Study programme description

The learning objectives

The learning objectives achieved in the study programme Veterinary Surgery, Orthopaedics and Radiology 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 the field of work or field of study, including a critical understanding of theories and principles, professional and methodological knowledge in several areas of the field or practice, serving as a basis for innovation and originality in practice and research necessary for research design
research and development, or the development of an area of professional practice. The carriers of the core knowledge are the profile courses, which have the knowledge described in the information sheets as learning outcomes. Additional knowledge is achieved by completing the compulsory optional courses of the study programme. The essence of the education of a third-level graduate in the study programme of veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiology is the study of veterinary surgery and anaesthesiology, veterinary orthopaedics and diagnostic imaging, veterinary neurology and neurosurgery, regenerative medicine and pathological anatomy.

In this study programme, the graduate acquires knowledge at the level of the current state of scientific knowledge and masters the scientific methods of research, which he acquires not only by studying, but also by independent creative scientific activity, which is carried out under the guidance and guarantee of his supervisor. The graduate is able to formulate a scientific problem, he/she knows the ethical aspect of solving scientific parts of research both in the experimental and clinical part. He/she is able to orientate and actively establish interdisciplinary cooperation with individual specialists and work teams involved in the preparation and implementation of a scientific project at the national and international level. The graduate is able to apply the results of global research to his/her scientific work and apply them in the development of the scientific field. Together with his/her supervisor, he/she contributes to the development of the study programme.

1. Graduates of the study programme

In terms of clinical expertise, a graduate of the 3rd degree study programme in veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiology acquires clinical knowledge in veterinary surgery, orthopaedics, radiology and its associated clinical and basic disciplines. He/she is able to develop competence in a variety of modern examination methods, acquiring all the knowledge necessary for the diagnosis and therapy of the most common acute and chronic diseases. Develops skills to identify and solve clinical problems in the specialty. Actively develops strategies to promote the well-being of patients and can establish a preventive clinical plan. Develops his/her communication skills to enhance clinical interaction between client and veterinarian and also develops his/her teaching experience and work with students.

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

1. Graduates of the study programme in veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiology are applied as university teachers, scientific researchers, clinical specialists and experts in the field of consulting for the Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons (veterinary clinics and hospitals).
2. During the history of the study programme Veterinary Surgery, Orthopaedics and Radiology there have been no graduates so far in the part-time study programme offered in English.

Employers' evaluation of the quality of the study programme (feedback): Employers' evaluation of the quality of the study programme (feedback): However, the quality of the study programme can be positively evaluated indirectly on the basis of the interest of graduates of the second cycle of higher education from different areas (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 of veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiology are based on the general provisions contained in Article 8 of the internal regulation Study Regulations of the UVMP in Košice, Part B.

• individual parts of the study programme (in the structure of profile and compulsory optional courses),
• for each educational part (course), the learning outcomes and related criteria and rules for their assessment are defined in the course information sheet so that all the educational objectives of the study programme are met,
• curriculum prerequisites,
• for each educational part of the curriculum (course), the course information sheet sets out the learning activities used that are suitable for achieving the learning outcomes,
• the course information sheet lists the methods by which the learning activity is carried out,
• the course information sheet indicates the student's workload,
• credits are allocated to each section on the basis of the learning outcomes achieved
  and associated workload,
• the course sponsor is designated and other persons providing the courses are also listed in the course information sheets.

1. The number of credits to be achieved as a condition for the proper completion of studies and other conditions to be fulfilled by the student in the course of the study programme and for its proper completion, including the conditions of state examinations, rules for repeating studies
   and rules for extension, interruption of studies:

The prerequisite for the proper completion of studies is the acquisition of 240 credits, which include credits for the preparation and defence of the dissertation.

e) Conditions for completion of the individual parts of the study programme and student progression
in the study programme structure:

• number of credits for profile (compulsory) courses required for the proper completion of studies / completion of part of studies - 50,
• number of credits for compulsory optional courses required for the proper completion of studies/ completion of part of studies - 10
• number of credits for the final thesis and the defence of the final thesis required for the proper completion of studies - 30.

1. Rules for the verification of learning outcomes and the assessment of students and the possibility of corrective procedures against this assessment:

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 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 doctoral programmes if they provide a sufficient theoretical and practical basis for successful completion of the relevant study programme. Recognition of a part of doctoral studies is possible in the sense of the Bologna Convention.

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

UVMP in Košice annually publishes a list of topics of the final theses of the veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiogy study programme in a table overview as well as on the UVMP in Košice website.

In the study programme veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiogy provided in the English language in the full-time form of study, no doctoral student has studied so far, and no topic has been announced in this study programme, form and language version.

1. UVMP in Košice has described:

• 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,
• the rules for observing academic ethics and drawing consequences in the internal regulation Disciplinary Regulations for Students
• of the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, in the internal regulations of the Code of Ethics of UVMP Employees and in the internal regulations of the Code of Ethics of UVMP Students,
• the procedures for filing complaints and appeals by the student are provided, in addition to the Study Regulations of UVMP in Košice, in particular the internal regulation Directive on the handling of complaints at UVMP in Košice.

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

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

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

1. Characteristics of information provision of the study programme (access to study literature according to course information sheets), access to information databases
   and other information resources, information technology, etc.):

All literary resources for study listed in the fact sheets are available in either print or electronic form, and all information databases purchased and licensed by the University are accessible to students.

1. Characteristics and scope of distance learning applied in the curriculum with assignment to courses. Approaches, manuals of e-learning portals. Procedures for transition from full-time to distance learning.

UVMP also has distance education for all courses, which is currently provided through MOODLE and MSTeams platforms. Each student has manuals available either in electronic form or in the form of a video tutorial.

The participation of the University's contractual partners, including the KVL SR, is envisaged in the provision of some activities, especially in the area of practical performance of activities of high societal importance.

1. Characteristics of social, sporting, cultural, spiritual and community opportunities:

UVMP in Košice provides students with conditions for their enjoyment in the above areas within the limits of its possibilities.

Students of the study programme of veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiology are guaranteed the opportunity to participate in mobility. The whole agenda, including the guidelines 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 and is recommended after the study part of the study plan has been fulfilled.

They 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:

Students of UVMP in Košice have the possibility of anonymous evaluation of the quality of teaching in the Academic Information System, where they evaluate the quality of a particular course and the quality of the teachers who provide that particular course. Monitoring of study programmes is also continuously carried out by the coordinators of individual domains of science and research at UVMP, while 5 domains of science and research are established at UVMP. At the end of the study programme, graduates fill in an anonymous questionnaire evaluating the course of study and cooperation with the supervisor.

UVMP has as one of its strategic goals in the field of education to maintain or increase the applicability of graduates in practice in accordance with the needs of the labour market and social order. It has developed a questionnaire on graduates for employers, in which we will ask for an opinion on how our graduates of the study programme in cynology meet the expectations of their employers. Employer evaluation of the quality of the programme (feedback) will be an important component in the process of continuous improvement of the quality of the programme.

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 results of alumni feedback and related measures to improve the quality of the study programme are part of the Annual Reports on Scientific and Research Activities at UVMP in Košice for individual AR and Annual Reports on the Quality of UVMP in Košice for individual AR. The Vice-Rector for Science, Research and Doctoral Studies and the coordinators of the individual domains of science and research act within the framework of the measures to improve the quality of the study programme by personally entering into the solution of the problems arising from the results of the feedback.