Teaching of Biology and Teaching of Geography

Prospects of graduates

Teacher of Biology
The graduate of the first degree of the School of Biology (combined) has acquired knowledge, skills and competences in biology at the level of the first degree of higher education, has an overview of the broader context of education and education and has achieved information literacy. He or she may work primarily as a teaching assistant at lower and upper secondary level, or as an interest group leader. He/she is prepared to continue successfully in the Master's degree in Biology Teaching at the second level of higher education.

Geography Teaching
The graduate of the Master's degree in Geography Teaching (combined) is primarily prepared to continue successfully in the study of this programme at the second level of higher education. They are familiar with the field of geography, its structure and content, have an overview of the broader context of education and training as well as the didactics of geography, and have acquired information literacy. The graduate has a good knowledge of the theoretical and practical foundations of individual physical-geographical, human-geographical and regional-geographical disciplines, and understands the links and processes taking place in the landscape sphere. He has the theoretical and practical skills of working with modern methods of research on abiotic and biotic components of the physical-geographical sphere, the human-geographical sphere, as well as the impact of humans on the landscape. The graduate understands the natural and anthropogenic processes by which the landscape sphere is shaped.

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Conditions of admission

The admission examination for the first degree of study in both full-time and part-time form of study
in the academic year 2025/2026 will take place as follows:
1. applicants for study programmes of the Faculty of Business Administration of the MBU may be admitted without admission examinations on the basis of the proposal of the person responsible for the study programme in case the number of applicants for the study programme does not exceed the planned number. The basic condition for their admission will be the successful completion of secondary school by passing the matriculation examination;
2. if the number of applicants registered for a given study programme significantly exceeds the planned capacity of the faculty, applicants will be admitted on the basis of the results of the entrance examination (written tests). The entrance examination may also be conducted online. The decision on the form of the entrance examination is the responsibility of the person responsible for the study programme. The successful candidate must achieve a minimum pass mark of 50 % in the written test (in the case of a combined subject teaching programme, the pass mark relates to the test for each subject).

The written tests will be written:
- in mathematics within the scope of the grammar school curriculum for the study of mathematics, mathematics teaching,
- in physics within the scope of the grammar school curriculum for the study of physics teaching,
- in the overview of the technical application of mathematics and physics for the study of technology teaching,
- in biology within the scope of the grammar school curriculum for the study of biology teaching,
- in biology and ecology within the scope of the high school curriculum for the study of environmental biology,
- in chemistry within the scope of the high school curriculum for the study of teaching chemistry, forensic and criminal chemistry,
- in geography within the scope of the high school curriculum for the study of teaching geography,
- in elementary science subjects: geography, biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics for the study of the geopotential of regions,
- from mathematics and computer science within the scope of the grammar school curriculum for the study of the teaching of computer science, applied computer science and software development,
- from pedagogy at the level of a graduate of the secondary school of education and from the overview of the technical application of mathematics and physics for the study of the teaching of practical training.

Conditions of admission to teacher study programmes, where one of the approbation subjects is a subject implemented at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Maribor (www.pdf.umb.sk).

Conditions of admission to teacher study programmes, where one of the approbation subjects is a subject implemented at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at the University of Maribor (www.pdf.umb.sk).ff.umb.sk).

Conditions of admission to teacher study programmes where one of the subjects of admission is physical education implemented at the Faculty of Physical Education and Health Sciences of UMB can be found on the faculty's website (www.ftvsz.umb.sk).

Conditions for international students

According to Act No.422/2015 Coll. on the Recognition of Educational Proofs and on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and on Amendments and Supplements to Certain Acts, applicants who have completed a previous degree abroad are obliged to submit a recognition of an educational document obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic. The decision on the recognition of educational qualifications must be submitted by the accepted applicant no later than on the day of enrolment. Recognition of a document of education of a graduate of a secondary school abroad is within the competence of the Regional Education Office, which issues a decision after all conditions have been met. Recognition of a university graduate's education document (1st cycle and 2nd cycle in the case of continuation at a higher level) abroad is the responsibility of the university, which will issue a decision once all the conditions have been met. An exception is made for documents obtained on the territory of the Czech Republic, for which recognition is not required.
Applicants who have been granted asylum, subsidiary protection or temporary refuge (hereinafter also referred to as "persons with special legal status") in accordance with Section 56 of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education and on Amendments and Additions to Certain Acts, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the "Act on Higher Education"), the condition of attainment of a complete secondary education or a complete secondary vocational education for the purpose pursuant to Section 56, Paragraph 1, of the Act on Higher Education may be met by a person with a special status of "refugee status". 1 of the Higher Education Act by means of an affidavit in accordance with Methodological Instruction No 4/2022 Special Conditions and Procedures of the MBU and its Faculties in Relation to Persons Granted Asylum, Subsidiary Protection or Temporary Shelter and a General Studies Aptitude Test.

Conditions of admission without the entrance exam

Candidates enrolled in study programmes of the Faculty of Business Administration of the MBU may be admitted without entrance examinations on the basis of a proposal of the person responsible for the study programme if the number of applicants for the study programme does not exceed the planned number. The basic condition for their admission will be the successful completion of secondary school by passing the matriculation examination.

Coordinator for students with specific needs

COORDINATOR FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS


doc. PaedDr. Patrik Voštinár, PhD. (no. dv. F 131); 048/ 446 7124;
email: patrik.vostinar@umb.sk

General information on the admission exam

The application deadline for bachelor's and master's degrees, both full-time and part-time, is 30 April 2025. For bachelor's degree programmes with physical education, the deadline for the first round of applications is 28 February 2025 and for the second round from 1 May to 31 May 2025. The date of postmark is decisive.
An applicant may apply for multiple programs of study, and a new application must be submitted and documented for each program. A copy of proof of fee payment must accompany each application. Without proof of payment of the fee, the applicant's application will not be accepted and will be returned.
The amount of the fee for the admission procedure for one study programme of full-time and part-time university studies is 35,- € (in case of sending also an electronic application 32,- €). In case of multiple applications, the amount is the same.
The fee is not refundable for applicants who have failed the entrance examinations or have not taken part in them. In case the applicant fails to attend the entrance examination for serious reasons, part of the fee will be refunded to him/her on the basis of an application, which must be delivered to the Study Department of the Faculty of Business and Economics of the MBU by the date of the entrance examination (the date of postmark is decisive).

Tests

written form

• Apply the application for study

  01.11.2024 - 30.04.2025

• Performance of the entrance exam

  11.06.2025 - 13.06.2025

• Send certificate to

  21.06.2025

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Anticipated number of applicants to be accepted
15


Additions

• leaving certificate (paper form)
• (paper form)
• CV (paper form)

Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: cost free
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 1200 €


The fee for admission procedure
application form: 35 €
E-application form: 32 €

Billing information

Billing information (also posted at www.platby.umb.sk):
1. Payment of the fee from EU countries:
Account name: Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
Name and address of the bank: the State Treasury, Radlinského 32, 810 05 Bratislava 15
Account number/IBAN: SK75 8180 0000 0070 0009 5590
SWIFT/BIC: SPSRSKBA
VS (variable symbol): 5031 (for applicants for bachelor studies)
KS (constant symbol): 0308 - non-cash payments
S (specific symbol): birth number (for applicants from the Slovak Republic) date of birth in DDMMYYY (for foreign applicants)
Recipient message: applicant's name and surname
2.
Account name: Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
Name and address of the bank: Všeobecná úverová banka, a. s, Mlynské Nivy 1, 829 90 Bratislava
Account number/IBAN: SK75 8180 0000 0070 0009 5590
SWIFT/BIC: SUBASKBXXXXXX
VS (variable symbol): 5031 (for applicants for Bachelor's studies)
KS (constant symbol): 0308 - non-cash payments
ŠS (specific symbol): birth number (for applicants from the Slovak Republic) date of birth in the form DDMMRR (for foreign applicants)
Recipient message: name and surname of the applicant

Payment by postal order is not accepted due to the impossibility to identify the payer in the University's information system.
The payment of the admission fee must be made by bank transfer by the applicant or his/her authorised person no later than the last day on which the application form can be sent. An application for studies without payment of the admission fee in the specified amount will not be accepted.

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