Study plan - Approved
Academic year:
 2025/2026
Study programme:
 doksce_aj - Social Work - (Single degree study, Ph.D. III. deg., external 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 externá 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-PE100A/25  Methodology of Quantitative Research in Social Work   6 12sP  SK  1  W      Almašiová 
KSP/EN/Sc-PE101A/25  Theory and Methods of Presentation and Teaching   6 12sP  SK  1  W      Štefáková 
KSP/EN/Sc-PE102A/25  Theoretical Concepts of Contemporary Social Work   6 12sP  SK  1  S      Markovič 
KSP/EN/Sc-PE103A/25  Qualitative research methodology in social work   6 12sP  SK  1  S      Kohútová 
KSP/EN/Sc-PE104A/25  Doctoral Seminar   6 12sP  SK  2  W      Kohútová 
KSP/EN/Sc-PE105A/25  Current issues and perspectives in social work   6 12sP  SK  2  W      Rusnáková 

 
 
Compulsory elective courses

Block - Social Work - compulsory elective study units
Abbreviation Name Current Credit Range End Year Sem. Attribute Prerequisites Teacher
KSP/EN/Sc-PE100B/25  Management of social services   4 8sP  SK  1, 2        Diačiková 
KSP/EN/Sc-PE101B/25  Epistemology and Philosophy of Science   4 8sP  SK  1, 2        Markovič 
KSP/EN/Sc-PE102B/25  Creation of Research Projects and Grant Applications   4 8sP  SK  1, 2        Almašiová 
KSP/EN/Sc-PE103B/25  Methods and Theories of Social Counselling   4 8sP  SK  1, 2        Štefáková 
KSP/EN/Sc-PE104B/25  Children, young people and families: A Professional approach   4 8sP  SK  1, 2        Rusnáková 
KSP/EN/Sc-PE105B/25  Professional Communication in a Foreign Language   4 8sP  SK  1, 2        Markovič 

 
 
Elective courses
 
 

Research section

Block - Compulsory units
Abbreviation Name Current Credit Range End Year Sem. Attribute Prerequisites Teacher
KSP/EN/Sc-PE106A/25  Scientific article in a peer-reviewed journal/scientific proceedings in the Slovak Republic   7   SK  1, 2         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE107A/25  Scientific article in a peer-reviewed journal/scientific proceedings published abroad   13   SK  1, 2         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE108A/25  Scientific article in a peer-reviewed journal/scientific proceedings in the Slovak Republic 2   7   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE109A/25  Scientific article in a peer-reviewed journal/scientific proceedings abroad 2   13   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         


Block - Compulsory elective units
Abbreviation Name Current Credit Range End Year Sem. Attribute Prerequisites Teacher
KSP/EN/Sc-PE106B/25  Scientific article registered in databases (WoS, Scopus)   15   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE107B/25  Co-authored scientific article in a peer-reviewed journal/scientific proceedings in the Slovak Republic   4   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE108B/25  Co-authored scientific article in a peer-reviewed journal or scientific proceedings abroad   6   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE109B/25  Expert article/review   4   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE110B/25  Speech at a scientific conference in the Slovak Republic   4   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE111B/25  Speech at a scientific conference abroad   6   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE112B/25  Monograph   20   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE113B/25  Co-authored monograph   10   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE114B/25  Textbooks (min. 3 AH)   16   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE115B/25  Co-authored textbooks (min. 1 AH)   8   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE116B/25  Chapter in monograph   8   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE117B/25  Foreign study stay (1-3 months)   15   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE118B/25  Foreign research stay (1-3 months)   15   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE119B/25  Short-term mobility of doctoral student Erasmus+ (5-30 days)   3   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE120B/25  Participation in a national scientific project (APVV, KEGA, VEGA)   10   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE121B/25  Participation in an international scientific project   15   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE122B/25  Participation in a national development project   5   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE123B/25  Participation in an international development project   10   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE124B/25  Participation in a faculty grant (GAPF)   3   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE125B/25  Editorial work on the proceedings/source edition   4   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE126B/25  Participation in the organisation of the conference   2   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE127B/25  Professional work for the department   4   SK  1, 2, 3, 4         


Other activities

State exams
Compulsory courses

Block - Social Work - compulsory units
Abbreviation Name Current Credit Range End Year Sem. Attribute Prerequisites Teacher
KSP/EN/Sc-PE100S/25  Passing the dissertation examination (with the defense of the written work for the dissertation examination)   20   SS  2         
KSP/EN/Sc-PE101S/25  Elaboration and defense of the dissertation   30   OB  4         

 
 
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