Recommended range of teaching (in hours):

Weekly: one-week course For the period of study: 15

Study method: on-site learning, 15-hour course, takes place in full-time (or combined with

distance) form through a combination of presentation, problem and cooperative method of teaching.

Hönisch, Bärbel; Ridgwell, Andy; Schmidt, Daniela N.; Thomas, E.; et al. (2012). "The Geological

Record of Ocean Acidification". Science. 335 (6072): 1058–1063.

Pinet, Paul R. (1996). Invitation to Oceanography. West Publishing Company. pp. 126, 134–135.

Stewart, R. H., 2008, Our Ocean Planet: Oceanography in the 21st Century. A New Oceanography

Book for College Students. http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/ocean401/

Barnes, R. S. K., and Hughes, R. N., 1999, Marine Ecology: Blackwell Science, no. ISBN 0-86542-834-4, p. 1-286.

Paytan, A., 2006, Marine Chemistry. http://ocean.stanford.edu/courses/bomc/cnotes.html

Sverdrup, Harald Ulrik; Johnson, Martin Wiggo; Fleming, Richard H. (1942). The Oceans, Their

Physics, Chemistry, and General Biology. New York: Prentice-Hall.

Students solve problem tasks. The final evaluation consists of the evaluation of the test of practical

problem tasks and basic theoretical knowledge. The award of the subject evaluation is conditioned

by 100% of the submitted final assignments and the completed attendance (max. 2 justified absences). Course evaluation will be given after the course.

English language in combination with Slovak (most of the lectures through a foreign lecturer and

study literature in English)

Due to the limited capacity of the paleontological classroom, the exercises can take place in groups

with a maximum of 15 students in each group.

The course follows a broad multidisciplinary approach to understand the present day oceans. The

term Marine Sciences is used to leave room to discuss practicalities like sampling or monitoring

techniques. The approach is three fold, based on the disciplines of physics, chemistry and biology,

resulting the first three modules: Physical Oceanography, Chemical Oceanography, Marine Ecology,

Climate change, Paleoceanography – proxy, Collecting data

The basic aim of the course is to understand how the present day ocean works. Students, who

follows this course will be embracing the multidisciplinarity of oceanology, that most problems cannot be sorted into physics, chemistry and ecology, giving the structure of this course. The students will understand the physics of present day circulation, learn how to measure chemical

properties of seawater in theory, grasp principles of sampling in marine science (appliable in other

geoscience), study marine ecology, learn the system science approach through ocean and climate

coupling, meet practical problems in the form of case studies from coastal management to

protecting coral reef.

Type, scope and method of educational activities: combined

Form of Study: individual study and consultation

Current paleontological studies and journal and monographic publications, as recommended by the teacher.

The course is completed by examining the knowledge of paleontology.

Slovak and English

Definitions, basic terminology and overview of paleozoological and paleobotanical research methods; overview of important paleontological publications in paleozoology, paleobotany in the taxonomic, paleoecological, paleoclimatological context.

The student will gain an overview of paleontological research methods and new trends in paleontology.

Type, scope and method of educational activities: combined

Form of Study: lectures and selected invited lectures

Number of contact hours: 2 per week: 2 per level/semester: 24 hours

1.Hedberg H. D. (ed. 1976). International Stratigraphic Guide. A Guide to Stratigraphic Classification, Terminology, and Procedure. International Subcommission on Stratigraphic Classification of IUGS Commission on Stratigraphy. A Willey Interscience Publication, John Willey and Sons, New York-London-Sydney-Toronto. 200p.

2.Michalík a kol. 2007. Stratigrafická príručka. Veda, 168 s.

3. Andrusov D., Samuel O., a kol.1985 Stratigrafický slovník Západných Karpát 1,2,3. Geologický ústav Dionýza Štúra, Bratislava

Aktuálne štúdie a publikácie venované biostratigrafickému výskumu.

The course ends with an oral exam, where the examiner checks the overall overview of the student from the subject area.

Slovak and English

Biostratigraphy. Biostratigraphic units. Character and types of biostratigraphic units. Hierarchy of biostratigraphic units. Procedure for determining and naming biostratigraphic units. Biostratigraphic correlation. Revision of biostratigraphic units. Applications of biostratigraphic research in dating sedimentary sequences.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will gain an overview and knowledge of the development and current state of ortho- and parabiostratigraphic zonations (their biomarkers and bioevents) of the Paleo-, Meso- and Cenozoic sedimentary formations of the Western Carpathians and adjacent, developmentally related areas.

Form of Study: composite

Number of contact hours: 2

per week: 2 per level/semester: 24 hours

Macholán, M., 2014: Základy fylogenetické analýzy. Muni Press, Brno, 290.

Bainbridge, D., 2020: How Zoologists Organize Things: The Art of Classification. Frances Lincoln publ., 256.

International code of nomenclature (on-line)

The course ends with an oral exam in the form of a discussion, where the examiner checks the overall education of the student in the subject area of research.

Slovak and English

Systematics. Basic criteria of taxonomy. Taxa. Nomenclature. Homonymy. Nomenclature types. Rules of nomenclature. Phylogeny reconstruction. Maximum parsimony and maximum likelihood. Evolutionary models. Bayesian analysis. Testing of hypotheses and comparison of phylogenetic tress. Molecular characters vs morphological ones.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will gain knowledge and overview of taxonomic research and become familiar with the principles and problems of phylogeny reconstruction

Form of Study: composite

Number of contact hours: 2

per week: 2 per level/semester: 24 hodín

Józsa Š. and Hudáčková N., 2021: Základy mikrofaciálnej analýzy: dierkavce. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 117 s.

Howard Armstrong, Martin Brasier 2009: Microfossils, John Wiley & Sons, 304.

Pacltová, B. 1990: Základy mikropaleobotaniky; Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Fakulta Přírodovědecká, Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, Praha; 286s.

Vladimír Pokorný, 1954: Základy zoologické mikropaleontologie, Praha, 650.

The course ends with an oral exam in the form of a discussion, where the examiner checks the overall education of the student in the subject area of research. The exam includes a written essay on a selected topic in micropaleontology.

Slovak and English

The structure of the course will focus on 1. Definitions and orientations of micropaleontological research; field and laboratory procedures 2. Rhodophyta, Chlorophyta 3. Radiolaria 4. Foraminifera 5. Foraminifera in cuttings 6. Ostracoda 7. (Coccolithophyceae) Calcareous nanoplankton 8. Calpionellidae, 9. Polen and spores 11. Cuticular and xylotomic analysis. 12. Small mammals; topic are focused on disertatiuon goal of students

the student acquires skills in methods of micropaleontological research, their usability in other disciplines and application in practice. During the exercises he/she will gain experience in determining microfossils with emphasis on their morphological features and he/she is able to apply the acquired knowledge in the field of biostratigraphy, paleoecology and paleoclimatology. The student is able to independently solve problems using the acquired knowledge.

Form of Study: composite

Number of contact hours: 2

per week: 2 per level/semester: 24 hours

Boucot, A.J. (1981): Principles of Benthic Marine Paleoecology: Academic Press, New York, 463 p.

Dodd, J.R., and R.J. Stanton Jr. (1990): Paleoecology: Concepts and Applications: John Wiley and Sons, New York, 502 p.

P.J. Brenchley and D.A.T. Harper, (1997): Palaeoecology: Ecosystems, Environments, and Evolution, Stanley Thornes, Ltd., London, 230 p.

Pokorný, V. a kol. (1992): Všeobecná paleontologie. - Univerzita Karlova.

Kubovčík, V. (2017). Paleoekológia. Technická Univerzita, Zvolen, 226 pp.

..

The course ends with an oral exam in the form of a discussion, where the examiner checks the overall education of the student in the subject area of research.

Slovak and English

Definition and basic principles of palaeoecology. Interactions between organic and inorganic components of environments. Adaptation of organisms. Populations. Biocoenoses. Trophic relations. Marine ecosystems. Brackish ecosystems. Terrestrial ecosystems. Trace fossils and their interpretation. Indicators of environmental changes. Taphonomy. Evolution of global ecosystem. Palaeobiogeography.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will acquire an overview of the evolution of ecosystems and relevant factors and indicators of marine and terrestrial palaeoenvironments. They will be able to interpret the respective indicators and based on them also to reconstruct the palaeoenvironments reflected in studied sedimentary sequences.

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.