Study plan - Approved
Academic year:
 2025/2026
Study programme:
 doksc_aj - Social Work - (Single degree study, Ph.D. III. deg., full-time form)
Study field:
 33. - Social Work
Person responsible for the delivery, development and quality of the study programme: doc. PhDr. Markéta Rusnáková, Philosophiae doctor - subprogramme sociálna práca v anglickom jazyku denná forma
 

Study section
Compulsory courses

Block - Social Work - compulsory study units
Abbreviation Name Current Credit Range End Year Sem. Attribute Prerequisites Teacher
KSP/EN/Sc-PD100A/25  Methodology of Quantitative Research in Social Work   6 12sP  SK  1  W      Almašiová 
KSP/EN/Sc-PD101A/25  Theory and Methods of Presentation and Teaching   6 12sP  SK  1  W      Štefáková 
KSP/EN/Sc-PD102A/25  Theoretical Concepts of Contemporary Social Work   6 12sP  SK  1  S      Markovič 
KSP/EN/Sc-PD103A/25  Qualitative research methodology in social work   6 12sP  SK  1  S      Kohútová 
KSP/EN/Sc-PD104A/25  Doctoral Seminar   6 12sP  SK  2  W      Kohútová 
KSP/EN/Sc-PD105A/25  Current issues and perspectives in social work   6 12sP  SK  2  W      Rusnáková 

 
 
Compulsory elective courses

Block - Social Work - compulsory elective study units - Theory and Practice of Social Work
  The student can choose one of the two trajectories: Theory and Practice of Social Work and Advanced Science and Research. The student can choose the composition of compulsory elective subjects according to their own choice, regardless of the trajectories.
Abbreviation Name Current Credit Range End Year Sem. Attribute Prerequisites Teacher
KSP/EN/Sc-PD100B/25  Management of social services   4 8sP  SK  1, 2        Diačiková 
KSP/EN/Sc-PD103B/25  Methods and Theories of Social Counselling   4 8sP  SK  1, 2        Štefáková 
KSP/EN/Sc-PD104B/25  Children, young people and families: A Professional approach   4 8sP  SK  1, 2        Rusnáková 


Block - Social Work - compulsory elective study units - Advanced Science and Research
  The student can choose one of the two trajectories: Theory and Practice of Social Work and Advanced Science and Research. The student can choose the composition of compulsory elective subjects according to their own choice, regardless of the trajectories.
Abbreviation Name Current Credit Range End Year Sem. Attribute Prerequisites Teacher
KSP/EN/Sc-PD101B/25  Epistemology and Philosophy of Science   4 8sP  SK  1, 2        Markovič 
KSP/EN/Sc-PD102B/25  Creation of Research Projects and Grant Applications   4 8sP  SK  1, 2        Almašiová 
KSP/EN/Sc-PD105B/25  Professional Communication in a Foreign Language   4 8sP  SK  1, 2        Markovič 

 
 
Elective courses
 
 

Research section

Block - Scientific part - Compulsory units
Abbreviation Name Current Credit Range End Year Sem. Attribute Prerequisites Teacher
KSP/EN/Sc-PD106A/25  Scientific article in a peer-reviewed journal/scientific proceedings in the Slovak Republic   7   SK  1, 2         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD107A/25  Scientific article in a peer-reviewed journal/scientific proceedings abroad   13   SK  1, 2         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD108A/25  Scientific article in a peer-reviewed journal/scientific proceedings in the Slovak Republic 2   7   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD109A/25  Scientific article in a peer-reviewed journal/scientific proceedings abroad 2   13   SK  1, 2, 3         


Block - Scientific part - Compulsory elective units
Abbreviation Name Current Credit Range End Year Sem. Attribute Prerequisites Teacher
KSP/EN/Sc-PD106B/25  Scientific article registered in databases (WoS, Scopus)   15   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD107B/25  Co-authored scientific article in a peer-reviewed journal/scientific proceedings in the Slovak Republic   4   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD108B/25  Co-authored scientific article in a peer-reviewed journal or scientific proceedings abroad   6   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD109B/25  Expert article/review   4   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD110B/25  Speech at a scientific conference in the Slovak Republic   4   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD111B/25  Speech at a scientific conference abroad   6   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD112B/25  Monograph   20   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD113B/25  Co-authored monograph   10   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD114B/25  Textbooks (min. 3 AH)   16   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD115B/25  Co-authored textbooks (min. 1 AH)   8   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD116B/25  Chapter in monograph   8   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD117B/25  Foreign study stay (1-3 months)   15   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD118B/25  Foreign research stay (1-3 months)   15   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD119B/25  Short-term mobility of doctoral student Erasmus+ (5-30 days)   3   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD120B/25  Participation in a national scientific project (APVV, KEGA, VEGA)   10   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD121B/25  Participation in an international scientific project   15   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD122B/25  Participation in a national development project   5   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD123B/25  Participation in an international development project   10   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD124B/25  Participation in a faculty grant (GAPF)   3   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD125B/25  Editorial work on the proceedings/source edition   4   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD126B/25  Participation in the organisation of the conference   2   SK  1, 2, 3         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD127B/25  Professional work for the department   4   SK  1, 2, 3         


Other activities

State exams
Compulsory courses

Block - Dissertation exam and dissertation defense
Abbreviation Name Current Credit Range End Year Sem. Attribute Prerequisites Teacher
KSP/EN/Sc-PD100S/25  Passing the dissertation examination (with the defense of the written work for the dissertation examination)   20   SS  2         
KSP/EN/Sc-PD101S/25  Elaboration and defense of the dissertation   30   OB  3         

 
 
Compulsory elective courses
 
 

Explanatory notes:

[column: Current]
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
[column: Range]
P - Lecture, C - Seminar, O - Practice
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".
[column: End]
SK - Exam, OB - "State exam - Thesis defense", SS - Subject of the state exam
[column: Sem.] - Semester
W - Winter, S - Summer
[column: Attribute]
Courses can have the following attributes:
P - profile courses of the study programme
[column: Prerequisites]

* - course has more prerequisites