not applicable

The study programme focuses on acquiring, deepening and mastering historical, theoretical-systematic and methodological knowledge and aspects of professional training required for specific specialisations of the profession of the literary scholar: literary historian, literary theorist, literary comparatist. It is organically related in content, structure and profile to the Master’s degree obtained in the study programmes within the study field 11. Philology. The study programme focuses on selected issues of the literary history and literary theory with the focus on specific national literatures, their historical periodisation, literary trends and genre-subgenre stratification. It deepens the theoretical and methodological basis of the disciplines studied and focuses attention on the study of selected scientific problems with an emphasis acquiring aesthetic, philosophical-historical, and literary-theoretical foundations. The student will learn to solve scientific problems independently and creatively, as well as to conceive and implement various innovative research programmes and strategies in the fields of literature and artistic culture required in professional scientific research organisations and cultural institutions. Another aim of the study is to master the full range of literary interpretive methods and approaches, different types of exegesis of meaning and analysis of literary texts. The graduate of the programme is also prepared and trained for teaching in universities, academic institutions and other academic platforms, both in domestic and international contexts. In terms of dissertation thesis topics and the focus of individual students’ work, the study programme puts emphasis on individual work, which is balanced by a common framework of learning in the form of the common compulsory courses.  

By the time of completion of the study programme, the student 

- will have aquired a well-developed categorical apparatus of literary research, has mastered the relevant methods of analysis and interpretation of literary texts and orientation in related disciplines; 

- has mastered independent critical and analytical thinking, the ability to carry out research projects independently and to present their results; 

- is able to find ways of innovative application of research results in social and artistic-literary practice and implements this application in the field of interpretation and popularisation of literature in broader cultural and social contexts, or in the field of organisation of literary-cultural and publishing life on their own; 

- is able to apply their professional knowledge in pedagogical practice; 

- is able to handle the conceptual and organisational preparation of projects, as well as to coordinate the preparation of scientific and professional events; 

- is proficient in the techniques of scientific editorial work in the field of literary studies and is prepared to participate in the development of information systems and databases in the field of literature. 

Learning objectives of the study programme are achieved through measurable learning outcomes in the individual parts (modules, subjects) of the study programme. These correspond to the relevant level of the Qualifications Framework in the European Higher Education Area. 

The study programme is primarily conceived as the professional preparation of scholars in the field of literary studies and research. 

Graduates are also qualified to work as conceptual professionals in the fields of literary and editorial culture, and to work in various 

forms of literary education. On the basis of the acquired knowledge and abilities, the graduate of the 3rd degree study programme 

(doctoral academic studies) is able to work in specialised professional positions in Slovakia and abroad, especially in the following 

vocations: 

- an independent researcher in academia (universities, the Slovak Academy of Sciences, etc.) or in another specialised institution; 

- an independent creative professional in the fields of literary and editorial culture, e.g. an editor and in the publishing sphere, an editor/conceptual worker in the field of literary broadcasting on radio and television, or in the sphere of theatre, as well as in the sphere of independent culture (civic associations, foundations, etc.); 

- university teacher. 

Institute of World Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 841 04 Bratislava, Mgr. Judit Görözdi, PhD., Director 

Institute of Oriental Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Klemensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava, Mgr. Dušan Magdolen, PhD., Director  

Inaque Publishing House, Pražská 3, 811 04 Bratislava, Mgr. Anna Ostrihoňová, PhD., Director 

Radio and Television of Slovakia, Mýtna 1, 817 55 Bratislava, Mgr. Zuzana Belková, Head of the Department of Literary and Dramatic Production, RTVS - SRo  

French Institute in Slovakia, Sedlárska 7, 812 83 Bratislava, Jean-Marc Cassam-Chenaï (official statement and letter of support) 

Graduate employability is regularly assessed within the study programme – through communication with graduates, as well as by surveying and evaluating graduate employability at the faculty level. We track the proportion of graduates who are employed in the field and outside the field. The results of the surveys are reflected in the continuous reshaping of the curriculum so that it corresponds to changes in the labour market in terms of the employabilty of graduates of the study programme.  

Department of English and American Studies: 

Doc. Ivan Lacko, PhD., Head of the Department of British and American Studies, Faculty of Arts, University Comenius in Bratislava 

Doc. Mgr. Alena Smiešková, PhD., associate professor, worked at the Department of British and American Studies, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, currently lectures at the Department of British and American Studies, Faculty of Arts, University Comenius in Bratislava 

Department of German, Dutch and Scandinavian Studies: 

Doc. PaedDr. Ingrid Puchalová, PhD., Department of German Studies at the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice 

Mgr. Andrea Lax-Küten, PhD., Department of German as Foreign Language, University Bonn, Germany 

PhDr. Jana Cviková, PhD., is a researcher at the Institute of World Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava 

PhDr. Ján Demčišák, PhD., works at the Department of German Studies, Cyril and Methodius University in Trnava 

Mgr. Lucia Sabová, PhD., works at the Department of German Studies, Cyril and Methodius University in Trnava 

Mgr. Lucia Salajová, PhD., works at the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava 

Mgr. Paulína Čuhová - Šedíková, PhD., works at the Department of German Studies, Catholic University in Ružomberok 

Mgr. Péter Urbán, PhD., works at the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Slovak Republic 

Mgr. Miroslav Zumrík, PhD., works at the Ľudovít Štúr Institute of Linguistics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences 

PaedDr. Ján Markech, PhD., works at the State Language School, Palisády, Bratislava 

Mgr. Lucia Ringerová, PhD., works at the Institute of Linguistic Competence, University of Prešov 

Mgr. Ivana Zolcerová, PhD., works at the Department of Languages, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava  

Mgr. Klára Prešnajderová, PhD., works at the Design Museum, Bratislava 

Department of Classical and Semitic Philology: 

Classical Philology 

Mgr. Mária Šibalová, PhD., works at the Institute of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Arts, University of Economics in Bratislava 

Semitic Philology 

Mgr. Katarína Bešková, PhD., researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava 

Mgr. Danuša Čižmíková, PhD., assistant professor at the Institute of Classical Studies, Masaryk University in Brno  

Mgr. Jaroslav Drobný, PhD., works as an assistant professor at the Department of Classical and Semitic Philology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 

Doc. Zuzana Gažáková, PhD., holds a tenure position as associate professor at the Department of Classical and Semitic Philology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 

Mgr. Mária Lacináková, PhD., works as an assistant professor at the Department of Classical and Semitic Philology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava  

Department of Hungarian Language and Literature: 

Dr. habil. Barnabás Vajda, PhD., is an associate professor at the J. Selye University, Komárno, Faculty of Education, Department of History 

Péter H. Nagy, PhD., is an assistant professor at the J. Selye University, Komárno, Faculty of Education, Department of Hungarian History, Language and Literature  

Mgr. Alexander Vojtek, PhD., in 1972-2013 worked as an assistant professor at J. Selye University, Komárno, Faculty of Education, Department of Hungarian Language and Literature 

Mgr. Art. Pavol Száz, PhD., works as an assistant professor at the Department of Hungarian Literature and Literature, Faculty of Education, Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava, also as an editor of the literary magazine Kalligram, writer 

Mgr. Lilla Bolemant, PhD., works as the editor-in-chief of Womenpress publishing house, publicist 

Mgr. Vince Rácz, PhD., works as an editor at Slovak Radio and Television (Radio Patria) 

Mgr. Zsolt Beke, PhD., editor of dunszt.sk, literary critic 

Department of Romance Studies: 

Mgr. Andrea Tureková, PhD., 2008, (PhD. degree acquired in ‘cotutelle’, under joint supervision in cooperation with Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France), works as Head of the Department of Romance and Slavic Languages at the Faculty of Applied Languages at the University of Economics in Bratislava 

Mgr. Silvia Majerská, PhD., (PhD. degree acquired in 2013 in ‘cotutelle’, under joint supervision in cooperation with Université Paris IV-Sorbonne), works in France 

Mgr. Silvia Rybárová, née Štofková, PhD., PhD. degree acquired in 2014, worked at the Department of Romance Languages of Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (2017-2018), since 2020 a researcher at the Institute of World Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences 

Mgr. Ľubomír Jančok, PhD. (PhD. degree acquired in ‘cotutelle’, under joint supervision in cooperation with Université Paris IV-Sorbonne), works in tourism, publishes fiction and essayistic books and popularises French culture 

Mgr. Júlia Jellúšová, PhD. (Portuguese major): worked at the Department of Romance Studies, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava, currently works as assistant professor at the Institute of Lifelong Learning at the University of Žilina, translator of Portuguese literature into Slovak language 

Mgr. Milan Kopecký, PhD. (Spanish major), an accomplished translator from Spanish and English into Slovak, currently teaches Spanish language at a secondary school, in addition to translating 

Mgr. Anna Ďurišíková, PhD. (Spanish major), worked as an external lecturer at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, taught a course on the History of Spanish Literature, translates from Spanish and English, works in the field of theatre and film 

Institute of World Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 841 04 Bratislava, Mgr. Judit Görözdi, PhD., Director 

Institute of Oriental Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Klemensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava, Mgr. Dušan Magdolen, PhD., Director  

Inaque Publishing House, Pražská 3, 811 04 Bratislava, Mgr. Anna Ostrihoňová,PhD., Director 

Radio and Television of Slovakia, Mýtna 1, 817 55 Bratislava, Mgr. Zuzana Belková, Head of the Department of Literary and Dramatic Production RTVS - SRo  

French Institute in Slovakia, Sedlárska 7, 812 83 Bratislava, Jean-Marc Cassam-Chenaï (official statement and letter of support) 

The rules for the design of study plans are part of the process of modification of the study programme which is defined in Internal Regulation No. 23/2021 - Internal Quality Assurance System for Higher Education of Comenius University Bratislava (hereinafter referred to as "IQAS CU"), Art. 32(2), Art. 33, 35, 36 and 37. The structure of the study plans of 3rd degree study programmes is also regulated by Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU No. 11/2023 - Study Regulations of Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Arts ("Comenius University Bratislava" hereinafter also referred to as "CU" and "University"; "Faculty of Arts of Comenius University" hereinafter also referred to as "Faculty of Arts CU" and "Faculty"), Part Three, Special Provisions on Doctoral Studies.

The Comittee of the 3rd degree study programme Literary Studies was created in accordance with Art. 24(1) to (7) and Art. 10 IQAS CU. Members of the Council of the 3rd degree study programme Literary Studies: Prof. PhDr. Katarína Bednárová, CSc. (main responsible person/guarantor), Prof. Mgr. Janka Benická, PhD (co-guarantor), Doc. Mgr. Zoltán Csehy, PhD. (co-guarantor), Doc. Mgr. Jana Grusková, PhD. (co-guarantor), Doc. Mgr. Jozef Tancer, PhD. (co-guarantor), Mgr. Róbert Gáfrik, PhD. (Institute of World Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences), Mgr. Simona Bajáková (student). 

An integral part of studies in the study programmes of the third degree at the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University is the faculty-wide offer of elective courses for PhD students: https://fphil.uniba.sk/studium/student/doktorandske-studium/ponuka-vyberovych-kurzov-pre-doktorandov/. This is updated for each academic year so that a student can enrol in several courses of his/her choice during his/her studies, especially in the 1st and 2nd year. In the preparation of this offer, emphasis is placed on interdisciplinarity and on the methodology of scientific work. More detailed information about the current offer, including course information sheets, can be found in AIS2.

The complete text of the study programme with all the required information and course information sheets is provided in

ais2.uniba.sk/repo2/repository/default/ais/studijneplany/2023-2024/FiF/EN/dLV-x.xml

and

dLV-x.pdf (uniba.sk)

The study plan contains blocks of compulsory and compulsorily elective courses with the recommended year and semester of their implementation, the educational methods used, the names of the persons providing the courses, the ECTS allocation, the range and form of the courses, and if required, prerequisites. For each block of compulsory elective courses, instruction on the selection of courses is provided so that the student can shape the pathway of their studies. The information sheets for each course contain, among other items, the following: 

- detailed conditions for the completion of the course, 

- grading scale set in accordance with the IQAS CU to achieve a minimum level of 60% for successful completion of the course, 

- syllabus of the course, 

- learning outcomes, 

- compulsory literature is available online or in the Library of the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava.

The study plan generally states

ais2.uniba.sk/repo2/repository/default/ais/studijneplany/2023-2024/FiF/EN/dLV-x.xml

and

dLV-x.pdf (uniba.sk)

: 

• individual parts of the study programme (modules, courses, and other relevant school and extracurricular activities, if they contribute to the achievement of the required learning outcomes and allow students to obtain credits) in the structure of compulsory, compulsory optional and optional courses, 
• profile courses of the relevant study specialisation within the study programme, 
• for each learning part/course the learning outcomes, related criteria and rules of their assessment so that the learning objectives of the study programme are met (they can be stated only in the Course information sheets, in the Learning outcomes section and in the Course completion requirements), 

The learning outcomes, conditions, and assessment criteria are described in detail within the information sheets for the courses of the study programme. 

• methods by which the educational activity is delivered – present, distant, combined (in accordance with the Course information sheets), 

Educational activities are carried out in a full-time and combined method, if necessary also via distance learning. The course information sheets provide further specifications. 

• outline/syllabus of the course,  

The outline/syllabus is included in the course information sheets of the study programme. A detailed course syllabus will be given to the student in each course at the beginning of the respective semester. 

• student workload ("extent" of individual courses and educational activities separately),  

The student workload is further defined within the course information sheets of the study programme. The workload of all courses is defined in accordance with the ECTS recommendations as follows: 1 credit = 25–30 hours of work. 

• credits allocated to each part based on the learning outcomes achieved and the workload involved, 

The credits allocated to each part based on the learning outcomes achieved and the workload involved are mentioned in the course information sheets of the study program. Their allocation is also in accordance with the Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU No. 8/2020, Credit Evaluation of Activities in Doctoral Studies at Faculty of Arts CU. 

• the person responsible for the course (or a partner organization/person) with an indication of the contact details,  

 providing specific courses of the study programme are mentioned in the course information sheets. Contact details of the particular teachers providing the course are given in section 7. 

• course teachers (or participating partner organizations/persons) (may also be mentioned in Course information sheets),  

Course teachers are mentioned within the course information sheets and in section 7 of the Description of the study programme. 

• places where the courses are taught (if the study programme is delivered at several workplaces). 

The courses are held at the premises of Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Arts, Gondova 2. The verification of sufficient spatial provision of the study programme is covered by the Internal Regulation of Comenius University No. 23/2021, Art. 111–116. 

For individual study plans, the institution states the requirements for completing the individual parts of the study programme and the student’s progress within the study programme in the given structure: 

• number of credits for compulsory courses required for proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 24 
• number of credits for compulsory optional courses required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 12 
• number of credits for creative activity in science and research required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 70 
• number of credits required for the proper completion of studies: 240 
• the number of credits for final theses—thesis for the dissertation examination, dissertation thesis—and their defence, required for the proper completion of studies: 20 + 30 = 50 

The sum of the above minimum number of credits in the individual parts of the study programme is lower than the total number of credits required for the proper completion of the doctoral studies (156 ‹ 240), which means that the student must obtain more than the prescribed minimum number of credits in some part(s) of the study programme. The credit system is clearly illustrated on the faculty’s website. 

The relevant rules on learning outcomes and student assessment and the possibilities for remedial actions are available in the documents:

·      Internal Regulation of the Faculty of Arts CU No. 11/2023- Study Regulations, Art. 11, 12, 14, 15, 29-35.

·      Internal Regulation of Comenius University No. 12/2013 - Guideline of the Rector of Comenius University Bratislava on the basic requirements of final theses, rigorous theses and habilitation theses, originality check, storing and accessibility at the Comenius University Bratislava, Art. 3(1), (2), and (4), Art. 5–8

·      Internal Regulation of Comenius University Bratislava No. 23/2021 - Internal Quality Assurance System for Higher Education at Comenius University Bratislava, Art. 54-59

Decree No 614/2002 Coll. on the credit system of studies, Art. 6

The 3rd degree study programme  Literary Studies has precisely defined and previously published rules, criteria, and methods of assessment of learning outcomes in the information sheets of individual courses as prescribed by the above-mentioned internal regulations and the Decree on credit system study. At the Faculty, course information sheets of all study programmes are accessible via the Academic Information System (AIS2) and published on study programme website Literary Science x (uniba.sk)

 Among other details, the course information sheet provides the student with advance access to information on the type, scope and form of educational activities, the course requirements, the learning outcomes, the course syllabus, and recommended literature. The results of assessments of individual courses of the study programme are recorded in the Academic Information System (AiS2) and archived according to the regulations:

·      Comenius University No. 1/2006 - Registrar's Regulations and registrary Plan,

• ·      Internal Regulation of the Faculty of Arts CU No. 11/2023- Study Regulations of Faculty of Arts CU, Annex 2, Art. 2(2) and (3).

Literary Science x (uniba.sk)

The relevant rules are available in the documents: 

·      Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU No. 11/2023 - Study Regulations, Articles 18-19: 

• ·      Decree No. 614/2002 Coll. on the credit system of studies, Art. 4(2), (3), Art. 7, Annex 1–4.

Detailed information on mobility and credit recognition is also available on separate website and can also be obtained from the mobility coordinator of the study programme. The University and the Faculty have separate departments providing support for mobility programmes (the Department for European Projects and Erasmus+ programme of the Comenius University and the International Relations Office of Faculty of Arts CU). A separate guideline governs the operation of the organizational units of the University and the faculty::

·      Internal Regulation No. 3/2016 – Guideline of the Rector of CU on the competence of CU Bratislava and its faculties in the framework of the European Community Erasmus+ programme.

The flexibility of study pathways and the achievement of learning outcomes are ensured by the fact that the individual study plan of the doctoral student in the study programme is drawn up by the supervisor in cooperation with the doctoral student, taking into account the student’s specialization and the topic of the dissertation project. Students of the study programme will have the opportunity to take advantage of international mobility programmes, including the jointly supervised doctoral programme (cotutelle), as well as through inter-faculty mobility programmes and elective courses of another faculty which they will be able to enrol in based on the study contract (Internal Regulation No. 11/2023 - Study Regulations, Art. 8(6)(a) and (f)). The rules of Comenius University and its Faculty of Arts respect the transfer and recognition of credits acquired during a mobility programme. A course taken at the receiving University which is comparable in content and scope to a course taken at the sending faculty and which the student takes as part of approved academic mobility will automatically be recognized as completed (compulsory course, compulsory elective course, or elective course). 

According to the Study Regulations of Faculty of Arts CU, Art. 17(1), the student has the right to apply for a change of study programme within the same field of study at Comenius University, thus ensuring the possibility of flexible study pathways. Subsequently, Art. 18 of the Study Regulations of Faculty of Arts CU regulates the conditions for the recognition of studies and parts of studies completed in the past, specifying both the length of the period and the level of assessment that allows the obtained assessment to be recognised.

According to the Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU No. 11/2023, Art. 19, the Faculty of Arts CU allows students to transfer credits acquired while completing part of their studies at another higher education institution in the Slovak Republic or at a higher education institution abroad (student mobility) in the number of credits accumulated by the student pursuant to § 4(3) of the Decree on credit system study.

The Mobility coordinators are: 

Department of British and American Studies: 

PhDr. Beáta Borošová, PhD., beata.borosova@uniba.sk, G 102, FiF UK, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava

Department of German, Dutch and Scandinavian Studies:

PhDr. Erika Mayerová, PhD., erika.mayerova@uniba.sk, G 236, FiF UK, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava.

Department of Classical and Semitic Philology: 

doc. Mgr. Jana Grusková, PhD., jana.gruskova@uniba.sk, G339, FiF UK, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava; 

for the Semitic Section doc. Mgr. Jana Grusková, PhD., jana.gruskova@uniba.sk, G339, FiF UK, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava.

Department of Hungarian Language and Literature: 

Doc. Mgr. Zoltán Csehy, PhD., zoltan.csehy@uniba.sk, G 118, FiF UK, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava.

Department of Romance Studies: 

Section of French Language and Literature - Sekcia francúzskeho jazyka a literatúry - Mgr. Stanislava Moyšová, PhD., stanislava.moysova@uniba.sk, G 345, FiF UK, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava.

Section of Portugal Language and Literature - Mgr. Jana Benková Marcelliová, PhD., jana.marcelliova@uniba.sk, G 331, FiF UK, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava.

Section of Spanish Language and Literature - Doc. Mgr. Bohdan Ulašin, PhD., bohdan.ulasin@uniba.sk, G 349, FiF UK, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava.

Section of Italian Language and Literature - doc. PhDr. Roman Sehnal, PhD., roman.sehnal@uniba.sk, G 303a, FiF UK, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava.

Department of East Asian Studies:

Mgr. Hana Bogdanová, hana.bogdanova@uniba.sk, N324, FiF UK, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava.

Department of Russian and East European Studies:

Mgr. Lizaveta Madej, PhD., lizaveta.madej@uniba.sk, G 235, FiF UK, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava.

Topics of the doctoral theses of the study programme Literary Studies are listed on the websites of the Department of English and American Studies, the Department of German, Dutch and Scandinavian Studies, the Department of Classical and Semitic Philology, the Department of Hungarian Language and Literature, the Department of Romance Studies of the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava, as well as on the website of the external educational institution - the Institute of World Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. The Department of East Asian Studies does not currently have any PhD students in the Literary Studies programme. 

Department of British and American Studies – https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/kaa/clenovia-katedry/doktorandi/ 

Department of German Studies – https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/katedra-germanistiky-nederlandistiky-a-skandinavistiky/studium-studium/doktorandske-studium/ 

Department of Classical and Semitic Philology – https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/kksf/studium/doktorandske-studium/ 

Department of Hungarian Language and Literature – https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/kmjl/studium/doktorandske-studium/ 

Department of Romance Studies – https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/katedra-romanistiky/studium/doktorandske-studium/ 

Institute of World Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences – http://usvl.sav.sk/wp/?page_id=238

Rules for the assignment, processing, opposition, defence and evaluation of final theses in the study programme:

he final theses: the thesis for the dissertation examination and the dissertation thesis play a crucial role in completing the studies of the 3rd degree study programme (PhD study programme) Literary Studies. Their form and rules for their assignment, processing, opposition, defence, and evaluation are regulated by the internal regulations of the University and the Faculty:

·      Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU No. 11/

2023 - Study Regulations, Art. 30-35 

·      Internal Regulation No. 12/2013 - Guideline of the Rector of Comenius University Bratislava on the basic requirements of final theses, rigorous theses and habilitation theses, originality check, storing and accessibility at the Comenius University Bratislava 

·      The timing of the dissertation topics as well as the admission procedure for doctoral studies is regulated by the Internal Regulation of the Comenius University Bratislava No. 4/2021 - Rules of the Admission Procedure at the Comenius University Bratislava, Art. 11, as well as the

·      Internal Regulation of Comenius University Bratislava No. 23/2021 - Internal Quality Assurance System for Higher Education at Comenius University Bratislava, Art. 53, 

·      Dissertation topics are published on the website of Faculty of Arts CU

• opportunities and procedures for participation in student mobility, 

Students of the 3rd degree programme in Literary Studies are provided with access and support to participate in domestic and international mobility and internships. The International Relations Office assists students in this respect by providing administrative support and advice in student exchange programmes, internships, and promoting international mobility. Within Comenius University, the Erasmus+ Main Office at Comenius University is available to students. Specific universities and contact details are available here. The procedures for participation in student mobility are defined in the Internal Regulation of the Comenius University No. 3/2016 - Guideline on the competence of the Comenius University Bratislava and its faculties in the framework of the European Community Erasmus+ programme, Art. 4(7) to (8), (11) to (13), (15) to (16): 

• rules for adherence to academic ethics and rules for drawing consequences, 

There is a number of regulations within CU and Faculty of Arts CU which define he rules for adherence to academic ethics and drawing consequences for all members of the academic community. These are the following:

·      Internal Regulation of Comenius University No. 12/2013 - Guideline of the Rector of Comenius University Bratislava on the basic requirements of final theses, rigorous theses and habilitation theses, checking their originality, storing and making available at the Comenius University Bratislava, Art. 3(4), Art. 8(9) and (10).

·      Internal Regulation No 23/2021 - Internal Quality Assurance System for Higher Education at Comenius University Bratislava, Art. 68-83.

·      Internal Regulation of Comenius University No. 13/2018 - Disciplinary Rules of Comenius University Bratislava for Students, Art. 3(6)(m), (n), (p) and Art. 4–10.

·      Faculty of Arts CU Internal Regulation No. 8/2022 – Code of Conduct.

It is also stipulated in the course information sheets of the study programme that a breach of academic ethics results in the annulment of the points obtained in the relevant item of assessment.

The meetings of the Disciplinary Committee of the Faculty of Arts for Students are governed by the Rules of Procedure - Internal Regulation No. 14/2018, Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Committee of the Comenius University Bratislava for Students.

The disciplinary proceedings conducted in the last two academic years within the Faculty are published on the website. 

• procedures applicable to students with special needs, 

To support applicants and students with special needs, the Faculty has a coordinator doc. PhDr. Milica Schraggeová, CSc. and the Center supporting students with special needs of CU (hereinafter also referred to as "CSS"). Their activities are regulated by the Internal Regulation of CU No. 23/2021, Internal Quality Assurance System of Higher Education of Comenius University Bratislava, Art. 42.

Detailed information and CSS services are available to students on the CU website.

Ensuring fair, transparent and consistent evaluation of results at the Faculty, fairly applied to all students with particular emphasis on students with special needs is also ensured by the Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU No. 8/2022, Code of Conduct.

In accordance with the Rules of the Admission Procedure, applicants with special needs are allowed, upon their written request, a special way of taking the admission examination, taking into account their special needs, in cooperation with the Center supporting students with special needs of CU. 

The course of study and its assessment are adapted to the needs of students with special needs in the study programme in accordance with the objectives of the Center supporting students with special needs of CU, in which the Faculty is represented through its coordinator.

Comenius University Bratislava cooperates with the Support Centre for Visually Impaired Students, which provides services in processing study literature and providing computer technology. In recent years, the Faculty has worked intensively on removing barriers from its buildings, which has greatly accommodated students with special needs (adjusted entrances to individual buildings, elevator ccess, and complete barrier removal from the building on Štúrova ulica).

• procedures for filing complaints and appeals by students.  

The relevant rules on complaints and appeals are defined in the following regulations:

·      Internal Regulation of Comenius University No. 23/2021 - Internal Quality Assurance System for Higher Education of Comenius University Bratislava, Art. 61-65.

·      Internal Regulation of Comenius University No. 23/2022 Guideline of the Rector of Comenius University on the handling of complaints at CU.

Course information sheets are available in AIS2 and published on the study programme Literary Studies website:

Literary Science x (uniba.sk)

Current academic year schedule 

The schedule of the academic year is designed in accordance with the Internal Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU No. 11/2023 - Study Regulations of the Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Arts.

The current course schedule is available in AIS.

Prof. PhDr. Katarína Bednárová, CSc., tenured professor, e-mail: katarina.bednarova@uniba.sk, Department of Romance Studies, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava 

Persons responsible for core courses are listed in the study plan, core courses are marked with the abbreviation 'C': ais2.uniba.sk/repo2/repository/default/ais/studijneplany/2023-2024/FiF/EN/dLV-x.xml

Links to the Central register of university staff can be found in the „VUPCH“ (research/art/teacher profiles) of individual teachers, which are accessible through AIS2. Contact information of teachers is also available on the departmental websites and on the website of Institut of World Literature : https://usvl.sav.sk/wp/?page_id=355&lang=en

Research/art/teacher profiles are accessible through AIS2 and on the website https://fphil.uniba.sk/en/study/study-programmes/doctoral-studies/literary-science-x/

Persons responsible for courses are listed in the study plan:ais2.uniba.sk/repo2/repository/default/ais/studijneplany/2023-2024/FiF/EN/dLV-x.xml

Links to the Central register of university staff can be found in the „VUPCH“ (research/art/teacher profiles) of individual teachers, which are accessible through AIS2. Contact information of teachers is also available on the departmental websites and on the website of Institut of World Literature : https://usvl.sav.sk/wp/?page_id=355&lang=en

Doctoral students are supervised by teachers of the Literary Studies programme and supervisors from the external educational institution Institute of World Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. 

Topics of the final theses of the study programme are listed on the website of the Department of Science and Doctoral Studies of FIF UK https://fphil.uniba.sk/studium/pk/doktorandske-studium/temy-doktorandskeho-studia-dissertation-topics/ , as well as on the website of the external educational institution of the Institute of World Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences: https://usvl.sav.sk/wp/?page_id=238

Department of British and American Studies: 

Doc. Mgr. Alena Smiešková, PhD., alena.smieskova@uniba.sk 

Department of German, Dutch and Scandinavian Studies: 

Doc. Mgr. Jozef Tancer, PhD., jozef.tancer@uniba.sk 

Doc. PhDr. Margita Gáborová, CSc., margita.gaborova@uniba.sk 

Department of Classical and Semitic Philology: 

Doc. Mgr. Ľudmila Eliášová Buzássyová, PhD., ludmila.buzassyova@uniba.sk 

Doc. Mgr. Jana Grusková, PhD., jana.gruskova@uniba.sk 

Mgr. Zuzana Gažáková, PhD., zuzana.gazakova@uniba.sk 

Department of Hungarian Language and Literature: 

Doc. Mgr. Zoltán Csehy, PhD., zoltan.csehy@uniba.sk 

PhDr. Anikó Dušíková, PhD., aniko.dusikova@uniba.sk 

Department of Romance Studies: 

Prof. PhDr. Katarína Bednárová, CSc., katarina.bednarova@uniba.sk 

Doc. PhDr. Eva Palkovičová, PhD., eva.palkovicova@uniba.sk 

Doc. Mgr. Pavol Štubňa, PhD., pavol.stubna@uniba.sk 

Doc. Mgr. Ivan Šuša, PhD., ivan.susa@uniba.sk 

Doc. PhDr. Jana Truhlářová, CSc., jana.truhlarova@uniba.sk 

Department of Russian and East European Studies

Prof. PhDr.Mária Kusá, CSc., masa.kusa@azet.sk

Department of East Asian Studies: 

Prof. Mgr. Janka Benická, PhD., jana.benicka@uniba.sk 

Institute of World Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences: 

Prof. Mgr. Adam Bžoch, CSc., http://usvl.sav.sk/wp/?page_id=42&user_no=1739, 

adam.bzoch@savba.sk,  

Doc. Róbert Gáfrik, PhD., https://usvl.sav.sk/wp/?page_id=5560&user_no=4624, robert.gafrik@savba.sk

Mgr. Judit Görözdi, PhD., http://usvl.sav.sk/wp/?page_id=42&user_no=3193, judit.gorozdi@savba.sk 

Doc. Mgr, Ján Jambor, PhD.,  https://usvl.sav.sk/wp/?page_id=5560&user_no=12327, jan.jambor@savba.sk

Dr. Dobrota Pucherová, D.phil, https://usvl.sav.sk/wp/?page_id=5560&user_no=7831, dobrota.pucherova@savba.sk

Mgr. Bogumila Suwara, CSc., https://usvl.sav.sk/wp/?page_id=5560&user_no=1777, PhD.,bsuwara@gmail.com

Research/art/teacher profiles are accessible through AIS2.

Mgr. Simona Bajáková, The Department of British and American Studies,, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava, room G 347, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava, 3rd year PhD student in the Literary Studies study programme, e-mail: simona.bajakova@uniba.sk

Department of British and American Studies:  

Doc. Ivan Lacko, PhD., secretary of the Literary Studies Study Programme Committee, ivan.lacko@uniba.sk, room G 108a, Faculty of Arts of the Comenius University in Bratislava, Gondova 2, consultation hours Tuesday 10.40 a.m.-11.40 a.m. 

Department of German, Non-Dermanic and Scandinavian Studies:  

Zuzana Guldánová, PhDr., zuzana.guldanova@uniba.sk, room G 233, Faculty of Arts of the Comenius University in Bratislava, Gondova 2, consultations via MS Teams  

Department of Classical and Semitic Philology:  

Classical Section – Doc. Mgr. Jana Grusková, PhD., jana.gruskova@uniba.sk, room G 339, Faculty of Arts of the Comenius University in Bratislava, Gondova 2, consultation hours Tuesdays 12.30 p.m.-1.30 p.m. 

Semitic Section – Mgr. Jaroslav Drobný, PhD., jaroslav.drobny@uniba.sk, room G 120, Faculty of Arts of the Comenius University in Bratislava, Gondova 2, consultation hours Monday 3.00 p.m-4.00 p.m. 

Department of Hungarian Language and Literature:  

Doc. Mgr. Zoltán Csehy, PhD., zoltan.csehy@uniba.sk, G 118, Faculty of Arts of the Comenius University in Bratislava, Gondova 2, consultation hours Wednesday 10.50 a.m.-12.20 p.m. 

Department of Romance Studies:  

Prof. PhDr. Katarína Bednárová, CSc., katarina.bednarova@uniba.sk, room G 341, Faculty of Arts of the Comenius University in Bratislava, Gondova 2, consultation hours Thursday 12.30 p.m.-2.00 p.m. 

Department of East Asian Studies:  

Mgr. Miloš Prochádzka, PhD., milos.prochazka@uniba.sk,room N 320, consultation hours Wednesday 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

The Department of Postgraduate Studies of the Faculty of Arts is adequately equipped as per personnel, expertise and finances. The specialised supporting personnel in this department, whose competences and numbers correspond to the needs of students and teachers of the study programme in relation to the educational objectives and outcomes, provides tutoring, counselling, administrative and other supporting services and related activities for students of 3rd degree study programmes (contact details of the personnel of the Department are listed on the Faculty’s website). The responsibilities and competences of the department are regulated in the organizational regulations of Faculty of Arts CU - Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU No. 7/2023, Article 21.

• With related issues, students can turn to the secretariats of the relevant departments. 

Secretariat of the Department of British and American Studies available to students:   

Adriana Dvořáková, adriana.dvorakova@uniba.sk, room G 112, +421 2 9013 2152 

Secretariat of the Department of German, Dutch and Scandinavian Studies available to students: 

Mária Strížová, maria.strizova@uniba.sk,, room G 256, +421 2 9013 2147  

Secretariat of the Department of Classical and Semitic Philology available to students: 

Mgr. Jaroslava Cedzová, jaroslava.cedzova@uniba.sk, room G 318, +421 2 9013 2150 

Secretariat of the Department of Hungarian Language and Literature available to students:  

Magdaléna Elzerová, magdalena.elzerova@uniba.sk, room G 146, +421 2 9013 2151, +421 2 9013 1484 

Secretariat of the Department of Romance Studies available to students:  

Mája Rehušová, maja.rehusova@uniba.sk, room G 348, +421 2 9013 2180 

Secretariat of the Department of East Asian Studies available to students: 

Mgr. Dana Pekaríková, dana.pekarikova@uniba.sk, Šafárikovo námestie 6, room 523, +421 2 9013 2065. 

• Responsible person for the accommodation of students at the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava:  

PhDr. Martin Čičilla, Faculty of Arts Faculty, Comenius University in Bratislava, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava 1, Phone: +421 2 9013 1310, E-mail: martin.cicilla@uniba.sk. All accommodation information is available on the website of CU.

Students of the 3rd degree study programme Literary Studies are provided with adequate spatial, material, technical and informational resources required for the completion of the study programme, which are a guarantee for achieving the learning objectives and outcomes. The Faculty provides the teaching of the study programme in the building on Gondova 2, with the Department of Romance Languages situated on the third floor of the building. The building on Gondova street comprises 54 classrooms with a capacity of 1,331 seats and an area of 1,953m2. Recently, all classrooms have been modernized both technically and didactically and equipped with new equipment. Of the total number of classrooms, ten classrooms have a capacity of 65 to 120 seats, while the remaining classrooms have a capacity of 20 to 35 seats and are intended for teaching smaller groups of students. Most classrooms are equipped with interactive whiteboards and video projectors (detailed statistics on technical support and equipment for individual academic years are listed in the annual reports of the Faculty). Each classroom has a port to connect to the internet. When creating the schedule for the following academic year, individual teachers participating in the implementation of the teaching of the study programme shall request the allocation of teaching spaces with installed information devices. The Faculty meets all the requirements in this regard.  

In the faculty premises, there are computers available exclusively for students. Students can use computers and connect to the internet also in the Library of the Faculty of Arts CU..  

Comenius University in Bratislava cooperates with the Support Centre for Visually Impaired Students, which provides services in processing study literature and providing computer technology. In recent years, the Faculty has worked intensively on removing barriers from its buildings, which has greatly accommodated students with special needs (adjusted entrances to individual buildings and elevator access). 

Cooperation with special teaching facilities in practical teaching is regulated in the ninth part of the new CU regulation https://uniba.sk/fileadmin/ruk/legislativa/2023/Vp_2023_14.pdf

 The expansion of physical activities offered for students and employees of Faculty of Arts CU in Bratislava is provided by the Centre of Physical Education and Sports Activities of the Faculty of Arts CU, which has several sports grounds at its disposal.

The literature listed in the course information sheets dLV-x.pdf (uniba.sk) is available online, via MS TEAMS and Moodle (presentations, in some cases also manuscripts and unpublished university textbooks of teachers), or in the Library of the Faculty of Arts CU (hereinafter also referred to as "Library"). Literature in the Library’s holdings is searchable through the Library’s online catalogue, where it is possible to check the availability of individual copies. In case of an insufficient number of copies or need for acquisition of new literature, students and teachers may use the request/book proposal option. The Library also provides access to several external electronic resources. 

The Library is the largest library and information workplace at Comenius University and it fulfils the function of an educational, scientific, and information workplace. The central workplaces of the Library are situated in the annex of the Comenius University on Múzejná ulica. Readers have access to a central lending library, a study room for textbooks, and a reading room for journals. During the semester, the library is open until 6 pm. A comprehensive reconstruction and modernization of the reading areas were carried out in 2009. The modernization of the premises has significantly improved the conditions for full-time study; the number of study spots in the study room has doubled (from the original 30 to 64), and the collection at hand for full-time study has been significantly expanded (from the original 3,500 books to 9,000). The construction modifications to the lending library have allowed for increasing the handling and storage space for outside-of-library borrowings, expanding the reading room for journals, and placing computers for students. All reading areas offer wi-fi connections, power sockets, and self-service photocopiers. The library stock consists of approximately 500,000 library units. Annual growth in recent years has been fairly stable, ranging from 7,000 to 9,000 library units. The Library subscribes to 249 journals; in addition to traditional print periodicals, library users have access to full texts of approximately 48,000 electronic journals and approximately 440,000 electronic books, which are available via the Comenius University Academic Library website. The library grants around 90,000 borrowings per year.  

Departmental Libraries are also available to students of the 3rd degree Literary Studies study programme:  

Department of British and American Studies – Library and Study Room https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/kaa/kniznica/ 

Department of German, Dutch and Scandinavian Studies – Library and Study Room https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/katedra-germanistiky-nederlandistiky-a-skandinavistiky/kniznica-a-studovna-bibliothek/ 

Department of Classical and Semitic Philology – Library and Study Room https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/kksf/kniznica/ 

Department of Hungarian Language and Literature – Library and Study Room https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/kmjl/ciastkova-kniznica/ 

Department of Romance Studies – Library and Study Room https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/katedra-romanistiky/kniznica/ 

Department of East Asian Studies – Library and Study Room https://fphil.uniba.sk/katedry-a-odborne-pracoviska/katedra-vychodoazijskych-studii/ciastkove-kniznice/ 

Doctoral students of of the study programme Literary Studies can also access the specialised library of the Institute of World Literature of the Academy of Sciences – https://usvl.sav.sk/wp/?page_id=340&lang=en 

• MS TEAMS manual for students 
• MS TEAMS manual for teachers 
• E-learning portal Moodle 
• Video tutorials for distance learning 

The procedures for the transition from full-time to distance education are regulated by the internal regulations of Comenius University in Bratislava and the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava, which are published on the faculty’s website.

The 3rd degree study programme Literary Studies is implemented in cooperation with the Institute of World Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, with which the Faculty of Arts CU has concluded a Framework Cooperation Agreement with an external educational institution (Institute of World Literature of the SAS) in the implementation of the doctoral study programme Literary Science.

https://usvl.sav.sk/wp/?lang=en

https://www.sav.sk/?lang=en&doc=ins-org-ins&institute_no=66

Handbook for students – (section 4.8 and 4.9)

Students of the study programme are provided with access and support to participate in domestic and international mobility and internships. The International Relations Office assists students in this respect by providing administrative support and advice in student exchange programmes, internships, and promoting international mobility. The Erasmus+ Office at the Comenius University is available to students within Comenius University. The most significant share of student exchanges is accounted for by mobility under the Erasmus+ programmes, scholarships awarded by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic on the basis of bilateral agreements, and scholarships under the CEEPUS programme (Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies). Mobility also takes place on the basis of other types of agreements: bilateral agreements between universities concluded at the university or faculty level, intergovernmental and international interdepartmental agreements in education (administered by the Slovak Academic Information Agency), the National Scholarship Programme, International Visegrad Fund scholarships, and individual scholarships. The position of the University and its faculties in relation to Erasmus+ mobility programmes at CU is regulated by the Internal Regulation of CU No. 3/2016 on the competence of CU and its faculties within the European Community Erasmus+ programme. In connection with the implementation of international mobility, the Faculty has established a system of recognition of courses and transfer of credits acquired at foreign universities (Article 19 of the Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU No.11/2023, Study Regulations of Faculty of Arts CU).

The abilities and requirements necessary for admission are assessed by the admissions committee based on the submitted dissertation project and the course of the admission examination. Information about the admission procedure is published on the faculty website.

The admissions committee shall apply a point system in the evaluation of applicants and use a uniform procedure to ensure objectivity, fairness, and equal opportunity by means of a uniform form of admissions record, based on which the Dean decides whether the applicant shall or shall not be admitted.

The results of the admission process for the last period are published on the Faculty's website.

• Internal Regulation No. 23/2021, Internal Quality Assurance System of Higher Education of Comenius University in Bratislava, Art. 23(4)(f), No. 1 
• Student feedback

The results of student feedback are reviewed by the faculty management, by the Dean’s Collegium, and at the level of the study programme council. Study programme council reviews the relevance of suggestions and comments on teachers, courses, and the study programme. Relevant comments are an incentive for the efficiency and overall improvement of the study programme. Each semester, the results of student feedback are commented on by all interested parties (faculty management, study department, the director of the Faculty of Arts Library, the student section of the Academic Senate and study programme council). Statements on the student feedback are published on the faculty website. Individual teachers of the study programme may also respond to students’ comments directly in the survey form and provide them with immediate feedback. The review of the student survey is also part of the faculty annual report.

• Measures to improve the quality of the study programme shall be implemented in accordance with the regulations of Part II of IQAS CU (Internal Regulation No. 23/2021) 
• Surveys of employability of graduates of Faculty of Arts CU 
• Club of graduates—Alumni Club 
• The Department of British and American Studies, the Department of German, Dutch and Scandinavian Studies, the Department of Classical and Semitic Philology, the Department of Hungarian Language and Literature, the Department of Romance Studies and the Department of East Asian Studies take into account the results of feedback from students, graduates and visiting lecturers and respond to them by continuously updating the study programme. 

Doctoral studies website - for applicants

Doctoral studies website - for students

Internal regulations on fees

Study Regulations of Faculty of Arts CU

 Faculty of Arts CU Legislation

Study programmes information

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