Study programme description

The learning objectives

The learning objectives achieved in the study programme in 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, as these serve as a basis for innovation and originality in practice and research and development. The core knowledge is provided on core courses described further herein. Additional knowledge is achieved by completing the compulsory optional courses of the study programme. Education in level 3 of higher education focuses on 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 the most up-to-date knowledge of the scientific methods of research 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 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 level study programme 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. The graduate has skills to identify and solve clinical problems, actively develop strategies to promote the well-being of patients and can establish a preventive clinical plan. The graduate has communication skills sufficient to enhance clinical interaction between client and veterinarian and teach students.

1. Graduates of the study programme Veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiology 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).
2. In the study programme Veterinary Surgery, Orthopaedics and Radiology there have been no graduates so far in the full-time study programme offered in English.

Employers' evaluation of the quality of the study programme (feedback): the quality of the study programme can be positively assessed indirectly given the interest in this study programme 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 surgery, orthopaedics and radiology 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.

UVMP in Košice has laid down the rules for the verification of learning outcomes and evaluation of students and the possibilities 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 doctoral programmes if they can prove sufficient theoretical and practical knowledge for successful completion of the relevant study programme. Recognition of a part of doctoral studies follows 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 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. Topics of the final theses of the study programme:

In the study programme Veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiology offered in English in the full-time form of study, no topic has been announced so far.

1. UVMP in Košice has laid down:

• 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 members of the committee in charge 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 programme 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.

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.

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.

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.

UVLF in Košice provides excellent conditions for the above. UVMP in Košice provides students with accommodation and meals in student dormitories, creates recreation zones, supports professional-interest clubs, traditional student events, publishing of student magazines and students' sports activities. (https://www.uvlf.sk/document/vyrocna-sprava-o-cinnosti-uvlf-v-kosiciach-za-rok-2020.pdf)

1. Students of the Veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiology study programme 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 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. The rules for participation in mobility are laid down in Internal Regulation No. 71 Directive on the Basic Rules and Principles of the KA1 Project - Higher Education within the ERASMUS+ Programme at the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice (https://www.uvlf.sk/document/vyrocna-sprava-o-cinnosti-uvlf-v-kosiciach-za-rok-2020.pdf).

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.

These 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. 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 .

UVMP aims at preparing its graduates for practice in accordance with the needs of the labour market. UVMP draw up a questionnaire for employers, aiming at finding out the quality of graduates and whether their education meets the expectations. Employer feedback is an important component in the process of continuous improvement of the the study programme.

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 AY and Annual Reports on the Quality of UVMP in Košice for individual AY. 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 .

1. Results of alumni feedback and related measures for improving the quality of the study programme:

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 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.