German language and Culture (in combination)

Prospects of graduates

The aim of the Master's degree is to train translators and interpreters as specialists in the field of intercultural communication between members of different cultures and languages. On the basis of scientific knowledge, graduates have the appropriate professional, mental and social dispositions to cope with the demands placed on translators and interpreters by the professional market. In addition to linguistic and cultural competences, they acquire the necessary scientific (translatological) knowledge as well as general and special translatological competences in the field of translation and interpreting. An important part of these competences is flexibility, the ability to cooperate interdisciplinarily, as well as other key competences (working in a team, ability to cope with stressful situations).

The graduates are able to present situation-specific texts and information in the target language, in written and oral form, using relevant translation and interpreting techniques, strategies and working aids (interpreting equipment, translation software).

The graduates acquire competences in bilateral interpreting (business negotiations, interviews, court interpreting) as well as in consecutive and simultaneous interpreting at professional conferences on various subject areas (politics, economics, law, natural and social sciences, medicine, technology, etc.), as well as the necessary rhetorical competences.

On the basis of linguistic and translatological knowledge, the graduate is able to analyse the differences between German and Slovak in the process of translation and interpreting and to resolve the discrepancies found. He/she is able to produce and edit texts according to the type and requirements of the addressee.

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Conditions of admission

1)

The basic condition for admission to study according to master's study programmes (second degree of higher education within the meaning of Section 53 of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on higher education) is the completion of the first degree study programme.

2)

A candidate may be admitted to a master's study programme without an entrance examination if the master's study programme is a continuation of a bachelor's study programme in the given field of study and the candidate has passed the state examination in subjects equivalent to the subjects of the state examination of the corresponding bachelor's study programme at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Prešov.

Additional information

a) A candidate may submit multiple applications for studies at the Faculty of Arts PU, indicating one study programme on one application form;

b) Applicants shall pay the fee by bank transfer or postal money order U, the proof of payment shall be pasted on the 3rd page of the application form;

c) Applications without proof of payment of fee will not be accepted;

d) Basic data required to make a cross-border transfer from abroad via SWIFT network: swift address of the bank: SPSRSKBA, account number of the payee or account number of the SP client in the format SK87 8180 0000 0070 0007 8205; name of the bank: State Treasury, ul. Radlinského 32, 010 05 Bratislava 15; unabbreviated name and address of the payee, the client of the SP. 17. novembra 1, 080 78 Prešov, purpose of payment: fee VS 10100041;

e) Candidates studying at the Faculty of Arts PU or graduates of bachelor studies at the Faculty of Arts PU do not fill in the statement of results of bachelor studies in individual semesters and do not submit a confirmation of the correctness of the data. A structured curriculum vitae shall be attached to the application form;

f) Applicants who have not completed their bachelor studies at the PU Faculty of Physical Education shall fill in the first and second pages of the application form thoroughly;

g) Applicants who have not completed their bachelor's studies at the PU Faculty of Physical Education shall submit a structured curriculum vitae and certified photocopies of documents certifying completion of studies (university diploma, state examination certificate, diploma supplement) with their application form. Officially uncertified photocopies will not be accepted;

h) Applicants who are completing their bachelor studies at a faculty other than the PU Faculty of Arts in 2025 shall attach to the application form a statement of the results of bachelor studies in individual semesters issued by the study department of the university (stamp and signature of the study department of the school/faculty);

i) Applicants for studies with specific needs: 1. Before applying for studies, they shall contact the faculty (or, in the case of university departments, the university) coordinator in order to be advised on the choice of the field of study and the scope of support services at PU; 2. provide the faculty (or, in the case of university departments, the university) coordinator with sufficient information about their limitations and needs, 3. contact the faculty coordinator well in advance (usually 1 month before the entrance examination) to ensure adequate conditions for the entrance examination. The contact details of the Faculty Coordinator are published on the Faculty website (https://www.unipo.sk/filozoficka-fakulta/moznosti-studia/).

j) Candidates shall submit a medical certificate of medical fitness as part of the application form, which is available on the faculty's website;

k) The application for studies may also be submitted by an applicant who has not yet passed the Bachelor's State Examination for the type of study and cannot provide relevant data on the passing of the examination in the application form. Such an applicant shall submit proof of having passed this examination subsequently, at the latest by the deadline set by the faculty. If the applicant fails to submit this document, he/she may not be admitted to the study;

l) In the event that fewer candidates apply for a study programme than the minimum number set for that study programme, the dean may decide not to open the programme for a given academic year. The dean shall notify the applicants of this fact and invite them to change their study programme. If the applicant does not accept the offer, the faculty will refund the full admission fee;

m) The Faculty of Arts follows the internal regulation Principles of the Admission Procedure of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Prešov, which was issued by the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Arts in Prešov on 16 September 2009.

Conditions of admission without the entrance exam

1. The basic condition of admission to studies according to Master study programmes (the second degree of university studies according to the Article 53 of the Act) is the completion of the study programme of the first degree.

2. Applicants for Master study programme will be admitted without an entrance exam, if the Master study programme is a continuation of the Bachelor study programme in the given study field and if the applicant passed the state exam from subjects equivalent to subjects of the state exam corresponding with the Bachelor study programme at the faculty and if their weighted study average during Bachelor study did not exceed the limit of 2.5.

Coordinator for students with specific needs

Faculty Coordinator Doc. Mgr. Michaela Skyba, PhD.

Contact: michaela.skyba@unipo.sk

General information on the admission exam

applicants can submit a maximum of two application forms to studies at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Prešov in Prešov indicating one study programme on one application;

applicants will pay the fee using the postal money order of type U, the receipt confirming the payment needs to be glued on page 3 of the application form;

application forms without a receipt confirming the payment of the fee will not be accepted;

basic data needed to carry out a cross-border transfer through the SWIFT network:  Swift address of the bank:  SUBASKBX, Account number of the payment recipient or the Account number of the State Treasury client in the IBAN format:  SK  87  8180  0000 0070  0007  8205;  name of the bank:  Štátna  pokladnica,  Ul.  Radlinského  32,  010  05 Bratislava 15; unabbreviated name and address of the payment recipient, State Treasury client: Filozofická fakulta Prešovskej univerzity v Prešove, Ul. 17. novembra 1, Prešov, 080 78, purpose of payment: fee VS 101000401

applicants will thoroughly fill out the first and the second page of the application form and will have the physician confirm their ability to studies on the application form (expressed in words, a signature and a stamp of the physician is not enough);

applicant who have not completed their Bachelor study at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Prešov will attach to the application form their CV and verified photocopies of documents confirming completed studies (university diploma, state exam certificate, addenda to diploma). Photocopies not officially verified will not be accepted.

applicants with modified work ability will submit with the application form an evaluation issued by the evaluation committee;

application form to studies can be send also by such an applicant who have not yet taken bachelor state exam and can not indicate in the relevant part having passed the exam. Such applicant will submit a document on taking much exam additionally, no later than by a deadline set by the faculty. If the applicant does not submit such document, he/she can not be admitted to studies.

in case that fewer applicants than the minimum set number apply to a certain study programme (i.e. at least 15), the dean may decide not to open the programme in the given academic year and will announce it to the applicants and will asks them to change the study programme. In case that the applicant does not accept the offer, the faculty will return him/her the fee for admission procedure in full amount.

During the admission procedure, the Faculty of Arts follows internal regulation "Principles of admission procedure at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Prešov in Prešov" issued by the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Arts in Prešov on September 16, 2009.

Form of entrance exam

without an entrance exam or a written knowledge test

Tests

The written knowledge test will consist of:

- English language and culture combined: translation from English, translation from Slovak, theory and history of translation and interpretation;
- French language and culture combined:
- translation from French, translation into French, theory and history of artistic translation, theory of interpretation;
- German language and culture in combination: morphology of the German language, syntax of the German language, culture of the countries of the German linguistic area, theory and history of artistic translation, theory of interpretation.
- Russian language and culture in combination: Russian language, Russian literature, history and culture of Russia, theory and history of translation, theory of interpretation;
- Ukrainian language and culture in combination: Ukrainian language and culture: Ukrainian language, Ukrainian literature, history and culture of Ukraine, theory and history of artistic translation, theory of interpretation.
- Ukrainian language and culture in combination: theory and history of artistic translation, theory of interpretation.</p

• Apply the application for study

  30.04.2025

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Additions

• CV (paper form)
• verified copy of the degree for applicant of other universities (paper form)
• certified copy of certificate to candidates from other universities (paper form)
• photocopy of the Diploma Supplement to candidates from other universities (paper form)
• medical certificate (paper form)

Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: cost free
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 1300 €


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

Billing information

Bank:State Treasury

IBAN account number: SK87 8180 0000 0070 0007 8205

SWIFT: SPSRSKBA

Variable Symbol: 10100041

Address for sending the fee and application form: University of Prešov, Faculty of Arts, ul. 17. novembra 1, 080 78 Prešov

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