Department of Special Education

For more than 50 years, the Department of Special Education has been a leader in the fields of special education theory, praxeology, and research.

The Department of Special Education offers study programs in special education at the Bachelor's (B.Sc.), Master's (M.Sc.), and Doctoral (Ph.D.) levels, structured in a way that no other faculty in the Slovak Republic provides. The Department also delivers teaching services for study fields that include disciplines in special education within their educational content.

The Department has been granted the authority to conduct rigorous examinations and offer doctoral studies (Ph.D.) in special education.

Habilitation and inauguration proceedings are available within the School of Special Education.

Members of the Department are experienced university educators, authors of numerous professional publications, university and secondary school textbooks, as well as textbooks for special schools. They have contributed to various scientific research tasks and projects. Several faculty members are also actively involved in the activities of non-governmental organizations in Slovakia and across Europe. They hold memberships in many prominent Slovak and international professional organizations and committees in the field of special education and serve on the editorial boards of scientific and professional journals.

However, our primary focus remains the preparation of highly qualified special educators at all levels of higher education.

Graduates of the first degree of the study program in special education are prepared for employment in the labor market as pedagogical employees in the categories of kindergarten teachers for children with special educational needs, pedagogical assistants, or educators.

Graduates of the second degree of the study program in special education are qualified for employment in the labor market as pedagogical employees in the categories of school special educators, teachers for children/pupils with special educational needs, or professional employees in the category of special educators, including field special educators.

Graduates of the third degree of the study program in special education are prepared for employment in the labor market as university teachers working as assistant professors, researchers in university environments focused on special or inclusive pedagogy, or conceptual, managerial, and program specialists in state administration within the field of education and training.