Systematic philosophy (PhD.)

Educational objectives and outcomes of the study programme Several educational objectives are identified at the doctoral level of education:

1. To acquire a broad and developed professional and methodological knowledge of the priorities necessary for the development of several areas of the discipline of philosophy and to apply it to the solution of theoretical and practical problems.

2. Acquire the skill to creatively reflect on, design, validate, and implement new research and working practices. To become practically proficient in selected research methods and to use them in the search for new approaches, in the analysis of relevant details and important interdisciplinary connections.

3. Acquire the ability to think independently, creatively, critically and analytically, which can be applied in unpredictable and changing conditions of scientific research and social practice. Independently present their own research, development and practice results to the professional community at home and abroad.

4. Prepare for employment in a relevant scientific field in academic institutions or organisations of this type or other social science institutions.

Learning outcomes in the categories:

1. Knowledge: the graduate has a broad and sophisticated professional and methodological knowledge of the priorities needed for the development of several areas of the discipline. He/she has expert knowledge of his/her chosen field of research at the current level of its development, which serves as a basis for carrying out research, development and the creation of new knowledge and projects.

2. Skills: the graduate will possess intellectual skills in analytical, critical and conceptual thinking that he/she is able to apply in the unpredictable and changing conditions of scientific research and social practice. He or she will have enhanced skills in conducting scholarly debate and polemics, in the production of scholarly texts in philosophy and the humanities. Can apply critical thinking in the analysis of other authors' texts and in the production of their own scientific texts.

3. Professional competences: the graduate will have developed competences - to identify and independently solve scientific problems, - to interdisciplinarily link knowledge from philosophy with other scientific disciplines, - to work effectively and critically with textual information sources, - to think in logical contexts, to think independently and to present their own results of research, development and practice to the professional community and to critically evaluate the results of other scientists.

4. Transferable competences: the graduate will have developed oral and written communication skills, organisational skills, digital skills, creativity, interpersonal skills, mentoring skills, metacognitive skills and thinking in context, will be able to work in and with a team, handle stressful situations, have language competences in both mother tongue and foreign language.

Graduates of the 3rd degree of the study programme in Systematic Philosophy are qualified to perform professions corresponding to the activities of an independent or team scientist, teacher and creative worker:

• Worker/supervisor in social science-oriented research organizations and institutions,

• university teacher/researcher in higher education institutions,

• researcher in non-university educational institutions,

• worker in governmental and non-governmental expert committees,

• worker in governmental and non-governmental humanities-oriented institutions and organisations,

• worker in third sector organisations and institutions,

• worker in institutions engaged in empirical identification of the state of society (e.g. public opinion research),

• worker/project manager in cultural and social institutions, foundations, civic associations,

• worker/manager in editorial offices of scientific, professional and social journals,

• worker in publishing houses of scientific (professional, social science) literature,

• worker/manager in political institutions,

• worker/manager in public administration (human resources),

• worker/manager in the mass media.

Our doctoral program in systematic philosophy is designed to best prepare students to perform the activities defined above. For this reason, we place an increased emphasis on the development of analytical and critical thinking skills and on the development of students' active reading comprehension and writing skills. The main focus is on the development of PhD students' scientific and expert skills, their publishing activities, foreign activities (internships, scholarships, participation in conferences) and overall academic growth. Philosophy (systematic philosophy) is largely understood as a theoretical discipline, but it also has an irreplaceable practical, applied dimension. In their dissertations, the doctoral students of our department deal with highly specialized theoretical problems of contemporary systematic philosophy, as well as with topics that have their practical, applied dimension - of course, they do not lose sight of scientific rigor here either - and correspond to the current problems of modern society.

Conditions of admission for DAY and EXTERNAL form of study.

The admission procedure for doctoral studies is carried out according to § 5 Conditions of admission of applicants to studies within the Internal Directive 2/2014 Organisation of Doctoral Studies at the Faculty of Arts UCM in Trnava and according to the conditions laid down in § 54 of Act No.131/2002 Coll., the Faculty informs all applicants about the conditions of admission to studies within the legally stipulated time limit by publishing an announcement about the admission procedure on the website of the Faculty of Arts UCM in the category of doctoral studies. The publication of the admission procedure is differentiated according to individual study programmes. The basic conditions for admission of applicants to doctoral studies at the UCM Faculty of Arts include:

a) a completed master's degree in the subject or a related field of study,
b) scientific and teaching activity in the field,
c) successful completion of the entrance examination.

Graduates of domestic or foreign universities may apply after completing a master's degree in a given or related field. In the selection procedure, preference will be given to graduates who have been involved in student research activities during their previous studies. Applicants should apply for the topics listed on the website of the Department of Philosophy and Applied Philosophy of the Faculty of Philosophy of the UCM.

The admission procedure in the study programme of systematic philosophy is a selection procedure, which takes place in the form of an interview, where the applicant presents his/her motives, prerequisites for studies, dissertation project, as well as knowledge of a foreign language. The candidate chooses from a list of topics or proposes his/her own dissertation topic in consultation with the department. At the entrance examination, the candidate will bring a detailed dissertation project, a list of literature studied in the field, and an overview of his/her own publishing activities. The admissions committee has at least five members. The chairperson and members of the admissions committee are appointed by the dean on the proposal of the departmental committee. In the case of admission of a candidate to a subject offered by an external educational institution, a representative of that institution shall also be a member of the admissions committee. A quorum shall be present if all members of the committee are present in a majority; in the event of a tie, the chairman of the committee shall have a casting vote. The admission board shall evaluate the result of the admission examination in closed session.

The purpose of the admission examination is to determine the applicant's aptitude for independent creative activity in the field of science and technology in the study programme in systematic philosophy and to ascertain the applicant's level of expertise. In the admission examination, the committee assesses the level of elaboration of the dissertation project, the applicant's ability to answer the committee's questions, the applicant's aptitude for scientific activity and the applicant's level of linguistic ability. The applicant becomes a PhD student after successful completion of the selection procedure and after enrolment in the PhD programme on the basis of the admission decree of the Dean of the Faculty.

The admission procedure at the UCM Faculty of Arts begins with the delivery of the applicant's written application for studies. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education and on Amendments and Supplements to Certain Acts, § 56 to 58. The admission process enables an applicant who proves that he or she meets the specified admission requirements to become a student of the chosen study programme. An applicant who fails to demonstrate fulfilment of the basic conditions for admission to the study at the time of verification of fulfilment of the conditions for admission may be admitted to the study conditionally, with the obligation to demonstrate fulfilment of the basic conditions for admission to the study no later than on the date set for enrolment in the study.

The admission procedure is also governed by the general conditions approved by the Academic Senate of the Faculty for the relevant academic year, and these conditions must be published together with the offer of study programmes and the planned number of admitted applicants within the legally prescribed time limit through the publication of the admission procedure notice on the website of the UCM Faculty of Arts.

Applicants are informed of the results of the admission procedure for doctoral study programmes in writing or electronically. The Dean of the UCM Faculty of Arts decides on the applicant's admission to a doctoral study programme on the basis of the result of the entrance examination and the recommendation of the admissions committee. The decision on admission to the doctoral studies includes the topic of the selected dissertation and the full name of the supervisor.

The admission procedure at the UCM Faculty of Arts is carried out within the intentions of the university guidelines UCM Study Regulations.

Description of the study programme for the full-time form of study

Description of the study programme for the part-time form of study