10 - Slovakia - Branches of study, specialisation
Study field is area of cognition which can be subject of higher
education in one of its three levels. The field of study is limited by
content which is characterized by area and extend of knowledge, skills
and abilities which define graduate profile. Set of fields of study is
administered by the Ministry of Education.
According to Act No.
131/2002 of Law Code on higher education and on the change and
supplement to some acts, as amended, the Ministry of Education issues
and regulates the system of the fields of study in the Slovak Republic.
The Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic issued the List of
Study Fields in Higher Education in the Slovak Republic as the Decision
of the Ministry No. 2090/2002 of 16.12.2002, which has been a subject
of numerous modifications by now.
The Ministry of Education may
introduce a new study field or carry out a change in the List only
after prior opinion by the Accreditation Commission.
Fields of Study, Specialisation - Higher Professional Education
The fields of study include:
- at conservatoire singing, music, dramatic art, dance;
- at the school of applied art, e.g., hand-made artistic processing of textiles;
- at
secondary health school the state-registered nurse, the
state-registered general nurse, the state-registered physiotherapist
and the state-registered radiological assistant.
At the other
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there are the following fields of study, for example, electrical
engineering, textile and clothing, agriculture and forestry, economics
and organisation, business and services, special education, etc.
Fields of Study, Specialisation - Bachelor's Study, Magister’s Study, Engineer’s Study and Doctor’s Study
The
system of study fields was developed by a working committee composed of
representatives of higher education institutions in agreement with
international standards (International Standard Classification of
Education / ISCED 97) will all the specificities of Slovak system of
education and training preserved. The academic year 2004/2005 was the
last one in which the higher education institutions could admit the
students for study fields according to former regulations.. Since the
academic year 2005/2006 the higher education institutions may admit the
students only to study programs introduced by Higher Education Act..
The possibility of admission is conditional on accreditation of the
given field of study. Therefore throughout the year 2004 the higher
education institutions submitted to the Accreditation commission the
applications for accreditation of new study programmes in the study
fields introduced in the new system of study fields. The system of
study fields is administered according to law by the ministry. Higher
education institutions could submit their applications for
accreditation of study programs 7in 160 study fields, for accreditation
of study programs of the second level in 166 study fields and for
accreditation of study programmes of the third level in 305 study
fields.
The number of study fields as compared to previous state
has been reduced by introduced of new system of study fields as
follows: According to former regulations there were 268 bachelor study
fields while in the new system the number has been reduced by. Out of
623 magister study fields in the new system the number has been reduced
by 457. Specific orientation of individual higher education
institutions or faculties has not be effected by this step, as the
higher education institutions considers its specificities within the
framework of the study programme. By separation the term of "study
program" from "study field" the system of higher education become more
transparent. It should be noted that the system of study fields is an
open document and in case of need it is updated by decision of the
ministry and upon the opinion by the Accreditation Commission.
Fields of Study - PhD Study
For the PhD study the same list of the fields of study is applied as for study of the first and second level.
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Date: 2009
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