International Relations

(external, postgradual degree)

Graduate profile

KNOWLEDGE
- the graduate has comprehensive theoretical and methodological knowledge in the field of study,
- the graduate has a deep and comprehensive knowledge of methods and procedures used in the field of scientific research on selected issues of international relations,
- the graduate understands and correctly evaluates the determinants of the current development of international relations,
- the graduate has a comprehensive knowledge of selected dimensions of the development of current international relations and can use and interconnect these in a suitable way,
- the graduate is able to identify and define key issues and areas of basic priorities for the further development of society on the basis of extensive knowledge of international relations and international policy development,
- the graduate has a wide range of knowledge in various areas of international relations (political aspects, cultural aspects, socio-economic aspects, military-security aspects) and is able to seek and present adequate solutions to specific problems arising from them,

SKILLS
- the graduate has a developed critical and analytical thinking,
- the graduate is able to comprehensively and creatively reflect, verify and implement new research and working procedures,
- the graduate is able to select, evaluate and critically evaluate theories and concepts applied in the field of theoretical research of international relations and on this basis to implement a comprehensive theoretical analysis,
- the graduate is able to evaluate and correctly define new directions and formulate key research questions emphasizing the dynamics of the development of international relations in practice and thus the dynamics and further development of the field of study,
- the graduate is able to effectively use selected techniques and procedures applied in the process of interdisciplinary approach to research,
- the graduate is able to critically evaluate and assess the proposed solutions in terms of their possible consequences and impacts on the area,
- the graduate has advanced communication skills enabling him to present the results of his research to the professional community at home and abroad.

COMPETENCES
- the graduate is able to formulate new hypotheses, judgments and strategies related to the development of the field of study,
- the graduate has the ability to lead a scientific discussion on selected issues,
- the graduate is able to present in a suitable way formed positions of opinion on selected social problems in front of the professional community and the general public,
- the graduate has developed skills to lead and coordinate the work of research teams in a given professional field within domestic academic and research institutions,
- the graduate is able to create comprehensive professional texts and strategic materials usable both for the purposes of scientific research and for the needs of practice,
- the graduate is able to present the conclusions of his / her research activities and his / her professional opinions in a correct and appropriate way in a discussion with the professional and lay public.

Acceptance conditions

Applicants for full-time and part-time doctoral studies at FPVaMV UMB in the accredited study program International Relations and in the study program Political Science must have completed a master's degree. The electronic application for study must be sent no later than June 15, 2023. The application for full-time and external doctoral studies also includes the submission of a written dissertation project, which must be sent in electronic form by June 15, 2023 to: tomas.vida@umb.sk.
FPVaMV prefers to file an electronic application. If the applicant does not have the opportunity to fill in the electronic application, he can send a paper application to the address FPVaMV, Kuzmányho 1, 97401 Banska Bystrica within the same deadline. Certified copies of all documents required for the electronic version are attached to the paper application.
Applicants for PhD. studies who apply in the same academic year in which they also complete their master's studies will send an electronic application. A certified copy of the diploma of the completion of the master's degree and the supplement to the diploma shall be submitted by the applicants by the deadline of 7 July 2023. Applicants who do not prove the fulfillment of the basic conditions of admission to study by a specified date, they will be admitted to study conditionally. Applicants are required to deliver certified copies of the diploma of completion of the master's degree and the diploma supplement no later than on the day designated for enrollment in the relevant form and degree of study. Otherwise, applicants will not be enrolled.

Applicants for PhD. studies who have completed a master's degree in the academic years preceding the year of submission of the study application will send an electronic application and attach a scan of the master's degree diploma with a clearly visible stamp and signatures of the faculty dean. A certified copy of the diploma of the completion of the master's degree and the supplement to the diploma shall be submitted by the applicants by the deadline of 7 July 2023. Applicants who do not prove the fulfillment of the basic conditions of admission to study by a specified date, they will be admitted to study conditionally. Applicants are required to deliver certified copies of the diploma of completion of the master's degree and the diploma supplement no later than on the day designated for enrollment in the relevant form and degree of study. Otherwise, applicants will not be enrolled.
Applicants for PhD. studies from abroad who apply to study in the same academic year in which they also complete their master's studies will send an electronic application. Certified and officially translated copies of documents confirming the completion of the previous degree at the master's level, together with their recognition by the relevant university, which carries out the same or related study program, shall be submitted by applicants by 7 July 2023. Applicants who do not prove admissions to study by the set deadline will be conditionally admitted to study. Applicants are required to deliver certified copies of the diploma of completion of the master's degree and the diploma supplement no later than on the day designated for enrollment in the relevant form and degree of study. Otherwise, applicants will not be enrolled.
Applicants for PhD. studies from abroad who completed their master's studies in the academic years preceding the year of submission of the application for doctoral studies will send an electronic application and place in its attachments scans of documents confirming completion of the previous degree at master's level. Certified and officially translated copies of documents confirming the completion of the previous degree at the master's level, together with their recognition by the relevant university, which carries out the same or related study program, shall be submitted by applicants by 7 July 2023. Applicants who do not prove admissions to study by the set deadline will be conditionally admitted to study. Applicants are required to deliver certified copies of the diploma of the master's degree and the supplement to the diploma no later than on the day designated for enrollment in the relevant form and degree of study. Otherwise, applicants will not be enrolled.

Additional information

If the applicants have not passed the final exam in Slovak language and are applying for the master's study program, which is conducted in the Slovak language, they will submit a certified copy of the document confirming knowledge of the Slovak language at the B2 level no later than on the day of enrollment.

Application fees

Application fee: 60,00 €

Online application fee: 57,00 €

General information about the entrance exam

It is necessary to send the application form separately for every study degree.
Dean of the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations of the Matej Bel University reserves the right to cancel the admission exams. Dean´s decision is based on the sufficient number of students who apply to study a particular studying program.
If there are not sufficient applications to make a studying program viable, dean of the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations of the Matej Bel University reserves the right to cancel the studying program.
Applicants for studies who completed the previous level of education abroad are obliged according to § 33 and § 39 of Act no. 176/2022 Coll., amending Act no. 422/2015 Coll. on the recognition of documents on education and on the recognition of professional qualifications and on the amendment and supplementation of certain laws, as amended, to present the recognition of documents on education obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic. The applicant must submit the decision on the recognition of education documents no later than on the day designated for enrollment in the relevant form and level of study.