Laboratory Testing Methods in Health Care

The Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Prešov is an institution whose main task is to educate students in accredited non-medical study programmes at the level of contemporary knowledge, scientific and research results.

Prospects of graduates

The graduates of the Laboratory Investigation Methods in Healthcare programme are qualified healthcare professionals with a broad professional profile.

A graduate of the study programme is prepared:

- perform laboratory investigations according to standard analytical methods designed to detect changes under physiological and pathological conditions

- apply the acquired knowledge and skills to solve work problems independently

-provide professional first aid

- apply modern methods and working style

- participate in teamwork, workplace organisation and management

The aim is to prepare graduates with the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

- Graduates have a basic understanding of the decision-making processes involved in the indication of all laboratory investigations common to the various medical disciplines, including those that have both a clinical and laboratory component

- know how to collaborate with experts in those medical disciplines that share common investigative components in the application of special diagnostic algorithms

- they know how to analyze and synthesize the knowledge gained so that their actions will facilitate clinical and therapeutic activities for the benefit of the patient.

The basic aim of the study is to acquire, within three or four years, the practical and theoretical qualification for the profession: health laboratory technician.

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Conditions of admission

EXTERNAL FORM

Criteria for admission to study/external form of study - without entrance examination

Applicants for external study will be admitted after fulfilling the prescribed conditions:

1. complete secondary vocational education completed by matriculation examination in the field of study:

- medical laboratory technician

2. employment at the time of registration for studies as a medical laboratory technician at the established weekly working time

3. Employer's confirmation of employment - to be attached to the application form

4. criteria without entrance exam not valid for foreign students, they must pass the admission procedure, namely written test in biology and chemistry within the scope of gymnasium curriculum (in Slovak language)

5. meeting the criteria of medical fitness for the profession according to the Decree of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic No.364/ 2009, which establishes the criteria of medical fitness for applicants for medical study fields (applicants shall submit to the application form a recommendation of a general practitioner for study in the given field)

Additional information

1.2Information for applicants to the Bachelor's degree

The application form must include the following:

1/ Application(form):

paper application form (admission fee 35 EUR) applicants shall purchase the university application form designed for undergraduate studies at the form shops (e.g. ŠEVT), thoroughly fill in all its parts, attach other required documents and send it to the address of the Faculty of Health Professions of PU

electronic application form (admission fee 30 EUR) applicants fill in and submit the electronic application form on the website of the University Portal: https://prihlaskavs.sk/sk/ or on the website of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Slovak Republic: https://www.minedu.sk/prihlaska-na-studium-vypis-z-danoveho-priznania-a-ine-formulare/ Then it is necessary to print out the submitted electronic application form, attach to it all other required documents and send it by post to the address of the Faculty of Health Professions of the PU.

Without receipt of the printed e-application form along with other requisites, the e-application form is invalid and the candidate will not be included in the admission process!

2/ Evidence of merit:

Applicants applying for external form of study do not need to fill in or provide evidence of their high school grades. As proof of completion of secondary education, they shall submit only an officially certified matriculation certificate

with their application form.

3/ Other application documents (included in the application form):

- Proof of payment of admission fee

- recommendation of a general practitioner for studying in the given field

- structured curriculum vitae

- proof of Slovak language proficiency- B1 level - to be provided by foreign applicants (except applicants from the Czech Republic) (see chap. 1.4)

- the application form must be handwritten signed by the applicant (page 3).

4/ In case the applicant wants to apply for more than one study programme at the faculty, he/she has to submit a separate application for each study programme separately and pay the application fee for each application separately.

5/ Only those candidates who submit a duly completed application form, attach all the required enclosures, pay the admission fee and meet the required criteria within the stipulated deadline ( 31 March 2025) will be invited for the entrance examination. An alternative date for the entrance examination may only be requested in writing in the event of a serious medical reason, no later than 24 hours after the date of the entrance examination (the application must be accompanied by a relevant medical report of the medical problem, not a certificate of treatment). The faculty does not grant a make-up date in the event of a failed entrance examination.

6/ Administrative fee for the admission process, will not be refunded to applicants in the following cases:

a) incomplete application (after being requested to complete the required documents )

b) if the applicant does not meet the required criteria and has applied for the course anyway

c) if the applicant applies for a study programme which the faculty does not plan to implement in the given academic year

d) if he/she does not enrol for the study

If the student/applicant makes an erroneous payment, he/she will be charged a fee for the erroneous payment in accordance with the current PU Presov price list for the academic year in which he/she applied and the remaining funds will be refunded to the sender's bank account.

7/ ALL THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED ARE REQUIRED AND AN APPLICATION WITHOUT THEM WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!

8/External form of study is charged according to Act No.131/2002 on Higher Education and its amendment No.363/2007 Coll. The amount of tuition fees is published on the faculty's website http://www.unipo.sk/fakulta-zdravotnictva.

The length of study in the study programme in the external form at the bachelor's degree is 3 years!

Conditions for international students

1.4 Information for international applicants

Study in study programmes at the 1st and 2nd level of higher education and in full-time and external form, which is carried out in the Slovak language, requires knowledge of the Slovak language at least at the B1 level. We recommend that applicants from abroad (except applicants from the Czech Republic) verify and prove their mastery of the Slovak language by a Slovak language matriculation examination, an ECL (European Consortium for the Certificate of Attaiment in Modern Languages) certificate of Slovak language proficiency at B1 level, a certificate of Slovak language proficiency at B1 level issued by a language school included in the network of schools and school facilities of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Slovak Republic (the list is available at: https://www.cvtisr.sk/buxus/docs//JH/stat_zus.pdf ). Proficiency in the Slovak language is verified in written tests for foreign applicants.

Slovak language proficiency at B1 level:

a) in the field of comprehension:

- the candidate understands the main ideas expressed in written language on common topics encountered at work, school, leisure, etc. Understands the meaning of many radio and TV programmes on current affairs or topics related to areas of personal or professional interest if they are spoken relatively slowly and clearly

- Understands texts which contain everyday vocabulary or which relate to work or study. Can understand descriptions of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters

b) in the area of communication:

- Demonstrates ability to cope with most situations that may arise when travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can engage unprepared in conversation about topics that he/she knows, is interested in or that relate to everyday life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current affairs)

- knows how to string phrases together in a simple way to describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and goals. He/she can give concise reasons and explanations for his/her views and plans. Can tell a story or relate the content of a book or film and describe his/her reactions.

c)in the area of written expression:

- knows how to write simple coherent sentences on topics that he/she knows well or that
are of personal interest to him/her. He/she can write private letters describing experiences and impressions.

General information on the admission exam

Criteria for admission to study/external form of study - without entrance examination.

Applicants for external study will be admitted after fulfilling the prescribed conditions:

1. complete secondary vocational education completed by matriculation examination in the field of study:

- medical laboratory technician

2. employment at the time of registration for studies in the position of medical laboratory technician at the established weekly working time

3. Employer's confirmation of employment - to be attached to the application form

Form of entrance exam

No entrance exam is not valid for foreign students, they have to pass the admission procedure, namely written test in biology and chemistry within the scope of the gymnasium curriculum (in Slovak language)

Apply the application for study

31.03.2025

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Anticipated number of applicants to be accepted
15

Additions

leaving certificate (paper form)
medical certificate (paper form)
doklad o zaplatení poplatku za prijímacie konanie (paper form)
CV (paper form)
(paper form)

Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: 950 €
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 950 €

The fee for admission procedure
application form: 35 €
E-application form: 30 €

Billing information

account number IBAN: SK 11 8180 0000 0070 0008 2677

SWFT: SPSRSKBA

variable symbol: 21080

Money institution: Štátna pokladnica Radlinského 32 810 05 Bratislava

Address for sending the application form:

University of Prešov

Faculty of Health Sciences

Partizánska 1

08001 Prešov

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