Not applicable to this study programme

The study programme aims to acquire specialization in the theory and history of Slovak literature and improve knowledge of research methods in the field of Slovak literary studies. In terms of content, structure, and profile, it organically follows the second level of higher education obtained in Slovak-oriented study programmes.

Graduates of the study programme have specialist and methodological knowledge of the history of Slovak literature in its broader inter-literary context, the theory of literature, the interpretation of a literary text, and the literary methodology, serving as a basis for innovation and originality in practice or research. They demonstrate a highly specialized disposition and knowledge of the principles and basic rules of their field of study in its relational and interpretive complexity, argumentative persuasiveness, and narrative value, including interactions with related disciplines (linguistics, comparative literature, history, philosophy and history of philosophical thinking, translatology, etc.). They are characterized by independent, critical, and analytical thinking, which they apply in dynamically changing conditions. They have developed the prerequisites for solving challenging research problems with a high level of originality and contribution in the field of synchronic and diachronic research of national literature as one of the key areas of national culture and for the creative formulation of scientific tasks in the field of Slovak literary studies. They are able to reflect on the ethical and sociocultural aspects of scientific work, the publication of its results, and their creative application in practice. They are familiar with the theoretical and methodological aspects and scientific methods of research with a focus on literary-historical, literary-theoretical, and literary-critical reflection on literary texts. They are prepared to carry out individual and group projects, professionally organize matters, clearly determine the focus of research, productively coordinate a research team, and fulfil scientific research in the field of Slovak literary studies in a socially sophisticated manner as methodologically well-founded specialists with professional and competent speaking skills and a considerable interdisciplinary basis.

They are able to select the subjects of scientific research, choose the techniques of exploration, acquisition, verification and processing of data, and master the diagnostics and forecasting of scientific research. They are familiar with specific scientific methods of basic research and applied literary research. They have mastered effective organizational forms and conceptualization of scientific issues. They apply the main principles of scientific collaboration in domestic and international contexts. They are able to reflect domestic and foreign scientific impulses and concepts. They have mastered the procedures of scientific discussion, selection and use of means and forms of research metacommunication for publishing results in competitively demanding conditions and they are able to apply them independently in front of the community of professionals and the broader cultural public in the Slovak Republic and abroad. They are aware of the developments and possibilities of application of Slovak literary research and are able to reflect on the ethical and sociocultural aspects of scientific work and its creative utilization in practice. They are able to convincingly argue the theoretical and empirical relations to come up with their own conclusions, original proposals, and progressive solutions to problems in the primary areas of Slovak literary studies.

Learning objectives in the study programme are achieved through measurable learning outcomes in the study programme's individual sections (modules, courses). They correspond to the relevant level of the Qualifications Framework in the European Higher Education Area.

The study programme is perceived primarily as the preparation of scholars in the field of Slovak literary studies. Graduates are also qualified to work as conceptual workers in the field of literary culture and as educators. Based on the acquired knowledge and skills, the graduate of the III. level of higher education can find employment at home and abroad, especially in the following occupations: independent researcher (literary historian, literary theorist) in the academic sphere (researcher at universities and the Slovak Academy of Sciences) or in a specialized memory institution (literary-oriented museums, libraries, and archives); independent creative worker in the field of literary culture, both in state and established institutions, but also in the sphere of independent culture (civic associations, foundations, etc.); university teacher (assistant professor, lecturer of Slovak language and culture at universities abroad)

Not applicable to this study programme

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 find employment in and outside the field. The results of the surveys are reflected in the reshaping of the study plan which responds to changes in the labour market in terms of the employment of graduates of the study programme. Graduates of the study programme are employed as university teachers at universities in the Slovak Republic and abroad, as scientific researchers at the Institute of Slovak Literature of the SAS in Bratislava, and in culture and journalism.

Mgr. Ľubica Blažencová, PhD., university teacher, Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava

Doc. PhDr. Andrea Bokníková, PhD., university teacher, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava

Mgr. Karol Csiba, PhD., researcher, Institute of Slovak Literature of the SAS

Doc. Mgr. Peter Darovec, PhD., university teacher, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava

Mgr. Marta Fülöpová, PhD., university teacher, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava

Dr. sc. Zrinka Kovačević, izv. prof., university teacher, Faculty of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Zagreb

Prof. Mgr. Dagmar Garay Kročanová, PhD., university teacher, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava

Mgr. Daniel Hevier, PhD., writer

Mgr. Ivana Hostová, PhD., university teacher, Faculty of Arts, University of Presov, researcher, Institute of Slovak Literature of the SAS

Mgr. Tamara Janecová, PhD., university teacher, Faculty of Education, University of Trnava in Trnava

Doc. Mgr. Jana Juhásová, PhD., university teacher, Faculty of Arts and Letters, Catholic University in Ružomberok

Doc. PhDr. Martin Kasarda, PhD., writer, university teacher, Pan-European University in Bratislava

Mgr. Viktória Kissová, PhD., lecturer of Slovak language and culture at universities abroad (Budapest, Vienna)

Mgr. Marianna Koliová, PhD., university teacher, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava

Doc. PaedDr. Ľubomír Kováčik, PhD., university teacher, Faculty of Arts, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica

Mgr. Matej Masaryk, PhD., university teacher, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava

Mgr. Edita Príhodová, PhD., teacher, literary historian 

Prof. Andrej Rozman, PhD., university teacher, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana

Doc. Mgr. Veronika Rácová, PhD., university teacher, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 

Mgr. Derek Rebro, PhD., editor, writer

Mgr. Lenka Szentesiová, PhD., university teacher, Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava

Mgr. Zuzana Šmatláková, PhD., writer, illustrator

Doc. Mgr. Mária Stanková, PhD., university teacher, Department of Journalism, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava

Mgr. Veronika Svoradová, PhD., university teacher, Studia Academica Slovaca, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava

Doc. PhDr. Zvonko Taneski, PhD., university teacher, Department of Slavic Studies, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava

Mgr. Peter Tollarovič, PhD., university teacher, lecturer of Slovak as a foreign language, Studia Academica Slovaca, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava

Mgr. Zuzana Trstenská, PhD., translator

Prof. PhDr. Miloslav Vojtech, PhD., university teacher, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava

Mgr. Monika Zumríková Kekeliaková, PhD., university teacher, Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra

Relevant external interested parties which provided an opinion:

Department of Slovak Literature and Literary Science, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica

Institute of Slovak Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava

Slovak National Library in Martin

The rules for the design of study plans are part of the process of modification of the study programme which is defined in the Internal Regulation No. 23/2021, Internal Quality Assurance System of Higher Education of Comenius University in Bratislava (hereinafter also 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 in Bratislava, Faculty of Arts, Part Three - Special Provisions on Doctoral Studies.

The Council of the study programme of the III. level Slovak Literature was created in accordance with Art. 24(1) to (7) and Art. 10 IQAS CU. Members of the Council of the study programme of III. level Slovak Literature: prof. PhDr. Miloslav Vojtech, PhD. (main responsible person/guarantor), doc. PhDr. Andrea Bokníková, PhD. (co-guarantor), doc. Mgr. Peter Darovec, PhD. (co-guarantor), prof. Mgr. Dagmar Garay Kročanová, PhD. (co-guarantor), doc. PhDr. Zuzana Kákošová, PhD. (co-guarantor), Prof. PaedDr. Martin Golema, PhD. (Faculty of Arts, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, representative of employers), Mgr. Dana Hučková, PhD. (Institute of Slovak Literature of the SAS in Bratislava, representative of employers), Mgr. Beáta Hanesová (representative of students).

The complete text of the study programme with all the required information and course information sheets is provided on the study programme website. The study plan contains blocks of compulsory and compulsory 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.

• 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 to obtain credits) in the structure of compulsory, compulsory optional and optional courses,
• profile courses of the relevant study path (specialization) 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 by 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.
• the person responsible for the course (or a partner organization/person) with an indication of the contact details: Persons providing individual courses of the study programme are mentioned in the course information sheets. Contact details of the individual persons 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.

• number of credits for compulsory courses required for proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 24 number of credits for 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 for pedagogical activity (or other practical activity carried out at the faculty or at a related establishment, if required by the nature of the study): 30
• 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 (186 ‹ 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 relevant rules on student education and assessment and the possibility of 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 in Bratislava on the basic requirements of final theses, rigorous theses and habilitation theses, originality check, storing and accessibility to the Comenius University in Bratislava, Article 3, paragraphs 1, 2 and 4, Articles 5 - 8
• Internal Regulation of Comenius University in Bratislava No. 23/2021 - Internal Quality Assurance System for Higher Education at Comenius University in Bratislava, Art. 54-59
• Decree No 614/2002 Coll. on the credit system of studies, Art. 6

The study programme of III. level Slovak Literature 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 for all study programmes are accessible via the Academic Information System (AIS2) and published on the study programme website.

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:

• UK No. 1/2006 - Registrar's Regulations and Registrar's Plan:
• Internal Regulation of the Faculty of Arts CU No. 11/2023, Appendix 2, Article 2, paragraphs 2 and 3 - Study Regulations of FiF UK

The relevant rules are available in the documents:

• Internal Regulation of the Faculty of Arts CU No. 11/2023 - Study Regulations, Art. 18–19
• Decree No. 614/2002 Coll. on credit system study, Art. 4(2), (3), Art. 7, Annex 1–4

Detailed information on mobility and credit recognition is also available on a separate faculty 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 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 of CU No. 3/2016, Guideline of the Rector of CU on the competence of CU 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. 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, the Study Regulations of Faculty of Arts CU, Art. 18, regulate 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 assessment to be recognized.

Faculty of Arts CU, according to the Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU No. 5/2020, Art. 19, 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 coordinator: doc. Mgr. Veronika Rácová, PhD. (veronika.racova@uniba.sk, Department of Slovak Literature and Literary Studies, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava).

Topics of the final theses of the study programme are listed on the website of of Faculty of Arts CU

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

The final theses: the thesis for the dissertation examination and the dissertation thesis play a crucial role in completing the studies of the III. level study programme Slovak Literature. 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 of CU No. 12/2013, Guideline of the Rector of Comenius University in Bratislava on the basic requirements of final theses, rigorous theses, and habilitation theses, originality check, storing and accessibility at Comenius University in Bratislava
• The timing of the dissertation thesis topics as well as the admission procedure for doctoral studies is regulated by the Internal Regulation of CU No. 4/2021, Rules of the Admission Procedure at Comenius University in Bratislava, Art. 11, and Internal Regulation of CU No. 23/2021, Internal Quality Assurance System of Higher Education of Comenius University in Bratislava, Art. 53
• Listing of the topics of dissertation theses is published on the website of Faculty of Arts CU

Opportunities and procedures for participation in student mobility:

Students of the III. level study programme Slovak Literature 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 Department of Slovak Literature and Literary Studies implements exchanges via Erasmus+ mobility (teaching, administrative, combined and student mobility and internships) and bilateral agreements with 15 universities in the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, and Finland. Specific universities and contact information are available on the website. The procedures for participation in student mobility are defined in the Internal Regulation of CU No. 3/2016, Guideline of the Rector of CU on the competence of CU 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 the CU and the Faculty of Arts CU that define the rules for adherence to academic ethics and drawing consequences for all members of the academic community. These are the following:

• Internal Regulation of CU No. 12/2013, Guideline of the Rector of Comenius University in Bratislava on the basic requirements of final theses, rigorous theses, and habilitation theses, originality check, storing and accessibility at
• Comenius University in Bratislava, Art. 3(4), Art. 8(9) and (10)
• Internal Regulation of CU No. 23/2021, Internal Quality Assurance System of Higher Education of Comenius University in Bratislava, Art. 68–83
• Internal Regulation of CU No. 13/2018, Disciplinary Rules of Comenius University in Bratislava for Students, Art. 3(6)(m), (n), (p) and Art. 4–10
• Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU 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.
• Meetings of the Disciplinary Committee of Faculty of Arts CU for Students are governed by the Rules of Procedure: Internal Regulation of CU No. 14/2018, Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Committee of Comenius University in Bratislava for Students. The disciplinary proceedings conducted in the last two academic years within the Faculty are published on the website: https://fphil.uniba.sk/o-fakulte/disciplinarna-komisia-pre-studentov/realizovane-disciplinarne-konania/

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 in Bratislava, Art. 42

Detailed information and CSS services are available to students on the website of CU: https://cezap.sk/

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 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, elevator access, 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 CU No. 23/2021, Internal Quality Assurance System of Higher Education of Comenius University in Bratislava, Art. 61–65
• Internal Regulation of CU No. 11/2011, Guideline of the Rector of CU on the handling of complaints at CU

Course information sheets are available in AIS and published on the study programme website

Current academic year schedule

The current course schedule is available in AIS.

Prof. PhDr. Miloslav Vojtech, PhD., professor, e-mail: miloslav.vojtech@uniba.sk

Persons responsible for profile courses are listed in the study plan, profile courses are marked with the abbreviation 'C'.

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 for teachers is also available on the departmental websites and Institute of Slovak Literature of the SAS in Bratislava.

Research/art/teacher profiles of persons responsible for the profile courses:

a) Department of Slovak Literature and Literary Studies

b) Institute of Slovak Literature of the SAS in Bratislava

Persons responsible for profile courses are listed in the study plan. 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 for teachers is also available on the departmental websites and Institute of Slovak Literature of the SAS in Bratislava.

Prof. PhDr. Miloslav Vojtech, PhD., miloslav.vojtech@uniba.sk

(Department of Slovak Literature and Literary Studies, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava),

Doc. PhDr. Andrea Bokníková, PhD., andrea.boknikova@uniba.sk

(Department of Slovak Literature and Literary Studies, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava),

Doc. Mgr. Peter Darovec, PhD., peter.darovec@uniba.sk

(Department of Slovak Literature and Literary Studies, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava),

Prof. Mgr. Dagmar Garay Kročanová, PhD., dagmar.krocanova@uniba.sk

(Department of Slovak Literature and Literary Studies, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava),

Doc. PhDr. Zuzana Kákošová, CSc., zuzana.kakosova@uniba.sk

(Department of Slovak Literature and Literary Studies, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava),

Mgr. Dana Hučková, CSc., dana.huckova@uniba.sk

(Institute of Slovak Literature of the SAS in Bratislava)

Mgr. Ivana Taranenková, PhD., ivana.taranenkova@uniba.sk

(Institute of Slovak Literature of the SAS in Bratislava)

Mgr. Michal Habaj, PhD., usllmiha@savba.sk

(Institute of Slovak Literature of the SAS in Bratislava)

Mgr. Karol Csiba, PhD., usllkajo@savba.sk

(Institute of Slovak Literature of the SAS in Bratislava)

Mgr. Lenka Rišková, PhD., lenka.riskova@savba.sk

(Institute of Slovak Literature of the SAS in Bratislava)

Mgr. Radoslav Passia, Ph. D., radoslav.passia@savba.sk

(Institute of Slovak Literature of the SAS in Bratislava)

Mgr. Tomáš Horváth, PhD., usllthor@savba.sk

(Institute of Slovak Literature of the SAS in Bratislava)

Topics of the final theses of the study programme are listed on the website of the Department of Slovak Literature and Literary Studies of Faculty of Arts CU and on the website of the Institute of Slovak Literature of the SAS

Department of Slovak Literature and Literary Studies

Institute of Slovak Literature of the SAS in Bratislava

Mgr. Beáta Hanesová, Department of Slovak Literature and Literary Studies, Faculty of Arts CU, e-mail: hanesova16@uniba.sk

Mgr. Matej Masaryk, PhD., Department of Slovak Literature and Literary Studies, Faculty of Arts CU, e-mail: matej.masaryk@uniba.sk

• At the Faculty, there’s the Department of Postgraduate Studies with adequate staff, expertise, and financial security. The specialized supporting staff in this department, whose competence and numbers correspond to the needs of students and teachers of the study programme in relation to the educational objectives and outcomes, provide tutoring, counselling, administrative, and other support services and related activities for students of study programmes of the III. level (contacts to the staff of the department are listed on the Faculty’s website). The responsibilities and competences of the Department of Postgraduate Studies are regulated in the organizational regulations of Faculty of Arts CU, Internal Regulation of Faculty of Arts CU No. 7/2023, Art. 21.
• With related issues, students can turn to the Office at the Department of Slovak Literature and Literary Studies of Faculty of Arts CU: Alena Honzova, alena.honzova@uniba.sk
• Accommodation at the Faculty of Arts CU is the responsibility of the registrar: PhDr. Martin Čičilla, Faculty of Arts CU, Gondova ulica 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 study programme of III. level Slovak Literature are provided with sufficient spatial, material, technical, and informational resources of the study programme, which are a guarantee for achieving the learning objectives and outcomes. The Faculty provides the teaching of the study program in the building on Gondova ulica 2, where the Department of Slovak Literature and Literary Studies is situated on the second floor.

The building on Gondova ulica has 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 study groups. Most of the classrooms are equipped with interactive whiteboards and video projectors (detailed statistics on technical support and equipment for individual academic years are given 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.

On 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).

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 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. Students of the study programme Slovak Literature also have access to the Library shared by the departments aimed at Slavic languages and cultures.

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 CU in Bratislava, which are published on the faculty’s website.

The study programme of III. level Slovak Literature is implemented in cooperation with the Institute of Slovak 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 Slovak Literature of the SAS) in the implementation of the doctoral study programme Slovak Literature.

New students’ handbook, Leisure section

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 (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.

he 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 Slovak Literature and Literary Studies of Faculty of Arts CU takes into account the results of feedback from students, graduates, and visiting lecturers and responds 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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