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General Veterinary Medicine

Day One Competencies

Minimum credits

All courses: 335
Compulsory courses: 333
State examinations: 25

Study section

Compulsory courses

1. Year

Minimum credits: 60

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Biology and zoologyBaZ VVL	1 / W	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Galajda Luptáková Polláková Sučik Tomko Beňová
BiophysicsBiof VVL	1 / W	4	1P + 2C	ZS	Staničová Verebová Strejčková
ChemistryChémia VVL*	1 / W	5	1P + 2C	ZS	Sobeková Bujdošová Hrušková
Anatomy I.An1 VVL*	1 / W	8	2P + 3C	ZS	Humeník Krešáková Vdoviaková Šimaiová
Histology and embryology I.HaE1 VVL	1 / W	5	2P + 2C	Z	Almášiová Andrašková Holovská Šulla
English language I.AJ1 VVL	1 / W	3	2C	Z	Eibenová Petrillová Straková
Latin terminologyLT VVL	1 / W	3	2C	Z	Zborovjan Kušnírová
Anatomy II.An2 VVL*	1 / S	9	2P + 3C	ZS	Humeník Krešáková Vdoviaková Šimaiová
Histology and embryology II.HaE2 VVL	1 / S	7	2P + 2C	ZS	Almášiová Holovská Andrašková Šulla
English language II.AJ2 VVL	1 / S	3	2C	Z	Eibenová Petrillová Straková
Biomedical statisticsBiomŠ VVL	1 / S	3	2C	ZS	Takáč Takáčová
Feed plants and toxic plantsKraJr VVL*	1 / S	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Hreško Šamudovská Marcin Harčárová Hreško

2. Year

Minimum credits: 60

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Physiology I.Fg1 VVL*	2 / W	5	2P + 2C	Z	Ondrašovičová Sopková Vlčková Bekešová Petrilla Polláková
GeneticsG VVL	2 / W	4	1P + 1C	ZS	Galdíková Halušková Schwarzbacherová
Biochemistry I.Bch1 VVL*	2 / W	5	2P + 2C	Z	Kostecká Milkovičová Šimková Očenáš Valko-Rokytovská
Economics and practice managementEkaMP VVL	2 / W	4	1P + 2C	Z	Korim Korimová
Animal ethologyEtoZv VVL	2 / W	3	1P + 1C	ZS	Florian Dudra Kasičová Kottferová Skurková
Animal nutrition and feed control I.VzKkr1 VVL*	2 / W	3	1P + 2C	Z	Bujňák Hreško Šamudovská Harčárová
Animal husbandryZoot VVL	2 / W	4	2P + 2C	ZS	Farkašová Lacková Zigo
Physiology II.Fg2 VVL*	2 / S	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Ondrašovičová Sopková Vlčková Bekešová Petrilla Polláková
Pathological physiology I.Pfz1 VVL*	2 / S	4	1P + 2C	Z	Faixová Maková Szabóová Bekešová
Biochemistry II.Bch2 VVL*	2 / S	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Kostecká Milkovičová Šimková Očenáš Valko-Rokytovská
Parasitology I.Pz1 VVL	2 / S	4	1P + 2C	Z	Halán Kočišová Račka Štrkolcová
Microbiology I.Mb1 VVL*	2 / S	4	1P + 2C	Z	Koščová Csank Hajdučková Maďar
Animal hygiene and welfareHCHZaW VVL	2 / S	4	1P + 2C	ZS	Hromada Kachnič Szabóová
Animal nutrition and feed control II.VzKr2 VVL*	2 / S	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Bujňák Maskaľová Harčárová Hreško Šamudovská Timkovičová Lacková
Pre-clinical practicePredklSt VVL*	2 /	1	40rC	Z	Farkašová

3. Year

Minimum credits: 60

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Pathological physiology II.Pfz2 VVL*	3 / W	6	1P + 2C	ZS	Faixová Maková Szabóová Bekešová
Parasitology II.Pz2 VVL	3 / W	5	1P + 2C	ZS	Kočišová Halán Račka Štrkolcová
Pharmacology and pharmacy I.FaF1 VVL*	3 / W	3	2P + 2C	Z	Váczi Čonková Marcinčáková Sabová
ImmunologyIm VVL*	3 / W	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Mudroňová Király Ratvaj Tkáčiková
Microbiology II.Mb2 VVL*	3 / W	6	2P + 2C	ZS	Csank Hajdučková Maďar Koščová
Pathological anatomy I.PaAn1 VVL	3 / W	3	1P + 2C	Z	Herich Ševčíková Hudec Karaffová Kiššová Levkut
Professional training - State veterinary and food institutesOPrax I. ŠVPÚ VVL	3 /	2	40rC	Z	Takáčová
Protection of the environmentOchŽPr VVL	3 / W	3	1P + 2C	Z	Kachnič Sasáková Vargová Veszelits Laktičová
PropedeuticsPrope VVL	3 / S	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Bárdová Link Čonková-Skybová Kyzeková
EpizootiologyEpi VVL	3 / S	5	1P + 2C	ZS	Mojžišová Vaščinec Jacková Korytár Ondrejková Prokeš Drážovská Mandelík Vojtek Zemanová
Pharmacology and pharmacy II.FaF2 VVL*	3 / S	6	2P + 2C	ZS	Váczi Čonková Marcinčáková Sabová
ToxicologyTox VVL*	3 / S	5	2P + 1C	ZS	Falis Legáth Petrovič Sabo
Pathological anatomy II.PaAn2 VVL	3 / S	6	1P + 2C	ZS	Ševčíková Herich Karaffová Levkut Hudec Kiššová

4. Year

Minimum credits: 58

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
General gynecology, obstetrics and andrologyVšGyPô VVL*	4 / W	4	2P + 2C	ZS	Dolník Lazar Novotný Valocký Hura
Diseases of dogs and cats I. ★ChrPsaMč1 VVL*	4 / W	4	2P + 2C	Z	Fialkovičová Gomulcová Gálová Karasová Trbolová Weissová
General surgery and anesthesiologyVšChiAn VVL*	4 / W	4	2P + 2C	ZS	Balicka Drahovská Horňák Kožár Lapšanská Trbolová Gomulcová Lipták Szarková
Imaging methodsZobrMet VVL	4 / W	3	2C	ZS	Horňák Figurová Hluchý Hajdúková Kožár Kuricová
Infectious diseases and their prevention I.InfChrPrv1 VVL*	4 / W	4	2P + 2C	ZS	Ondrejková Jacková Korytár Mojžišová Vaščinec Prokeš Drážovská Mandelík Vojtek Zemanová
Data processing and professional databasesDátaOZ VVL	4 / W	1	1C	Z	Semjon
Food hygiene and technology I.HgTchPtr1 VVL*	4 / W	3	1P + 2C	ZS	Kováčová Semjon Výrostková Zahumenská
Diseases of horses I.ChrK1 VVL	4 / S	4	2P + 2C	Z	Bílek Hura Karamanová Koľvek Novotný Pettenello Styková Valenčinová Valocký Ďurčová
Diseases of dogs and cats II.ChrPsaMč2 VVL*	4 / S	4	1P + 2C	Z	Agudelo Ramírez Fialkovičová Gálová Karasová Lukáč Szarková Trbolová Vikartovská Weissová Balicka Drahovská Horňák Kožár Lapšanská
Diseases of swine I.ChrOš1 VVL	4 / S	4	2P + 2C	Z	Bárdová Link Novotný Čonková-Skybová Kyzeková
Diseases of ruminants I.ChrPž1 VVL*	4 / S	2	2P	Z	Kadaši Mudroň Nagy
Diseases of poultry and rabbitsChrHyKr VVL	4 / S	4	2P + 2C	ZS	Major Molnár Sesztáková Vrabec Kottferová Kuzyšinová Toporčák
Breeding and diseases of fish and beesChvChrRV VVL	4 / S	4	2P + 2C	ZS	Koščová Sabo Šmiga
Infectious diseases and their prevention II. ★InfChrPrv2 VVL*	4 / S	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Mojžišová Vaščinec Korytár Ondrejková Drážovská Mandelík Vojtek Zemanová
Food hygiene and technology II.HgTchPtr2 VVL*	4 / S	4	1P + 2C	ZS	Kožárová Nagy Pipová Koréneková Marcinčák Bartkovský Jevinová Mesarčová
Diploma thesis I.ZP1 VVL	4 / S	1	20sC	Z
Extramural practice - District veterinary and food administrationsOPrax II. RVPS VVL	4 /	3	80rC	Z	Kožárová

5. Year

Minimum credits: 60

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Diseases of horses II.ChrK2 VVL	5 / W	4	2P + 2C	Z	Bílek Hura Karamanová Koľvek Novotný Pettenello Styková Valenčinová Valocký
Diseases of dogs and cats III.ChrPsaMč3 VVL*	5 / W	4	2P + 2C	Z	Hluchý Kuricová Trbolová Drahovská Figurová Horňák Kožár Lapšanská Lipták Valenčáková
Diseases of swine II. ★ChrOš2 VVL	5 / W	4	2P + 2C	ZS	Link Novotný Bárdová Čonková-Skybová
Diseases of ruminants II.ChrPž2 VVL*	5 / W	4	2P + 3C	Z	Dolník Kadaši Mudroň Nagy Klein
Diseases of exotic animals and reptilesChrExZvPla VVL	5 / W	3	2P + 2C	ZS	Kottferová Major Molnár Sesztáková Kuzyšinová Toporčák
Zoonoses, WOAH listed diseases and one healthZoonZdr VVL*	5 / W	3	2P + 2C	KZ	Halán Ondrejková Drážovská Jacková Korytár Kočišová Mandelík Mojžišová Vaščinec Prokeš Račka Vojtek Zemanová Štrkolcová
Food hygiene and technology III.HgTchPtr3 VVL	5 / W	3	1P + 2C	ZS	Popelka Marcinčák Koréneková Makiš Mesarčová Regecová Reitznerová
Diagnostic pathologyDiagPat VVL*	5 / W	3	3C	KZ	Levkut Herich Karaffová Ševčíková
Professional ethics and communicationPfEtKom VVL	5 / W	3	1P + 2C	Z	Kottferová Skurková Tomko Dudra Kasičová Stodola
Public veterinary medicineVerejVetL VVL	5 / W	2	2C	ZS	Korim Nagyová Takáčová
Diploma thesis II.ZP2 VVL-HP	5 / W	1	40sC	Z
Diseases of horses III. ★ChrK3 VVL	5 / S	4	2P + 2C	ZS	Bílek Hura Karamanová Koľvek Novotný Pettenello Styková Valenčinová Valocký
Diseases of dogs and cats IV.ChrPsaMč4 VVL*	5 / S	4	1P + 2C	ZS	Horňáková Trbolová Hluchý Horňák Kuricová Stefanizzi Balicka Drahovská Figurová Kožár Lapšanská Lipták Valenčáková Vargová
Diseases of ruminants III. ★ChrPž3 VVL*	5 / S	4	3C	ZS	Dolník Kadaši Klein Mudroň Nagy Mekková
Breeding and diseases of gameChvChrZv VVL	5 / S	3	1P + 2C	ZS	Lazár Čurlík Farbáková Šmiga
Animal control at slaughterhouse ★PrehlJZ VVL*	5 / S	3	1P + 2C	KZ	Marcinčák Mesarčová Makiš Regecová
Veterinary legislation and forensic veterinary medicineVtLgSVtL VVL	5 / S	3	2P + 2C	ZS	Takáčová
Diploma thesis III.ZP3 VVL-HP	5 / S	1	60sC	Z
Extramural practice - Private veterinary surgeonsOPrax III. VVL*	5 /	4	120rC	Z	Vrabec

6. Year

Minimum credits: 35

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Clinical practice - Clinic of horsesKlPr-KlKoni VVL	6 /	7	90rC	Z	Bílek Hura Karamanová Koľvek Novotný Valocký Čriepoková
Clinical practice - Small animal clinicKlPr-KlMZ VVL	6 /	9	120rC	Z	Balicka Bielik Drahovská Fialkovičová Figurová Gomulcová Gálová Hluchý Horňák Horňáková Karasová Kožár Kuricová Lapšanská Lipták Lukáč Szarková Vargová Trbolová Valenčáková Weissová
Clinical practice - Clinic of swine (including herd health management)KlPr-KlOši VVL*	6 /	6	60rC	Z	Bárdová Link Novotný Čonková-Skybová
Clinical practice - Clinic of ruminants (including herd health management)KlPr-KlPre VVL*	6 /	8	90rC	Z	Bíreš Dolník Hisira Kadaši Klein Lazar Mudroň Nagy Pošivák
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotics and free living animalsKlPr-VtExVŽ VVL	6 /	5	60rC	Z	Major Kottferová Kuzyšinová Molnár Sesztáková Toporčák

Compulsory elective courses

1. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Biophysical methods in medicinePVP BMvM VVL	1 / S	2	2C	ZS	Staničová Verebová
CynologyPVP Kyn VVL	1 / S	2	2C	ZS	Lazár Čurlík Farbáková Karolová
Basics of ecologyPVP ZkEk VVL	1 / S	2	2C	ZS	Švajlenka Pošiváková
History of veterinary medicinePVP HVM VVL	1 / S	2	2C	ZS	Korim Korimová Takáčová

2. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
RadiobiologyPVP Rb VVL	2 / S	2	2C	ZS	Beňová
Food chemistryPVP ChéP VVL*	2 / S	2	2C	ZS	Bujdošová Sobeková
Basics of law for veterinary medicsPVP ZkPVM VVL	2 / S	2	2C	ZS	Korim Takáčová

3. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Basics of regenerative medicinePVP ZklRegM VVL	3 / W	2	2C	ZS	Čížková Hudáková Huniadi Kováč Nosálová
Applied veterinary hematologyPVP ApVH VVL	3 / W	2	2C	ZS	Faixová Maková
Pathological biochemistryPVP PaBioch VVL	3 / W	2	2C	ZS	Kostecká Milkovičová Šimková
Falconry and wild life rehabilitationPVP SaRVŽŽ VVL	3 / S	2	2C	ZS	Molnár Major
Applied virologyPVP ApV VVL*	3 / S	2	2C	ZS	Csank Peňazziová Schusterová
Basics of genetic engineeringPVP ZkG VVL	3 / S	2	2C	ZS	Király Maďar

4. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Protection of animals used in biomedical research according to EU legislationPVP OchrZdrZv VVL	4 / W	2	2C	ZS	Hurníková
Breeding and diseases of reptiles and terrarial animalsPVP ChvChPTZ VVL	4 / W	2	2C	ZS	Halán Molnár
Clinical biochemistryPVP KlBioch VVL	4 / W	2	2C	ZS	Milkovičová Valko-Rokytovská Šimková Kostecká
Hunting I.PVP Poľ1 VVL	4 / W	0	2C	Z	Čurlík Karolová Lazár Lazár
EcotoxicologyPVP Ekotox VVL	4 / W	2	2C	ZS	Falis Petrovič Sabo
Applied cytologyPVP AplCyt VVL	4 / W	2	2C	ZS	Karaffová Ševčíková
Dietetics and nutritional prevention of livestock health disordersPVP DttNutrič VVL*	4 / W	2	2C	ZS	Maskaľová Timkovičová Lacková
Basics of horse shoeingPVP ZklPod VVL	4 / S	2	2C	ZS	Boldižár Koľvek Mihály
Diseases of small mammals and laboratory animalsPVP ChorMC VVL	4 / S	2	2C	ZS	Vrabec
Hunting II.PVP Poľ2 VVL	4 / S	2	1C	ZS	Čurlík Karolová Lazár Lazár
Clinical microbiology and immunologyPVP KlMaI VVL	4 / S	2	2C	ZS	Csank Mudroňová Hajdučková Ratvaj
Dietetics and clinical nutrition of horses and carnivoresPVP DttVýživa VVL*	4 / S	2	2C	ZS	Maskaľová Timkovičová Lacková

Elective courses

1. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Physical educationTV 1*	1 /	1	2C	Z	Gajdošová Varga

2. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Training and rehabilitation of horsesVP VcRhK VVL	2 / S	1	2C	Z	Hura Pettenello
Rescue cynologyVP ZachK VVL	2 / S	1	2C	Z	Farbáková Čurlík
FisheryRyb VP VVL	2 / S	1	2C	Z	Koščová
Physical educationTV 2*	2 /	1	2C	Z	Gajdošová Varga

3. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Laboratory diagnosticsVP LabDiag VVL	3 / S	1	2C	Z	Beňová Luptáková Hurníková Király Mudroňová Petrovová Sabo
Physical educationTV 3*	3 /	1	2C	Z	Gajdošová Varga

4. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Tropical veterinary medicineVP TrVM VVL	4 / S	1	2C	Z	Korytár Kočišová Halán Ondrejková Prokeš
Sheep husbandryVP Salaš VVL*	4 / S	1	2C	Z	Výrostková Zahumenská
Physical educationTV 4*	4 /	1	2C	Z	Gajdošová Varga

5. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Crisis management and biotechnics in reproductionVP KrMžBiot VVL	5 / W	1	2C	Z	Novotný Valocký Hura
Clinical oncology of animalsVP KlOnkZ VVL	5 / W	1	2C	Z	Horňáková Kubatka Figurová Hluchý Kožár
Reproductive endocrinologyVP RpEnd VVL	5 / W	1	2C	Z	Horňáková Stefanizzi Novotný Staroňová
Embryo transfer in farm animalsVP Embryotr VVL*	5 / W	1	2C	Z	Bárdová Klein Link Čonková-Skybová
Diagnosis of disorders of inside environment of animalsVP DiagVPZ VVL	5 / W	1	2C	Z	Nagy
Clinical geneticsVP KlGen VVL	5 / W	1	2C	Z	Galdíková Schwarzbacherová
Clinical pharmacologyVP KlFarm VVL	5 / S	1	2C	Z	Váczi Čonková Marcinčáková Sabová
Clinical ethologyVP KlEtol VVL	5 / S	1	2C	Z	Florian Dudra Kasičová Kottferová Skurková
Physical educationTV 5*	5 /	1	2C	Z	Gajdošová Varga

6. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Veterinary dermatology in small animalsVP DermMZ VVL	6 / W	1	2C	Z	Fialkovičová Gálová
Homeopathy in small animalsVP HomeopMZ VVL	6 / W	1	2C	Z	Fialkovičová
Clinical syndromes in dog and catVP KlSynPM VVL	6 / W	1	2C	Z	Fialkovičová Gomulcová Gálová Weissová
Neurological review of small animalsVP NRepMZ VVL	6 / W	1	2C	Z	Kuricová Vikartovská
Nefrology and urology in small animalsVP NefUrol VVL	6 / W	1	2C	Z	Gomulcová
Veterinary ophthalmologyVP VOft VVL	6 / W	1	2C	Z	Trbolová Balicka Drahovská Lapšanská
Veterinary stomatology and maxillofacial orthopedics of animalsVP VetStom VVL	6 / W	1	2C	Z	Figurová Hluchý Major
Physical educationTV 6*	6 /	1	2C	Z	Gajdošová Varga

State examinations

Compulsory courses

6. Year

Minimum credits: 13

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Veterinary medicineŠS VeterLek VVL	6 /	13		SS

6. Year

Minimum credits: 5

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Defending of diploma thesisObZP VVL-HP	6 /	5		OB

Compulsory elective courses

6. Year

Minimum credits: 7

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Food hygiene, technology and health safetyŠS HTaZBP VVL	6 /	7		SS

6. Year

Minimum credits: 7

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Diseases of exotic, zoo animals and reptilesŠS ChrExZooaPl VVL	6 /	7		SS

6. Year

Minimum credits: 7

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Diseases of horsesŠS ChrK VVL	6 /	7		SS

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