Comenius University
About the educational institution
Comenius University in Bratislava is a modern European university, the only Slovak higher education institution that is regularly ranked among the top best universities in the world. UC offers a wide range of specialties from medicine to the humanities and social sciences, from natural sciences, mathematics to theology.
Comenius University annually sends the largest number of students abroad among all Slovak universities, and also receives the largest number of students from all over the world, for example from Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Germany, Austria, Norway, Iceland, Iran, Spain.
List of faculties
Faculty of Medicine
The main mission of the Comenius University Faculty of Medicine is to graduate physicians who embrace their profession first and foremost as a vocation. Teaching of general medicine and dentistry takes place in Slovak for free and in English for a fee. The faculty provides higher education in the field of undergraduate, postgraduate studies in the form of specialization training programs, training courses and doctoral studies.
Bachelor + Master (6 years of study)
— General medicine
— Dentistry
Introductory campaign
The main condition for admission to a bachelor's degree is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Exams:
– Written test in biology (100 questions) and chemistry (100 questions).
Application deadlines
Bachelor's + Master's degree – applications are accepted from December 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024
, cost – 80 euros
Faculty of Law
The Faculty of Law of the Comenius University in Bratislava provides higher education at all three levels of study, both full-time and part-time. More than forty specialized subjects are taught in English. The Faculty participates in many international cooperation programs, including the Erasmus program for student mobility in more than 50 partner universities in both the European Union and Turkey.
Bachelor
– Right
– Management and law in English
master
– Right
– Law and Economics
– Canon law
Doctoral studies
– Right
– Canon law
The main condition for admission to a bachelor's degree is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Admission to the specialty “Law” is without entrance exams, but if the number of entrance applications exceeds the planned number, then an entrance exam will be held in the form of a written test for logical thinking, knowledge of history, the science of society, general culture and politics as part of the school curriculum.
For the specialty “Economics and Law” an entrance exam is conducted in the form of a written test for logical thinking, knowledge of the basics of economics and economics, history, social science and a foreign language of choice as part of the school curriculum.
For the specialty “Management and Law in English,” you must submit a certificate of knowledge of the English language, minimum level B2, or pass a written test of language proficiency. If the number of applications exceeds the planned number, then not only the language level will be taken into account, but also the availability of UPE and mathematics grades.
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree - applications are accepted until 15.6.2024 (1st round) and until 15.8.2024 (2nd round) (Department of Law), cost - 70 euros,
until March 31, 2024 (Department of Law and Economics), cost - 60 euros,
until 31.5.2024 (1st round) and until 31.8.2024 (2nd round) (department of “Management and Law in English”)*, cost - 70 euros
Master's degree - applications are accepted until June 28, 2024 (Department of Law), until August 31, 2024 (Department of Law and Economics), cost - 60 euros.
Doctoral studies - applications accepted until 15.6.2024, cost - 70 euros.
Faculty of Philosophy
The Faculty provides applicants with more than 130 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs. Many of them are unique and are not taught at any other Slovak university. Faculty students have the opportunity to apply for mobility to foreign universities through Erasmus+, CEEPUS or bilateral agreements between the Comenius University and foreign partners. The main task of the faculty is to train specialists in the field of social sciences, teachers and philologists.
Bachelor
– archeology
- archiving, museology and digitization of historical heritage
- History of art
- aesthetics
– ethnology
– philosophy
– German studies (German – Swedish)
- story
– information research
– classical languages
– Hungarian language – editorial and publishing practice
- Marketing communications
– musicology
- pedagogy
- political science
– psychology
- Religious Studies
– Romance Studies (combination of languages: French, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish)
– Russian and Eastern European Studies
— Slavic studies
- Slovak language and literature
– sociology
– Central European Studies in English
— East Asian languages and cultures (with an emphasis on Japanese)
– journalism
Philology (with emphasis on written and oral translation) combined with:
– English language and culture and Bulgarian language and culture
– English language and culture and French language and culture
– English language and culture and Dutch language and culture
– English language and culture and Greek language and culture
– English language and culture and Latin language and culture
– English language and culture and German language and culture
– English language and culture and Russian language and culture
– English language and culture and Slovak language and culture
– English language and culture and Spanish language and culture
– English language and culture and Italian language and culture
– Bulgarian language and culture and German language and culture
– Bulgarian language and culture and Slovak language and culture
– Bulgarian language and culture and Italian language and culture
– French language and culture and Dutch language and culture
– French language and culture and German language and culture
– French language and culture and Slovak language and culture
– French language and culture and Italian language and culture
– Greek language and culture and German language and culture
– Dutch language and culture and German language and culture
– Dutch language and culture and Spanish language and culture
– Latin language and culture and German language and culture
– Hungarian language and culture and Slovak language and culture
– German language and culture and Russian language and culture
– German language and culture and Slovak language and culture
– German language and culture and Spanish language and culture
– German language and culture and Italian language and culture
– Slovak language and culture and Spanish language and culture
– Slovak language and culture and Italian language and culture
– Spanish language and culture and Italian language and culture
Teaching subjects (teaching) in combination:
– English language and literature – Biology
– English language and literature – Philosophy
– English language and literature – Geography
– English language and literature – history
– English language and literature – chemistry
– English language and literature – Hungarian language and literature
– English language and literature – German language and literature
– English language and literature – Slovak language and literature
– Philosophy – physics
– Philosophy – history
– Philosophy – Slovak language and literature
– Philosophy – mathematics
– History – Hungarian language and literature
– History – German language and literature
– History – pedagogy
– History – Slovak language and literature
– Hungarian language and literature – German language and literature
– Hungarian language and literature – Slovak language and literature
– German language and literature – biology
– German language and literature – geography
– German language and literature – chemistry
– German language and literature – Slovak language and literature
– pedagogy – Slovak language and literature
master
– Archeology
- Archiving, museology and digitization of historical heritage
- Aesthetics
– Ethnology and cultural anthropology
– Philosophy
- story
– information research
– Hungarian language – editorial and publishing practice
- Marketing communications
– Musicology
- Pedagogy
- Political Science
– Psychology
- Religious Studies
– Romantic explorations
– Russian and Eastern European Studies
— Slavic studies
- Slovak language and literature
– Sociology
– Central European Studies in English
— East Asian languages and cultures (with an emphasis on Japanese language and culture)
– Journalism
— Combination of different languages and cultures (as in undergraduate studies)
– Combined teaching (teaching) of various subjects (as in undergraduate studies)
The main condition for admission to a bachelor's degree is completion of secondary general education or complete secondary vocational education.
For all specialties, the entrance exam is carried out in the form of a National Comparative Test (testing general educational prerequisites for training).
For some specializations related to the study of languages, a specialized language exam is added (English, German and Spanish, depending on the direction).
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until 02/29/2024, cost - 20 euros
Master's degree - applications accepted until 04/30/2024, cost - euro
Faculty
natural sciences
At the Faculty of Science, scientists dedicate themselves to exploring the hitherto unexplained mysteries of nature. Top specialists from various fields of natural sciences conduct research thanks to modern equipment and international cooperation. In addition to studying teacher combinations, the faculty has 13 undergraduate programs, of which 2 programs are taught in English. A wide selection of educational programs allows graduates to easily find work in their profession.
Bachelor
– Biology
– Systematic biology
– Medical biology
– Ecological studies (also environmental studies)
– Geology
– Paleontology
– Geography, cartography and geoinformatics
– Geography, regional development and European integration
– Economic and political geography and demography
— Chemistry (international certificate “EuroBaccalaureate”)
– Chemistry (conversion program)
– Biochemistry (also biological chemistry)
– Conversion biochemistry
– Teaching biology in a complex
– Teaching geography in a complex.
– Comprehensive chemistry training.
master
– Biology
– Botany
–Plant Physiology
– Animal Physiology
– Genetics
– Microbiology and virology
- Molecular biology
– Zoology
– Biotechnology
— Ecology and environmental protection
– Environmental geochemistry
- Analytical chemistry
- Inorganic chemistry
– Biochemistry
- Physical chemistry
– Nuclear chemistry and radioecology
— Organic and bioorganic chemistry
– Theoretical and computational chemistry
– Applied Geophysics
– Dynamic geology
– Engineering geology and hydrogeology
– Mineralogy, petrology and geology of deposits
– Paleontology
– Ecophysiology of soil
– Physical geography and geoinformatics
– Economic and social geography, demography and territorial development
— Country studies, regional development and European integration
– Teaching biology in a complex
– Teaching geography in a complex.
– Comprehensive chemistry training.
Introductory campaign
The main condition for admission to a bachelor's degree is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
It is necessary to know the Slovak language at a sufficient level!
Admission without entrance exams*
*Provided that the number of applications does not exceed the planned number.
Application deadlines*
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until March 15, 2024, cost - 15 euros
Master's degree - applications accepted until June 14, 2024, cost - 20 euros
Pedagogical
faculty
The Faculty of Education is one of the largest faculties at Comenius University, as well as one of the best pedagogical faculties in Slovakia. The faculty trains: teachers, speech therapists, social workers, philologists, educators for preschool institutions, primary and secondary schools, special schools and other educational institutions in Slovakia. Teacher training meets modern educational requirements. Modernization of teaching methods and work on new curricula are among the priority tasks of the faculty.
Bachelor
- Social work
– Preschool and primary pedagogy
– Special pedagogy
Teaching subjects in combination:
– English language and literature and History
– English language and literature and Musical arts
– English language and literature and German language and literature
– English Language and Literature and Arts Education
– Spanish Language and Literature and English Language and Literature
– Spanish Language and Literature and History
– Spanish language and literature and Musical arts
– Spanish language and literature and German language and literature
– Spanish Language and Literature and Arts Education
– History and Musical Art
– History and Art Education
– Musical Art and Art Education
– German language and literature and History
– German language and literature and Musical art
– German language and literature and Art education
– Citizenship Education and English Language and Literature
– Citizenship Education and History
– Citizenship Education and Music Arts
– Citizenship Education and Spanish Language and Literature
– Citizenship education and German language and literature
– Citizenship Education and Arts Education
– Psychology and English language and literature
– Psychology and History
– Psychology and German language and literature
– Psychology and Spanish language and literature
– Psychology and Citizenship Education
– Psychology and Slovak language and literature
– Slovak language and literature and English language and literature
– Slovak language and literature and History
– Slovak language and literature and Musical art
– Slovak language and literature and Spanish language and literature
– Slovak language and literature and German language and literature
– Slovak language and literature and Citizenship education
– Slovak language and literature and Art education
Bachelor + Master
– Speech therapy (5 years training)
master
— Social work (with the possibility of choosing a specialization)
— Special pedagogy (with the possibility of choosing a specialization)
– Teaching for primary education
– Therapeutic pedagogy
Items in combination:
– English language and literature and history
– English language and literature and pedagogy
–English language and literature and German language and literature
— English language and literature and art education
– Spanish Language and Literature and English Language and Literature
– Spanish language and literature and history
— Spanish language and pedagogy
– Spanish language and literature and Italian language and literature
– Spanish language and literature and German language and literature
- Spanish language and literature and art education
– History and pedagogy
– History and Italian language and literature
— Historical and artistic education
– German language and literature and history
– German language and literature and Italian language and literature
– German language and literature and pedagogy
— German language and literature and art education
– Civics education, English language and literature
– Civics Education and History
– Civic education, Italian language and literature
– Civic education, Spanish language and literature
– Civic education, German language and literature
– Civic education and arts education
– Civic education and pedagogy
– Pedagogy and Italian language and literature
– Pedagogy and art education
– Slovak language and literature and English language and literature
– Slovak language and literature and history
– Slovak language and literature and Italian language and literature
– Slovak language and literature and Spanish language and literature
–Slovak language and literature and German language and literature
– Slovak language and literature and civic education
– Slovak language and literature and art education
– Slovak language and literature and pedagogy
—Art Education and Italian Language and Literature
The main condition for admission to a bachelor's degree is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
It is necessary to provide a certificate of knowledge of the Slovak language, minimum level B2.
Admission without exams*
*In the specialty “Special Pedagogy”, “Teaching Art Education in Combination” and “Teaching Musical Art in Combination” a talent examination or an oral examination is conducted.
*For the specialty “Teaching English Language and Literature in Combination” and “Teaching Spanish Language and Literature in Combination” a written exam is required or a certificate of language proficiency must be provided. English: FCE, CAE, TOEFL minimum 90 points, IELTS minimum 6. Spanish: DELE level B1, CELU level Intermedio or Avanzado, TELC level B1.
*The specialty “Teaching Psychology in Combination” requires a written and oral exam.
*In the field of "speech therapy" a talent test and a written test are required.
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree - applications are accepted from 02/01/2024 to 03/31/2024, cost - 50 euros
Bachelor's degree + Master's degree - applications accepted until March 31, 2024, cost - 50 euros
Master's degree - applications are accepted from 02/01/2024 to 03/31/2024, cost - 50 euros
Pharmaceutical
faculty
The Faculty of Pharmacy of the Comenius University is the only pharmaceutical faculty in Slovakia. Graduates of the faculty occupy important and leadership positions in various institutions in the country and abroad. The Faculty operates two of its own pharmacies, the University Pharmacy and the Faculty of Pharmacy, which serve both for teaching and as public health facilities. The Faculty also has an active Slovak Association of Student Pharmacists, which has a wide range of activities and prepares events for future pharmacists every semester.
Bachelor's and Master's programs
– Therapeutic and diagnostic means (bachelor 3 years)
– Pharmacy (Bachelor + Master 5 years)
The main condition for admission to a bachelor's degree is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Medical confirmation of suitability for training in the chosen specialty.
Admission without exams is possible subject to the appropriate average score for the last years of study: specialty “Therapeutic and Diagnostic Medicines” up to 1.75 and below according to the Slovak equivalent, specialty “Pharmaceutics” up to 1.5 and below according to the Slovak equivalent and submission of a written application.
Exams:
– Written test in biology (and chemistry specialty “Pharmaceutics”)
– Test to check general educational prerequisites for studying
Application deadlines*
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until 06/30/2024, cost - 50 euros
Bachelor + Master – applications accepted 02/29/2024, cost – 50 euros
Faculty of Physics
education and sports
The purpose of the faculty is to train specialists in physical education and sports and conduct research in the field of sports sciences. Initially, the faculty trained more physical education teachers than coaches, but now it’s the other way around – coaching is of interest. Students can study at all three levels of study and choose a combination of subjects from other faculties of the Comenius University.
Bachelor
– Coaching*
– Coaching and teaching physical education*
– Teaching physical education and biology
– Teaching physical education and geography
– Teaching physical education and English language and literature
– Teaching physical education and Slovak language and literature
– Teaching physical education and German language and literature
– Teaching physical education and history
*training occurs with the choice of sports specialty
Master's degree
– Coaching*
– Coaching and teaching physical education*
– Teaching physical education and biology
– Teaching physical education and geography
– Teaching physical education and English language and literature
– Teaching physical education and Slovak language and literature
– Teaching physical education and German language and literature
– Teaching physical education and history
*training occurs with the choice of sports specialty
The main condition for admission to the 1st level (bachelor) is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Medical confirmation from a physical education doctor about suitability for training in the chosen specialty (not older than 3 months).
Exams:
– Practical physical fitness exam
– Theoretical written test (specialties “Coaching” and “Coaching and teaching physical education”)
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree - applications are accepted until 02/29/2024, cost - the first specialty in the application is 50 euros, each subsequent specialty is 20 euros
Master's degree - applications accepted until July 10, 2024, cost - 50 euros
Faculty of Physics,
mathematics and computer science
The Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science has established itself as the best faculty among educational institutions in the field of exact sciences. The faculty has gained such fame thanks to a professional team of teachers, scientists and also thanks to talented students. The goal of the faculty is to ensure that every graduate is able to apply their knowledge in practice, knows how to work in a team, has a professional command of computer technology and knows English well.
Bachelor's degree
- Mathematics
— Economic and financial mathematics
— Management Mathematics
— Mathematics of insurance
— Physics*
— Biomedical physics
— Renewable energy sources and environmental physics*
- Technical Physics*
- Computer science
- Applied Informatics
— Bioinformatics*
— Data Science*
Teaching subjects in combination:
– Physics – Computer Science
– Computer Science – English Language and Literature
– Computer Science – Biology
– Computer Science – Geography
– Computer Science – Chemistry
– Descriptive geometry – Mathematics
- Maths, physics
– Mathematics – Computer Science
– Mathematics – Physical education
*possibility of training on a conversion course for 4 years
Master's degree
– Astronomy and astrophysics
– Biomedical physics
– Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology
– Plasma Physics
– Solid State Physics
– Nuclear and subnuclear physics
– Optics, lasers and optical spectroscopy
- Theoretical physics
- Applied Informatics*
- Computer science*
- Cognitive Science
– Economic-financial mathematics and modeling
– Mathematics of control
- Mathematics
– Computer graphics and geometry
– Probability and mathematical statistics
Teaching subjects in combination:
– Physics and Computer Science*
– Computer Science and English Language and Literature
– Computer Science and Biology
– Descriptive geometry and mathematics*
- Mathematics and physics*
– Mathematics and Computer Science*
– Mathematics and Physical Education
The main condition for admission to the 1st level (bachelor) is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
All necessary documents for admission to the faculty must be no older than 2018.
Depending on the specialty, a certain UPE or passing an authorized exam in mathematics is required.
For the specialty “Teaching Mathematics and Physical Education” an entrance exam for physical training is held. The specialty “Teaching Computer Science and English” requires knowledge of the English language at a minimum level of B2.
Admission without exams to majors related to physics is possible subject to: annual grades for grades 8, 9, 10 in physics and mathematics not lower than 7 (specialty “Biomedical Physics” + biology).
Admission without exams to the specialty “Informatics” is possible provided that: annual grades for grades 8, 9, 10 in physics and mathematics are not lower than 10, “Bioinformatics” annual grades for grades 8, 9, 10 in physics, mathematics, biology and chemistry are not below 10.
Admission without exams to the specialty “Data Science” and “Bioinformatics Conversion Program” is possible provided: annual grades for grades 8, 9, 10 in computer science and mathematics (specialty “Bioinformatics” + in chemistry and biology) are not lower than 7.
Admission without exams to the specialties “Economic and Financial Mathematics”, “Mathematics”, “Management Mathematics” is possible provided: annual grades for grades 8, 9, 10 in mathematics are not lower than 10, for the specialty “Mathematics of Insurance” not lower than 7.
Application deadlines
Bachelor - applications accepted until March 31, 2024, cost - 15 euros
Master's degree - applications accepted until April 30, 2024, cost - 15 euros
Faculty of Management
The Faculty of Management became the first faculty specializing in teaching management and began working in the field of management. The objective of the faculty is to prepare high-quality and competitive graduates who are able to work in teams or occupy leadership positions in organizations of various types based on the knowledge acquired. Most of the graduates occupy important management positions, are well-known personalities in the banking and financial spheres, and also work successfully in universities.
Bachelor
- Management
— International management (German and French program)
- Business
— Management in English
master
- Management
– Strategy and business
— International management (German and French program)
The main condition for admission to the 1st level (bachelor) is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Exams:
– “Management” and “Business” written test in mathematics and English
– “International Management” oral exam in French or German and interview in English
Additional points for the mathematics exam can be obtained if you have completed the UPE in mathematics.
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree – applications accepted until 31.03., cost – 40 euros
Master's program – applications are accepted until 31.05. (1 lap), 31.07. (2 round), cost – 40 euros
Faculty of Social
economic sciences
The Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of the Comenius University in Bratislava is the youngest faculty. Teaching takes place in Slovak and English. Students have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and experience, learning to use them in both professional and personal life. As part of its scientific activities, the faculty implements large European projects and grants in cooperation with private companies.
BACHELOR
— Applied Economics
— European Studies
— Mediamatics
— Social anthropology
— Social and work psychology in English and Slovak languages
MASTER
— Applied Economics
— European Studies
— Social anthropology
— Social and work psychology
DOCTORAL COURSE
— European Studies
— Social anthropology
— Social and work psychology
The main condition for admission to a bachelor's degree is the presence of complete general secondary education or complete secondary vocational education.
Exams:
– General training requirements, the level of which must be indicated by the SCIO test
– Knowledge of the English language, minimum level B2 (specialty “European Studies”), level B1 (all other specialties), which must be indicated by the SCIO test
An applicant has the opportunity to receive bonus points for passing the SCIO test in mathematics upon admission to the specialties “Applied Economics”, “Mediamatics” and “European Studies”.
Application deadlines
Bachelor's degree - applications accepted until 31.3.2024 (1st round), until 15.8.2024 (2nd round), price - 40 euros.
Master's degree - applications are accepted until 31.3.2024 (1st round), until 15.8.2024 (2nd round), cost - 40 euros.
Doctoral studies - applications are accepted until 30.4.2024 (1st round), until 15.8.2024 (2nd round), price - 40 euros.
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