The doctoral study programme as a study programme of the third degree of study focuses on the acquisition of knowledge based on the current state of scientific knowledge and, in particular, on the student's own contribution to it, which is the result of scientific research and independent creative activity in the field of science. Graduates of the doctoral study programme receive a third-level university degree. The doctoral study programme is conducted according to an individual study plan under the guidance of a supervisor.
Length of the study
The standard length of study for doctoral study programmes in the full-time form of study is three academic years, in the part-time form of study it is four academic years.
Duties of a doctoral student
Doctoral studies consist of a study part and a scientific part.
The study part of the doctoral studies consists mainly of lectures, seminars and individual study of scientific and professional literature necessary in terms of the focus of the doctoral thesis.
The scientific part of the doctoral studies consists of individual or team scientific work of the doctoral student which is related to the topic of the doctoral thesis. Part of the full-time doctoral studies is the performance of teaching activities in addition to tutorials to the extent of a maximum of two units of educational activity per week on average per academic year in which the teaching takes place.
Doctoral studies are regulated by a separate internal regulation on the principles of organisation of doctoral studies at the UE in Bratislava.
ACADEMIC YEAR SCHEDULE – 2024/2025
