acquisition of a foreign language and methodological procedures in English language teaching with regard to the age category of the learner.  

    In addition to the compulsory structure, students have the option of selective profiling in accordance with the research focus of the degree thesis in subjects that represent a supplement and extension of linguistic and literary disciplines of the Bachelor's grade.

Skills

The practical aspect of the study shall be focused on developing the abilities and skills of linguistic and literary analysis of the text, translation of EU texts, and communicative skills. The graduate shall be prepared to demonstrate their ability of functional synthesis of theoretical and practical knowledge in the independent analysis of the selected linguistic or literary issues in the defence of their degree thesis.

 Competences

The graduate

-         knows and perfectly masters the structure of linguistic and literary disciplines of their subject specialisation

- is able to apply knowledge from linguistic, literary disciplines, British and American studies to the subject didactics

-        is able to work professionally in professions requiring a perfect knowledge of English at both practical and theoretical levels with emphasis on the teaching profession

-         after completing the 2^nd level of university study, they shall be eligible for further education at the 3rd level of university study

-         has versatile communication skills in English

-         their versatile knowledge enables them to actively participate in addressing professional and scientific-research tasks related to the disciplines of their subject specialisation

-         is able to apply the acquired knowledge creatively in the field for which they specialized

-         has the basic skills and competences necessary for the use of information and communication technologies

The graduate is able to apply all the above-mentioned knowledge, skills, and competences in the profession for which he/she is being trained: teaching.

He/she has knowledge of biological, psychological, and social aspects of individual development developed, knows and understands the concept of the institutional socialisation process in broader social-science contexts. The graduate has a comprehensive overview of the social structure of society, its statics and dynamics, understands the educational and other relevant needs and specifics of diverse social groups. He/she masters the issue of pedagogical work in the context of the diversity of the population being educated. He/she has extensive knowledge of the differences in the development of individuals resulting from their health or social disadvantages, or gifts and talents so that he/she can effectively cooperate with special educators, psychologists, and other professionals in the implementation of the educational process in inclusive education and follow their professional recommendations and conclusions. The graduate has extensive scientific knowledge in the field of English language and literature. He/she knows the current State educational programmes, masters the theoretical foundations of designing, implementing, and evaluating education and training. The graduate masters the extensive theoretical and practical context of the content of education and professional didactics or didactics and methodology of the English language. He/she has extensive psychological and didactic knowledge to understand the relationship between the processes of learning and teaching, education and upbringing of the individual and the dynamics of the social group. He/she knows a wide repertoire of teaching strategies and methods. The graduate is familiar with the system of education in the Slovak Republic, legal regulations and curricular contexts of the teaching profession, knows the structure of the profession, the professional background of the relevant field and the principles of professional ethics. He/she knows the methodological context of empirical research in pedagogical sciences. The graduate from teacher training programmes independently identifies the developmental and relevant characteristics and relevant educational needs of an individual, accepts the individuality of the student, has practical experience in identifying psychological and social factors of individual learning, accepts the diversity of students in their socio-cultural context. The graduate is familiar with generally binding legal regulations related to the work of teacher, in pedagogical and other documentation, in other conceptual and strategic documents and materials of the school. He/she applies pedagogical-psychological and professional-didactic knowledge in the educational process. He/she can independently evaluate various pedagogical situations and processes, respond flexibly to them and resolve them optimally. He/she is able to independently record, analyse, and resolve various pedagogical situations, he/she has the skills to effectively plan, design, manage, and organise the educational process in profile-forming educational areas or specialisations. He/she has extensive methodological skills in the field of English language and literature, including skills in the field of information and communication technologies. He/she carries out pedagogical evaluation and evaluation independently and in an appropriate manner, is able to evaluate himself/herself and pursue his/her further professional development. He/she can communicate and cooperate effectively with the external environment (parents, foster parents, community, etc.). The graduate is able to research pedagogical phenomena in the educational milieu, formulate the conclusions of their own research, and has the ability of producing pieces of academic writing.

The main objective is to educate prospective English language teachers. However, the graduate can also work in other professions.

23 Pedagogical and professional staff in education

2330001 Secondary vocational school teacher

2330003 Secondary school teacher

2341002 Primary school teacher

2643001 Foreign languages translator

2643002 Foreign language interpreter

2643007 Linguist (philologist)

2642 Journalists, editors, and other specialists in journalism

4221999 Employee of the tourist information centre, travel office and agency

4222 Contact Information Centre staff

5113 Tourist guides

1431 Managers in sports, recreational, and cultural facilities

Compared to many other higher education programmes, teacher training trains students for a clearly defined profession for which clearly defined qualifications are required. The graduate from the secondary school shall be prepared to perform the profession of English language teacher at primary and secondary schools. Graduates shall also find employment in State administration and self-government, journalistic professions, and tourism. The occupations indicated pursuant to the Statistical Classification of Occupations SK ISCO-08: teachers at primary schools, teachers at secondary schools, methodologists, and inspectors in the field of education, organiser of educational activities, manager in education, etc.

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At the time of developing this description, there were over 70 job positions on the websites advertising vacancies (profesia.sk; jooble.sk; kariera.sk) which the graduates from the Ajm - UAP study programme could apply for. When comparing the number of students admitted (22) and the number of jobs, it is also necessary to take into account the fact that the list of vacancies was made in September - i.e. at a time when most of the graduates already have a job and the job positions are filled. This factor must be taken into account especially in teaching positions, of which there were 15 of them out of the total number of vacancies. According to the State Educational Programme, the subject of English Language belongs among the general education subjects and, together with the teaching subject of Slovak Language and Literature a language of a national minority and literature form the educational field of Language and Communication. Depending on the type of school and the level of education, it makes 1 to 5 hours per week. Special attention should be paid to bilingual schools in this evaluation, where a graduate of Ajm - UAP is able to teach the second subject of their combination in English. From this point of view, graduates have a very ample employment, as shown in paragraph 3b). Overall, we evaluate the employability of graduates as very good, while graduates are able to cover a standard teaching load at a standard school.

Radomila Bučková, učiteľka, Gymnázium Sv. Edity Šteinovej, Košice

Juliána Slinčáková, učiteľka, Obchodná akadémia, Michalovce

Katarína Rybárová, učiteľka, Evanjelické gymnázium Jána Amosa Komenského, Košice

Alexandra Šimoňáková Gymnazium Trebišovská, Košice

Mária Vraštiak učiteľka, Giles Academy v Spojenom kráľovstve

Viktória Némethy učiteľka, Gymnázium sv. Edity Steinovej, Košice

Petra Filová učiteľka, Gymnázium sv. Edity Steinovej, Košice

Sadloňová Alica, učiteľka, Gymnázium Trebišovská, Košice

Martin Vranovský učiteľ, Academic language, Košice

Peter Sirovec, Program Manager v TV JOJ, Bratislava

Zuzana Šarišská učiteľka, Autisti Prešov -Súkromná spojená škola, Prešov

The quality of the study programme is reflected in the long-term cooperation with various professional organisations - if the programme were not good and we did not have high-quality applicants, these organisations would not be interested in repeated cooperation. Here is an overview of the cooperation with a short description, if possible also with a link to the relevant website:

• From the academic year 2018/2019, introduction and implementation of the compulsory optional course Skills for Success - from University to Practice, in cooperation with the Center for Shared Business Services of the American Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia (BSCF AmCham) for students at the 2nd level of study programmes at the DBAS FA UPJŠ (Department of British and American Studies, Faculty of Arts, Pavol Jozef šafárik University) and at the same time introduced as the Certified Interdisciplinary Course SFS for all the students of Master's study programmes at UPJŠ. Over 85 successful certificate holders.
• Implementation of a joint course of Global Citizenship for students of the course Contemporary USA at the DBAS FA UPJŠ and students of Liberal Arts at the University of Maine in Augusta, USA, SS AY 2012/2013.

• The Language Testing Centre at the Department of British and American Studies has been operating since 2013. In cooperation with the American organisation Educational Testing Services and with the British Council in Slovakia we have managed to build a centre that offers the opportunity to take tests in TOEFLiBT, Praxis, and ACCA at this Depratment. Also in cooperation with our partner Plus Academia in Bratislava we have the opportunity of performing the tests in TOEIC and TFI. We offer these tests to the general public, companies, and our students. The tests enable our graduates to attain the necessary language certificates which are required for research work, further study, or for employment in international corporations abroad. Praxis is the latest product that we have introduced to enable prospective teachers of English to obtain a certificate that will allow them to start working in the United States. In total, we have welcomed almost 500 clients in this Language Testing Centre since 2013. Within the RIFIV - Development of Innovative Forms of Education and Support of Interdisciplinarity of Studies at UPJŠ project, ITMS code: 26110230101, Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research, and Sport of the Slovak Republic for the EU Structural Funds (2013-2015), the Interdisciplinary Block IB9 was introduced. 100 UPJŠ students were awarded the international TOEFL iBT certificate (2014-2020) free of charge, thus enabling them not just to measure their language skills and abilities at the international level, but also to prepare them for the current requirements of the labour market.

• The Mentor network programme is already regularly being implemented in cooperation with companies such as T-Systems, AT&T, Lafarge Holcim, Slovanet, Promiseo. University students have the opportunity to meet with high-ranking representatives of leading companies in eastern Slovakia. Each participant is assigned a personal mentor from one of the companies.

• The Department of BAS, where the study programme is implemented, was awarded the Woodrow Wilson Prize in the "Shared Experience" category in 2018 by the Embassy of the United States of America in Bratislava on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Slovakia and the USA in recognition of extraordinary efforts at supporting better mutual understanding and appreciation of shared experience between the two countries. (Annex)

• Since 2020, there has been a cycle of workshops and lectures from practice running, e.g. lecture with Mgr. Andrea Petrovčinová on a career in the creative industry and on writing; Eva Mozešová's webinar from Oxford University Press Slovakia on games in education and teaching.

• Since 2019, the Department has been co-organising the Regional Rounds of the Human Rights Olympiad in cooperation with Mgr. Petra Horváthová from the CVČ - Regional Youth Centre. Over 50 secondary school students attend each year
• feedback from
• SUVko
• Lionbridge
• Obchodná komora
• Zlatý žobrák
• Embassy of Greece - Annex

The development of study plans at UPJŠ is governed by the provisions of the Study Rules of Procedure, which defines the student's workload, evaluation, review stages of the study, the method of graduation and other requirements. Responsibility for the content of the study and for the

correct course of quality evaluation is defined by the Rector's decision no. 7/2021 and Rector's decision no. 8/2021. European recommendations for the development of study programmes were taken into account in the design of the submitted study programmes and study plans.

Study plans are developed in the Academic Information System AiS2 and archived in the Monitoring Panel of the Study Programme in the AiS2. Study plans for the relevant academic years are publicly available at:

• Study programme in one place

and

• Study plans, information sheets.

The entire study plan is implemented at the University headquarters. The study plan and information sheets in the required structure are developed in the Academic Information System AiS2 and archived in the Monitoring Panel of the Study Programme in the AiS2.

All the required information is publicly available in the study plan in the Register of UPJŠ Study programmes at Study programme in one place

and at Study plans, information sheets.

number of credits for compulsory courses required for proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 21 (+ 3 credits for Diploma seminar A and 3 credits for Diploma seminar B)

number of credits for compulsory optional courses required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 6

number of credits for optional courses required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: not specified

number of credits for the final thesis and the defense of the final thesis required for the proper completion of studies: 15

The review of incentives by the student is governed by Zákon o zabezpečovaní kvality vysokoškolského vzdelávania (The Law Act on Higher Education Quality Assurance - the document is not available in English), Zákon o sťažnostiach (The Law Act on Complaints, the document is not available in English), Rozhodnutie rektora o vybavovaní sťažností (the Rector's Decree on the Handling of Complaints - the document is not available in English) and Study Rules of Procedure. Verification of the methods and objectivity of assessing the students is governed by the document Zásady pre získavanie spätnej väzby na účely hodnotenia kvality vzdelávacej činnosti, tvorivej činnosti (Principles for Verification of the Quality of Higher Education at UPJŠ - the document is not available in English). More information is publicly available at: ttps://www.upjs.sk/en/university/Internal-system-evaluation-quality/study-programmes/ - 4.

The rules for the recognition of studies or parts thereof are regulated by Study Rules of Procedure. More information is publicly available at: Study Programmes.

The list of degree thesis topics is available on the Department website, section BA and MA thesis topics for 2021/22.

• International mobility of students and staff is an essential area of University international activities. More information is also available at: https://www.upjs.sk/en/university/Internal-system-evaluation-quality/study-programmes/#3
• The principles for verifying the quality of higher education at UPJŠ declare compliance with the general principles and rules of ethical conduct
• Etický kódex UPJŠ (UPJŠ Code of Ethics, the document is not available in English)
• and UPJŠ Student Code of Ethics, which are closely linked to
• Principles of Good Publishing - Zásady dobrej praxe,
• Rules for Reviewing Plagiarism - Pravidlá posudzovania plagiátorstva,
• Rules of Verifying the Quality of Higher Education at UPJŠ - Pravidlá pre overovanie kvality vysokoškolského vzdelávania na UPJŠ and
• Principles for Obtaining Feedback - Zásady pre získavanie spätnej väzby.
• More information is available at Etika vedeckej práce. (More information is available at Research Work Ethics. The documents are not available in English).
• The following support services are available to students with special needs:
• Counselling: psychological, social, legal, career
• Technical support (special devices and aids)
• IT consulting - assistance and support in the use of IT resources. Advice on setting up the AiS2 for visually impaired students. PC settings for visually impaired students.
• Library and lending services tailored to the special needs of students.
• Erasmus +: A UPJŠ student with special needs shall have the opportunity to apply for a grant used to cover expenses related to special needs during the implementation of mobility abroad. More information at Department for International Relations.

More information at: Study Programmes.

• Review of incentives by the student is governed by Zákon o zabezpečovaní kvality vysokoškolského vzdelávania (the Act on Quality Assurance in Higher Education, the document is not available in English), Zákon o sťažnostiach (the Act on Complaints, the document is not available in English), Rozhodnutie rektora č. 13/2017 o vybavovaní sťažností (Rector's Decision on Handling Complaints, the document is not available in English) and Study Rules of Procedure. Verification of the methods and objectivity of awarding assessments to students is governed by Zásady pre získavanie spätnej väzby (Principles for Obtaining Feedback for the Purposes of Assessing the Quality of Educational Activities and Support Activities at UPJŠ, document is not available in English).
• Review of incentives by the student is governed by Zákon o zabezpečovaní kvality vysokoškolského vzdelávania (the Act on Quality Assurance in Higher Education, the document is not available in English), Zákon o sťažnostiach (the Act on Complaints, the document is not availbale in English), Rozhodnutie rektora č. 13/2017 o vybavovaní sťažností (Rector's Decree on Handling Complaints, the document is not available in English) and Study Rules of Procedure.

More information is publicly available at: https://www.upjs.sk/en/university/Internal-system-evaluation-quality/study-programmes/#4 .

Information sheets are available in the monitoring panel of the study programme in the Academic Information System AiS2. They are available to the public in the Register of Study Programmes (https://studijne-programy.upjs.sk/en/fakulta/FF?rok=2022%2F2023) and at Study plans, information sheets.

The University-wide current schedule is available on the UPJŠ website: Study The schedule is also available on the Faculty of Arts website: Academic Calendar.

prof. PaedDr. Lívia Körtvélyessy, PhD.; livia.kortvelyessy@upjs.sk

Prof. PaedDr. Lívia Körtvélyessy, PhD.

livia.kortvelyessy@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/14789

Language Typology and Universals for AJALm AJEIEm

Dr. h. c. Prof. Mgr. Slávka Tomaščíková, PhD.

slavka.tomascikova@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15442

Political Institutions of Great Britain and the USA for AJALm AJEIEm

Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Soňa Šnircová, PhD

sona.snircova@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/14788

Modern Literary Trends for AJALm

Prof. PhDr. Pavel Stekauer, DrSc

pavel.stekauer@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15440

Corpus Linguistics for AJALm AJEIEm

Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Renáta Timková, PhD.

renata.timkova@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15421

Didactics of English 1 for AJALm; Didactics of English 2 for AJALm

RAPTs (Research/art/teacher profile of a person) of persons in charge of profile courses are available in the Monitoring panel of the study program in the Academic Information System AiS2. Data from the RAPT are also incorporated into the official personal sites of employees which have a URL in the following form: https://www.upjs.sk/en/FF/zamestnanec/name.surname/.* The list of current teachers and their RAPTs are also available from the public register of study programmes Study programme in one place .

Note: * zamestnanec in the link means "employee" .

For a match between a teacher and course, please consult the Study plan:

Mgr. Zuzana Buráková, PhD.

zuzana.burakova@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15425

Prof. Myroslava Fabian DrSc.

myroslava.fabian@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15436 

Mgr. Petra Filipová, PhD.

petra.filipova@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/26417

PhDr. Štefan Franko, PhD.

stefan.franko@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15444

Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Renáta Gregová, PhD.

renata.gregova@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15443 

Assoc. Prof. Slávka Janigová, PhD.

slavka.janigova@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15417

Mgr. Vesna Kalafus Antoniová, PhD.

vesna.kalafus.antoniova@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/30062

Prof. PaedDr. Lívia Körtvélyessy, PhD.

livia.kortvelyessy@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/14789

Mgr. Kurt Magsamen

kurt.magsamen@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/14831

Mgr. Martina Martausová, PhD.

martina.martausova@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/14725

Prof. Mgr. Renáta Panocová, PhD.

renata.panocova@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15424 

Mgr. Silvia Rosivalová Baučeková, PhD.

silvia.baucekova@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/22920

Mgr. Július Rozenfeld, PhD.

julius.rozenfeld@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/14727

Mgr. Karin Sabolíková, PhD.

karin.sabolikova@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15452

Mgr. Adriana Saboviková, PhD.

adriana.sabovikova@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/14738  

Prof. PhDr. Pavel Stekauer, DrSc

pavel.stekauer@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15440

Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Soňa Šnircová, PhD

sona.snircova@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/14788

Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Renáta Timková, PhD.

renata.timkova@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15421

Dr. h. c. Prof. Mgr. Slávka Tomaščíková, PhD.

slavka.tomascikova@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15442    

Mgr. Emília Sotáková

emilia.sotakova@upjs.sk

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/18568

Supervisors of degree theses are employees of the Department from paragraph 7d).

Topics of the Master’s degree theses published in the academic year 2021/22:

On the influence of gender on the interpretation of complex words

Economy of expression vs. semantic transparency in word-formation

Motivation of complex words – contrastive analysis of a selected lexical field

On the semantics of N>V conversion (only MA)

Sound symbolism in comics

Phonosthemes - do they exist?

Corona and Covid-19: word-formation analysis

Android Smartphone terms: word-formation analysis

An Acoustic and Perceptual Analysis of Vowel Length in English and in Slovak

An Acoustic and Perceptual Analysis of Geminate Consonants in English (and in Slovak)

The use of multi- and poly- in scientific and general English

Neologisms in scientific writing

A corpus-based analysis of verbal derivatives in academic registers

A corpus-based analysis of adjectival derivatives in academic registers

Subject Adjuncts and Content Disjuncts and their counterparts in an English-Slovak translation corpus

Postmodifying dependent clauses in English and their Slovak counterparts in an English-Slovak corpus

Semantics of complex words from an onomasiological perspective

Productivity of compounding in a selected discourse – corpus driven analysis

Topic selected by students

Gender and language - comparative studies in languages

Phonetic characteristics of vowel reductions produced by Slovak learners of English

Intonation typology of English and Slovak

Complex tones in English and Slovak

Intonation-group boundaries in English and Slovak

Global Contexts in Ali Smith’s Quartet

The Poetics of Rural and Urban Spaces in Sara Baume’s Spill, Simmer, Falter and Caitriona Lally’s Eggshells

Representations of Scottish Identities in the Age of Globalization: Topics and Trends in the Short Story Genre

Suburban space and ethnic identities in selected American literature

Into The Wild – escaping the city in contemporary American fiction

Dystopian vision of American megalopolis in contemporary American literature

London as a Global Metropolis in British Fiction After 2000

Food and Identity in the Postmillennial British Novel

The Art of Food Writing: Analysing Cookbooks as Literature

Focusing on global, national, regional and local in selected post-millennial media discourses

Heritage in globalised food narratives in post-millennial media discourses

Global vs. local in food narratives in post-millennial media discourses

Gender and other social aspects in post-millennial media discourses

Gendered food narratives in post-millennial media discourses

Marginalized Identities in Post-millennial Television

Post-millenial Queerness and Gender Identities in Film

Regional identities in contemporary American cinema

Mobile and migrating fathers in contemporary American cinema

American Factory – The Impact of Globalization on American Life

Contrasting Globalization and Local Communities in Documentary: The Economics of Happiness

Promoting the Local for Global Audiences in the Documentary Slovakia: Treasures in the Heart of Europe

Social aspects of the Brexit in Northern Ireland (selected aspects)

Representation of cultural identities in changing Northern Ireland

Representation of national (British) phenomena in regional (Scottish) press

The case of local (British) female TV detectives becoming global phenomena

Basic information from the RAPTs is incorporated into the official personal WWW sites of the staff, whose URL is in the form of https://www.upjs.sk/en/FF/zamestnanec/name.surname/.* (example: https://www.upjs.sk/en/FF/zamestnanec/livia.kortvelyessy/)

Note: * zamestnanec in the link means "employee" .

Bc. Katarína Jurčová, katarina.jurcova@student.upjs.sk

Students are represented on the Study Programme Board. The current and historical composition of the Study Programme Board is available in the AiS2 study program monitoring panel and in Register of UPJŠ study programmes. Students are also represented in the Internal Quality Verification Board.

Mgr. Karin Sabolíková, PhD. karin.sabolikova@upjs.sk

Administration is provided by Student Administration Office and International relations department of the Faculty of Arts using the Academic Information System AiS2:

The student shall be able to efficiently handle most of the agenda through the information system, without direct interaction with the desk officer.

The University Counselling Centre is another important support component. It is a specialised unit of UPJŠ established by the UPJŠ Rector with University-wide competence. The University Counselling Centre's mission is to provide free counselling to all the students of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, specifically psychological, career, legal, and social counselling and counselling in effective learning. The University Counselling Centre is also in charge of supporting and caring for students with special needs. Students may use counselling services in both personal and online forms, in Slovak and in English. The purpose of the services provided is improving the employability of students and graduates in the labour market, acting preventively, and helping with problems that could jeopardize the successful completion of our students' studies. The University Counselling Centre also provides Support for students with special needs. Councelling services, and Carreer services. More information available at: https://www.upjs.sk/en/departments/university-counselling-center/.

UPJŠ also offers students Accommodation and Catering services through UPJŠ Student Dormitories and Canteens or at contractual partners. The accommodation subsystem is part of AiS2, catering in Student Dormitories and Canteens is administered by a separate information system which is integrated within the UIS UPJŠ.

Other contacts and links:

Desk officer for science, research, qualification development, PhD studies: Mgr. Gabriela Onušková (gabriela.onuskova@upjs.sk) 

Study Officer of Social Assistance: Ing. Vladimíra Albertová (vladimira.albertova@upjs.sk)

Desk officer for internships, Erasmus+: Bc. Oľga Gallová (olga.gallova@upjs.sk) https://www.studujsff.sk/

Coordinator for students with special needs: Assoc. Prof. PhDr. Beáta Gajdošová, Ph.D. (beata.gajdosova1@upjs.sk) 

AiS2 Faculty administrator: Mgr. Emília Sotáková (emilia.sotakova@upjs.sk)

Career Club

UPJŠ provides spatial, material, technical, and information resources of the study programme separately for each seat in which the study programme takes place, in proportion to the objectives and outcomes of education. Ensuring a full-fledged infrastructure supporting higher education, creative scientific research and research itself is one of the University priorities. The constant progress of the University is also reflected in the continuous expansion of the existing infrastructure, the reconstruction of buildings and the introduction of modern information and communication technologies.

The existence of the University units is essential for ensuring the required quality of selected services which are characteristic of a respected and materially well-equipped university.

All current information on providing the study programmes at the University may be found at: https://www.upjs.sk/en/university/Internal-system-evaluation-quality/study-programmes/#7.

Teaching takes place in lecture halls and seminar rooms which are equipped with computer technology, data projector, webcam, sound system, the Internet connection and software by way of standard, enabling online connection to teaching. An interactive whiteboard is also available in some of the classrooms. All the study programmes have a computer room equipped with computer technology, data projector, the Internet connection, interactive whiteboard, and SPSS statistical software.

There are computer stations with the Internet connection and the Intranet which are freely accessible for students in the premises of the buildings where the teaching takes place at the relevant faculty. Students have access to the Eduroam wifi network throughout the campus.

Other areas:

• Digital interpreting laboratory is used for special teaching of simultaneous interpreting techniques. The professional fully digital interpreting laboratory is managed by a teaching desk. The lecturer's workplace is equipped with a special lecturer's server with a virtual lecturer's control panel (with the possibility of PC mouse control) and a lecturer's desk (which has rotary controls for sound regulation in the lecturer's headphones and the lecturer's headphones and also contains connectors for connecting both headphones). The interpreting laboratory also consists of a digital control and power supply unit and digital interpreting desks - consoles (located in the interpreting booths, 2 in each booth). The system has an integrated communication module for mass and individual communication with interpreting students. Another part of the interpreting laboratory is wireless signal transmission to participants (digital IR transmitter, digital IR emitter, digital IR receivers), digital conference microphones with received channels being interpreted, recording audio equipment (professional 8-channel digital audio recorder, student cabin digital audio recorders), and other accessories. The equipment provides the teacher with the opportunity to read the interpreted texts or play them from the database of speeches on the Internet. There are 8 booths in the laboratory, its total capacity is 16 students and allows training of all the skills needed for simultaneous interpretation.
• Language Testing Centre
• Laboratory of Experimental Phonetics and Communication LICOLAB
• Internet connection of the University with the Sanet 10Gbps network
• SANET-2 backbone throughput 100GE channels, expandable up to 500Gbps: https://www.upjs.sk/en/departments/center-of-information-and-communication-technologies/
• WIFI connection, all of the University buildings are covered, part of the eduoram.org network
• AiS2 - a comprehensive academic information system for study management https://ais2.upjs.sk/ais/start.do
• Email for each employee and student - operated on the Office 365 platform https://outlook.office.com/,   our own email domain @upjs.sk
• Office 365 distance learning support https://www.upjs.sk/en/departments/center-of-information-and-communication-technologies// and BigBlueButton https://bbb.science.upjs.sk/b
• Cyber security
• Security awareness: support for students in case of data leakage, compromise of email addresses, compromise of equipment by malware IT support helpdesk https://helpdesk.upjs.sk/
• Audio visual technology - enabling audio and video projection, as well as remote connections in the RB0A5 lecturing hall in the RB pavilion building, the AK0A7 lecturing hall at Kostlivého Street, in the Historical Rector's Office, Grand Rector's Meeting Room, Small Rector's Meeting Room and Vice-Rectors' Meeting Room at the Rector's Office.
• The University is also involved in the National Telepresentation Infrastructure CVTI - 10 connections https://www.tp.cvtisr.sk/telekonferencne-miestnosti/
• E-learning – portal for e-learning My career
• Student counselling
• Teaching and training establishment in Danišovce

The main mission of the University unit,  University Library  as an information unit of the University, is participating in the information provision of teaching and scientific research activities of its staff and students, creating the conditions for the support of the educational process and an inspiring environment for its users. The UL fulfills this mission by making creative use of information resources and technologies, providing, documents, information and consultation, expertise staff and facilities to support teaching, learning and research. Library information services are documented on the site https://www.upjs.sk/en/departments/university-library/service/. UPJŠ operates the ŠafárikPress UPJŠ publishing house. The publishing house is involved in spreading awareness of the possibilities of electronic publishing at the University. The Unibook portal provides a permanent repository of electronic documents, an archive of all the publications released and also modern possibilities for purchasing book publications by UPJŠ staff via the standard e-shop web interface (https://www.upjs.sk/en/departments/university-library/university-bookshop/). To support comprehensive education management at all three levels of higher education, The AiS2 Academic Information System, Information and Communication Technologies Center (CIaKT) UPJŠ, the (CIaKT) UPJŠ in Košice is used as a University-wide information unit which covers the activities of information and communication technologies inside UPJŠ, but also outside in relation to its surroundings. The CIaKT UPJŠ university node is also a regional node of the SANET (Slovak Academic Network).

In addition to the University infrastructure, the students of the study programme have at their disposal a complex background in the form of the State Scientific Library in Košice, the Košice Institutes of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, the East Slovak Museum in Košice, etc. The Department Information Centre with the Internet access and book donations from sponsors (US Embassy, graduates, Department staff) is also available to students.

Educational activities at UPJŠ, which are provided by distance or combined methods, are sufficiently supported and protected. Information on the distance form, an overview of tools with instructions and available University portals, may be found on the following websites:https://www.upjs.sk/en/university/Internal-system-evaluation-quality/study-programmes/#7 .

• Teaching is mainly implemented in the in-class form. However, it is possible to switch to the distance form or to combine the in-class and the distance forms (e.g. in the case of tests, consultations but also in the implementation of lectures and seminars). Programmes from the MS Office 365 package and the UPJŠ e-learning portal (https://lms.upjs.sk/?lang=en) are available in the distance form. The teacher shall decide on the specific scope of distance education before the beginning of the semester and shall inform the students with the conditions of passing in terms of the study regulations in the first week of the semester.

• Portal with support for e-learning at UPJŠ: https://www.upjs.sk/elearning/ 
•  Rector's Decree 22/2020:

The University strives to link knowledge with practice, which is supported by strong ties with important partners and organisations. The partners are officially associated in the Career Club UPJŠ.

UPJŠ is a founding member of the Košice IT Valley. It also cooperates with other partners: https://www.upjs.sk/en/university/international-relations/memberships/.

Partnerships enabling the provision of educational activities of the study programme at the Faculty of Arts:

·             https://www.upjs.sk/faculty-of-arts/international-relations/

Cooperation with the external environment is organised on an ad hoc basis depending on the specific topic of the dissertation. Our permanent partners include:

·           University of Granada, Spain

·           University of the Balearic Islands, Spain

·           St. Kliment Ohridski University in Sofia, Bulgaria

·           Charles University in Prague, the Czech Republic

·           University of Ostrava, the Czech Republic

·           University of Paris-Diderot, Paris VIII, France

·           University of Strasbourg, France

·           University of Patras, Greece

·           University of Szeged, Hungary

·           University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

·           University of Utrecht, the Netherlands

·           Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland

·           University of Rzeszów, Poland

·           Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

·           University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

·           University of Nis, Serbia

·           University of Jaén, Spain

·           Yuri Fedkovitch National University in Chernivtsi, Ukraine

The workplace has many years of experience with double diplomas. Introduction and implementation of double diploma programmes in the field of study of Non-Slavic Languages and Literature was first at the level of doctoral studies. Later, double diplomas were also introduced at the Master's level. Intensive cooperation takes place mainly with the Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain (1 graduate from the DBAS FA UPJŠ and 2 graduates from the UIB) and since 2017 with the Yuri Fedkovich National University in Chernivtsi, Ukraine (1 graduate from the DBAS FA UPJŠ and 3 graduates from the YFNUC).

• On the initiative of the DBAS FA UPJŠ students, the ELSE- English Language Students' Ensemble (ELSE) was founded in 2018. The aim of the club is creating a friendly atmosphere and a pleasant experience for the DBAS students in the form of ventures where they have the opportunity to meet and discuss with each other, every DBAS student may participate in the activities of the club. As part of its existence to date, the ELSE organised a meeting of the first-year Bachelor students at the DBAS at the beginning of its operation in November 2018. The topic of the meeting was the adaptation of new DBAS students to the university milieu and mutual exchange of experience of students from various areas of student life. Regular meetings with students, and not just those of the first grades, have thus become a solid pillar of the ELSE's activities. Further ELSE activity is linked to the pre-Christmas period. Another interesting ELSE project is in the installation of a library in the DBAS premises which functions as a shared library. The DBAS students and staff have the opportunity to bring their books read, which they would like to share, or they may borrow one of the publications that interests them. The shared library is freely accessible, it is located in the DBAS corridor, and the DBAS students and staff have access to it at any time. The ELSE activities are also important from the viewpoint of continuous improvement of the DBAS work in relation to students not just within the formal educational process, but also in the field of non-formal education of the DBAS students. The aim of the club is to provide feedback from the DBAS students on the educational and non-educational activities of the DBAS which in turn helps the DBAS to improve their work. In the years affected by the pandemic, the meetings take place online.
• At UPJŠ and at the FA, there are student organisations (https://www.upjs.sk/en/information/current-students/interest-groups/) and interest associations (https://www.upjs.sk/en/information/current-students/interest-groups/upjs/) which provide students with opportunities such as social-welfare, sporting, cultural, and social activities in which all the students may participate. Support and counselling is also provided to students by the University Counselling Centre. The Institute of Physical Education and Sport offers sports activities to students. Students have the opportunity for spiritual enjoyment through the University Pastoral Centre in Košice to which UPJŠ provides premises for work among university students https://www.upcke.sk/rodina-upc/.
• The development of UPJŠ students is ensured not only by quality education, but also by social, sports, cultural, spiritual and social activities during their studies. An overview of what the university, its workplaces and also the city of Košice offer to our students can be found at: https://www.upjs.sk/en/university/Internal-system-evaluation-quality/study-programmes/#7

• The FA UPJŠ (Faculty of Arts, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University) students have open opportunities to participate in mobility for the purpose of study and internships with regular updates on the Erasmus+ FA UPJŠ website. FA UPJŠ currently has almost 180 bilateral agreements validly made with over 100 universities from 24 countries within the Erasmus+ programme. Since 2015, UPJŠ has been participating in the Erasmus+ programme with partner countries outside the EU every year. Agreements with universities in Albania, Georgia, Canada, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan are currently in force. The Vice-Dean for International Relations is the Erasmus+ Coordinator. Each department has also a designated Erasmus+ coordinator. In cooperation with the Department for International Relations of UPJŠ FA, UPJŠ announces selection procedures for student mobility by publishing a call on the Faculty website.
• List of internal regulations governing procedures for student participation in mobility:
• Regulation regulating Erasmus+ mobility at UPJŠ: Smernica č. 1/2020, (Directive No. 1/2020, the document is not available in English) which lays down the procedure for the administration of the Erasmus+ programme at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice and its Components
• Regulation regulating Erasmus+ mobility at FA UPJŠ: Smernica k realizácii študentských mobilít Erasmus+ na FF UPJŠ Guidelines for the Implementation of Erasmus+, Student Mobility at FA UPJŠ; the document is not available in English)
• information in English: https://www.upjs.sk/en/university/international-relations/erasmus-plus-mobilities/implementation-student-mobilities/
• Websites:
• https://www.upjs.sk/en/university/international-relations/
• Erasmus+
• As mentioned in paragraph d), students may also apply to study in the double degree programme.

Completion of the double-major or interdisciplinary Bachelor's study in the study programme of Teacher Training and Education Science is the basic precondition for admission to the Master's study in the study programme of Teacher Training and Education Science at FA UPJŠ in full-time form. If the number of applicants exceeds the capacity of the Master's study programme, admission will be granted to those applicants with higher overall results from their bachelor's studies. For the graduates of the Bachelor's study programme graduating from different universities in the programme of Teacher Training and Education Science, the approval of the Dean of the FA UPJŠ that the completed Bachelor's study programme is sufficiently compatible with the study programme of Teacher Training and Education Science at the Bachelor level at FA UPJŠ (at least 3/5 of the content representing the core of the study programme) is another precondition for admission.

Zásady prijímacieho konania na štúdium (Principles of Admission Procedures at UPJŠ, the document is not available in English) are defined by the basic legislative starting points and general principles according to which a reliable, fair, and transparent admission procedure for study programmes carried out at UPJŠ at the 1st, 2nd, the combined 1st and 2nd, and at the 3rd levels of higher education. Information on the admission procedure at UPJŠ is published on the website:

• https://www.upjs.sk/en/information/prospective-students/

• https://www.upjs.sk/en/information/prospective-students/admissions/

Detailed conditions regarding admission to study programmes at the Faculty are published on the website: https://www.upjs.sk/en/information/prospective-students/

The summary of the results of the admission procedure for the academic years 2016/17-2021/22:

• structured analysis of the admission procedure at the UPJŠ FA: Indikátory hodnotenia kvality na FF UPJŠ (Assessment of Quality Indicators at Faculty of Arts, UPJŠ, the document is not available in English).

Information on the process of monitoring and evaluating student satisfaction at the University is published at: : https://www.upjs.sk/en/university/Internal-system-evaluation-quality/study-programmes/#10

Quality indicators and results of quality monitoring at UPJŠ and its constituents are publicly available at: https://www.upjs.sk/en/university/Internal-system-evaluation-quality/indicators/.

Procedures for monitoring and evaluating students' opinions on the quality of the study programme are carried out in two forms: direct communication with the Head of the Department and a questionnaire. Students may express their opinion by filling out a questionnaire in the Academic Information System (AiS2). The results are presented to the Faculty management and published on the Faculty website in section https://www.upjs.sk/en/faculty-of-arts/internal-system-evaluation-quality/. If deficiencies are found by the teacher, the Faculty management will invite the teacher concerned for a meeting. Determining and verifying the authenticity of a warning is, according to its severity, handled in accordance with the applicable legislation.

Experience shows that students prefer communication with the teacher over the anonymous questionnaire or with the head of the workplace.  

The University informs on the results of the evaluation of the quality of educational activities on its website: https://www.upjs.sk/en/university/Internal-system-evaluation-quality/surveys/26217/

Specific measures to increase the quality of the study programme based on the results of the surveys are listed in the minutes of the study programme board meetings, which are archived in the monitoring panel of the SP in the AiS2.

Feedback from students is part of the negotiations at the Board of the Study Programme. The information obtained is processed and subsequently finds its reflection in the improvement of the study programme both in terms of content and form.

The Alumni Club was officially established at the Department of British and American Studies in 2017 as a platform for communication and networking between graduates from the Department, members of the Department, and current students. In fact, cooperation with graduates from the Department has been working since its inception, as evidenced by the number of lectures, workshops, internships for students, interpreting and translation, and other forms of cooperation. One of the first examples is in the cooperation with the educational agency SUVKO Coaching in Košice under the guidance of the English language graduate for European institutions and economics, Mgr. Matúš Draganovský (2014) or the cooperation with the regional director of the American Chamber of Commerce, Mgr. Martin Mudrák (2014), and the executive director of the Academy Language Institute, Mgr. Michal Orosz (graduate from the DBAS in 2012). The most successful graduates from the Department regularly participate in promotional activities of the Department in order to explain and show potential applicants, but also current students, how they can really employ in life. For example, in 2019, during the Alumni Day, former graduates from the Department presented their lectures in the field of their professional activity: Mgr. Andrea Petrovčínová, author and copywriter, Catacombs, studios and roof of the new hospital, Creative Industry Košice, Mgr. Ivana Rusnáková, gallerist, production and project manager, Art is Also Work, daddy, VUNU Gallery Košice, Bc. Marek Sabo, language game programmer, Bc. Kristína Makóová, UPJŠ European Career Ambassador, Mgr. Slavomíra Hrabovská, Summer Work and Travel USA with Information Planet and many others.

In 2019, during the Covid 19 pandemic, we were forced to enter the online mode of cooperation with graduates and we established the Masterclass scheme - We Learn from the Best during which students have several workshops, for example with Mgr. Timea Krauszová (Refresher) and Mgr. Andrea Petrovčínová (Creative Industry Košice) on topics such as creative writing, content writing, copywriting, and translation. In the 2021/22 academic year, we are planning to continue these workshops e.g. with a graduate from the Department, Mgr. Mária Duffeková, from the Promiseo Agency, or Mgr. Strihová's team working as a manager for Digital Europe in Brussels. During the Covid 19 pandemic, we introduced our potential students, as well as current students, to the work of graduates in a series of online interviews with, for example, Mgr. Richard Peter, Mgr. Patrik Kondáš, Mgr. Emese Koteles, Mgr. Juraj Majcher, Mgr. Katarína Rybárová, Mgr. Martin Mudrák, Mgr. Martina Jesenská, Mgr. Romana Grajcarová, Mgr. Roberta Erdyová, who are available on youtube. The added value of these activities is that we also involve selected secondary schools in Košice, where graduates from the Department also work as English language teachers, which allows us to communicate even better. We connect the members of the Alumni Club with the help of social networks, but above all the LinkedIn platform, where we may trace their professional careers. Of course, personal meetings are certainly more pleasant and we are already planning the fourth meeting of the DBAS alumni in the spring of 2022.

The culmination point of this cooperation is the establishment of a new course called Skills for Success - from University to Practice which was created thanks to the cooperation of the Department of British and American Studies with graduates from this Department and offers a set of communication tools for recent graduates entering practice.

This way of connecting practice with the academic milieu has proven to be one of the most effective and constructive ways to communicate the mission of the Department, the theoretical content of the relevant courses with the real requirements of practice. However, we also create attractive networking for the graduates themselves, who thus have the opportunity to better connect their professional interests, but also to continue their education even after completing their studies.  

The University and its Faculties carry out questionnaire surveys on the employment of University graduates with the aim of improving the profile of the graduate, closer connection of studies with practice, and improving the position of graduates in the labour market. Information on monitoring graduate feedback may be found at: https://www.upjs.sk/en/university/Internal-system-evaluation-quality/study-programmes/#7 .

The currently effective rules, periodicity, and methodology of the questionnaire surveys are described on the website: https://www.upjs.sk/en/university/Internal-system-evaluation-quality/study-programmes/#10.

Specific conclusions from questionnaire surveys conducted at the level of the University, Faculty or units for the relevant study programme are documented in the minutes of the Study Programme Board. The minutes are archived in the monitoring panel of the study programme in the AiS2.

All the information on study programmes, which provide an overview of the relevant internal regulations, fees or student loans, is available to the public and regularly updated on the following website: https://www.upjs.sk/en/university/Internal-system-evaluation-quality/study-programmes/#7

and also in information for UPJŠ students: https://www.upjs.sk/en/information/prospective-students/

Specific information is published by the Faculty at: https://www.upjs.sk/en/faculty-of-arts/prospective-students/.