Teaching of Subjects of Philosophy

Learning objectives of the study programme

1. To acquire a basic knowledge and understanding of selected areas of philosophy and social sciences, taking into account the teaching nature of the programme of study.

1. To acquire the basic skills to interpret scholarly texts and make responsible decisions.

1. To acquire the ability to present key knowledge, formulate problems in the form of questions and offer reasoned and argument-based solutions, taking into account the different age and intellectual abilities of the target groups.

1. To prepare for use in schools and educational settings, and more generally in the education of children, young people and adults.

Learning outcomes of the study programme

knowledge

V1student knows the terminology of the discipline and can explain the basic categorical, conceptual and methodological apparatus in the core disciplines of philosophy and the disciplines taught within civics

V2understands the key findings and issues in the various philosophical disciplines and fields taught within civics

V3is knowledgeable about the major schools of thought in the history of philosophy, including the Christian tradition of thought, and is familiar with their best-known representatives

V4is proficient in the basic didactics of teaching philosophy and civics and is equipped with a basic understanding of school practice

skills

Z1analytical thinking-student decomposes information gathered into basic concepts and principles and formulates a possible conclusion

Z2interprets a philosophical text and is able to identify important information, issues, theses, and arguments in the text

Z3critical thinking-evaluates information and reaches correct judgments, can analyze assumptions and relate different findings to each other, identifies incorrect inferences and argumentative fouls and distortions

Z4applies the procedures of conceptual analysis to solve selected social problems, seeks appropriate solutions to problems and is able to reason them through to their implications

Z5logical reasoning - develops a valid argument

Z6reflects on fundamental aspects of the teaching process

competence

K1students independently solve selected theoretical and practical problems of the discipline and social practice

K2 articulates and orally communicates a professional and societal problem in a cultivated manner in writing

K3responsibly considers and takes a position regarding the issues discussed

Prospects of graduates

Graduate Profile

The graduate of the baccalaureate degree programme Teacher of Philosophy in Combined Studies obtains a complete university education of the first degree in the field of study Teaching and Educational Sciences.The graduate has acquired the basic historical and systematic philosophical knowledge and skills necessary for a teacher of philosophy in the sense of the subjects Doctrine of Society, Civic Doctrine, Civic Education. He/she has adequate knowledge of the methods of argumentation as well as the methods of the most important philosophical disciplines, schools and trends. In relation to specific problems, he/she is able to identify the specific area corresponding to them; to state and explain the standard methods used to solve them; to adapt and apply them in the specific practical conditions of the problem. The graduate has studied philosophy in the context of the pursuit of a dialogue of reason and faith in the spirit of the Catholic intellectual tradition.As a graduate teacher, the graduate understands the socialization and educational process in a broader social scientific context. He/she is familiar with the principles of creating and designing pedagogical environments for the relevant age groups, as well as with current school legislation. He/she is able to methodically elaborate specific pedagogical programmes and implement specific programmes for individual parts of the content of education and training. The graduate has acquired knowledge and skills in the field of social-scientific basis and pedagogical-psychological basis.The graduate of the bachelor's degree of teacher education is able to apply as a teacher's assistant at lower and higher secondary education level. Further, as an assistant teacher of leisure time, state and public administration worker for the relevant area.

1. The college indicates the occupations for which the graduate is prepared at the time of graduation and the potential of the program of study in terms of graduate employment:

Occupations where graduates of the Bachelor's degree programme in Philosophy Teacher Training can find employment in combination with the Statistical Classification of Occupations (SK ISCO-08_2020):2359001 teaching assistant,5312001 youth worker,2359010 youth work lecturer,2359011 youth work methodologist,2359012 youth work coordinator

1. Relevant external stakeholders who have provided a statement or a favourable opinion on the compliance of the acquired qualification with the sector-specific requirements for the profession:

This is not the case for regulated professions.

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Conditions of admission

Admission requirements for study programmes:

PHILOSOPHY
HISTORY
PHILOSOPHY - HISTORY (interdisciplinary study)
MILOSOPHY OF CIVICS AND PHILOSOPHY combined with a second subject
MILOSOPHY OF HISTORY combined with a second subject
- obtaining a complete secondary education or a complete secondary vocational education;
- commitment to respect the Catholic spirit of the university and the faculty;
- in the case of the teaching degree programme, fulfill the requirements also from the second subject combination (in the case of the subjects offered by PF KU, the requirements are published on pf.ku.sk).

Applicants will be placed in the final ranking on the basis of the results of the matriculation examination.

Additional information

The KU Faculty of Arts also offers the possibility of inter-faculty teaching combinations, i.e. the candidate can choose one subject from the offer of the KU Faculty of Arts and one subject from the offer of the KU Faculty of Education (accredited study programmes of the Faculty of Arts can be found at http://pf.ku.sk). Applicants for interfaculty programmes must meet the admission requirements from both teaching subject specialisations.

For the music education, art education, and physical education teacher education programs, successful completion of a talent exam is required.

Handicapped applicants may request that the form and manner of the entrance examination be determined taking into account their handicap (written request is sent with the application form).

For more information visit http://ff.ku.sk admissions

Conditions for international students

Bidders are on a level playing field

Coordinator for students with specific needs

Counselling Centre, Catholic University, Hrabovská cesta 1, 034 01 Ružomberok, poradna@ku.sk

General information on the admission exam

A candidate can submit:
NOW electronic application
- via e-prihlaska.ku.sk;
- such electronic application is not printed, signed, sent to the postal address of the faculty.

OR paper (not electronic) application
- such a paper (not electronic) application most often on the form ŠEVT is sent to the following address:
Katolícka univerzita v Ružomberku
Faculty of Arts, Study Department
Hrabovská cesta 1B
034 01 Ružomberok
Attention! If the applicant submits the application via portalvs.sk, the application must also be sent in paper form to the address of the faculty. In this case, the fee for the material support of the admission procedure is 35 €.

The application form must be accompanied by:
a) confirmation of payment of the fee;
b) in the case of applicants for the study programme TEACHER OF SLOVAK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE in combination with a second teaching subject, who have obtained secondary education outside the Slovak Republic and have not at the same time completed university studies of at least the first (bachelor's) degree in the study programme Teacher of Slovak Language and Literature, also a certificate proving the level of proficiency in the Slovak language at the level of at least B2 in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and Literature;
c) in the case of applicants for the study programme JURNALISM, the applicant may also attach two examples of the author's work (these may be either the results of journalistic work (a newspaper article, a radio piece, a television piece, etc.), or the results of the journalistic work (a newspaper article, a radio piece, a television piece, etc.) published in school, local or other media (can also be online media), or any kind of text (e.g. essays, blogs) except poetry.

The study department must receive (preferably at the time of application, if possible):
a) a certified copy of the matriculation certificate;
b) in the case of applicants who received their secondary education abroad, a decision on the recognition of the foreign secondary school diploma for the purpose of studying in the Slovak Republic.
Information on the further process in the admission procedure will be sent to applicants by electronic or paper mail.

Deadline for verification of fulfillment of admission requirements: by April 15, 2025

Written decision on the result of the admission procedure will be sent to applicants no later than 30 days after the verification of the fulfilment of the conditions of admission to the study. The written decision shall be delivered to the applicants in their own hands.

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  23.03.2025

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Anticipated number of applicants to be accepted
90


Additions

• leaving certificate (paper form)
• proof of payment of the fee (electronic form)

Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: cost free
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 1080 €


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

Billing information

Bank: State Treasury

Account: 7 000 224 399/8180

IBAN: SK70 8180 0000 0070 0022 4399

Var. symbol: 1400501

Specific symbol: in case of use of electronic application: number generated by electronic application, in case of use of paper application: birth number without slash

Payment note: last name of the applicant and name of the study programme

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