Study programme description

The learning objectives of the Veterinary Obstetrics and Gynaecology study programme are methodologically based on the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF). This defines the requirements for learning outcomes for knowledge, skills and competences. For level 8, the learning outcomes required are broad knowledge in a given field of work or field of study, including a critical understanding of theories and principles of expertise and methodological knowledge in several areas of the discipline or practice, serving as a basis for innovations in practice, research or artistic areas necessary for designing research and development or developing an area of professional practice. The focus of the courses, the core knowledge and the required skills are described in detail in the syllabi of the compulsory courses. Additional knowledge is achieved by completing other compulsory courses of the study programme. The study programme includes veterinary obstetrics, gynaecology, andrology and artificial insemination under physiological and pathological conditions, and differs from the disciplines of veterinary morphology and physiology, internal animal diseases, toxicology and environmental factors, veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiology, animal nutrition and dietetics, particular attention is being paid to the pathology of the reproductive cycle and childbirth, puerperium, obstetric surgery and biotechnical methods of managing the reproductive process (induction of estrus and ovulation, superovulation, gamete retrieval for in vitro technologies, embryo transfer, creation of transgenic animals, diagnosis of pregnancy, induction of labour, active puerperium management) and diagnostic therapeutic and preventive procedures for reproductive disorders in livestock, domestic animals and wildlife.

Responsibility and autonomy defined for Level 8 is "are the ability to display considerable authority, innovation, independence, scientific and professional integrity and a sustained commitment to developing new ideas or practices that are at the forefront of a given work or learning environment, including research."

The graduate is characterized by independent, critical and analytical thinking. Considers social, scientific and ethical aspects in formulating research intentions
and interpretation of research results. The graduate takes into account social, scientific and ethical aspects when formulating research intentions and interpreting research results. The results of his/her own creative work contribute to the development of science, scientific knowledge and the application of acquired knowledge in practice. The graduate presents the results of research and development independently to the professional community, can determine the focus of research and coordinate a team in scientific investigation, independently design, validate and implement new research and working practices based on own outputs and findings.

1. Graduates of the study programme of Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology will become familiar with the theoretical and practical foundations of the scientific approach to solving a wide range of problems arising from organisational and behavioural deficiencies, inappropriate nutrition, exposure to toxic environment and toxic substances in the environment, which are manifested by hormonal changes during the onset of puberty, gestation, childbirth and puerperium. By completing this study programme, the graduate will master the basic principles and methods of scientific work in reproduction, the assessment of the correct research objective, the scientific principles of interpretation of results (mathematical models, statistical evaluations), the implementation of the obtained results in clinical and breeding practice by proposing new preventive and therapeutic, methods used by the Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons at the level of the veterinary district, veterinary dispensaries, outpatient clinics, hospitals, as well as by the broader breeding practice. The skills achieved by the learning outcomes corresponding to Level 8 includes broad skills demonstrating the mastery and sense of innovation required to solve complex and unpredictable problems in a specialised area of study. The Veterinary Obstetrics and Gynaecology addresses the impact of negative factors acting on the reproductive performance of livestock, domestic animals and wildlife at different levels of knowledge - molecular, cellular, organ and functional. The graduate will be introduced to experimental and scientific approaches in the hormonal control of the relationships between nutrition, environment and the biological organism at different levels in both sexes (female and male). The broadly defined competences for level 8 of the EQF are - the ability to manage complex technical or professional activities or projects, to take responsibility for decision making in unpredictable situations, to accept responsibility for managing the professional development of individuals and groups. The specific competences depend on the graduate's employment status. A graduate of the study programme in Veterinary Obstetrics and Gynaecology can work as a university teacher, scientific researcher, clinical specialist and expert in the field of consultancy for the Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons (veterinary clinics and hospitals), breeders' organisations, breeders' associations of individual species of livestock, domestic animals, and hunting special-purpose establishments as well as hunting grounds.

1. Graduates of the study programme Veterinary Obstetrics and Gynaecology can work as university teachers, scientific researchers, clinical specialists and experts in the field of consulting for the Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons (veterinary clinics and hospitals), breeding organisations, breeders' associations of individual species of farm and domestic animals and hunting special purpose facilities and hunting grounds.

Examples of successful graduates of the study programme Veterinary Obstetrics and Gynaecology are: As of the 2007/2008 academic year, there have been no successful graduates in this degree programme in the full-time form to date.

Employers' evaluation of the quality of the study programme (feedback): the quality of the study programme can be positively evaluated indirectly on the basis of the interest among graduates of the second level of higher education from various fields (medical and pharmaceutical sciences, natural sciences and agricultural sciences. UVMP has prepared questionnaires about graduates for employers.

1. The rules for the formation of study plans in the study programme of Veterinary Obstetrics and Gynaecology are based on the general provisions contained in Article 8 of the internal regulation 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 final thesis and the defence of the final thesis required for the proper completion of studies - 30.

UVLF in Košice has described the rules regarding student evaluation and the possibility of repeating exams in Articles 16-17 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 also accepts graduates of other universities in the Slovak Republic and abroad to study in doctoral programmes, provide they meet admission criteria. Recognition of a part of doctoral studies follows the Bologna Convention regulations.

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

Since the academic year 2006/2007 no dissertation topic has been announced in this study programme in the full-time form of study.

• the rules for assigning, processing, opposing, defending and evaluating final theses in Articles 1, 8, 9, 10, 25, 2ž and 27 of the internal regulation Study Regulations of the UVMP in Košice, Part B,
• possibilities and procedures for participation in student mobility in Article 42 of the internal regulation Study Regulations of UVMP in Košice, Part A,
• 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,
• the procedures for filing complaints and appeals by the student are specified, in addition to the Study Regulations of UVMP in Košice, in particular in the internal regulation Directive on the handling of complaints at UVMP in Košice.

Margaréta Kulcsar, DVM; margareta.kulcsar@student.uvlf.sk

1. Other study programme support staff - assigned study officer, career counselor:

For doctoral students, Júlia Jančura, Mgr., e-mail: julia.jancura@uvlf.sk.; is assigned as a study officer; the function of career advisor is performed by the doctoral student's supervisor.

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 .

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 .

Some activities are carried out in cooperation with the University's contractual partners, including organisations under the management of the State Veterinary and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic and private veterinarians.

UVLF in Košice provides excellent conditions for the above .

Students of the study programme of Veterinary Obstetrics and Gynaecology are guaranteed the opportunity to participate in mobility. The entire agenda, including the instructions and conditions for applying for mobility, conditions and rules for participation in mobility, is covered by the Vice-Rector for International Relations and Internationalisation and the organisational unit managed by her, which is the UVMP Mobility Office. The whole process requires coordination with the supervisor. Mobility is recommended after a certain part of the study plan has been fulfilled.

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

They are laid down in Articles 3 and 4 of the Study Regulations of the UVMP in Košice, Part B, II. Part Organisation of studies.

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.

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 AYs and Annual Reports on the Quality of UVMP in Košice for individual AYs. They are also presented at the Teachers' Meeting, 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.

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.