Study plan of a postgraduate student consists of the study part and the scientific part. Scientific part represents 2/3 of the study programme. It is carried out systematically, by individual activities and team activities in science and research, focused on the dissertation topic. The study also includes an active participation of a student in conferences, seminars, as well as publication activities.

Continuous assessment:

Doctoral students receive credits for independent creative activities in the field of science during their studies - for publications.

Conditions for completion of course:

Study plan of a postgraduate student consists of the study part and the scientific part. Scientific part represents 2/3 of the study programme. It is carried out systematically, by individual activities and team activities in science and research, focused on the dissertation topic. The study also includes an active participation of a student in conferences, seminars, as well as publication activities.

Final assessment:

Within the credit system, a graduate from the full-time and part-time forms of postgraduate study must obtain at least 30 credits for articles published in a scientific journal of the A+, A, A- categories, provided the student is the first author of at least one of such articles and the articles are related to the dissertation topic.

Publication activity shall be documented with a list of publications from University Library and Editorial Centre of the UVMP in Košice.

Number of credits for publications is specified in study guidelines of the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice for students of the third level of higher education

in Table 3.