Teaching of History (in combination)

prof. PhDr. Róbert Letz, PhD.

doc. PhDr. Miroslav Kamenický, CSc. (FM professor)

prof. Pavol Matula, PhD.

doc. Mgr. Jaroslav Nemeš, PhD.

Mgr. Miriam Viršinská, PhD. (FM associate professor)

Mgr. Ivana Dendys, PhD.

Mgr. Pavol Makyna, PhD.

Study advisor(s) (tutor(s)):  
prof. Pavol Matula, PhD., matulafedu.uniba.sk


Student's study advisor for the study programme:
Bc. Laura Turbová, turbova3uniba.skturbova3uniba.sk


Coordinator for international mobilities and Erasmus+:  
prof. Pavol Matula, PhD., matulafedu.uniba.sk 

BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE STUDY PROGRAMME:

The curriculum of the second degree of the Combined Programme in History Teaching is a continuation of the first degree, while organically deepening and developing it. This intention is visible both in the well-established structure of the SP courses - their division into three basic modules - and in the content focus of the individual courses. In particular, the profile subjects (both compulsory and optional) make a substantial contribution to the achievement of the objectives set out in the graduate profile; the modules are designed to interconnect and mutually condition each other, while the subjects of the two compulsory elective groups, in several possible combinations, organically deepen the content of the compulsory subjects and together form the three components of the structure of the consistently determined requirements for the preparation of future fully qualified history teachers: Master's universal teaching basis, current issues of scientific historiography in the Slovak context and in in-depth regional and world studies, theory and teaching of history as an in-depth reflection of the theoretical components of the didactics of history and current needs of practice. The preparation of students for practice is also implemented in the content of the courses of the last group.

A direct and natural part of the study programme of history teaching in the combined second degree is the study programme of the so-called universal teaching basis of the Faculty of Education for MA studies, i.e. the components of the social science, pedagogical and psychological basis of the common teaching field.  Its description is included in the appendices of this accreditation file. The content of the specific teacher education programs (double majors) within the  study programme 38. Teaching and Educational Sciences is formed by combining the content of three components - the Common Social Science, Educational and Psychological Basis of Teaching (hereafter referred to as the "Teaching Basis" or "TB") and two endorsements.

Teacher Combination Studies and History Teacher Education and:

• English language and literature

• Spanish language and literature

• Italian language and literature

• art education

• German language and literature

• civic studies

• Slovak language and literature

The curriculum of the second degree in combined history teaching also determines (recommends) the student's study paths: i.e. the time and content sequence (continuity) of teaching of individual subjects and teaching methods, informs the student about the forms of assessment of learning outcomes and about his/her workload measured in terms of credits. On the basis of the defined rules, in accordance with the conditions of the study programme and in accordance with the Study Regulations of the Faculty of Education of Comenius University in Bratislava, the student draws up his/her own study plan.   The student determines his/her study plan for the following period of study by enrolment. He/she enrols in subjects of such credit value and in such a composition of compulsory, compulsory optional and optional subjects that he/she can fulfil the conditions for enrolment in the next part of the study in the control stage of the study. In the academic year in which the student plans to complete his/her studies, he/she shall enrol in courses of such credit value and in such a composition that, by successfully completing them, he/she will fulfil the conditions for completing his/her studies. 

The curriculum of the study programme 23685 Teaching History Combined M.A. is made up of three basic modules - compulsory subjects, compulsory optional subjects and optional subjects, while the division of subjects into modules first determines and foreshadows the method and way of realization of the set objectives of education. They are assessed by credits. The curriculum also identifies profile subjects which make a substantial contribution to the achievement of the learning objectives and outcomes and to the graduate profile. The curriculum, which is attached in the Appendices, provides the following information:

• the number of credits - which the student needs to obtain for each module (group of subjects)
• the subjects of the curriculum, including their credits
• the marked profile subjects of the group of compulsory subjects:  

Theory and methodology of history
Seminar in theory and methodology of history   
Persons in history
Central Europe in the Middle Ages and Modern Times
Central Europe in the 19th century
World History III.
Central Europe in the 20th century

• and from the group of compulsory optional subjects of group A:

The development of education in Europe
History for teachers
Teaching History in the 21st Century

• from the group of compulsory optional subjects of group B:

Personalities of 19th century Slovak history
The emergence of the development and disintegration of the Soviet bloc
Political processes in Czechoslovakia after 1948
Slovak political exile in the 20th century
Historical auxiliary sciences for teachers

MOBILITY:
Students in the study programme 23668 History Teaching Combined may take advantage of mobility offers based on contracts concluded by the Department of History in the long term, thanks to which students may travel to a foreign university for a study visit. On average, 1-3 students of the Department go on mobility annually.  
The most used mobility programme of the School of History is the Erasmus+ study programme, under which it is possible to complete part of the studies in EU countries:
in France (University of Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne), Paris  
in Poland: (Jagiellonian University , Institute of History), Krakow  
in Slovenia: University of Primorska, Koper, Faculty of Humanities  
in the Czech Republic: in Brno, Masaryk University in Brno, Faculty of Education
Ústí nad Labem, J.E. Purkyně University, Faculty of Education
Liberec, Technical University, Faculty of Science, Humanities and Pedagogy

FEEDBACK:
Student evaluations of teachers' work through anonymous questionnaires: summarization for the academic year. Anecdotal annotation of student teachers' evaluations:
Students evaluated all teachers of the department and basically all subjects taught. Numerical satisfaction with the work of the educators ranges very high for all questionnaires (from 1.0 - 1.06 - 1.09 as the best possible rating through the most recurrent ratings on a scale of 1.36 to 1.97 to an exceptional 2.5). Students regularly (96% of all questionnaire responses in both semesters) praise both the professional and personal approach of the lecturers and give relatively specific examples of this (most frequently: mastery of the subject matter, excellent way of presenting information, immediate and prompt approach to answering requests for additional information, willingness to help with any additional difficulties). Only very rarely was there an opinion about the content of lectures or subject matter being too difficult, or individually another complaint (occasional stretching of lecture length). On the other hand, even with such lecturers and in such evaluations, there are very positive comments on very specific results of their work with students.

STUDY PLAN

Master's degree study programmes offered by the Faculty of Education of Comenius University have set limits for the number of applicants admitted on the basis of the results achieved during the bachelor's degree study.

The condition for admission of applicants to the MA programme 23685 Teaching of History in Combination is the completion of studies in this bachelor's degree programme, and the completion of the following bachelor's degree programme. study programme. The required proof of the acquisition of education is a certified copy of the diploma of the 1st bachelor's degree.

A graduate of a bachelor's degree programme can apply for a subsequent master's degree programme in the same or a related field of study or a combination of fields of study (with a specific specialisation of the degree programme), taking into account the capacity of the department providing the teaching. In case of greater interest of applicants in the chosen study programme than the planned limit approved by the academic senate of the Faculty of education UK, the order of admitted applicants will be processed on the basis of the achieved weighted average of study results for the entire study, which is calculated only from the successfully completed courses. Applicants are admitted to a fixed number of places.

By successfully completing the second degree of the study programme 23685 Teaching History in Combination, the student will obtain the Master's degree (Mgr.) and the qualification corresponding to level 7 according to the Slovak Qualification Framework (SKKR). Proof of qualification is a university diploma (level 2), a certificate of state examination and a supplement to the diploma.

On the basis of Decree No 1/2020 Coll. of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic on the qualification requirements for teaching and professional staff, in the sense of §2, paragraph 1 and Appendix No 1, the second-level graduate meets the qualification requirements for the performance of the professional activity of a teaching staff member. After successful completion of the second cycle of the study programme History Teaching in Combination, graduates are expected to be employable in the following professions: teacher at the level of lower and upper secondary education, methodologist for the teaching of specific subjects and subject groups, state administration employee specialised in the field of education and training in primary and secondary schools, museum educator.

In accordance with the SKKR, a graduate of the second level of the SP (level 7 of the SKKR) will obtain qualifications and will be qualified for the following jobs and professions:    

1. pedagogical staff - second level primary school teacher
2. pedagogical staff - secondary school teacher
3. museum educator

The second cycle study programme is aimed at obtaining full qualification for the performance of the professional activity of a pedagogical employee in the category of pedagogical professions.

The competences, knowledge and skills of a graduate of the Master's degree, including transferable competences acquired during the studies, enable to apply in professions requiring an appropriate level of communication competences and knowledge, skills and competences of a graduate corresponding to level 7 of the Slovak Qualification Framework.

The graduate will find employment in the labour market as a fully qualified teacher of history at the second level of primary school, at secondary school and as a museum teacher. The qualified performance of the graduate's profession is mainly linked to profile subjects (Theory and Methodology of History, Central Europe in the Middle Ages and Modern Times, Central Europe in the 19th century, Central Europe in the 20th century, Personality in History, State Examinations in History and Didactics of History), supplemented by combinations of compulsory elective subjects from two groups, through which the graduate acquires the required knowledge, skills and competence for the full performance of the above-mentioned professions.       

In addition, the qualification obtained by successfully completing this study programme can be beneficial for a wide range of other professions requiring communication skills, stylistic skills, professional knowledge of working with written documents, critical discernment of the degree of credibility of the data and data obtained.

• Slovak National Museum

• Institute of Memory of the Nation

• Slovak Technical Museum - Museum of Transport in Bratislava

• Gymnasium Grosslingová 18, Bratislava

• Bilingual Grammar School C. S. Lewis, Bratislava

• Gymnasium Bilíkova, Bratislava

• Jagiellonian University , Institute of History, Kraków  

• University of Primorska, Koper, Faculty of Humanities  

• Masaryk University in Brno, Faculty of Education

• Ústí nad Labem, J.E. Purkyně University, Faculty of Education

• Kamenicky_VUPCH_SK.pdf
• Letz_VUPCH_SK.pdf
• Matula_VUPCH_SK.pdf
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• VTC_Matula_1_bc_mgr_phd_PdF.pdf
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