Study programme - Approved
Academic year:
 2024/2025
Study programme:
 Information Studies (moIS)
(Single degree study, master II. deg., full time form)
Teaching languages: English, Slovak
Study field:
 23. Media and Communication Studies
Person responsible for the delivery, development and quality of the study programme:
 prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Šušol, PhD.

Study section
Compulsory courses

Block: Compulsory courses min. 66 credits
Subject code Subject title - Teacher Ac. year
/Semester		 Range
and form		 Con-
cluding		 Credits Core
course		 Current
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-201/15  Information Behaviour - J. Steinerová 1/W    2L + 1S     H   5   C      
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-205/15  Information Institutions Management - L. Lichnerová, E. Tverdokhlebova 1/W    1L + 1S     H   5   C      
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-214/15  Information and Knowledge Based Society - P. Rankov 1/W    2L + 1S     H   5   C      
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-233/22  Data Modeling - M. Ondrišová 1/W    2L + 1S     H   5        
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-243/22  Knowledge Organization and Indexing Languages - J. Steinerová, M. Špániová 1/W    1L + 2S     H   5   C      
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-206/15  Developing Information Products - J. Steinerová 1/S    2L + 1S     H   5   C      
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-207/15  Bibliometrics and Scientometrics - M. Ondrišová 1/S    2L + 1S     H   5   C      
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-208/15  Research Methodology in Information Science - J. Steinerová, P. Rankov, M. Ondrišová 1/S    1L + 1S     H   5   C      
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-239/22  User Experience - K. Vass 1/S    1L + 1S     H   5        
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-242/22  Theory and Design of Information Systems - M. Ondrišová, J. Šušol 1/S    2L + 1S     H   5   C      
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-211/15  Internship - Ľ. Hrdináková, L. Lichnerová, M. Ondrišová, P. Rankov, J. Steinerová, M. Špániová, J. Šušol 2/W    120X     H   3        
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-212/15  Master's Degree Thesis Seminar - Ľ. Hrdináková, J. Šušol, L. Lichnerová, M. Ondrišová, P. Rankov, J. Steinerová, M. Špániová 2/W    2S     H   3        
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-213/15  Theory of Information Science - J. Steinerová 2/W    2L + 1S     H   5   C      
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-215/15  Information Policy - J. Šušol 2/S    1L + 1S     H   5   C      
 
Compulsory elective courses

Block: Compulsory elective courses min. 24 credits
From this block the student enrolls in courses in a total of 24 credits.
Subject code Subject title - Teacher Ac. year
/Semester		 Range
and form		 Con-
cluding		 Credits Core
course		 Current
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-218/15  History of Book Distribution - L. Lichnerová 1, 2/W    1L + 1S     H   4   C     !  
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-221/15  Information and Media Literacy - Ľ. Hrdináková, P. Rankov 1/W    2S     H   4   C     !  
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-235/22  Digital Libraries - J. Šušol 1/W    1L + 1S     H   4   C     !  
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-248/24  Marketing - P. Kita 1/W    2S     H   4        
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-249/24  Eye-tracking in Research and Practice - Ľ. Hrdináková, J. Zábojník, K. Vass 1/W    2S     H   4       !  
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-136/14  Cataloguing Cultural Heritage - L. Lichnerová 1, 2/S    2S     H   4   C      
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-220/15  Social and Psychological Aspects of Information Recipients - Ľ. Hrdináková 1/S    2S     H   4       !  
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-222/15  History of Typographic Media - M. Špániová 1/S    2S     H   4        
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-230/22  Information Audit - L. Lichnerová, E. Tverdokhlebova 1, 2/S    1L + 1S     H   4   C      
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-245/22  Information Ethics - J. Steinerová, J. Zábojník 1/S    1L + 1S     H   4       !  
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-224/15  Search Engine Optimization 1 - J. Šušol 2/W    2S     H   4       !  
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-226/15  Information Funds Management - Ľ. Hrdináková 2/W    2S     H   4       !  
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-231/22  User Experience Analysis - K. Vass 2/W    1L + 1S     H   4        
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-236/22  Library Services Design - K. Vass 2/W    1L + 1S     H   4       !  
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-237/22  Reading and Information Literacy Concepts - Ľ. Hrdináková 2/W    1L + 1S     H   4        
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-216/22  Social Aspects of Knowledge Management - J. Steinerová 2/S    1L + 1S     H   4   C      
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-228/15  Search Engine Optimization 2 - J. Šušol 2/S    2S     H   4       !  
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-232/22  Reading Culture in Digital Environment - P. Rankov 2/S    1L + 1S     H   4   C     !  
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-240/22  Semiotics - J. Steinerová 2/S    1L + 1S     H   4   C     !  
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-241/22  Terminology - M. Špániová 2/S    1L + 1S     H   4        
 
Elective courses

Block: Electvive courses min. 3 credits
As elective courses, students can choose any course from the block of compulsory elective courses or from the whole-faculty courses (mSZ), or the offer of courses from other departments / faculties of Comenius University. The student enrolls in elective courses in such an amount of credits that he / she achieves, together with compulsory, compulsory elective courses, the defense of a Master's Degree Thesis and state exams, min. 120 credits.
Subject code Subject title - Teacher Ac. year
/Semester		 Range
and form		 Con-
cluding		 Credits Core
course		 Current
 FiF.KKIV/A-boIS-027/15  Excursion to a Foreign Library - Ľ. Hrdináková, L. Lichnerová 1, 2/S    8E     H   3        
 FiF.KKIV/A-boIS-513/23  Methodology of Working with Children as Text Recipients - Ľ. Hrdináková 1, 2/W    1L + 2S     H   3        
 

State exams
Compulsory courses

Block: State exams min. 27 credits
Subject code Subject title Credits Current
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-800/15  Master's Degree Thesis Defence   OB   15        
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIs-801/15  Theory of Information Science   SS   6        
 FiF.KKIV/A-moIS-806/22  Knowledge Organisation and Bibliometrics   SS   6        
 

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".
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