Study programme - Approved
Academic year:
 2023/2024
Study programme:
 Central European Studies (boSE)
(Single degree study, bachelor I. deg., full time form)
Teaching languages: German, English, Hungarian, Pollish, Slovak, Slovenian
Study field:
 11. Philology
Person responsible for the delivery, development and quality of the study programme:
 prof. Mgr. Dagmar Garay Kročanová, PhD.

Study section
Compulsory courses

Block: Compulsory courses min. 60 credits
Students are obliged to choose two of the offered language blocks. Students whose mother tongue is not Slovak choose Slovak as a foreign language.
Subject code Subject title - Teacher Ac. year
/Semester		 Range
and form		 Con-
cluding		 Credits Core
course		 Current
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-006/12  Introduction into Linguistics - S. Kmecová, G. Múcsková 1/W    2S     H   5   C      
 FiF.KVD/A-boSE-002/12  Introduction into the History of Central Europe - D. Zupka, M. Hanula 1/W    2L + 2S     H   10   C      
 FiF.KSD/A-boSE-004/12  Introduction into the History of Slovakia 1 - M. Homza, S. Kuzmová 1/S    1L + 1S     H   5   C      
 FiF.KSD/A-boSE-016/13  Introduction into the History of Slovakia 2 - M. Homza, S. Kuzmová 2/W    1L + 1S     H   5   C      
 FiF.KSLLV/A-boSE-007/22  Introduction into Literary Studies - D. Garay Kročanová, M. Koliová 2/W    2S     H   5   C      
 FiF.Dek/A-boSE-012/15  Geography of Central Europe - K. Danielová 2/S    2S     H   5        
 FiF.KSLLV/A-boSE-005/22  Slovak Literature - D. Garay Kročanová, P. Darovec, M. Koliová 2/S    2S     H   5   C      
 FiF.KPol/A-boSE-010/15  The Visegrad Group in the Context of European Integration - D. Malová, J. Kottulová 3/W    1L + 1S     H   5   C      
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-009/12  Introduction into the Theory and Practice of Translating and Interpreting - Z. Obertová 3/W    2S     H   5        
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-011/22  Bachelor's Degree Thesis Seminar - D. Garay Kročanová, G. Múcsková, D. Zupka, M. Mošaťová, Z. Obertová, S. Vojtechová Poklač, M. Botiková, T. Bužeková, P. Švancarová, H. Ľos Ivoríková, S. Kmecová, B. Kotula, A. Ismail Gabríková, Z. Csehy, P. Darovec, I. Kajanová, E. Španová, P. Tollarovič 3/W    2S     H   5   C      
 FiF.KEM/A-boSE-008/22  Slovak Ethnology in Central European Context - M. Botiková 3/S    1L + 1S     H   5   C      

Block: Slovak language - absolute beginner min. 29 credits
When enrolling in the 1st year of the study programme, students choose the block of Slovak as a foreign language that is most suitable for their language level.
Subject code Subject title - Teacher Ac. year
/Semester		 Range
and form		 Con-
cluding		 Credits Core
course		 Current
 FiF.SAS/A-boSE-101/15  Slovak Language, Life and Culture 1 - A. Ismail Gabríková 1/W    4P     H   5        
 FiF.SAS/A-boSE-102/15  Slovak Language, Life and Culture 2 - A. Ismail Gabríková 1/S    4P     H   5        
 FiF.SAS/A-boSE-103/15  Slovak Language, Life and Culture 3 - M. Mošaťová, P. Švancarová, A. Ismail Gabríková 2/W    4P     H   5   C      
 FiF.SAS/A-boSE-104/15  Slovak Language, Life and Culture 4 - M. Mošaťová, E. Španová, A. Ismail Gabríková 2/S    4P     H   5   C      
 FiF.SAS/A-boSE-105/15  Slovak Language, Life and Culture 5 - M. Mošaťová, P. Tollarovič, H. Ľos Ivoríková, E. Španová 3/W    4P     H   5   C      
 FiF.SAS/A-boSE-106/15  Conversation in Slovak - A. Ismail Gabríková, H. Ľos Ivoríková 3/S    2P     H   4        

Block: Slovak langauge - advanced beginner min. 29 credits
When enrolling in the 1st year of the study programme, students choose the block of Slovak as a foreign language that is most suitable for their language level.
Subject code Subject title - Teacher Ac. year
/Semester		 Range
and form		 Con-
cluding		 Credits Core
course		 Current
 FiF.SAS/A-boSE-103/15  Slovak Language, Life and Culture 3 - M. Mošaťová, P. Švancarová, A. Ismail Gabríková 1/W    4P     H   5   C      
 FiF.SAS/A-boSE-104/15  Slovak Language, Life and Culture 4 - M. Mošaťová, E. Španová, A. Ismail Gabríková 1/S    4P     H   5   C      
 FiF.SAS/A-boSE-105/15  Slovak Language, Life and Culture 5 - M. Mošaťová, P. Tollarovič, H. Ľos Ivoríková, E. Španová 2/W    4P     H   5   C      
 FiF.SAS/A-boSE-107/22  Slovak Language, Life and Culture 6 - P. Tollarovič, H. Ľos Ivoríková 2/S    4P     H   5        
 FiF.SAS/A-boSE-108/22  Slovak Language, Life and Culture 7 - H. Ľos Ivoríková 3/W    4P     H   5        
 FiF.SAS/A-boSE-206/22  Conversation in Slovak 2 - E. Španová, H. Ľos Ivoríková 3/S    2P     H   4        

Block: Slovak language - intermediate min. 29 credits
When enrolling in the 1st year of the study programme, students choose the block of Slovak as a foreign language that is most suitable for their language level.
Subject code Subject title - Teacher Ac. year
/Semester		 Range
and form		 Con-
cluding		 Credits Core
course		 Current
 FiF.SAS/A-boSE-105/15  Slovak Language, Life and Culture 5 - M. Mošaťová, P. Tollarovič, H. Ľos Ivoríková, E. Španová 1/W    4P     H   5   C      
 FiF.SAS/A-boSE-107/22  Slovak Language, Life and Culture 6 - P. Tollarovič, H. Ľos Ivoríková 1/S    4P     H   5        
 FiF.SAS/A-boSE-108/22  Slovak Language, Life and Culture 7 - H. Ľos Ivoríková 2/W    4P     H   5        
 FiF.SAS/A-boSE-109/22  Slovak Language, Life and Culture 8 - P. Švancarová, H. Ľos Ivoríková 2/S    4P     H   5        
 FiF.SAS/A-boSE-110/22  Slovak Language, Life and Culture 9 - P. Švancarová 3/W    4P     H   5        
 FiF.SAS/A-boSE-306/22  Conversation in Slovak 3 - E. Španová, H. Ľos Ivoríková 3/S    2P     H   4        

Block: German language min. 29 credits
Subject code Subject title - Teacher Ac. year
/Semester		 Range
and form		 Con-
cluding		 Credits Core
course		 Current
 FiF.KJ/A-boSE-111/22  German Language, Life and Culture 1 - A. Schwarzbacher 1/W    4P     H   5        
 FiF.KJ/A-boSE-112/22  German Language, Life and Culture 2 - A. Schwarzbacher 1/S    4P     H   5        
 FiF.KJ/A-boSE-113/22  German Language, Life and Culture 3 - A. Schwarzbacher 2/W    4P     H   5   C     !  
 FiF.KJ/A-boSE-114/22  German Language, Life and Culture 4 - A. Schwarzbacher 2/S    4P     H   5   C     !  
 FiF.KJ/A-boSE-115/22  German Language, Life and Culture 5 - A. Schwarzbacher 3/W    4P     H   5   C      
 FiF.KJ/A-boSE-116/22  Conversation in German - A. Schwarzbacher 3/S    2P     H   4        

Block: Hungarian language min. 29 credits
Subject code Subject title - Teacher Ac. year
/Semester		 Range
and form		 Con-
cluding		 Credits Core
course		 Current
 FiF.KMJL/A-boSE-121/12  Hungarian Language, Life and Culture 1 - K. Misadová 1/W    4P     H   5       !  
 FiF.KMJL/A-boSE-122/12  Hungarian Language, Life and Culture 2 - K. Misadová 1/S    4P     H   5       !  
 FiF.KMJL/A-boSE-123/12  Hungarian Language, Life and Culture 3 - O. Nádor 2/W    4P     H   5   C     !  
 FiF.KMJL/A-boSE-124/12  Hungarian Language, Life and Culture 4 - O. Nádor 2/S    4P     H   5   C     !  
 FiF.KMJL/A-boSE-125/12  Hungarian Language, Life and Culture 5 - K. Misadová 3/W    4P     H   5   C     !  
 FiF.KMJL/A-boSE-126/15  Conversation in the Hungarian Language - S. Sebők 3/S    2P     H   4       !  

Block: Polish language min. 29 credits
Subject code Subject title - Teacher Ac. year
/Semester		 Range
and form		 Con-
cluding		 Credits Core
course		 Current
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-131/12  Polish Language, Life and Culture 1 - B. Kotula 1/W    2S + 2P     H   5        
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-132/12  Polish Language, Life and Culture 2 - B. Kotula 1/S    2S + 2P     H   5        
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-133/12  Polish Language, Life and Culture 3 - B. Kotula 2/W    2S + 2P     H   5   C      
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-134/12  Polish Language, Life and Culture 4 - B. Kotula 2/S    2S + 2P     H   5   C      
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-135/12  Polish Language, Life and Culture 5 - B. Kotula 3/W    2S + 2P     H   5   C      
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-136/15  Conversation in Polish Language - B. Kotula 3/S    2P     H   4        

Block: Slovene language min. 29 credits
Subject code Subject title - Teacher Ac. year
/Semester		 Range
and form		 Con-
cluding		 Credits Core
course		 Current
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-141/12  Slovenian Language, Life and Culture 1 - S. Vojtechová Poklač 1/W    2S + 2P     H   5        
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-142/12  Slovenian Language, Life and Culture 2 - S. Vojtechová Poklač 1/S    2S + 2P     H   5        
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-144/12  Slovenian Language, Life and Culture 4 - S. Kmecová, S. Vojtechová Poklač 2/S    2S + 2P     H   5   C      
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-143/12  Slovenian Language, Life and Culture 3 - S. Vojtechová Poklač 2/W    2S + 2P     H   5   C      
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-145/12  Slovenian Language, Life and Culture 5 - S. Kmecová, S. Vojtechová Poklač 3/W    2S + 2P     H   5   C      
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-147/15  Conversation in the Slovenian language - S. Vojtechová Poklač 3/S    2P     H   4        
 
Compulsory elective courses

Block: Compulsory elective courses min. 42 credits
Subject code Subject title - Teacher Ac. year
/Semester		 Range
and form		 Con-
cluding		 Credits Core
course		 Current
 FiF.KEM/A-boSE-270/15  European Folklore and Folkoristics 1 - T. Bužeková 1, 2/W    2S     H   4   C     !  
 FiF.KEM/A-boSE-271/15  European Folklore and Folkoristics 2 - T. Bužeková 1, 2/S    2S     H   4   C     !  
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-296/22  Selected Topics from Polish Culture and Literature - Z. Obertová W    2S     H   4        
 FiF.KSF/bSV-036/15  Introduction into Slovenian Culture and Literature - S. Vojtechová Poklač, S. Kmecová 1, 2, 3/S    2S     H   3        
 FiF.SAS/A-boSC-058/22  Slovak Film - H. Ľos Ivoríková 1, 2, 3/W    3S     H   3        
 FiF.KSLLV/A-boSE-291/22  Cultural History of Slovakia between East and West - M. Koliová S    1L + 2S     H   4       !  
 FiF.SAS/A-boSC-008/15  Culture and Civilization in Slovakia 1 - H. Ľos Ivoríková 1, 2, 3/W    2S     H   5        
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-146/13  Selected Topics from Slovenian Culture - S. Vojtechová Poklač 1, 2, 3/S    1S     H   4       !  
 FiF.SAS/A-boSC-009/15  Culture and Civilization in Slovakia 2 - H. Ľos Ivoríková 1, 2, 3/S    2S     H   5        
 FiF.KSLLV/A-boSE-292/22  Narratives in Arts and Culture - M. Koliová S    2S     H   4       !  
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-148/21  Practical phonetics of the Slovene language - S. Vojtechová Poklač 2, 3/W    1S     H   3        
 FiF.KGNŠ/A-boSE-294/21  The Fantastic in German and Austrian Short Prose - M. Duleba 2, 3/S    2S     H   4        
 FiF.SAS/A-boSC-043/16  Grammar in Use 1 (Level B) - E. Španová 2, 3/W    2P     H   3        
 FiF.KSD/A-moHI-428/18  Saints, Miracles, Examples. Hagiographic Genres and Cult of Saints in Central Europe in the High and Late Middle Ages - S. Kuzmová 2, 3/W    2S     H   3        
 FiF.KSD/A-moHI-431/18  The Jagiellonians in the Hungarian Kingdom and in Central Europe: Kings, Family, Dynasty - S. Kuzmová 2, 3/S    2S     H   3        
 FiF.KSD/A-moHI-434/20  Memory and History: Middle Ages, Central Europe and Beyond - S. Kuzmová 2, 3/S    2S     H   3        
 FiF.SAS/A-boSC-044/16  Grammar in Use 2 (Level B) - M. Mošaťová 2, 3/S    2P     H   3        
 FiF.KLMV/A-AboLO-29/22  Methodology of Science - J. Halas W    1L + 1S     H   5        
 FiF.KAA/A-buAN-107/15  Academic Writing - L. Grauzľová 2, 3/W    2S     H   3        
 FiF.KAA/A-buAN-107/15  Academic Writing - L. Grauzľová 2, 3/S    2S     H   3        
 FiF.KHV/A-boSE-204/12  History and Theory of Jazz and Pop Music (Central Europe) - I. Kajanová 1, 2, 3/S    1L + 1S     H   4        
 FiF.KEM/A-moMU-700/22  European Museums and World Heritage Sites - L. Vargová 2, 3/W    2L     H   4        
Credits earned in courses taken as a third foreign language from blocks bSE-A2 - bSE-A8 are included in the total of credits for compulsory elective courses.
 
Elective courses

Block: Elective courses min. 8 credits
Students choose other elective subjects from the faculty-wide offer.
Subject code Subject title - Teacher Ac. year
/Semester		 Range
and form		 Con-
cluding		 Credits Core
course		 Current
 FiF.KSF/bSV-921/22  Slavic Studies Excursion 1 - S. Vojtechová Poklač, K. Dordević, G. Marjanović, M. Mihaylova-Palanska, B. Kotula 1, 2, 3/S    4dE     H   3        
 FiF.KSF/bSV-933/22  Slavic Studies Excursion 2 - G. Marjanović, M. Mihaylova-Palanska, S. Vojtechová Poklač, K. Dordević, B. Kotula 1, 2, 3/S    4dE     H   3        
 FiF.SAS/A-boSC-036/20  Excursion to the Regions of Slovakia 1 - P. Švancarová, H. Ľos Ivoríková 1, 2, 3/S    3dE     H   3        
 FiF.KJ/A-boCJ-051/22  German - General Language Training A 1.1 - A. Schwarzbacher, I. Zolcerová W    4P     H   4        
 FiF.KJ/A-boCJ-052/22  German - General Language Training A 1.2 - A. Schwarzbacher, I. Zolcerová S    4P     H   4        
 FiF.KJ/A-boCJ-053/22  German Language - General Language Training A 2.1 - A. Schwarzbacher, I. Zolcerová W    4P     H   4        
 FiF.KJ/A-boCJ-054/22  German Language - General Language Training A 2.2 - A. Schwarzbacher, I. Zolcerová S    4P     H   4        
 

State exams
Compulsory courses

Block: Bachelor's Degree Thesis Defence min. 12 credits
Subject code Subject title Credits Current
 FiF.KSF/A-boSE-014/15  Bachelor's Degree Thesis Defence   OB   12        
 

Such a symbol can occur after the teaching range: d - days in a semester, h - hours in a week, 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".
Form: L - lecture, S - seminar, P - practicals, X - practice, C - course, E - excursion, TS - training session, IW - independent work, p - practical, FW - fieldwork, O - other, I - internship, LP - laboratory practicals, LS - lecture + seminar
Current: ! - 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