For study applicants
Open Day at the Department of Special Education
Every year the Department of Special 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 DOD 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 DOD, 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.
The earliest we are planning a DOD is in January 2024.
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 children with impaired communication skills
pedagogy for individuals with PAS
Admission requirements for the Bachelor's degree:
The condition for admission of applicants to the Bachelor's degree is the completion of a complete secondary education with a secondary school leaving certificate and fulfilment of the admission requirements set by the faculty for applicants for study so 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 specializations each academic year.
Admission requirements for the Master's degree:
Applicants for the Master's degree in Special Education must have completed a Bachelor's degree in Special Education.
Graduates of the bachelor's degree in special education must have completed a master's degree in special education. Graduates of the Faculty of Education of the Charles University in Bratislava with a bachelor's degree in special education may be admitted without an admission interview. The order of success of applicants will be based on the weighted average of the bachelor's degree.
Graduates of bc. of studies in Special Education from other faculties, such as the Faculty of Education of the Charles University in Bratislava, may be admitted only on the basis of successful completion of the specified differential examinations.
Graduates of bc. of related study programmes in the field of study Teaching and Educational Sciences may be admitted only on the basis of passing the differential entrance examinations and other conditions announced by the university.
Applicants who choose the specialisation in Education of the Hearing Impaired are required to take a practical entrance examination to assess:
the content and formality of spoken language,
the prerequisites for mastering manual forms of communication.
The practical examination will be held before an admissions board made up of experts in the field.
Graduates of the study programme in special education (Bachelor's degree) at faculties other than PdF UK in Bratislava, or graduates of programmes within the field of study Teaching and Educational Sciences (Bachelor's degree) will take differential entrance examinations in the following subjects:
written test in special education,
a written test in subjects that will depend on the two chosen specialisations.