For study applicants
Open Day at the Department of Special and Inclusive Education
Every year, the Department of Special and Inclusive Education, as one of the faculty components, provides all the necessary information for applicants for studies within the framework of the OPEN DAY.
As a rule, the Open Day is held in January of the academic year preceding the academic year in which the applicant plans to start studying at the Faculty of Education.
During the Open Day, the faculty/department is attended by the relevant teaching staff, academic advisors, departmental management, as well as currently studying PhD students and students. Applicants thus have the opportunity to inform themselves about the conditions of their studies both with the teachers and the students themselves.
Information for applicants
BACHELOR'S DEGREE
In the bachelor's degree, a candidate may study both full-time and part-time:
- Special Education - full-time (3 years), part-time (3 years)
Within the study programme of special pedagogy, the student takes courses in the following areas:
- Special pedagogy - counselling
- Pedagogy of the mentally handicapped
- Pedagogy of the visually impaired
- Pedagogy of the hearing impaired
- Pedagogy of the physically handicapped, sick, and disabled
- Pedagogy for children with learning disabilities
- Pedagogy for children with behavioural disorders
- Pedagogy of gifted and talented children
- Pedagogy of children with impaired communication skills
Admission Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree
The condition for admission of applicants to the Bachelor's degree is the completion of complete secondary education with a secondary school leaving certificate and fulfilment of the admission requirements set by the faculty for applicants to study, ensuring that applicants with the required knowledge, abilities, and prerequisites for successful completion of studies are admitted to the Bachelor's degree programme.
The admission examination shall take the form of an oral interview.
The oral interview takes place in front of a multi-member panel and consists of:
- An oral interview in which a general overview of the field of special education will be assessed, as well as the seriousness and depth of interest in the study of special education;
- Given the importance of an adequate level of communication as a basic interaction process for the future special educator in the special education programme, the level of content and form of communication, especially spoken language, is also monitored during the admission interview.
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MASTER'S STUDIES
In the Master's degree, a candidate can study both full-time and part-time:
- Special Education - full-time (2 years), part-time (2 years)
In general, the study programme in special education contains several components/specialisations, of which the applicant chooses two for his/her studies.
Components of the study programme in special education:
- Special Education - Counselling
- Pedagogy of the mentally and multiply handicapped
- Pedagogy of the visually impaired
- Pedagogy of the hearing impaired
- Pedagogy of the physically handicapped, sick, and disabled
- Pedagogy for individuals with learning and behavioural disabilities and impaired communication skills
The department reserves the right not to offer all secured specialisations each academic year.
Admission Requirements for the Master's Degree:
Completed bachelor's degree primarily in the study program of special education.
Graduates of bachelor's degree programs in special education at the Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava, may be admitted without an entrance exam. The ranking of successful applicants will be based on their weighted grade point average in their bachelor's degree program.
Graduates of the special education study program (Bachelor's degree) from other faculties of education and graduates of Bachelor's degree programs in preschool and elementary education, social education, or similar teacher training programs are admitted on the basis of differential entrance examinations, which are conducted in the following subjects:
- written test in special education
- written test in subjects that will depend on the two chosen specializations
Applicants who choose the specialization of education for the hearing impaired are required to take a practical entrance exam, the purpose of which is to assess: the content and form of spoken language, prerequisites for mastering manual forms of communication. The practical exam will be conducted before an admissions committee composed of experts in the field.