Study plans

Data updated from AIS: 19.10.2026 11:06 · 2023/2024

General Veterinary Medicine

Day One Competencies

Study section

Compulsory courses

1. Year

Minimum credits: 54

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
BiophysicsGVM-BiPh1 / W52P + 2CZS
ChemistryGVM-Ch1 / W62P + 3CZS
BiologyGVM-Biol1 / W62P + 3CZS
Latin terminologyGVM-LT1 / W20P + 2CZS
Histology and embyologyGVM-HisEmb 11 / W02P + 3CZ
Slovak languageGVM-SkL 11 / W00P + 2CZ
History of veterinary medicineGVM-HisVMed1 / W30P + 2CZS
ZoologyGVM-Zool1 / S52P + 2CZS
BiochemistryGVM-BiCh 11 / S02P + 3CZ
Biomedical statistics and informaticsGVM-BStInf1 / S41P + 2CZS
Anatomy I.GVM-Anat I.1 / S62P + 3CZS
Feed plant biology and toxic plantsGVM-FeedPla1 / S52P + 2CZS
Histology and embryologyGVM-HisEmb 21 / S122P + 3CZS
Slovak languageGVM-SkL 21 / S00P + 2CZ

2. Year

Minimum credits: 54

3. Year

Minimum credits: 54

4. Year

Minimum credits: 54

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Feed quality control and production health of animalsGVM-FQCPrH 24 / W52P + 2CZS
PropedeuticsGVM-Prop 24 / W52P + 2CZS
Obstetrics, reproduction and reproduction disordersGVM-ObReRD4 / W32P + 2CZS
Pathological anatomyGVM-PaA 24 / W72P + 3CZS
EpizootologyGVM-Epi 14 / W02P + 2CZ
General surgery and anesthesiologyGVM-GeSAn 14 / W02P + 2CZ
ParasitologyGVM-Par 14 / W02P + 2CZ
Radiology and imaging diagnosticsGVM-RadImD4 / W21P + 2CZS
Food hygiene and technology I. (milk, milk products and their chemical analysis)GVM-SSE-FHT I.4 / W51P + 3CZ
Diploma thesisDTh-4. 14 / W010sCZ
EpizootologyGVM-Epi 24 / S52P + 3CZS
General surgery and anesthesiologyGVM-GeSAn 24 / S41P + 2CZS
ParasitologyGVM-Par 24 / S52P + 3CZS
Andrology and artificial inseminationGVM-AnArIn4 / S22P + 2CZS
Breeding and diseases of gameGVM-BDGF 14 / S21P + 2CZS
Food hygiene and technology II. (poultry, eggs and game meat and their chemical analysis)GVM-SSE-FHT II.4 / S51P + 3CZ
Extramural practiceGVM-EP 14 / 480sCZ
Diploma thesisDTh-4. 24 / S010sCZ

5. Year

Minimum credits: 34

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Preventive veterinary medicineGVM-PreVetM5 / W41P + 2CZS
Diseases of exotic, ZOO animals and reptilesGVM-DisEx5 / W41P + 2CZS
Breeding and diseases of fishGVM-BDGF 25 / W41P + 2CZS
Contagious diseases of animals ★GVM-SSE-CDA5 / W02P + 2CZ
Protection of the environment and public healthGVM-SSE-PrEn5 / W02P + 3CZ
Veterinary legislation and forensic veterinary medicineGVM-SSE-VetLeg5 / W02P + 2CZ
Animal and meat control at slaughterhouse ★GVM-SSE-AaMCoSl5 / W01P + 3CZ
Food hygiene and technology III. (meat, meat products and their chemical analysis)GVM-SSE-FTIII.15 / W01P + 2CZ
Internal diseases of small animalsGVM-SSE-IDSA 15 / W02P + 2CZ
Diseases of ruminants I.GVM-SSE-DRu I.15 / W03P + 3CZ
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animalsCP-CBExFA 15 / W030sCZ
Diploma thesisDTh-5. 15 / W010sCZ
Diagnostic pathologyGVM-DiagPat5 / S30P + 2CZS
Diseases of poultryGVM-DisPol5 / S32P + 2CZS
Food hygiene and technology III. (meat, meat products and their chemical analysis)GVM-SSE-FTIII.25 / S02P + 3CZ
Food inspectionGVM-SSE-FInsp5 / S00P + 2CZ
Internal diseases of small animalsGVM-SSE-IDSA 25 / S42P + 2CZ
Surgery and orthopaedics of small animals ★GVM-SSE-SOSA 15 / S12P + 2CZ
Diseases of ruminants I.GVM-SSE-DRu I.25 / S53P + 3CZ
Diseases of horses I.GVM-SSE-DHr I.5 / S22P + 2CZ
Diseases of pigs I.GVM-SSE-DPg I.5 / S23P + 3CZ
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animalsCP-CBExFA 25 / S030sCZ
Clinical practice - Small animal clinicCP-SAC 15 / 040sCZ
Clinical practice - Clinic of horsesCP-CHr 15 / 010sCZ
Clinical practice - Clinic of ruminantsCP-CRu 15 / 030sCZ
Extramural practiceGVM-EP 25 / 280sCZ
Diploma thesisDTh-5. 25 / S010sCZ

6. Year

Minimum credits: 22

4. Year

Minimum credits: 57

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Anatomy II.BSc-Anat II. 24 / W61P + 3CZS
Nutrition and feeding of animalsBSc-NutFeed 24 / W52P + 2CZS
Animal ethologyBSc-AnE4 / W22P + 2CZS
Pathological physiologyBSc-PaPhy 14 / W02P + 2CZ
Pharmacology, pharmacy and therapeuticsBSc-PhrmPhTh 14 / W02P + 2CZ
PropedeuticsBSc-Prop 14 / W02P + 2CZ
ToxicologyBSc-Tox4 / W32P + 2CZS
General surgery and anesthesiologyBSc-GeSAn 14 / W02P + 2CZ
ParasitologyBSc-Par 14 / W02P + 2CZ
Radiology and imaging diagnosticsBSc-RadImD4 / W21P + 2CZS
Food hygiene and technology I. (milk, milk products and their chemical analysis)BSc-SSE-FHT I.4 / W41P + 3CZ
Diploma thesisDTh-4. 14 / W010sCZ
Pathological physiologyBSc-PaPhy 24 / S52P + 2CZS
Pharmacology, pharmacy and therapeuticsBSc-PhrmPhTh 24 / S52P + 2CZS
PropedeuticsBSc-Prop 24 / S52P + 2CZS
Pathological anatomyBSc-PaA 14 / S02P + 3CZ
EpizootologyBSc-Epi 14 / S02P + 2CZ
General surgery and anaestesiologyBSc-GeSAn 24 / S41P + 2CZS
ParasitologyBSc-Par 24 / S52P + 3CZS
Breeding and diseases of gameBSc-BDGF 14 / S21P + 2CZS
Breeding and diseases of beesBSc-DB4 / S31P + 1CZS
Food hygiene and technology II. (poultry, eggs and game meat and their chemical analysis)BSc-SSE-FHT II.4 / S41P + 3CZ
Extramural practiceBSc-EP 14 / 280sCZ
Diploma thesisDTh-4. 24 / S010sCZ

5. Year

Minimum credits: 34

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Obstetrics, reproduction and reproduction disordersBSc-ObReRD5 / W32P + 2CZS
Pathological anatomyBSc-PaA 25 / W32P + 3CZS
EpizootologyBSc-Epi 25 / W32P + 3CZS
Andrology and artificial inseminationBSc-AnArIn5 / W22P + 2CZS
Diseases of exotic, ZOO animals and reptilesBSc-DisEx5 / W31P + 2CZS
Breeding and diseases of fishBSc-BDGF 25 / W31P + 2CZS
Animal and meat control at slaughterhouse ★BSc-SSE-AaMCoSl5 / W01P + 3CZ
Food hygiene and technology III. (meat, meat products and their chemical analysis)BSc-SSE-FTIII.15 / W01P + 2CZ
Food inspectionBSc-SSE-FInsp5 / W00P + 2CZ
Internal diseases of small animalsBSc-SSE-IDSA 15 / W02P + 2CZ
Diseases of ruminants I.BSc-SSE-DRu I.15 / W03P + 3CZ
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animalsCP-CBExFA 15 / W030sCZ
Diploma thesisDTh-5. 15 / W010sCZ
Preventive veterinary medicineBSc-PreVetM5 / S21P + 2CZS
Diagnostic pathologyBSc-DiagPat5 / S20P + 2CZS
Diseases of poultryBSc-DisPol5 / S32P + 2CZS
Contagious diseases of animals ★BSc-SSE-CDA5 / S02P + 2CZ
Protection of the environment and public healthBSc-SSE-PrEn5 / S02P + 3CZ
Veterinary legislation and forensic veterinary medicineBSc-SSE-VetLeg5 / S02P + 2CZ
Food hygiene and technology III. (meat, meat products and their chemical analysis)BSc-SSE-FTIII.25 / S02P + 3CZ
Internal diseases of small animalsBSc-SSE-IDSA 25 / S12P + 2CZ
Surgery and orthopaedics of small animals ★BSc-SSE-SOSA 15 / S12P + 2CZ
Diseases of ruminants I.BSc-SSE-DRu I.25 / S23P + 3CZ
Diseases of horses I.BSc-SSE-DHr I.5 / S22P + 2CZ
Diseases of pigs I.BSc-SSE-DPg I.5 / S23P + 3CZ
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animalsCP-CBExFA 25 / S030sCZ
Clinical practice - Small animal clinicCP-SAC 15 / 040sCZ
Clinical practice - Clinic of horsesCP-CHr 15 / 010sCZ
Clinical practice - Clinic of ruminantsCP-CRu 15 / 030sCZ
Extramural practiceBSc-EP 25 / 280sCZ
Diploma thesisDTh-5. 25 / S010sCZ

4. Year

Minimum credits: 57

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
AnatomyBSc-JSP-An4 / W51P + 3CZS
Nutrition and feeding of animalsBSc-JSP-NutFeed4 / W32P + 2CZS
Animal ethologyBSc-JSP-AnE4 / W22P + 2CZS
Pathological physiologyBSc-JSP-PaPhy 14 / W02P + 2CZ
Pharmacology, pharmacy and therapeuticsBSc-JSP-PhrPT 14 / W02P + 2CZ
ToxicologyBSc-JSP-Tox4 / W32P + 2CZS
PropedeuticsBSc-JSP-Prop 14 / W02P + 2CZ
General surgery and anesthesiologyBSc-JSP-GeSAn 14 / W02P + 2CZ
ParasitologyBSc-JSP-Par 14 / W02P + 2CZ
Radiology and imaging diagnosticsBSc-JSP-RadImD4 / W21P + 2CZS
Food hygiene and technology I. (milk, milk products and their chemical analysis)BSc-JSP-FHT I.4 / W41P + 3CZ
Diploma thesisDTh-4. 14 / W010sCZ
Pathological physiologyBSc-JSP-PaPhy 24 / S52P + 2CZS
Pharmacology, pharmacy and therapeuticsBSc-JSP-PhrPT 24 / S52P + 2CZS
Food microbiologyBSc-JSP-FM4 / S31P + 2CZS
PropedeuticsBSc-JSP-Prop 24 / S52P + 2CZS
Pathological anatomyBSc-JSP-PaA 14 / S02P + 3CZ
EpizootologyBSc-JSP-Epi 14 / S02P + 2CZ
General surgery and anaestesiologyBSc-JSP-GeSAn 24 / S41P + 2CZS
ParasitologyBSc-JSP-Par 24 / S52P + 3CZS
Breeding and diseases of gameBSc-JSP-BDGF 14 / S21P + 2CZS
Breeding and diseases of beesBSc-JSP-DB4 / S31P + 1CZS
Food hygiene and technology II. (poultry, eggs and game meat and their chemical analysis)BSc-JSP-FHT II.4 / S41P + 3CZ
Extramural practiceBSc-EP 14 / 280sCZ
Diploma thesisDTh-4. 24 / S010sCZ

Compulsory elective courses

1. Year

Minimum credits: 6

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Basics of ecologyGVM-BaEc1 / S32P + 2CZS
CynologyGVM-Cyn1 / S30P + 3CZ
Biophysical methods in medicineGVM-BphMthMe1 / S30P + 3CZS

2. Year

Minimum credits: 6

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Basics of scientific workGVM-BsScW2 / W30P + 2CZS
Basics of law for veterinary medicsGVM-BsLVM2 / W30P + 2CZS
RadiobiologyGVM-Radiob2 / W31P + 2CZS
Radiographic anatomyGVM-RadAn2 / S31P + 2CZS
Food chemistryGVM-FCh2 / S32P + 2CZS

3. Year

Minimum credits: 6

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Pathological biochemistryGVM-PatBiCh3 / W30P + 2CZS
XenobiochemistryGVM-XenBch3 / W30P + 2CZS
Basics of regenerative medicineGVM-BsRM3 / W31P + 2CZS
Applied veterinary haematologyGVM-ApVHae3 / S31P + 2CZS
Applied virologyGVM-ApVi3 / S32P + 2CZS
Basics of genetic engineeringGVM-BGE3 / S31P + 3CZS

4. Year

Minimum credits: 6

5. Year

Minimum credits: 6

6. Year

Minimum credits: 3

4. Year

Minimum credits: 3

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Breeding and diseases of reptiles and terrarial animalsBSc-BrDisRTAn4 / W32P + 2CZS
Diseases of small mammals and laboratory animalsBSc-DisSmMa4 / W31P + 2CZS
Applied virologyBSc-ApVi4 / S32P + 2CZS
EcotoxicologyBSc-EcTox4 / S30P + 2CZS
Applied veterinary haematologyBSc-ApVHae4 / S31P + 2CZS
Basics of horse shoeingBSc-BHrSh4 / S31P + 2CZS

5. Year

Minimum credits: 6

4. Year

Minimum credits: 3

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Breeding and diseases of reptiles and terrarial animalsBSc-JSP-BrDsRTA4 / W32P + 2CZS
Diseases of small mammals and laboratory animalsBSc-JSP-DisSmMa4 / W31P + 2CZS
Applied virologyBSc-JSP-ApVi4 / S32P + 2CZS
EcotoxicologyBSc-JSP-EcTox4 / S30P + 2CZS
Applied veterinary haematologyBSc-JSP-ApVHae4 / S31P + 2CZS
Basics of horse shoeingBSc-JSP-BHrSh4 / S31P + 2CZS

Elective courses

1. Year

Minimum credits: 0

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Physical educationPhEd-1. 11 / W00P + 2CZ
Physical educationPhEd-1. 21 / S10P + 2CZ

2. Year

Minimum credits: 0

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Physical educationPhEd-2. 12 / W00P + 2CZ
Training and rehabilitation of horsesGVM-TRH2 / S21P + 3CZ
Rescue cynologyGVM-RCyn2 / S20P + 2CZ
Physical educationPhEd-2. 22 / S10P + 2CZ

3. Year

Minimum credits: 0

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Physical educationPhEd-3. 13 / W00P + 2CZ
Laboratory diagnosticsGVM-LabD3 / S20P + 3CZS
Physical educationPhEd-3. 23 / S10P + 2CZ

4. Year

Minimum credits: 0

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Physical educationPhEd-4. 14 / W00P + 2CZ
Tropical veterinary medicineGVM-TrVetMed4 / S22P + 2CZS
Falconry and wild life rehabilitationGVM-FaWlReh4 / S21P + 2CZ
Physical educationPhEd-4. 24 / S10P + 2CZ

5. Year

Minimum credits: 0

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Behaviour disorders in domestic animalsGVM-BDisDA5 / W20P + 2CZS
Physical educationPhEd-5. 15 / W00P + 2CZ
Physical educationPhEd-5. 25 / S10P + 2CZ

6. Year

Minimum credits: 0

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Homeopathy in small animalsHomeoSA6 / W20P + 3CZ
Physical educationPhEd-6. 16 / W00P + 2CZ
Physical educationPhEd-6. 26 / S10P + 2CZ

4. Year

Minimum credits: 0

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Physical educationPhEd-4. 14 / W00P + 2CZ
Tropical veterinary medicineBSc-TrVetMed4 / S22P + 2CZS
Falconry and wild life rehabilitationBSc-FaWlReh4 / S21P + 2CZ
Physical educationPhEd-4. 24 / S10P + 2CZ

5. Year

Minimum credits: 0

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Behaviour disorders in domestic animalsBSc-BDisDA5 / W20P + 2CZS
Physical educationPhEd-5. 15 / W00P + 2CZ
Physical educationPhEd-5. 25 / S10P + 2CZ

4. Year

Minimum credits: 0

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Physical educationPhEd-4. 14 / W00P + 2CZ
Tropical veterinary medicineBSc-JSP-TrVetM4 / S22P + 2CZS
Falconry and wild life rehabilitationBSc-JSP-FaWlReh4 / S21P + 2CZ
Physical educationPhEd-4. 24 / S10P + 2CZ

State examinations

Compulsory courses

5. Year

Minimum credits: 20

Minimum credits: 35

NameYear
Semester
CreditsHoursAssessmentTeachers
Diseases of ruminantsSE DofRu6 / 5SS
Diseases of pigsSE DofPg6 / 5SS
Diseases of small animalsSE DofSA6 / 10SS
Diseases of horsesSE DofHr6 / 10SS
Defending of diploma thesisSE DfDT5, 6 / 5OB

Abbreviations

★
Study programme profile course
CRŠ
central register – PortalVS
WS
winter semester
SS
summer semester
P
lecture
C
practical class

Course load

h
hours per week
s
hours per semester
d
days per semester
t
weeks per semester

If none of these symbols are given, hours per week are assumed.

Completion

Ev
evaluation
Ev&Ex
evaluation and examination
SE
state examination
SED
state examination – defence

Programme details