Applied informatic (PhD.)

Learning objectives and graduate profile

The study programme Applied Informatics in its third stage enables students to develop and deepen their knowledge of methods and means of informatics and their application skills in a wide range of areas. It builds on the study programmes providing the basic methods and means of computer science from the specification of problems, through the design and implementation of their algorithmic and non-algorithmic solutions, the analysis of the properties of the solution, to the properties of the software and technical means of computer science. The study includes methods of scientific work, acquaintance with the current state of research in the subject area, search for open problems and independent scientific work. The study programme encourages the principles of scientific work, its ethical and social aspects, scientific problem formulation, presentation and publication of scientific results, provides the necessary knowledge for the development of the scientific and study field, emphasises the research-development-application link and the evaluation of one's own contribution to practice. It also encourages the graduate's creative activity in the field of applied informatics.

As a result of the training, the student acquires competence, i.e. he/she acquires the ability to :

• be able to work creatively on current research and development problems,

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a wide range of topics within a multidisciplinary context that are directly applicable to solving problems based on real-world needs,

• master the scientific methods of research and development in the field of applied informatics, focusing in particular on methods and means of designing informatics tools for solving problems in selected problem areas,

• have basic management skills, be able to lead a research team and plan team tasks.

Graduates of doctoral studies

The graduate has an active knowledge of a foreign language (English), is able to work in a team, to forecast developments in his/her field. The graduate has the ability to independently solve challenging scientific problems in a wide range of areas of applied informatics, in which he/she can creatively apply advanced methods and techniques for the design and development of information technology applications, and at the same time is prepared for immediate entry into the labour market. Graduates will learn to search, process and interpret information from available sources (scientific databases, professional publications). The obtained results can be processed, published and presented at scientific events. Students are also involved in solving scientific projects, thus developing and deepening the principles of scientific work, solving complex problems, analytical and synthetic thinking, sense of teamwork.

Upon graduation, a graduate of the Applied Informatics degree program is prepared to:

• for a scientific career in the field of applied informatics or in related fields and for immediate entry into the labour market,

• for employment as a manager or member of a creative team in development centres of companies or in various other positions in the IT industry that require research and development work in the field of applied informatics,

• for employment in the academic sphere as a researcher at universities and research institutions in Slovakia and abroad.

Conditions for Admission for Full-time and Part-time Study

Requirements for Applicants, Selection Process, and Recommended Personal Qualities:

Number of students admitted to the study programme: 3

The requirements for applicants and the method of their selection are generally specified in §56 to 58 of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education, they are regulated in more detail by the Study Regulations of the UCMin Trnava and the Regulations of the Admission Procedure of the UCM in Trnava.
The basic condition for admission to doctoral studies is a second-degree university degree (§ 56 (3) of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education and on Amendments and Additions to Certain Acts). Graduates of domestic or foreign universities may apply for admission if they have completed a master's degree or an engineering degree.
The admission procedure at the UCM FPV is carried out in accordance with Act No 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education and on Amendments and Additions to Certain Acts, Sections 56 to 58. The admission process enables an applicant who demonstrates fulfilment of the specified admission conditions to become a student of the chosen study programme. The student applies for one of the dissertation topics and develops a framework project on the topic. 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, provided that he or she is obliged to demonstrate fulfilment of the basic conditions for admission to the study no later than on the date set for enrolment in the study. Applications for undergraduate studies are accepted on the deadline published on the faculty website. Admission to doctoral studies will be by interview, where the applicant presents his/her motives, the project on the topic of the doctoral thesis and the prerequisites for the studies, as well as his/her knowledge of a foreign language.

See the subjects and the study plan that you will take during your studies on the FULL-TIME form of study.

See the subjects and the study plan that you will take during your studies on the PART-TIME form of study.