Study programme description

1. The professional profile of the graduate includes general characteristics, required practical and theoretical knowledge, specification of the core of knowledge in the study programme of Internal diseases of animals. The graduate is proficient in the scientific methods and methodology of research in the field of the study programme Internal diseases of animals, in particular public health aspects of the diseases of livestock, horses, small animals (dogs, cats, fur-bearing animals and other small mammals and reptiles). In the broad field of avian medicine, similar knowledge criteria are required in terms of poultry farming, including ostriches, turkeys and waterfowl, wild and domesticated avian species - pigeons and exotics. The study also includes the diagnostic, preventive and therapeutic aspects of pathogenesis, nutrition, disorders of homeostasis and epidemiology. The graduate develops creative scientific research activity and explores the possibilities of using research results in practical and experimental conditions in diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive procedures in terms of animal health and productive capacity, the economic impact of serious internal diseases and human health. The graduate is familiar with the methodology of analytical work, procedures of processing, objective evaluation of interpretation of results and analyses. He/she is familiar with the up-to-date methods and scientific and practical procedures, proposals and recommendations regarding veterinary, medical, legal knowledge in the field of veterinary care, ethics and ethology as well as interdisciplinary contexts (pathological anatomy, toxicology, epidemiology, food hygiene, breeding and environment and others) in the conditions of the Slovak Republic with as well as on the international level.
2. Theoretical knowledge of the graduate in the study programme of Internal diseases of animals: methodology in searching for and finding own solutions in the field of a specific discipline and other related disciplines (veterinary physiology, pathophysiology, pathological anatomy, biochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, immunology, nutrition and dietetics) included in the study programme; the graduate develops, deepens and masters the methodology of analytical work, procedures of processing and interpretation of the obtained results in experimental and practical conditions with regard to qualitative and quantitative evaluation. Practical skills of the graduate in the study programme Internal diseases of animals: follows up on scientific research results and uses them in practice; is able to explain problems and interpret results in the form of publications (peer-reviewed scientific journals), conferences, congresses and symposiums of local and international importance; the ability to present and make use of the results in the educational process and in the development of the study programme and in social practice; knowledge of the ethical, environmental and economic-legal aspects of the current application of new diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive procedures.

Doctoral thesis proves that the graduate is able to acquire theoretical and practical up-to-date scientific knowledge independently and especially bring own contribution to the study programme Internal diseases of animals. The core of knowledge of the study programme of Internal diseases of animals in the 3rd level of higher education is divided into the following framework topics: theoretical part and scientific part.

Relevant external interested parties who have provided a statement or a favourable opinion on the compliance of the acquired qualification with the sector-specific requirements of the profession : Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons of the Slovak Republic.

1. On the basis of the previous experience with graduates of the study programme Internal diseases of animals, it can be stated that graduates can work in all veterinary educational institutions, specialized research institutes, national and international organizations operating in the field of animal production, animal welfare, as well as the pharmaceutical industry (research, development and promotion of products for animals).

Examples of successful graduates of the study programme of Internal diseases of animals in the full-time form: There have been no graduates so far in the full-time study programme Internal diseases of animals offered in English.

1. Employers' assessment of the quality of the study programme (feedback): The quality of the study programme can be positively assessed indirectly, on the basis of the interest in the study programme from graduates of universities from different fields (medical and pharmaceutical sciences, natural sciences and agricultural sciences) in this study programme. UVMP has prepared questionnaires about graduates for employers.

1. The rules for the formation of study plans in the study programme Internal diseases of animals are based on the general provisions contained in Article 8 of the Internal Regulations of the Study Regulations of the UVMP in Košice, Part B.

• number of credits per core courses required for proper completion of the studies/completion of part of the study : 50
• number of credits for compulsory courses required for proper completion of the studies/completion of part of the study : 10,
• number of credits for the dissertation examination: 20
• number of credits for the defence of the final thesis required for proper completion of studies: 30

UVMP in Košice has described the rules for the verification of learning outcomes and evaluation of students and the possibilities of corrective procedures against this evaluation in Articles 17, 18 and 25 of the internal regulation Study Regulations of UVMP in Košice, Part B.

1. Conditions for the recognition of studies or part of studies:

UVMP in Košice has regulated the conditions for recognition of studies or part of studies in Articles 19, 38 and 42 of the internal regulation Study Regulations of UVMP in Košice, Part B.

1. Topics of the final theses of the study programme:

UVMP in Košice annually lists the topics of the final theses of the study programme Internal diseases of animals on the UVMP in Košice website.

UVMP in Košice from the academic year 2015/2016 until now, within the study programme Internal diseases of animals offered in English in the full-time form of study, had the following topics of doctoral studies:

1. UVMP in Košice has laid down:

• the the rules for assigning, processing, opposing, defending and evaluating final theses in Articles 1, 8, 9, 10, 25, 26, 27 and 28 of the internal regulation Study Regulations of the UVLF in Košice, Part B,
• possibilities and procedures for participation in student mobility in Article 42 of the internal regulation Study Regulations of UVLF in Košice, Part B,
• Code of Academic Ethics in the internal regulation Disciplinary rules for Students of the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice in the internal regulation UVLF Employee Code of Ethics and in the internal regulation UVLF Student Code of Ethics,
• procedures applicable to students with special needs in Part II, Article 2, point 7; Article 3, point 12 of the internal regulation Study Regulations of the UVLF in Košice, Part B,
• the procedures for filing complaints and appeals by the student are specified, in addition to the Study Regulations of UVLF in Košice, in particular in the internal regulation Directive on the handling of complaints at UVLF in Košice.

The members of the committee for the preparation of study programmes for the third level of higher education are students MVDr. Marek Ratvay (3rd year of SP Immunology); e-mail: marek.ratvay@student.uvlf.sk; MVDr. Teodora Blatníková (3rd year of SP Veterinary Morphology and Physiology); e-mail: teodora.blatnikova@student.uvlf.sk and MVDr. Pavel Gomulec (1st year of SP Internal diseases of animals); e-mail: pavel.gomulec@student.uvlf.sk.

Study programme advisor: prof. MVDr. Juraj Pistl, PhD., Vice-Rector for Research and Doctoral Studies at UVMP in Košice (juraj.pistl@uvlf.sk).

1. Other study programme support staff - assigned study officer: Ľubica Hajdeckerová, e-mail lubica.hajdeckerova@uvlf.sk; career advisor: the function of the career advisor is performed by the doctoral student's supervisor.

List and characteristics of the study programme classrooms and their technical equipment with assignment to the learning outcomes and the course (depending on the workplace of the supervisor and course guarantors)

All literary resources for study outlined in the syllabi are available either in print or electronic form, all information databases purchased and licensed by the university are widely available to students.

Description and scope of distance education in the study programme with per course. Access data, manuals of e-learning portals. Procedures for the transition from in-person to distance learning.

1. UVLF in Košice also provides distance learning for all courses via the MOODLE and MS Teams platforms. Each student can access manuals either in electronic form or in the form of video instructions.

Partners of the university in the provision of educational activities of the study programme and characteristics of their participation: the management of the State Veterinary and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic, as well as private veterinarians and the Slovak Academy of Sciences.

UVMP in Košice provides excellent conditions for the above.

Students of the study programme in Infectious animal diseases are guaranteed the opportunity to participate in mobilities. The entire agenda containing instructions and conditions for applying for mobility, conditions and rules of participation as well as rules for recognizing mobility as part of the study plan is covered by prof. MVDr. Zita Faixová, PhD. vice-rector for international relations and internationalisation (email: zita.faixova@uvlf.sk) and the organisational unit managed by her, which is the UVMP Mobility Office. The whole process requires coordination with the supervisor, and is recommended after the study part of the study plan has been completed. Participation in mobility and other contexts are regulated in Article 42 of the Internal Regulations of the Study Regulations of the UVMP in Košice, Part B.

These are laid down in Article 1 and Article 2, Part B, Part II Organisation of Studies of the Internal Regulations of the Study Regulations of the UVMP in Košice.

Admission procedures: these are laid down in Article 3 and Article 4, Part B, Part II Organisation of Studies of the Internal Regulations of the Study Regulations of the UVMP in Košice. The examination boards for admission examinations are at least 4-member and are appointed by the Rector on an ad hoc basis according to the focus of the study programmes to which students apply.

1. Procedures for monitoring and evaluating students' views on the quality of the study programme:

The students of UVMP in Košice can evaluate the quality of teaching anonymously through an anonymous questionnaire after graduation, where they evaluate the quality of a particular study programme and the quality of the lecturers who provide the course. Monitoring of study programmes is also continuously carried out by the coordinators of individual fields (5) of science and research at UVMP.

The results of the evaluation of doctoral studies are part of the Annual Reports on Scientific and Research Activities at UVMP in Košice for individual ARs and Annual Reports on the Quality of UVMP in Košice for individual ARs. They are also presented at the Teachers' Forum, which is held at the beginning of each academic year. In general, the principle that the results of the feedback are very important for drawing conclusions from the evaluations, which are implemented into concrete measures implemented with the aim of improving the quality of the study programme in its entire breadth and depth.

The feedback and measures to improve the quality of the study programme are part of the Annual Reports on the Educational Activity at UVLF in Košice for individual academic years and the Annual Reports on the Quality of UVLF in Košice for individual academic years. As part of the measures to improve the quality of the study programme, the vice-rector for education, study advisors and coordinators of individual fields of science and research step in and address the issues resulting from the feedback.