Teaching of Chemistry and Teaching of Mathematics
This study program must be combined with one of the following study programs:
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Faculty of Natural Sciences - Teaching of Mathematics and Teaching of Technical Education
Teacher of Chemistry
The graduate of the second degree of the combined degree of Teacher of Chemistry has an in-depth knowledge of the starting points and trends of the theoretical and methodological and didactical perspectives of chemistry. He/she has a comprehensive psychological and social scientific knowledge of pupils in lower and upper secondary education and their ways of learning. He has acquired interdisciplinary knowledge of the developmental processes of pupils, their positive stimulation and of pedagogical action in chemistry lessons in primary and secondary schools. He is oriented in diverse strategies and concepts of school chemistry education (formal, informal, informal learning), has a wide repertoire of teaching practices, methods and forms.
Mathematics Teaching
The graduate of the Master's degree in Mathematics Teaching will acquire knowledge of mathematics methodology, which will enable him to teach it at the second level of primary schools and in all types of secondary schools. In addition to the mathematical disciplines aimed at mastering their methodology, he/she will also acquire knowledge of the history of mathematics and its teaching.
In the framework of teaching practice, he/she will acquire practical skills as a teacher of mathematics and the ability to maintain appropriate pedagogical documentation. The student will be prepared to implement and evaluate simple pedagogical experiments. The graduate can fully participate in mathematics-related extracurricular activities, lead mathematics clubs and prepare pupils for mathematics competitions. He/she knows the specifics of working with both gifted and underachieving pupils. Has the ability to produce a thesis under the guidance of a supervisor. The best students are prepared to continue their studies at the doctoral level in the Theory of Mathematics Teaching.
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An applicant for the second cycle of studies for the academic year 2025/2026 must have completed a Bachelor's degree in a programme of study in the same or a related field of study as the one for which he/she is applying.
The entrance examination for the second degree of study in both full-time and part-time form of study
in the academic year 2025/2026 will be held as follows:
1. applicants for 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 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 a bachelor's degree in the same or a related field of study as the one to which they are applying;
2. if the number of applicants for a given study programme significantly exceeds the planned capacity of the faculty, the 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).
Written tests will be written:
- from the pedagogical-psychological basis and the subjects of the SP (qualifying subjects) in the scope of the university curriculum of the first degree for the study of teaching biology, physics, geography, chemistry, informatics, mathematics, as well as qualifying subjects implemented at the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Arts of the MBU.
- from the pedagogical-psychological basis and from the overview of the technical application of mathematics and physics in the scope of the university curriculum of the first degree for the study of teaching technology,
- from applied informatics in the scope of the university curriculum of the first degree for the study of applied informatics,
- in geography and geology within the scope of the undergraduate curriculum of the first degree for the study of applied geosciences,
- in mathematics within the scope of the undergraduate curriculum of the first degree for the study of mathematics in data analysis and finance,
- in biology, ecology, monitoring and information systems within the scope of the undergraduate curriculum of the first degree for the study of environmental biology.
Conditions of admission to teacher study programmes, where one of the subjects is a subject implemented at the Faculty of Physical Education and Biology of the MBU, can be found on the faculty website (www.pdf.umb.sk).
Conditions of admission to teacher study programmes, where one of the subjects is a subject implemented at the Faculty of Physical Education and Biology of the MBU, can be found on the faculty website (www.ff.umb.sk).
Conditions of admission to teacher study programmes where one of the subjects of admission is physical education implemented at FTVŠaZ 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 a Bachelor's degree in the same or a related field of study as the one to which they are applying.
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
The deadline for applications for both full-time and part-time Master's degree programmes is 30 April 2025. For Master's degree programmes with physical education, the deadline for applications is 31 February 2025. The date of the postmark is decisive.
A candidate may apply for more than one degree programme, for each of which a new application form must be submitted and documented. 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 study 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
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Open day
12.11.2024
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Apply the application for study
01.11.2024 - 30.04.2025
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Performance of the entrance exam
11.06.2025 - 13.06.2025
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Additions
- Bachelor diploma (paper form)
- (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)
- CV (paper form)
Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: cost free
The fee for admission procedure
application form: 35 €
E-application form: 32 €
Billing information
Billing information (also posted on 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): 5032 (for Master's applicants)
KS (constant symbol): 0308 - non-cash payments
S (specific symbol): birth number (for applicants from the Slovak Republic)
date of birth in DDMMYYYY (for foreign applicants)
Recipient message: applicant's name and surname
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Name of the account: 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): 5032 (for applicants for Master's studies)
KS (constant symbol): 0308 - non-cash payments
SS (specific symbol): birth number (for applicants from the Slovak Republic)
date of birth in the form DDMMYYY (for foreign applicants)
Recipient's message: applicant's first and last name
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 on 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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Last update: 20.09.2024 16:37