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The graduate is qualified to work as a history teacher lower and higher levels of public education.

The graduate will have adequate professional knowledge of the interpretation of national and universal history in school education and an adequate knowledge of the research methodology of his/her field of specialization. He/she is able to participate in the writing of study texts and in the implementation of various projects related to the teaching of history (field trips, summer courses, etc.).

The graduate is familiar with the theoretical and practical context of the didactics of the subject. He/she is able to produce methodological materials, is familiar with e-learning and is well informed about the legal and ethical aspects of teaching.

Graduates of the History Teacher Training Programme are qualified to work as history teachers in primary and secondary schools. They can be employed primarily in teaching posts, but also in other fields: academic institutions, museums, cultural institutions, public administration, etc.

The description was prepared with the participation of Mónika Kulcsár, deputy principal of the United Hungarian Language Elementary and Secondary School in Bratislava, a history teacher representing the employer of the future graduates, and Vilmos Galo, historian of the Danube Region Museum in Komárno, representing the Association of the Hungarian Teachers of History in Slovakia.  

Most of the graduates are history teachers in Slovakia and abroad. After graduation from the second (Master´s) university level, their unemployment rate is 0%. (Statistics on the validation of students are available at

https://uplatnenie.sk/?degree=V%C5%A0&vs=725000000&faculty=725020000&field=7801T00&year=2019).

Information on the validation of graduates is collected by the Career Advisory Centre of J. Selye University, which regularly conducts surveys on this issue. As participation in the survey is voluntary, we do not have representative data.

Our successful students include, for example, Dr Tamás Jóba PaeDr., who is the deputy headmaster of the Jókai Mór Primary School. The interview with him is available at: http://karrier.ujs.sk/2021/09/10/joba-tamas/

Some of our students have obtained their doctorates abroad, e.g. András Hajdú and Ildikó Bajcsi.

Feedback on the History Teacher Training Programme is constantly received through dialogue and communication with teachers in primary and secondary schools, teachers in training schools and staff in the Methodological Centres. The information thus obtained is evaluated at the History Department's workshops.

Potential employers of our graduates and the graduates themselves are invited to evaluate the quality of the proposed study programme. We received the comments of Mónika Kulcsár, deputy principal of the United Hungarian Language Elementary and Secondary School in Bratislava.

Employer satisfaction with our graduates is monitored by the JSU Career Advisory Centre. We are currently conducting a survey of our graduates who graduated between 2013 and 2021. The survey results can be found at https://www.ujs.sk/sk/ucitelstvo-historie-v-kombinacii

The (combined) Master´s Degree Study Programme in Teaching of History is an integral part of the Teacher Training and Education Science course.

The study programme provides the graduate (Master´s) degree required for the theory and practice of pedagogy. It is designed to broaden the students' professional knowledge of the twentieth-century history, with special emphasis on the history of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia and Slovak–Hungarian relations, twentieth-century universal history and the didactics of history teaching.

During the study programme, the student will draw up his/her own study plan from the compulsory and some compulsory optional subjects, in such a way as to obtain the number of credits required for the successful completion of his/her studies.

The student's study plan includes all the compulsory subjects, including the pedagogical practice, the state examination and the defence of the thesis, which amounts to a total of 120 credits.

After the harmonisation of the Master´s Degree Study Programme in Teaching of History, newly admitted students will start their studies in the harmonised programme from the following academic year, while second-year students will continue their studies according to the original study plan. 

The student will complete the following compulsory courses: History of Hungary and the Hungarians after 1918, History of the Slovak national movement, History of the Hungarians living in Slovakia 1, History of the Hungarians living in Slovakia 2, History didactics, History of the European integration, Teaching practice VI.

And makes a choice from among the compulsory optional courses: History of Central and Eastern Europe 1849–1945, Historical consciousness and school, Dictatorships of the 20^th century, History of regime changes, Teaching practice IV, Teaching practice V, Master's Thesis Seminar, Seminar on teaching practices, Chapters from social history.

The student will complete the state examination subjects (Master's Thesis and Defense, State Examination).

The profile courses are: History of Hungary and the Hungarians after 1918, History of the Slovak national movement, History of the Hungarians living in Slovakia 1, History of the Hungarians living in Slovakia 2, History didactics, History of the European integration, Teaching practice IV, Teaching practice V, Teaching practice VI, Master's Thesis Seminar.

The Course information sheets clearly state the Course completion requirements for the appropriate subject, as well as the Learning outcomes that the student achieves by completing the course.

The overlap between the different profile courses is a result of the chronological structure of the subject. The prerequisite subjects for the state examination are the profile courses.

The information sheets clearly set out the educational objectives and activities through which the Faculty of Education of J. Selye University ensures the achievement of the expected educational outcomes. Among the educational activities, lectures and seminars are preferred in the majority of cases, but depending on the current epidemiological situation, education can also be provided online.

In the information sheets, the form of educational activity is clearly defined as „present”.

Syllabi of subjects, which are realized in the form of lectures resp. seminars, are formulated in the information sheets of the subjects.

When preparing the learning parts/courses of the submitted study program, the workload of students was considered, in accordance with ECTS, depending on credits and the time range in which the education takes place.

For higher credit courses, where the number of hours was not in line with the student's workload, tasks and outputs were defined and the student is expected to complete them autonomously.

Dr. habil Simon Attila, PhD (simona@ujs.sk), dr. habil Vajda Barnabás, PhD. (vajdab@ujs.sk), doc. Szarka László, (szarkal@Ujs.sk)

Dr. habil Simon Attila, PhD (simona@ujs.sk), Dr. habil Popély Árpád, PhD. (popelya@ujs.sk), dr. habil Vajda Barnabás, PhD. (vajdab@ujs.sk), doc. Szarka László, (szarkal@ujs.sk)

Faculty of Education, J. Selye University

For the compulsory courses, the student will earn 80 credits. Of these, 72 credits are awarded for proper completion of the courses and the pedagogical practice (27 credits from the first major subject, 27 from the second major subject and 112 from the teaching foundations). In addition, 8 credits are awarded for the compulsory state examination (3 credits from the first degree, 3 credits from the second degree and 2 credits from the teaching foundations). There may be a difference of 1-2 credits between the different major subjects, but these are compensated by the range of compulsory optional courses. The total number of credits for successful completion of compulsory and compulsory optional subjects remains unchanged at 117 credits.

Students receive 37 credits for the compulsory optional courses. This includes 29 credits for the proper completion of the subjects and pedagogical practice (13 credits from the first major specialization—from which the student writes the final thesis—, 9 credits from the second major specialization and 7 credits from the teaching foundations). In addition, the student is required to defend the final thesis, for which he/she receives 8 credits in one of the major specializations.

The optional courses can be taken from the teaching foundations. Here the students can choose from the entire faculty's offerings for a minimum of 3 credits during their Master's studies.   

Proper completion of studies requires the achievement of 120 credits, of which 54 are in the first major specialization (in which the student writes his/her final thesis), 42 in the second major specialization and 24 credits in the teaching foundations.

The student earns 12 credits for the final thesis and its successful defence (4 credits for the work done on the final thesis in the context of the Master´s Thesis Seminar and 8 credits for the defence of the final thesis).

The student earns 12 credits for the pedagogical practice (6 credits from one major specialization and 6 credits from the other).

The rules, criteria and methods of assessment are transparent and predefined by the educator, and are detailed in the subject information sheet. In the section on the subject's completion, the student's obligations in relation to the course of study and other obligations relating to the achievement of the educational objective, the form in which the course of study is to be carried out and the criteria for verification of learning outcomes are clearly defined. The student's achievements are recorded, documented and archived. The rules and procedures for students assessment are laid down in the Academic Regulations of J. Selye University. Students receive feedback from the educator during the course of their studies, as well as guidance and the opportunity to correct deficiencies. Students have the opportunity to obtain knowledge about their own assessment through personal consultations, the Academic Information System or the Moodle platform.

The student has the possibility to take advantage of the consultation hours during the semester. Experience shows that students take advantage of this opportunity in order to achieve better results. If the student fulfils the requirements for the relevant subject, he/she has the possibility of one regular and two remedial examinations (and, where appropriate, a commission examination). The rules for this and for the accumulation and acceptance of credits are set out in the Academic Regulations of J. Selye University. The administrative control of the Academic Information System is carried out by the Studies Office according to the rules laid down in the Academic Regulations.

The Academic Regulations of J. Selye University clearly describe the procedures for the achievement, accumulation, and transfer of credits, which are in line with the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System. The rules for the recognition of studies completed at other universities are also defined.

The topics for the final theses are available on the following website:

https://ais2.ujs.sk/ais/servlets/WebUIServlet?appClassName=ais.gui.vs.es.VSES057App&kodAplikacie=VSES057&uiLang=SK&viewer=web

The rules for the assignment, processing, opposition, defence and evaluation of final theses in the study programme are laid down in the Academic Regulations of J. Selye University, which are available in the Academic Information System (Dokumenty/UJS-legislatíva/Vnútorné predpisy, 2018, No. 8).

The University supports student mobility at home and abroad through study trips and research activities. In order to increase the number of students participating in student mobility (e.g. Erasmus+), the University's International Relations Department, together with the faculties, regularly organises workshops and offers face-to-face and online consultation. Students are also informed about mobility opportunities through the University's information tools. Information on the mobility of students, lecturers and staff abroad is provided in Rector's Decree No 3/2014 (available in the Academic Information System: Dokumenty/UJS-legislatíva/Vnútorné akty riadenia, 2018, No. 10).

The academic programme of the higher education institution also enforces rules to ensure research integrity, prevent plagiarism and other academic fraud. According to the Statutes of the J. Selye University, plagiarism is a disciplinary offence and will be subject to disciplinary action. The institution of higher education takes care to ensure that the integrity of researchers is not compromised and that plagiarism or other academic fraud does not occur, and has procedures in place to ensure that any breach of the rules is incompatible with the award of an academic degree. These rules and procedures are set out in the Statute of J. Selye University (available in the Academic Information System: Dokumenty/UJS-legislatíva/Vnútorné predpisy, 2013, No. 11).

In line with the current trend, the university systematically searches for and seeks to address students with special needs and has recorded an observable increase in the number of these students. Students with special needs are entitled to support services in line with their specific needs. JSU has a university coordinator to take care of students with special needs. The rules and procedures are formulated in the Rector's Directive no. 7/2016 on students with special needs and on the competence of the JSU coordinator for students with special needs.

As per the JSU Constitution, each student becomes a member of the academic community by enrolling in one of the study programmes delivered by JSU or one of its faculties. Based on the JSU Constitution, members of the academic community have the right to address proposals, comments, and complaints to the bodies of academic self-government—the procedures and rules of which are defined in their legislative documents. Students are represented in the bodies of self-government and in the advisory bodies of the faculty, the details of the participation of student representatives are discussed in their constitutions or rules of procedure. Those enrolled in the study programme have at their disposal effective mechanisms for the review of complaints by which they demand the protection of their rights or legally protected interests that they consider to have been infringed or by which they point to specific shortcomings in the activity or inactivity of the institution. Complaints are reviewed in a transparent way, with the participation of student representatives. To those who filed a complaint, feedback is provided about the results of the review of their complaint(s) and on the measures taken.

Information sheets of educational subjects of the submitted study programme were processed into the structure according to Annex No. 1 to the Decree of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Slovak Republic No. 155/2013 Coll.

https://www.ujs.sk/hu/oktatas/akademiai-ev-idobeosztasa.html

doc. László Szarka, CSc. (szarkal@ujs.sk) university teacher in the position of professor, person responsible for the study programme

Dr. habil Árpád Popély, PhD. https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15561 (popelya@ujs.sk)

History of Hungary and the Hungarians after 1918

History of the Hungarians living in Slovakia 2

Master´s Thesis Seminar

Dr. habil Attila Simon, PhD, https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15508 (simona@ujs.sk)

History of the Hungarians living in Slovakia 1

Master´s Thesis Seminar

doc. László Szarka, CSc. https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15512 

(szarkal@ujs.sk)

History of the Slovak national movement

Master´s Thesis Seminar

dr. habil Barnabás Vajda, PhD. https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15510 (vajdab@ujs.sk)

History didactics

History of the European integration

Available in the Academic Information System

Dr. habil Árpád Popély, PhD. https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15561 (popelya@ujs.sk)

History of Hungary and the Hungarians after 1918

History of the Hungarians living in Slovakia 2

Master´s Thesis Seminar

History of Central and Eastern Europe 1849–1945

Dictatorships of the 20th century

Dr. habil Attila Simon, PhD, https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15508 (simona@ujs.sk)

History of the Hungarians living in Slovakia 1

Master´s Thesis Seminar

doc. László Szarka, CSc. https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15512 (szarkal@Ujs.sk)

History of the Slovak national movement

Master´s Thesis Seminar

Chapters from social history

dr. habil Barnabás Vajda, PhD. https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15510 (vajdab@ujs.sk)

History didactics

History of the European integration

Historical consciousness and school

History of regime changes

Praxis of history teaching

The current topics of the final theses are available in the Academic Information System of the J. Selye University. The link to the website is given in section 4. h) of this description.

Available in the Academic Information System

Mgr. László Bese (3933@student.ujs.sk)

dr. habil Attila Simon, PhD., simona@ujs.sk, schedule of consultations currently in AIS

Staffer of Study Office: Farkas Zsuzsanna, farkasz@ujs.sk

Staffer of Career Advisory Centre: Mgr. Norbert Istvánik, istvanikn@ujs.sk

Staffer of Accommodation Department: Mgr. Attila Duba, dubaa@ujs.sk

https://tkk.ujs.sk/en/structure/departments/department-of-history.html#infrastructure-of-the-study-program

https://tkk.ujs.sk/en/structure/departments/department-of-history.html#infrastructure-of-the-study-program

https://tkk.ujs.sk/en/structure/departments/department-of-history.html#infrastructure-of-the-study-program

https://tkk.ujs.sk/en/structure/departments/department-of-history.html#infrastructure-of-the-study-program

https://tkk.ujs.sk/en/structure/departments/department-of-history.html#infrastructure-of-the-study-program

https://tkk.ujs.sk/en/structure/departments/department-of-history.html#infrastructure-of-the-study-program

To apply for a Master's study programme, the applicant must have properly completed an appropriate specialization of Bachelor´s programme.

The aim of the University is to produce graduates with an adequate professional knowledge base. A prerequisite for this is to admit students who meet the quality criteria. Candidates for the Master's programme in History Teaching are expected to have adequate knowledge, skills and competences in the following areas: universal history from prehistory to the present day; national history: the history of Hungary and Slovakia; basic historical disciplines (introduction to history, auxiliary sciences); methodology of history.

It is expected that the student speaks Hungarian at an adequate level.

The admission requirements for foreign applicants are the same as for applicants from Slovakia.  

The admission procedure is discussed annually by the relevant Faculty bodies and the necessary information is published on the Faculty website.

The Faculty considers the applicants' results at the Bachelor level in the admission procedure.

Admission is decided by the Dean of the Faculty on the recommendation of the Admissions Committee in accordance with the admission requirements.

Electronic application (HU):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2vkYKM-ZDw&t=19s

In the academic years 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and 2021/2022, all applicants to the Master´s Degree in Teaching of History Education Programme were admitted without an entrance examination, based on the recommendation of the Admission Committee and in accordance with the admission requirements of the Faculty of Education of J. Selye University.

Students' perceptions of the quality of provided education are constantly monitored, while educators choose their own survey methods. Methods of monitoring include informal discussions with students, online questionnaires, which allow for a differentiated approach to each group of students. The Moodle system also provides a means of measuring student satisfaction.

The University's Career Advisory Centre provides counselling, psychological and legal services to students in the course of their studies, monitors their performance and their ability to find a job in the labour market.

JSU has developed an alumni portal for former students, a system that has a long tradition in Western Europe and the USA. The university alumni portal is available at www.ujs.sk/alumni, where former students can register and become part of the alumni community.

JSU pays close attention to the careers of its former students, and alumni can provide information about their workplace, which can help students to develop a realistic view of the job market.

Rules and regulations for Scholarship at JSU available from AIS JSU Documents / JSU-legislation / Internal regulations, year 2018, number 2

Rector's Directive 5/2013 on JSU student scientific professional activities, available from AIS JSU Documents / JSU-legislation / Internal Acts of Management, year 2021, number 5)

JSU Rector's Directive No. 10/2010 on the principles of lending notebooks to students (as amended by Appendix No. 1), available from AIS JSU Documents / JSU-legislation / Internal Acts of Management, year 2011, number 7)

Rector's directive No. 1/2021 Tuition and fees associated with studies at J. Selye University for the academic year 2021/2022, available from AIS JSU Documents / JSU-legislation / Internal Acts of Management, year 2021, number 6

Directive No. 9/2020, which describe the rules for Youth Hostel of JSU and regulate accommodation of students, available from AIS JSU Documents / JSU-legislation / Internal Acts of Management, year 2020, number 29

Regulations for Imatriculation and Promotion (2015), available from AIS JSU Documents / JSU-legislation / Internal regulations, year 2015, number 5

Directive no. 8/2016 On the issuance of certificates of completion of studies at JSU, available from AIS JSU Documents / JSU-legislation / Internal Acts of Management, year 2016, number 10

Rector's directive No. 1/2014 Library and Lending Regulations, University Library of JSU, available from AIS JSU Documents / JSU-legislation / Internal Acts of Management, year 2014, number 2

Statute of student self-government, available from AIS JSU Documents / JSU-legislation / Internal Acts of Management, year 2010, number 8

Rector's Directive No. 3/2014 on the organization of foreign mobility of students, teachers, and staff within the Erasmus+ program at JSU, available from AIS JSU Documents / JSU-legislation / Internal Acts of Management, year 2018, number 10

Rector's directive no. 7/2016 on students with special needs and on the competence of the JSU coordinator for students with special needs, available from AIS JSU Documents / JSU-legislation / Internal Acts of Management, year 2016, number 9

Rector's directive no. 6/2016 on free access to information available from the AIS JSU Documents / JSU-legislation / Internal Acts of Management, year 2016, number 8