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Study programme

Academic year

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General Veterinary Medicine

Day One Competencies

Study section

Compulsory courses

1. Year

Minimum credits: 60

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
BiophysicsGVM.BioPh	1 / W	4	1P + 2C	ZS	Staničová Verebová
ChemistryGVM.Chem	1 / W	5	1P + 2C	ZS	Sobeková Bujdošová Hrušková
Biology and zoologyGVM.BiolZool	1 / W	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Luptáková Tomko Sučik Polláková Galajda
Latin terminologyGVM.LT	1 / W	3	0P + 2C	Z	Zborovjan
Slovak language I.GVM.SkL 1	1 / W	3	0P + 2C	Z	Eibenová
Anatomy I.GVM.Anat 1	1 / W	8	2P + 3C	ZS	Krešáková Vdoviaková Šimaiová Humeník
Histology and embryology I.GVM.HisEmb 1	1 / W	5	2P + 2C	Z	Almášiová Holovská Andrašková
Feed plants and toxic plantsGVM.FeedPla	1 / S	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Marcin Hreško Harčárová
Slovak language II.GVM.SkL 2	1 / S	3	0P + 2C	Z	Eibenová
Biomedical statisticsGVM.BioStat	1 / S	3	0P + 2C	ZS	Takáč
Anatomy II.GVM.Anat 2	1 / S	9	2P + 3C	ZS	Vdoviaková Krešáková Šimaiová Humeník
Histology and embryology II.GVM.HisEmb 2	1 / S	7	2P + 2C	ZS	Almášiová Holovská Andrašková

2. Year

Minimum credits: 60

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Physiology I.GVM.Phys 1	2 / W	5	2P + 2C	Z	Vlčková Ondrašovičová
Biochemistry I.GVM.BioCh 1	2 / W	5	2P + 2C	Z	Kostecká Milkovičová Šimková
Animal nutrition and feed control I.GVM.AnNut 1	2 / W	3	1P + 2C	Z	Bujňák Maskaľová Mihok Hreško
Animal husbandryGVM.AnHusb	2 / W	4	2P + 2C	ZS	Zigo Farkašová
Animal ethologyGVM.AnEthol	2 / W	3	1P + 1C	ZS	Kottferová Skurková Florian
GeneticsGVM.Gen	2 / W	4	1P + 1C	ZS	Schwarzbacherová Galdíková Halušková
Economics and practice managementGVM.Econ	2 / W	4	1P + 2C	Z	Korimová
Physiology II.GVM.Phys 2	2 / S	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Vlčková Ondrašovičová Bekešová Polláková
Biochemistry II.GVM.BioCh 2	2 / S	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Kostecká Milkovičová Šimková
Animal nutrition and feed control II.GVM.AnNut 2	2 / S	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Bujňák Maskaľová Mihok Hreško
Pathological physiology I.GVM.PatPhys 1	2 / S	4	1P + 2C	Z	Faixová Szabóová
Parasitology I.GVM.Par 1	2 / S	4	1P + 2C	Z	Kočišová Štrkolcová Halán Račka
Microbiology I.GVM.Microb 1	2 / S	4	1P + 2C	Z	Koščová Csank
Animal hygiene and welfareGVM.AnHygW	2 / S	4	1P + 2C	ZS	Gregová Szabóová
Pre-clinical practiceGVM.PCP	2 /	1	40rC	Z	Farkašová

3. Year

Minimum credits: 60

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Pathological anatomy I.GVM.PatAnat 1	3 / W	3	1P + 2C	Z	Ševčíková Herich Karaffová Levkut
Pathological physiology II.GVM.PatPhys 2	3 / W	6	1P + 2C	ZS	Faixová Szabóová
Parasitology II.GVM.Par 2	3 / W	5	1P + 2C	ZS	Kočišová Štrkolcová Halán Račka
Microbiology II.GVM.Microb 2	3 / W	6	2P + 2C	ZS	Koščová Csank Peňazziová
Protection of the environmentGVM.ProtEnvi	3 / W	3	1P + 2C	Z	Vargová Sasáková Veszelits Laktičová
Pharmacology and pharmacy I.GVM.PharmPh 1	3 / W	3	2P + 2C	Z	Čonková Marcinčáková Sabová Váczi
ImmunologyGVM.Immun	3 / W	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Mudroňová Ratvaj Tkáčiková
Pathological anatomy II.GVM.PatAnat 2	3 / S	6	1P + 2C	ZS	Ševčíková Herich Karaffová Levkut
Pharmacology and pharmacy II.GVM.PharmPh 2	3 / S	6	2P + 2C	ZS	Čonková Marcinčáková Sabová Váczi
PropedeuticsGVM.Proped	3 / S	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Hisira Dolník Mekková
ToxicologyGVM.Tox	3 / S	5	2P + 1C	ZS	Falis Petrovič Sabo
EpizootiologyGVM.Epi	3 / S	5	1P + 2C	ZS	Mojžišová Vaščinec Ondrejková Jacková Korytár Prokeš Mandelík Vojtek Drážovská Zemanová
Professional practice I. (state veterinary service, veterinary institutions, private veterinary surgeons)GVM.PP 1	3 /	2	40rC	Z	Vrabec

4. Year

Minimum credits: 58

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Diseases of dogs and cats I. ★GVM.DisDC 1	4 / W	4	2P + 2C	Z	Fialkovičová Weissová Karasová Gálová Gomulcová
General surgery and anesthesiologyGVM.GSurAn	4 / W	4	2P + 2C	ZS	Trbolová Balicka Drahovská Horňák Kožár Lapšanská Lipták Valenčáková
General gynecology, obstetrics and andrologyGVM.GGynObA	4 / W	4	2P + 2C	ZS	Novotný Valocký Dolník Lazar Hura
Imaging methodsGVM.ImageM	4 / W	3	0P + 2C	ZS	Horňák Figurová Hluchý Kožár Kuricová Hajdúková
Infectious diseases and their prevention I.GVM.InfDisP 1	4 / W	4	2P + 2C	ZS	Ondrejková Mojžišová Vaščinec Jacková Korytár Prokeš Vojtek Mandelík Drážovská Zemanová
Food hygiene and technology I.GVM.FHT 1	4 / W	3	1P + 2C	ZS	Semjon Kováčová
Data processing and information databasesGVM.Data	4 / W	1	0P + 1C	Z	Semjon
Diseases of dogs and cats II.GVM.DisDC 2	4 / S	4	1P + 2C	Z	Trbolová Fialkovičová Agudelo Ramírez Gálová Karasová Lukáč Szarková Vikartovská Weissová Balicka Drahovská Horňák Kožár Lapšanská
Diseases of ruminants I.GVM.DisRu 1	4 / S	2	2P + 0C	Z	Mudroň Nagy Kadaši
Diseases of horses I.GVM.DisHor 1	4 / S	4	2P + 2C	Z	Valocký Novotný Bílek Hura Koľvek Styková Karamanová Valenčinová Pettenello Ďurčová
Breeding and diseases of fish and beesGVM.BDisFBee	4 / S	4	2P + 2C	ZS	Šmiga Toporčák Koščová Sabo
Diseases of poultry and rabbitsGVM.DisPoR	4 / S	4	2P + 2C	ZS	Molnár
Diseases of swine I.GVM.DisSw 1	4 / S	4	2P + 2C	Z	Novotný Link Bárdová
Infectious diseases and their prevention II. ★GVM.InfDisP 2	4 / S	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Mojžišová Vaščinec Ondrejková Korytár Vojtek Mandelík Drážovská Zemanová
Food hygiene and technology II.GVM.FHT 2	4 / S	4	1P + 2C	ZS	Pipová Nagy Kožárová Koréneková Mesarčová
Preparation of diploma thesis I.GVM.DTh 1	4 / S	1	20sC	Z
Professional practice II. (state veterinary service, veterinary institutions, private veterinary surgeons)GVM.PP 2	4 /	3	80rC	Z	Vrabec

5. Year

Minimum credits: 60

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Diseases of dogs and cats III.GVM.DisDC 3	5 / W	4	2P + 2C	Z	Trbolová Kuricová Hluchý Horňák Drahovská Figurová Kožár Lapšanská Lipták Valenčáková
Diseases of ruminants II.GVM.DisRu 2	5 / W	4	2P + 3C	Z	Mudroň Nagy Kadaši Dolník Klein
Diseases of horses II.GVM.DisHor 2	5 / W	4	2P + 2C	Z	Valocký Novotný Bílek Hura Koľvek Styková Karamanová Valenčinová Pettenello Ďurčová
Diseases of exotic animals and reptilesGVM.DisExotR	5 / W	3	2P + 2C	ZS	Molnár Major Kottferová
Diagnostic pathologyGVM.DgPat	5 / W	3	0P + 3C	KZ	Levkut Herich Ševčíková Karaffová
Public veterinary medicineGVM.PubVetM	5 / W	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Takáčová
Professional ethics and communicationGVM.ProfECom	5 / W	3	1P + 2C	Z	Tomko Kottferová Skurková Florian
Food hygiene and technology III.GVM.FHT 3	5 / W	3	1P + 2C	ZS	Popelka Marcinčák Regecová Mesarčová Koréneková
Diseases of swine II. ★GVM.DisSw 2	5 / W	4	2P + 2C	ZS	Novotný Link Bárdová Čonková-Skybová
Zoonoses, WOAH listed diseases and one healthGVM.ZoonOH	5 / W	3	2P + 2C	KZ	Ondrejková Halán Mojžišová Vaščinec Kočišová Jacková Korytár Prokeš Štrkolcová Vojtek Mandelík Drážovská Zemanová Račka
Preparation of diploma thesis II.GVM.DTh 2	5 / W	1	40sC	Z
Diseases of dogs and cats IV.GVM.DisDC 4	5 / S	4	1P + 2C	ZS	Trbolová Horňáková Stefanizzi Kuricová Horňák Hluchý Valenčáková Vargová Drahovská Figurová Kožár Lapšanská Lipták Balicka
Diseases of ruminants III. ★GVM.DisRu 3	5 / S	4	0P + 3C	ZS	Mudroň Nagy Kadaši Dolník Klein
Diseases of horses III. ★GVM.DisHor 3	5 / S	4	2P + 2C	ZS	Valocký Novotný Bílek Hura Koľvek Styková Karamanová Valenčinová Pettenello Čriepoková Ďurčová
Breeding and diseases of gameGVM.BDisG	5 / S	3	1P + 2C	ZS	Lazár Šmiga Farbáková
Veterinary legislation and forensic veterinary medicineGVM.VetLegFVM	5 / S	3	2P + 2C	ZS	Takáčová
Animal control at slaughterhouseGVM.AnContS	5 / S	3	1P + 2C	KZ	Marcinčák Mesarčová Regecová Popelka
Preparation of diploma thesis III.GVM.DTh 3	5 / S	1	60sC	Z
Professional practice III.GVM.PP 3	5 /	4	120rC	Z	Vrabec

6. Year

Minimum credits: 35

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animalsGVM.CP.BExFA	6 /	5	60rC	Z	Major Molnár Sesztáková Toporčák Kottferová Kuzyšinová
Clinical practice - Small animal clinicGVM.CP.SA	6 /	9	120rC	Z	Horňák Bielik Fialkovičová Gomulcová Gálová Karasová Lukáč Szarková Vargová Weissová Drahovská Figurová Hluchý Kožár Kuricová Lapšanská Lipták Trbolová Valenčáková Balicka Horňáková Farbáková
Clinical practice - Clinic of horsesGVM.CP.Hor	6 /	7	90rC	Z	Karamanová Valocký Novotný Bílek Hura Koľvek Styková Valenčinová Pettenello
Clinical practice - Clinic of ruminants (including herd health management)GVM.CP.Ru	6 /	8	90rC	Z	Kadaši Mudroň Bíreš Dolník Hisira Lazar Nagy Pošivák Klein
Clinical practice - Clinic of swine (including herd health management)GVM.CP.Sw	6 /	6	60rC	Z	Novotný Link Bárdová Čonková-Skybová

Compulsory elective courses

1. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Basics of ecologyGVM.PVP.BEcol	1 / S	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Švajlenka Pošiváková
CynologyGVM.PVP.Cynol	1 / S	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Farbáková Šmiga Lazár
Biophysical methods in medicineGVM.PVP.BioMetM	1 / S	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Staničová Verebová

2. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
RadiobiologyGVM.PVP.RBiol	2 / W	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Szabóová Holečková Schwarzbacherová
Basics of law for veterinary medicsGVM.PVP.BLaw	2 / W	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Takáčová
Food chemistryGVM.PVP.FChem	2 / S	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Sobeková Bujdošová Hrušková

3. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Pathological biochemistryGVM.PVP.PatBCh	3 / W	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Milkovičová Šimková Kostecká
Basics of regenerative medicineGVM.PVP.BRegMed	3 / W	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Čížková Nosálová Huniadi Kováč
Applied veterinary haematologyGVM.PVP.ApVHem	3 / W	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Faixová
Applied virologyGVM.PVP.ApVir	3 / S	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Csank Schusterová Peňazziová
Falconry and wild life rehabilitationGVM.PVP.Falcon	3 / S	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Molnár Major
Basics of genetic engineeringGVM.PVP.BGenEng	3 / S	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Király Maďar

4. Year

Minimum credits: 2

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Applied cytologyGVM.PVP.ApCyt	4 / W	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Karaffová Ševčíková
Clinical biochemistryGVM.PVP.ClinBCh	4 / W	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Šimková Kostecká Milkovičová
Breeding and diseases of reptiles and terrarial animalsGVM.PVP.BreedRep	4 / W	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Molnár Halán
Protection of animals used in biomedical research according to EU legislationGVM.PVP.ProtBRes	4 / W	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Hurníková
Dietetics and nutritional prevention of livestock health disordersGVM.PVP.DietNutP	4 / W	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Maskaľová Timkovičová Lacková
EcotoxicologyGVM.PVP.EcoTox	4 / W	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Falis Petrovič Sabo
Diseases of small mammals and laboratory animalsGVM.PVP.DisSMam	4 / W	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Vrabec Kottferová
Dietetics and clinical nutrition of horses and carnivoresGVM.PVP.DietClinNut	4 / S	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Maskaľová Timkovičová Lacková
Basics of horse shoeingGVM.PVP.BHorSh	4 / S	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Koľvek
Clinical microbiology and immunologyGVM.PVP.ClinMicIm	4 / S	2	0P + 2C	ZS	Csank Mudroňová Hajdučková Ratvaj

Elective courses

1. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Physical educationGVM.VP.PhEd 1	1 /	2	40rC	Z	Gajdošová Varga

2. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Training and rehabilitation of horsesGVM.VP.TrRehH	2 / S	1	0P + 2C	Z	Hura Pettenello
Physical educationGVM.VP.PhEd 2	2 /	2	40rC	Z	Gajdošová Varga

3. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Laboratory diagnosticsGVM.VP.LabDg	3 / S	1	0P + 2C	Z	Luptáková Beňová Sabo Petrovová Mudroňová Hurníková
Physical educationGVM.VP.PhEd 3	3 /	2	40rC	Z	Gajdošová Varga

4. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Tropical veterinary medicineGVM.VP.TropVetM	4 / S	1	0P + 2C	Z	Kočišová Korytár Ondrejková Prokeš Halán
Physical educationGVM.VP.PhEd 4	4 /	2	40rC	Z	Gajdošová Varga

5. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Clinical geneticsGVM.VP.ClinGen	5 / W	1	0P + 2C	Z	Galdíková Schwarzbacherová
Embryo transfer in farm animalsGVM.VP.EmbTrans	5 / W	1	0P + 2C	Z	Link Klein
Reproductive endocrinologyGVM.VP.RepEndo	5 / W	1	0P + 2C	Z	Horňáková Stefanizzi Staroňová
Clinical oncology of animalsGVM.VP.ClinOnco	5 / W	1	0P + 2C	Z	Valenčáková Figurová Hluchý Horňáková Kožár
Veterinary dermatology in small animalsGVM.VP.VetDerm	5 / W	1	0P + 2C	Z	Fialkovičová Gálová
Clinical ethologyGVM.VP.ClinEt	5 / S	1	0P + 2C	Z	Kottferová Dudra Kasičová Skurková Florian
Diagnostics of metabolic disordersGVM.VP.DgMetDis	5 / S	1	0P + 2C	Z	Mudroň Kadaši
Crisis management and biotechnics in reproductionGVM.VP.CrisMBRep	5 / S	1	0P + 2C	Z	Novotný Valocký Hura
Clinical pharmacologyGVM.VP.ClinPharm	5 / S	1	0P + 2C	Z	Čonková Váczi Marcinčáková Sabová
Physical educationGVM.VP.PhEd 5	5 /	2	40rC	Z	Gajdošová Varga

6. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Homeopathy in small animalsGVM.VP.Homeo	6 / W	1	0P + 2C	Z	Fialkovičová
Veterinary ophthalmologyGVM.VP.VetOpht	6 / W	1	0P + 2C	Z	Trbolová Balicka Drahovská Lapšanská
Veterinary stomatology and maxillofacial orthopaedics of animalsGVM.VP.VetStom	6 / W	1	0P + 2C	Z	Figurová Hluchý Major
Clinical syndromes of dogs and catsGVM.VP.ClinSynd	6 / W	1	0P + 2C	Z	Weissová Fialkovičová Gálová Gomulcová
Neurological review of small animalsGVM.VP.Neuro	6 / W	1	0P + 2C	Z	Kuricová
Nephrology and urology in small animalsGVM.VP.NefroUro	6 / W	1	0P + 2C	Z	Gomulcová
Physical educationGVM.VP.PhEd 6	6 /	2	40rC	Z	Gajdošová Varga

State examinations

Compulsory courses

6. Year

Minimum credits: 18

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Defending of diploma thesisGVM.SE.DDth	6 /	5		OB
Veterinary medicineGVM.SE.VetMed	6 /	13		SS

Compulsory elective courses

6. Year

Minimum credits: 7

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Assessment
Food hygiene, technology and health safetyGVM.SE+.FHT	6 /	7	SS
Diseases of horsesGVM.SE+.DisHor	6 /	7	SS
Diseases of exotic, zoo animals and reptilesGVM.SE+.DisExotZR	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