Study plan - Approved

study programme:	Pre-primary and Primary Pedagogy (III. degree, full time forma)
field of study:	38. - Teacher Training and Education Science
Person responsible for the delivery, development and quality of the study programme:	prof. PaedDr. Katarína Vančíková, PhD.
academic year:	2025/2026

Study section

Spolu s vedeckou časťou (min. 180 credits)

Compulsory courses

Block - PhD.-denné-Predškolská a elementárna pedagogika-povinné predmety

Code	Course Name	Act.	Credit	Duration	Way of Completion	Grade	Sem.	Conditional	Teacher
KEPPg PdF/3d-MEV-231/22	Methodology of Educational Sciences		6	2P+2C	H	1	W		prof. PhDr. Bronislava Kasáčová, CSc., doc. PhDr. Ľubor Pilárik, PhD., prof. PhDr. Bronislava Kasáčová, CSc., doc. PhDr. Ľubor Pilárik, PhD.
KEPPg PdF/3d-SOV-231/22	Sociology of Education		6	2P	H	1	W		prof. PaedDr. Katarína Vančíková, PhD., prof. PaedDr. Katarína Vančíková, PhD.
KEPPg PdF/3d-VDA-231/22	Scientific Discourse in English		6	1C+3T	H	1	W		prof. PaedDr. Dana Hanesová, PhD., prof. PaedDr. Dana Hanesová, PhD.
KEPPg PdF/3d-KKP-231/22	Curriculum Policy		6	2P	H	1	S		doc. PaedDr. Ivana Rochovská, PhD., doc. PaedDr. Ivana Rochovská, PhD.
KEPPg PdF/3d-PSP-231/22	Psychological Aspects of Pre-primary and Primary Education		6	2P	H	1	S		doc. PaedDr. Lada Kaliská, PhD., univ. prof., doc. PaedDr. Lada Kaliská, PhD., univ. prof.
KEPPg PdF/3d-PED-231/22	Pedeutology		6	2P	H	2	W		doc. PaedDr. Simoneta Babiaková, PhD., doc. PaedDr. Simoneta Babiaková, PhD.

Compulsory elective courses

Block - PhD.-denné-Predškolská a elementárna pedagogika-povinne voliteľné predmety

Code	Course Name	Act.	Credit	Duration	Way of Completion	Grade	Sem.	Conditional	Teacher
KEPPg PdF/3d-PAP-232/23	Publication and Presentation Skills		4	13P	H		W		doc. PaedDr. Milena Lipnická, PhD., doc. Mgr. Lívia Nemcová, PhD., doc. PaedDr. Milena Lipnická, PhD., doc. Mgr. Lívia Nemcová, PhD.
KEPPg PdF/3d-MNP-232/25	Project Management		4		Abs		W		prof. PaedDr. Katarína Vančíková, PhD.
KEPPg PdF/3d-VEE-232/22	Scientific Ethics		4	1S+1T	H	1	W		doc. Mgr. Ján Kaliský, PhD.
KEPPg PdF/3d-IVP-231/22	Inclusion as a Research Problem		4	2P	H	1	S		prof. PaedDr. Katarína Vančíková, PhD., doc. PaedDr. Milena Lipnická, PhD., doc. PaedDr. Milena Lipnická, PhD., prof. PaedDr. Katarína Vančíková, PhD.
KEPPg PdF/3d-STA-232/22	Statistics		4	1P+2T	H	1	S		Ing. Mgr. Eva Virostková Nábělková, PhD., Mgr. Denisa Šukolová, PhD., Ing. Mgr. Eva Virostková Nábělková, PhD., Mgr. Denisa Šukolová, PhD.
KEPPg PdF/3d-KAD-232/22	Qualitative Data Analysis		4	1P+2T	H	2	W		doc. PhDr. Ľubor Pilárik, PhD., doc. PhDr. Ľubor Pilárik, PhD.
KEPPg PdF/3d-KMY-232/22	Critical Thinking		4	1P+2T	H	2	W		doc. Mgr. Ján Kaliský, PhD., doc. Mgr. Ján Kaliský, PhD.
KEPPg PdF/3d-MKE-241/22	International Context of Pre-primary and Primary Education		4	2P	H	2	W		prof. PaedDr. Katarína Vančíková, PhD., prof. PaedDr. Katarína Vančíková, PhD.

Research section

Povinné 68Povinne výberové 24Výberové 28 (min. 120 credits)

Block - Povinne voliteľné predmety (min. 24 credits)

Code	Course Name	Act.	Credit	Duration	Way of Completion	Grade	Sem.	Conditional	Teacher
KEPPg PdF/3d-OC1-132/22	Professional Article		4		Abs
KEPPg PdF/3d-PMZ-232/22	International Research Mobility/Internship with Dissertation Output		10		Abs
KEPPg PdF/3d-VK1-132/22	Presentation at a Conference Abroad		4		Abs
KEPPg PdF/3d-VK2-132/22	Presentation at a Conference Abroad 2		4		Abs
KEPPg PdF/3d-VK3-132/22	Presentation at a Conference Abroad 3		4		Abs
KEPPg PdF/3d-VN1-132/22	Performance at a Conference in Slovakia		4		Abs
KEPPg PdF/3d-VS1-132/22	Scientific Study in a Peer-Reviewed Journal / Scientific Collection in Slovakia		6		Abs				doc. PaedDr. Milena Lipnická, PhD.
KEPPg PdF/3d-VSE-132/22	Scientific Study Recorded in Databases (WoS, Scopus)		16		Abs				doc. PaedDr. Simoneta Babiaková, PhD., PaedDr. Monika Brozmanová, PhD., doc. Mgr. Mariana Cabanová, PhD., prof. PaedDr. Katarína Vančíková, PhD., prof. PhDr. Bronislava Kasáčová, CSc., doc. PaedDr. Milena Lipnická, PhD., doc. PaedDr. Ivana Rochovská, PhD.
KEPPg PdF/3d-VSS-132/22	Scientific Study in a Peer-Reviewed Journal in Co-authorship Abroad		6		Abs
KEPPg PdF/3d-VSV-132/22	Scientific Study in a Peer-Reviewed Journal in Co-authorship / Scientific Collection in SR		4		Abs
KEPPg PdF/3d-OAV-232/22	Practice-Requested Professional Analysis		4		Abs
KEPPg PdF/3d-VSZ-139/25	Scientific Study Abroad in a World Language		8		Abs				doc. PaedDr. Simoneta Babiaková, PhD., PaedDr. Monika Brozmanová, PhD., doc. Mgr. Mariana Cabanová, PhD., prof. PaedDr. Katarína Vančíková, PhD., doc. PaedDr. Milena Lipnická, PhD., doc. PaedDr. Ivana Rochovská, PhD.

Block - Výberové predmety (min. 28 credits)

Code	Course Name	Act.	Credit	Duration	Way of Completion	Grade	Sem.	Conditional	Teacher
DEK PF/3d-OPK-233/23	Professional Activities for the Department		4		Abs
DEK PF/3d-POV-233/23	Participation in the Organizing Committee of a Scientific Event		2		Abs
DEK PF/3d-RKP-233/23	Editorial Work on a Book Publication		4		Abs				prof. PaedDr. Katarína Vančíková, PhD.
DEK PF/3d-SVP-233/23	Co-Investigator in a Research Project		5		Abs
DEK PF/3d-VSC-233/23	Scientific Study in a Peer-Reviewed Journal Abroad 2		6		Abs
DEK PF/3d-VSJ-233/23	Scientific Study Abroad in a World Language 2		8		Abs
DEK PF/3d-VSZ-233/23	Scientific Study in a Peer-Reviewed Journal / Scientific Collection in Slovakia 2		4		Abs

Other activities

State exams

Compulsory courses

Block - PhD.-denné-Predškolská a elementárna pedagogika-vedecká časť-povinné predmety

Code	Course Name	Act.	Credit	Duration	Way of Completion	Grade	Sem.	Conditional	Teacher
KEPPg PdF/3d-DPO-231/22	Dissertation Examination and Defense		40		OB
KEPPg PdF/3d-DSP-231/22	Dissertation exam with defense of DP project		20		SS

Legend:

Scope of teaching:

d - Days in a semester
h - Hours in a week
r - Hours in a year
s - Hours in a semester
t - Weeks in a semester

If none of these symbols are given, the scope of instruction is assumed "hours in a week".

Completion of study:

P - Lecture
C - Practical
S - Seminar
L - Laboratory practical
T - Terénne cvičenie
Op - Odborná prax

Additional features may appear in the courses in the study programs:

! - course will not be implemented in the given academic year
+ - course will not be implemented, perhaps the next academic year
- - course is implemented for the last time

^* - the course has more conditional courses
^PP - profile courses (the person responsible for the profile course of the study program is marked with bold font)