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Veterinary nurse

Minimum credits

All courses: 164
Compulsory courses: 154
State examinations: 16

Study section

Compulsory courses

1. Year

Minimum credits: 56

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Principles and practice of basic veterinary nursingPZVO VetSes* df	1 / W	3	2P	ZS	Bílek Horňák Kuzyšinová Sesztáková Vargová Weissová
AnatomyAnt VetSes* df	1 / W	8	2P + 2C	ZS	Šimaiová
Ethology and behavioral disorders of animalsElPSZ VetSes df	1 / W	6	2P + 2C	ZS	Dudra Kasičová Kottferová Skurková
Breeds and breeding of companion animalsPChSZ VetSes df	1 / W	7	2P + 2C	ZS	Lacková Zigo
PhysiologyFz VetSes df	1 / S	7	2P + 2C	ZS	Vlčková Ondrašovičová Petrilla Sopková Andrejčáková
Basics of laboratory diagnosticsZLD VetSes* df	1 / S	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Luptáková Beňová Galajda Polláková
Basics of pharmacologyZF1 VetSes* df	1 / S	3	2P + 2C	Z	Marcinčáková Váczi
Hygiene and welfare of companion animalsHChSZ VetSes df	1 / S	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Gregová Kachnič Szabóová
Animal nutrition, dietetics and feedingVZDK VetSes df	1 / S	8	2P + 2C	ZS	Mihok Bujňák
Professional practice - private veterinariansOP2 VetSes* df	1 /	4	100sC	Z	Kožár

2. Year

Minimum credits: 56

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Pathological physiologyPF VetSes* df	2 / W	6	2P + 2C	ZS	Szabóová Maková
ToxicologyTx VetSes* df	2 / W	4	1P + 2C	ZS	Falis
Basics of pharmacologyZF2 VetSes* df	2 / W	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Marcinčáková Sokoli Váczi
Basics of microbiology, parasitology and immunologyZMPI VetSes* df	2 / W	6	2P + 2C	ZS	Hajdučková Tkáčiková Király Schreiberová Hudecová Štrkolcová
Pathological anatomyPA VetSes* df	2 / W	6	2P + 2C	ZS	Levkut
Anaesthesia and analgesiaAaA VetSes* df	2 / S	4	1P + 2C	ZS	Lipták Trbolová Lapšanská
Radiology and imaging diagnosticsRZD VetSes* df	2 / S	4	1P + 2C	ZS	Bílek Figurová Hluchý
PropaedeuticsPp VetSes* df	2 / S	6	2P + 2C	ZS	Link Kyzeková
Parasitic and infectious diseases of companion animals ★PICH VetSes* df	2 / S	6	2P + 2C	ZS	Drážovská Halán Jacková Korytár Kočišová Mandelík Račka Schreiberová Zemanová Štrkolcová
Preventive veterinary medicine of companion animalsPVM VetSes* df	2 / S	5	2P + 2C	ZS	Drážovská Halán Korytár Mandelík Ondrejková Prokeš Vojtek
Professional practice - private veterinariansOP2 VetSes* df	2 /	4	100sC	Z	Kožár

3. Year

Minimum credits: 42

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Ambulatory patient care ★ASP VetSes* df	3 / W	6	3P + 4C	ZS	Major Molnár Sesztáková Vrabec Bílek Kožár Kottferová
Care for a hospitalized patient ★SHP VetSes* df	3 / W	7	3P + 4C	ZS	Fialkovičová Bílek
Professional communication and psychologyPKP VetSes df	3 / W	2	2C	ZS	Tomko Sabolová Fabianová
Economics and management in practiceEMP VetSes df	3 / W	2	2C	ZS	Korim
Intensive care of an acute patient ★ISAP VetSes* df	3 / S	6	2P + 4C	ZS	Bílek Hura Koľvek Novotný Trbolová Valocký Gomulcová Lapšanská Vikartovská
Post-traumatic and post-operative rehabilitation and physiotherapy ★PPRF VetSes* df	3 / S	6	2P + 4C	ZS	Kuricová Bílek
Clinical practice - Clinic of horsesKS VetSes* df	3 /	5	120rC	Z	Bílek Hura Koľvek Pettenello Valocký
Clinical internship at the Small Animal ClinicKS VetSes* df	3 /	5	120rC	Z	Kožár Drahovská Hluchý Horňák Horňáková Kuricová Lapšanská Lipták Valenčáková
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animalsKS VetSes* df	3 /	3	80sC	Z	Kottferová Kuzyšinová Major Molnár Sesztáková Toporčák Vrabec

Compulsory elective courses

1. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Basics of biology and geneticsZBG VetSes df	1 / W	2	2P + 2C	ZS	Galdíková Halušková
Basics of Latin terminologyZLT VetSes df	1 / W	2	2C	ZS	Zborovjan Kušnírová
Information technologies in the outpatient wardITvA VetSes df	1 / S	2	2C	ZS	Takáč Takáčová
Basics of English languageZAJ VetSes df	1 / S	2	2C	ZS	Petrillová

2. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Clinical biochemistry and haematologyKBH VetSes* df	2 / W	2	2C	ZS	Šimková
Industrial feeds and dietsPKD VetSes df	2 / W	2	2C	ZS	Marcin Hreško Šamudovská
Welfare of handicapped, abandoned and zoo animalsWHOZ VetSes* df	2 / S	2	2C	ZS	Kottferová Kuzyšinová Major Molnár Sesztáková Toporčák Vrabec
CynologyKg VetSes* df	2 / S	2	2C	ZS	Farbáková Karolová Lazár

3. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Breeding and diseases of reptilesCHChP VetSes*df	3 / W	2	2C	ZS	Kottferová Major Molnár Vrabec Kuzyšinová Sesztáková Toporčák
Legislation in veterinary practiceLVP VetSes df	3 / W	2	2C	ZS	Nagyová
Care for juvenile and geriatric patientSJGP VetSes* df	3 / S	2	2P + 2C	ZS	Bílek Hura Koľvek Novotný Pettenello Valocký
Breeding and diseases of exotic birdsCHChE VetSes*df	3 / S	2	2C	ZS	Sesztáková Kottferová Kuzyšinová Major Molnár Toporčák Vrabec

Elective courses

1. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Horse ridingJ VetSes* df	1 / S	1	2C	Z
Physical educationTV 1*	1 /	2	40rC	Z	Gajdošová Varga

2. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Work with professional literaturePsOL VetSes df	2 / S	1	2C	Z	Bodnárová
Physical educationTV 2*	2 /	2	40rC	Z	Gajdošová Varga

3. Year

Minimum credits: 0

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
Physical educationTV 3*	3 /	2	40rC	Z	Gajdošová Varga

State examinations

Compulsory courses

3. Year

Minimum credits: 16

Name	Year Semester	Credits	Hours	Assessment	Teachers
State-final examŠS ZS-VetS	3 /	16		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

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