Social work

Master's education in social work is the second level of higher education, it is intensive and applied. The content is based on the scientific and methodological concept of social sciences and social work. It is provided in accordance with the recommendations of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), the guidelines of the European Union and in accordance with the professional and value orientation of the St. Elisabeth School of Social Work in Bratislava.
The aim of the second level education in the field of social work is for graduates to acquire such professional knowledge, practical skills and competences that they are able to improve the social functioning of clients, to be able to implement community planning, to actively influence social policy and to be capable of managerial activities. Graduates are also proficient in the scientific methods of social work research to the extent that they are able to implement evidence-based practice and reflect critically on it.

Prospects of graduates

Graduates of the social work programme have the opportunity to work at all levels and sections of social work practice as social workers, social counsellors, mediators and managers in health and social care institutions. They can work in the department of central state administration bodies (Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic, Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic and others), in local government and in departmental educational institutions.
The graduate of the Master's degree in Social Work in Health Care will find employment as a social worker in state administration institutions, local government, in social service institutions, in institutions of social and legal protection of children and social welfare. They will find employment as a manager in social organisations, in public administration, in social economy, in management and control institutions. He or she can actively participate in the development of social policy and social legislation, as an analyst and researcher in institutions dealing with social problems at local, national or international level. He or she will find particular application in third sector organisations, but especially in community care, where he or she can competently address the needs and interests of the deprived individual in relation to both social administration and health care.

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Conditions of admission

1. University studies of the 1st (Bachelor's) degree completed by a state examination.

2. Completed application form for university studies (form: purchase at ŠEVT or download https://www.minedu.sk/prihlaska-na-studium-vypis-z-danoveho-priznania-a-ine-formulare/) includes:

certified copy of the diploma (graduates of St. Elizabeth's College of Higher Education and SP will supply an uncertified copy)
certified copy of the state examination certificate (graduates of St Elizabeth's HEI and SP shall supply an uncertified copy)
certified supplement to the diploma (graduates of the VŠZ and SP St. Elizabeth's shall provide an uncertified copy)
Applicants who will take the state examination after the deadline for submission of applications shall provide the diploma (certified copy), the certificate of the state examination (certified copy) and the supplement (certified copy) additionally (§ 58 (1) of Act No. 455/2012 Coll., Art. amending Act no. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education as amended) before the enrolment deadline, so that a decision on admission to study can be sent.
Without submitting certified copies of the diploma, the certificate of state examination and the supplement to the diploma, the applicant will not be admitted/enrolled to study (§ 59 (3) of Act No. 455/2012 Coll., as amended, which provides for the amendment of the Act No. 455/2012 Coll. amending Act no. 131/2002 Coll. on higher education as amended).
student applicants who have studied at a foreign university - Decision on recognition of the equivalence of the educational document (photocopy of the decision must be officially certified) and at the same time they also provide an uncertified copy of the foreign educational document,
Curriculum Vitae (signed)
certificate of medical fitness to practise - from a doctor (for medical disciplines only)
the applicant for the external form of study shall provide details of employment on page 2 of the application form
proof of payment of the admission fee by deposit into an account

General information about the admission procedure:

the college reserves the right not to open the first year of a programme of study for which a sufficient number of applicants have not applied
an applicant who has paid the admissions fee, has been sent an admission decision and does not enrol will not be refunded
the fee will also not be refunded to applicants not admitted on the basis of an incomplete application
the registered application form with documents remains on file and in the archives of the college - it is not returned

Specific conditions of admission:

Higher education studies of the 1st (Bachelor's) degree completed by a state examination in the field of study Social Work or in a related field of study: sociology, social pedagogy, andragogy, social psychology, therapeutic pedagogy

Additional information

The school does not accept electronic applications !

Undergraduate applicationsshould be sent to:

St. Elizabeth's College of Health and Social Work

Study Department

Palackého No. 1, P. O. BOX 104

810 00 Bratislava

In person submission of the application:

Delivery office of the University of St. Elizabeth, Nám. 1. mája č. 1, Bratislava

Contact the study department: STUDY DEPARTMENT.

Without entrance examinations
yes

Conditions of admission without the entrance exam

Admission interviews are held only for selected study programmes - as specified in the Specific Conditions of Admission.

General information on the admission exam

Admission interviews are held only for selected study programmes - as specified in the Specific Conditions of Admission.

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Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: 798 €
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 798 €

The fee for admission procedure
application form: 60 €
E-application form: 60 €

Billing information

St. Elizabeth's College Reduces winter term tuition fees in the 1st year of study in the academic year 2024/2025

o for candidates for 1st (Bachelor's) degree who send their application file by 29.2.2024
- by 20% - in full-time study
- by 10% - in part-time study
o for candidates for 2nd (Mgr.) degree studies who send their application file by 31.5.2024
- o 20% - in full-time form of study
- o 21% - in part-time form of study (also applies to the MCHP study programme in full-time form)

ACCOUNT NUMBER, BANK, VS:

Account number:
IBAN: SK02 1100 0000 0026 2674 8634
BIC (SWIFT): TATRSKBX
Bank address: Tatra banka, a.s., Hodžovo nám. 3, 811 06 Bratislava
Variable symbol:
- date of birth (in the form DDMMYYYY), or birth number
- graduates of VŠZ and SP St. Elizabeth's will indicate their student identification number
In the memo field, indicate the name of the applicant

School does not accept electronic applications !

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