Form of study: seminars

Number of contact hours:

Per week: 4 Per level/semester: 48

Form of the course: on-site/on-line

Scientific literature recommended by the supervisor and at his/her own discretion.

The supervisor will evaluate the PhD student's ability to critically analyse information from textbooks and scientific articles in selected areas of botany. The final grade will be passed if the student submits a minimum performance equivalent to 60% of the maximum performance (with evidence of original thinking, with the ability to analyse, synthesize, and interpret). The final assessment will be a “fail” if the student gives an unacceptably poor performance equivalent to less than 60% of the maximum performance, indicating a lack of knowledge and understanding of the essential components of the course.

Slovak in combination with English (study literature in English).

The PhD student will study in detail the topics in botany proposed by the supervisor, which are related to the focus of his/her dissertation. During regular consultations with the supervisor, he/she will discuss the questions arising from the self-study.

The PhD student will acquire theoretical knowledge in the areas of botany related to the focus of his/her dissertation.

Form of study: seminars

Number of contact hours:

Per week: 4 Per level/semester: 48

Form of the course: on-site/on-line

Scientific literature recommended by the supervisor and at his/her own discretion.

The supervisor will examine the PhD student's ability to analyse a scientific text, to search for appropriate methodological procedures and to formulate objectives in a discussion of selected topics related to the doctoral dissertation. The final assessment will be passed if the student submits a minimum performance equivalent to 60% of the maximum performance (with evidence of original thinking, with the ability to analyse, synthesise and interpret). The final assessment will be failed if the student gives an unacceptably poor performance equivalent to less than 60% of the maximum performance, indicating a lack of knowledge and understanding of the essential components of the course.

Slovak in combination with English (study literature in English).

The PhD student will study in detail the topics proposed by the supervisor, which are related to the focus of his/her dissertation. During regular consultations with the supervisor, he/she will discuss the issues arising from the self-study.

The PhD student will acquire theoretical knowledge in the areas of botany related to the focus of his/her dissertation.

Form of study: lecture

Number of contact hours:

Per week: 2 Per level/semester: 24

Form of the course: on-site/on-line

Briggs D., Walters S. M. 2016. Plant Variation and Evolution. 4th Edition. Cambridge University Press.

Greuter W. et al. (Eds.) 2000. Medzinárodný kód botanickej nomenklatúry (Saint Louis Code). Praha, Bratislava.

Judd W. S., Campbell C. S., Kellogg E. A., Stevens P. F., Donoghue, M. J. 2015. Plant Systematics. A Phylogenetic Approach. 4th Edition. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland.

Marhold K., Suda J. 2002. Statistické zpracování mnohorozměrných dat v taxonomii (Fenetické metody). Karolinum, UK Praha.

Mičieta K., Zahradníková E., Hrabovský M., Ščevková J. 2018. Fylogenéza a morfogenéza cievnatých rastlín. Vydavateľstvo UK, Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave.

Niklas K. J. 2016. Plant Evolution. An Introduction to the History of Life. University of Chicago Press.

Stuessy T. F. 2009. Plant Taxonomy. The Systematic Evaluation of Comparative Data. 2nd Edition. Columbia University Press.

The course ends with a written exam. The final assessment will be passed if the student submits a minimum performance equivalent to 60% of the maximum performance. The final assessment will be failed if the student submits an unacceptably poor performance equivalent to less than 60% of the maximum performance. The evaluation is identical in the distance form of education.

Slovak in combination with English (study literature in English).

Plants as organisms, general and specific properties of plants.

Reproductive systems, asexual and sexual systems, consequences of the method of reproduction. Genetic aspects of plant evolution. Ecotype definition, gene flow, selection processes, fitness. The position of taxonomy in the system of botanical disciplines. Systematics of plants in history and in the present. Importance of classification, individual variability, variability in the area, current approaches to classification. Taxonomic and biosystematic units, taxonomic categories, problems and concepts of the species. Sources of taxonomic information and data - morphological, anatomical, genetic, chemical, physiological, ecological, karyological, palynological. Taxonomic characteristics, selection, evaluation, qualitative and quantitative parameters, infraspecific variability, ecotypes, non-taxonomic units. Disruptive selection, phenotypic and developmental plasticity, speciation. Sympatric speciation, rapid speciation, polyploidization. Chorological approaches in taxonomy, geographical morphological method. Basics of classification, types of systems - phyletic, phenetic and cladistic approaches. Macroevolutionary processes, hybridization, introgression. Determination of taxonomic relations, differentiation of taxonomic groups. Plant phylogeny, beginnings of evolution, settlement of emergent, terrestrial habitats. Plant life cycles. Origin of vascular plants, stellar theory, telome theory, pseudanthial and euanthial theory, geohistorical changes, implications for plant evolution and phylogeny. Overview of cytogenetic and karyotaxonomic methodologies. Importance of cytogenetic and genetic data in taxonomic hierarchy, categorization, evolutionary potential of autopolyploids, polytopic origin of polyploids, potential of polyploids for evolutionary changes. Overview of experimental methods in taxonomy and systematics. Importance of classification, current approaches to classification. Basics of classification, types of systems - artificial, natural, phyletic systems, phenetic and cladistic approaches, taxonomic units and categories. Overviews of lower and higher plant systems.

Gaining knowledge of the theoretical foundations of the field. Theoretical preparation for the dissertation exam. Acquisition of the latest scientific knowledge in the evolution of lower and higher plants, mechanisms of evolution at the level of DNA molecules, genes, chromosomes, genomes, recombination, natural and artificial selection, at the level of individuals, populations, ecotypes, species and higher taxa.

Acquisition of principles, rules and methodological procedures of taxonomic and biosystematic classification of plants.

Form of study: seminars

Number of contact hours:

Per week: 2 Per level/semester: 24

Form of the course: on-site/on-line

Scientific literature recommended by the supervisor.

Defining the objectives of the dissertation in the context of current knowledge of the issues related to the PhD student's research project. The final grade will be a passing grade if the student submits a minimum performance equivalent to 60% of the maximum performance. The final assessment will be failed if the student submits an unacceptably poor performance equivalent to less than 60% of the maximum performance.

Slovak in combination with English (study literature in English).

During regular consultations with the supervisor and self-study, the PhD student summarizes the objectives of the dissertation (in the form of a presentation). In the discussion after the presentation, he/she will justify the individual objectives, weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the methodological approaches and propose alternative approaches. Possible risks will also be evaluated and alternative solutions will be proposed.

The PhD student will establish and critically evaluate the objectives of the dissertation in the form of a presentation and subsequent scholarly debate.

Form of study: seminars

Number of contact hours:

Per week: 2 Per level/semester: 24

Form of the course: on-site/on-line

Scientific literature recommended by the supervisor.

Presentation of preliminary results of the dissertation. The final grade will be passed if the student submits a minimum performance equivalent to 60% of the maximum performance. The final assessment will be failed if the student submits an unacceptably poor performance equivalent to less than 60% of the maximum performance.

Slovak in combination with English (study literature in English).

The PhD student has regular consultations with the supervisor, engages in self-study and his/her own research work. The obtained preliminary results are processed in the form of a presentation. In the discussion, he/she will critically comment on the results obtained and propose further progress in the experimental work.

The PhD student will prepare a presentation of the preliminary results obtained in the first year of study.

Form of study: seminars

Number of contact hours:

Per week: 2 Per level/semester: 24

Form of the course: on-site/on-line

Scientific literature recommended by the supervisor.

Public presentation of the dissertation results in the form of a seminar at the workplace. The final assessment will be passed if the student submits a minimum performance equivalent to 60% of the maximum performance. The final assessment will be failed if the student submits an unacceptably poor performance equivalent to less than 60% of the maximum performance.

Slovak in combination with English (study literature in English).

The PhD student has regular consultations with the supervisor, engages in self-study and his/her own research work. The obtained preliminary results are processed in the form of a presentation. In the discussion, he/she will critically comment on the results obtained and propose further progress in the experimental work.

The PhD student will present the results of the dissertation in public in the form of a lecture followed by a discussion.

Kamenárová, R. a kol.: Krížom-krážom, Slovenčina A1 (Lekcia: 1-5). UK v Bratislave, 2012.

Kamenárová, R. a kol.: Krížom-krážom, Slovenčina A1+A2, cvičebnica

Audio program: https://uniba.sk/krizom-krazom

Worksheets, website: https://slovake.eu/sk

The objective of the course is to acquire the basics of Slovak in a communicative way, to develop individual language skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking) based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for the level A1, from a complete beginner level.

Based on the completion of the course, the participants are able to understand and react to common situations. They are able to speak about themselves, ask for more information

they need to know.

Slovak in combination with English (the study literature is in both Slovak and English)

It is possible to register for the course just once. Students may begin in either the Summer or Winter semester.

Kamenárová, R. a kol.: Krížom-krážom, Slovenčina A1 (Lekcia: 1-5). UK v Bratislave, 2012.

Kamenárová, R. a kol.: Krížom-krážom, Slovenčina A1+A2, cvičebnica

Audio program: https://uniba.sk/krizom-krazom

Worksheets, website: https://slovake.eu/sk

Credits will not be awarded to students who receive less than 60% on the final examination.

The objective of the course is to acquire the basics of Slovak in a communicative way, to develop individual language skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking) based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for the level A1, from a complete beginner level.

Based on the completion of the course, the participants are able to understand and react to common situations. They are able to speak about themselves, ask for more information

they need to know.

Kamenárová, R. a kol.: Krížom-krážom, Slovenčina A1

Kamenárová, R. a kol.: Krížom-krážom, Slovenčina A1+A2, workbook

Audio program: https://uniba.sk/krizom-krazom

Worksheets are prepared by the course instructor.

Portal: https://slovake.eu/sk

Type, extent and method of academic activities: 2 hours (at 60 min. per hour) of weekly lessons in the form of seminars. All academic activities will take place during the lessons.

Number of credits: 3 credits

Recommended semester/trimester of study: from 1st to 8th semester

Level of study: third

Subject conditions: Slovak for Foreign Doctoral Students 1

Requirements for course completion: active participation during lessons, ongoing work on the assignments. There will be a final examination at the end of the semester.

Slovak in combination with English (the study literature is in both Slovak and English)

It is possible to register for the course just once. Students may begin in either the Summer or Winter semester.

The lessons contain the basics of Slovak grammar which are relevant to the specifics of Slovak as a foreign language. Selected grammatical phenomena, conjugation and declination are practised. Vocabulary is focused on real-life communication needs.

Credits will not be awarded to students who receive less than 60% on the final examination.

Course Objectives: The objective of the course is to acquire the basics of Slovak in a communicative way, to develop individual language skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking) based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for the level A1 - intended for beginner or pre-intermediate.

Kamenárová, R. a kol.: Krížom-krážom, Slovenčina A1, A2

Kamenárová, R. a kol.: Krížom-krážom, Slovenčina A1+A2, workbook

Audio program: https://uniba.sk/krizom-krazom

Worksheets are prepared by the course instructor.

Portal: https://slovake.eu/sk

Type, extent and method of academic activities: 2 hours (at 60 min. per hour) of weekly lessons in the form of seminars. All academic activities will take place during the lessons.

Number of credits: 3 credits

Recommended semester/trimester of study: from 1st to 8th semester

Level of study: third

Subject conditions: Slovak for Foreign Doctoral Students 2

Requirements for course completion: active participation during lessons, ongoing work on the assignments. There will be a final examination at the end of the semester.

Slovak in combination with English (the study literature is in both Slovak and English)

It is possible to register for the course just once. Students may begin in either the Summer or Winter semester.

The lessons contain the basics of Slovak grammar which are relevant to the specifics of Slovak as a foreign language. Selected grammatical phenomena, conjugation and declination are practised. Vocabulary is focused on real-life communication needs.

Credits will not be awarded to students who receive less than 60% on the final examination.

The objective of the course is to acquire the basics of Slovak in a communicative way, to develop individual language skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking) based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for the levels A1 – A2. Intended for levels A1-A2, beginner to pre-intermediate

Armer, T.: Cambridge English for Scientists

CD ROM Writing Professional English

Team of authors: Test your Listening Skills: A Handbook for Science Doctoral students

Team of authors: Test your Reading Skills: A Handbook for Science Doctoral students

Each course participant is required to achieve proficient knowledge and usage of the English grammar, professional vocabulary, reading and listening comprehension, writing professional texts and oral presentations. Credits will be awarded to students who will demonstrate active participation and deliver all set tasks and assignments successfully. The course participants will be awarded a pass or a fail upon course completion.

English

Theoretical and practical skills in professional written communication include appropriate structure of formal written texts (emails, application forms, personal statements, cover letters, abstracts, scientific articles, paraphrasing, using citations, citing sources, etc.) The course also focuses on theoretical explanation of correct delivery of oral texts, professional presentations and discussions. The course primary target is to facilitate PhD students with proficient usage of all the aspects of written and oral communication in various settings.

Upon completion of the course, PhD students will effectively use the English language for professional purposes. They will proficiently comprehend targeted written and audio texts and present their viewpoints in required forms.