Teaching of Informatics and Teaching of Mathematics

Prospects of graduates

Teacher of Informatics
The graduate of the study programme of the 2nd degree of study of teacher of informatics has a developed knowledge of the field of informatics and its application in the field of didactics of informatics. Emphasis is placed on the graduate of the study programme to acquire sufficiently deep knowledge, practical experience necessary for a teacher of informatics in primary and secondary schools.




Mathematics Teaching
The graduate of the Master's degree in Mathematics Teaching will acquire knowledge of mathematics methodology that will enable him/her to teach it at the second level of primary schools and at 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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Conditions of admission

An applicant for the second cycle of studies for the academic year 2024/2025 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 2024/2025 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 (approbation 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 approbation subjects implemented at the Faculty of Arts or 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 the Faculty of Physical Education and Health Sciences of UMB can be found on the website of the university (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. Ing. Ľudovít Trajteľ, PhD. (no. dv. F 131); 048/ 446 7131;
email: ludovit.trajtel@umb.sk

General information on the admission exam

The application deadline for bachelor's and master's degree programmes, both full-time and part-time, is 31 March 2024. For bachelor's degree programmes with physical education, the application deadline for the first round is 28 February 2024 and for the second round is 1 May to 31 May 2024. The postmark date is the date of the postmark.
An applicant may apply for multiple degree programs, 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 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 appear for the entrance examination for serious reasons, a part of the fee will be refunded to him/her on the basis of an application, which must be delivered to the Department for Pedagogical Activities of the Faculty of Education of the MBU by the date of the entrance examinations (the date of postmark is decisive).
The theses for the entrance examinations, in which the content of the required curriculum is specified, will be sent to the applicants by the Department for Pedagogical Activities of the Faculty of Education together with the invitation to the entrance examinations.

Tests

written form

• Apply the application for study

  01.11.2023 - 31.03.2024

• Performance of the entrance exam

  12.06.2024 - 14.06.2024

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Anticipated number of applicants to be accepted
5


Additions

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Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: cost free
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 900 €


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

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