11 - Slovakia - Curriculum
Curricula, study program - Higher Professional Education
According
to the Education Act No. 29/1984 of the Law Code, as amended, by the
higher professional education includes general education, special
professional training, and artistic and educational-artistic training.
Bachelor's Study, Magister’s Study, Engineer’s Study and Doctor’s Study
Study
programme is a set of educational activities as lecture, seminars,
exercises, laboratory work, practice, diploma thesis and dissertations,
projects etc. After their completion can be obtained higher education.
Study programme is specified by: the name of the study programme, field
of study, in which the higher education is received, level of study,
study form, graduate’s profile, characterization of study units, rules
and conditions for creation of study plans, standard duration of study,
number of credits, additional conditions, academic degree awarded.
Student
study plan is defined by the time and content succession of the study
programme units and forms of study results evaluation. Study plan is
compiled by student himself or with assistance of tutor within the
given rules, except for the forms of evaluation of the student’s
results.
Study programme - PhD Study
The
study programme of full-time PhD. student contains the most important
tasks characterising the content and course of PhD. study. A part of
study programme of full-time student is the performance of educational
activity (4 hours per week at most) or other professional activity
connected with his teaching activities. A PhD student may also complete
a period of study in other institution, also abroad.
The PhD
study consists of the study part and scientific part. The study plan is
compiled by the instructor. The study part of the PhD study consists,
especially, of lectures, seminars and individual study of professional
literature. The scientific part of PhD study consists of individual or
team work of the PhD student, which is bound to the theme of the
dissertation. If the PhD student applied for the dissertation theme
offered by the external educational institution, he/she carries out the
scientific part of the PhD study and the duties of the study part of
PhD study in this external educational institution
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Date: 2009