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Study plan - Veterinary nurse
(full-time form of study, slovak language)
Study programme
------ First degree: ------
feed and foodstuff safety - full-time form 3-years, slovak language (1
st
degree)
feed and foodstuff safety - external form 3-years, slovak language (1
st
degree)
cynology - full-time form 3-years, slovak language (1
st
degree)
cynology - external form 3-years, slovak language (1
st
degree)
animal science - full-time form 3-years, english language (1
st
degree)
veterinary nurse - full-time form 3-years, english language (1
st
degree)
veterinary nurse - full-time form 3-years, slovak language (1
st
degree)
veterinary nurse - external form 3-years, slovak language (1
st
degree)
man-animal relationship and its use in canistherapy and hipotherapy - full-time form 3-years, slovak language (1
st
degree)
man-animal relationship and its use in canistherapy and hipotherapy - external form 3-years, slovak language (1
st
degree)
------ Second degree: ------</option>
animal welfare and protection - full-time form 2-years, slovak language (2
nd
degree)
animal welfare and protection - external form 2-years, slovak language (2
nd
degree)
the market and quality of foodstuffs - full-time form 2-years, slovak language (2
nd
degree)
the market and quality of foodstuffs - external form 2-years, slovak language (2
nd
degree)
------ Combined first and second degree: ------</option>
pharmacy (joint study programme) - full-time form 5-years, slovak language (combined 1
st
and 2
nd
degree)
pharmacy - full-time form 5-years, slovak language (combined 1
st
and 2
nd
degree)
food hygiene - full-time form 6-years, slovak language (combined 1
st
and 2
nd
degree)
general veterinary medicine - full-time form 6-years, english language (combined 1
st
and 2
nd
degree)
general veterinary medicine - full-time form 6-years, slovak language (combined 1
st
and 2
nd
degree)
------ Third degree: ------</option>
animal hygiene and environment - full-time form 4-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
animal hygiene and environment - full-time form 4-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
animal hygiene and environment - external form 5-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
animal hygiene and environment - external form 5-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
food hygiene - full-time form 4-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
food hygiene - full-time form 4-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
food hygiene - external form 5-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
food hygiene - external form 5-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
infectious diseases of animals - full-time form 4-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
infectious diseases of animals - full-time form 4-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
infectious diseases of animals - external form 5-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
infectious diseases of animals - external form 5-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
microbiology and immunology - full-time form 4-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
microbiology and immunology - full-time form 4-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
microbiology and immunology - external form 5-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
microbiology and immunology - external form 5-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
parasitic diseases of animals - full-time form 4-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
parasitic diseases of animals - full-time form 4-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
parasitic diseases of animals - external form 5-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
parasitic diseases of animals - external form 5-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
veterinary surgery, orthopedics and radiology - full-time form 4-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
veterinary surgery, orthopedics and radiology - full-time form 4-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
veterinary surgery, orthopedics and radiology - external form 5-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
veterinary surgery, orthopedics and radiology - external form 5-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
veterinary morphology and physiology - full-time form 4-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
veterinary morphology and physiology - full-time form 4-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
veterinary morphology and physiology - external form 5-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
veterinary morphology and physiology - external form 5-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
veterinary obstetrics and gynecology - full-time form 4-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
veterinary obstetrics and gynecology - full-time form 4-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
veterinary obstetrics and gynecology - external form 5-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
veterinary obstetrics and gynecology - external form 5-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
internal diseases of animals - full-time form 4-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
internal diseases of animals - full-time form 4-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
internal diseases of animals - external form 5-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
internal diseases of animals - external form 5-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
nutrition of animals and dietetics - full-time form 4-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
nutrition of animals and dietetics - full-time form 4-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
nutrition of animals and dietetics - external form 5-years, english language (3
rd
degree)
nutrition of animals and dietetics - external form 5-years, slovak language (3
rd
degree)
Academic year
2026/2027
2025/2026
2024/2025
2023/2024
2022/2023
2021/2022
2020/2021
2019/2020
2018/2019
2017/2018
2016/2017
2015/2016
Choose
Basic information
Field of study
veterinary medicine
Standard lenght of Study
3 years
Form of study
full-time form of study
Degree of study
first
Teaching language
slovak
Awarded academic degree
BSc.
PortalVS code
184487
Person responsible for the quality
prof. Alexandra Trbolová, DVM, PhD
Teachers of profile courses
doc. Gabriela Štrkolcová, DVM, PhD
doc. Martin Kožár, DVM, PhD
doc. Mária Fialkovičová, DVM, PhD
prof. Alexandra Trbolová, DVM, PhD
doc. Mária Kuricová, DVM, PhD, MBA
Study plan valid from 2025/2026 (1
st
, 2
nd
year of study)
Study plan valid from 2022/2023 (3
th
year of study)
Study section
Minimum number of credits: 164
Minimum number of credits obtained for compulsory courses: 154
COMPULSORY COURSES
Name
PS
Year of Study/
Semester
Credits
Scale
Completion
Teachers
Block - 1
st
year of study
Minimum number of credits: 56
Principles and practice of basic veterinary nursing
1 / WS
3
2L
Ev&Ex
Bílek
Horňák
Kuzyšinová
Sesztáková
Vargová
Weissová
Anatomy
1 / WS
8
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Šimaiová
Ethology and behavioral disorders of animals
1 / WS
6
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Dudra Kasičová
Kottferová
Skurková
Breeds and breeding of companion animals
1 / WS
7
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Lacková
Zigo
Physiology
1 / SS
7
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Vlčková
Ondrašovičová
Petrilla
Sopková
Andrejčáková
Basics of laboratory diagnostics
1 / SS
5
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Luptáková
Beňová
Galajda
Polláková
Basics of pharmacology
1 / SS
3
2L + 2P
Ev
Marcinčáková
Váczi
Hygiene and welfare of companion animals
1 / SS
5
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Gregová
Kachnič
Szabóová
Animal nutrition, dietetics and feeding
1 / SS
8
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Mihok
Bujňák
Professional practice - private veterinarians
1 /
4
100sP
Ev
Kožár
Block - 2
nd
year of study
Minimum number of credits: 56
Pathological physiology
2 / WS
6
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Szabóová
Maková
Toxicology
2 / WS
4
1L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Falis
Basics of pharmacology
2 / WS
5
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Marcinčáková
Sokoli
Váczi
Basics of microbiology, parasitology and immunology
2 / WS
6
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Hajdučková
Tkáčiková
Štrkolcová
Pathological anatomy
2 / WS
6
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Levkut
Anaesthesia and analgesia
2 / SS
4
1L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Lipták
Trbolová
Lapšanská
Radiology and imaging diagnostics
2 / SS
4
1L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Bílek
Figurová
Hluchý
Propaedeutics
2 / SS
6
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Link
Kyzeková
Parasitic and infectious diseases of companion animals
2 / SS
6
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Drážovská
Halán
Jacková
Korytár
Kočišová
Mandelík
Račka
Schreiberová
Zemanová
Štrkolcová
Preventive veterinary medicine of companion animals
2 / SS
5
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Drážovská
Halán
Korytár
Mandelík
Ondrejková
Prokeš
Vojtek
Professional practice - private veterinarians
2 /
4
100sP
Ev
Kožár
Block - 3
rd
year of study
Minimum number of credits: 42
Ambulatory patient care
3 / WS
6
3L + 4P
Ev&Ex
Major
Molnár
Sesztáková
Vrabec
Kožár
Kottferová
Care for a hospitalized patient
3 / WS
7
3L + 4P
Ev&Ex
Fialkovičová
Bílek
Professional communication and psychology
3 / WS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Tomko
Sabolová Fabianová
Economics and management in practice
3 / WS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Korim
Intensive care of an acute patient
3 / SS
6
2L + 4P
Ev&Ex
Bílek
Hura
Koľvek
Novotný
Trbolová
Valocký
Gomulcová
Lapšanská
Vikartovská
Post-traumatic and post-operative rehabilitation and physiotherapy
3 / SS
6
2L + 4P
Ev&Ex
Kuricová
Bílek
Clinical practice - Clinic of horses
3 /
5
120rP
Ev
Bílek
Hura
Koľvek
Pettenello
Valocký
Clinical internship at the Small Animal Clinic
3 /
5
120rP
Ev
Kožár
Drahovská
Hluchý
Horňák
Horňáková
Kuricová
Lapšanská
Lipták
Valenčáková
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animals
3 /
3
80sP
Ev
Kottferová
Kuzyšinová
Major
Molnár
Sesztáková
Toporčák
Vrabec
COMPULSORY OPTIONAL COURSES
Name
PS
Year of Study/
Semester
Credits
Scale
Completion
Teachers
Block - 1
st
year of study
Basics of biology and genetics
1 / WS
2
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Galdíková
Halušková
Basics of Latin terminology
1 / WS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Zborovjan
Kušnírová
Information technologies in the outpatient ward
1 / SS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Takáč
Takáčová
Basics of English language
1 / SS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Petrillová
Block - 2
nd
year of study
Clinical biochemistry and haematology
2 / WS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Šimková
Industrial feeds and diets
2 / WS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Marcin
Hreško Šamudovská
Welfare of handicapped, abandoned and zoo animals
2 / SS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Kottferová
Kuzyšinová
Major
Molnár
Sesztáková
Toporčák
Vrabec
Cynology
2 / SS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Farbáková
Karolová
Lazár
Block - 3
rd
year of study
Breeding and diseases of reptiles
3 / WS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Kottferová
Major
Molnár
Vrabec
Kuzyšinová
Sesztáková
Toporčák
Legislation in veterinary practice
3 / WS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Nagyová
Care for juvenile and geriatric patient
3 / SS
2
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Bílek
Hura
Koľvek
Novotný
Pettenello
Valocký
Breeding and diseases of exotic birds
3 / SS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Sesztáková
Kottferová
Kuzyšinová
Major
Molnár
Toporčák
Vrabec
OPTIONAL COURSES
Name
PS
Year of Study/
Semester
Credits
Scale
Completion
Teachers
Block - 1
st
year of study
Horse riding
1 / SS
1
2P
Ev
Physical education
1 /
2
40rP
Ev
Gajdošová
Varga
Block - 2
nd
year of study
Work with professional literature
2 / SS
1
2P
Ev
Bodnárová
Physical education
2 /
2
40rP
Ev
Gajdošová
Varga
Block - 3
rd
year of study
Physical education
3 /
2
40rP
Ev
Gajdošová
Varga
State exams
Minimum number of credits: 16
COMPULSORY COURSES
Name
PS
Year of Study/
Semester
Credits
Completion
Teachers
Block - State Exams
Minimum number of credits: 16
State-final exam
3 /
16
SE
COMPULSORY OPTIONAL COURSES
Name
PS
Year of Study/
Semester
Credits
Completion
Teachers
Abbreviations
:
- Profile course of the study programme
CRŠ
: central registry portal
WS
: winter semester
SS
: summer semester
L
: lecture
P
: practice
Scale
:
h
: hours per week
s
: hours per semester
d
: days pre semester
t
: weeks per semester
If none of these symbols are given, the „hours per week“ range is assumed.
Completion
:
Ev
: evaluation
Ev&Ex
: evaluation and examination
SE
: state examination
SED
: state examination - defence
Study section
Minimum number of credits: 166
Minimum number of credits obtained for compulsory courses: 154
COMPULSORY COURSES
Name
PS
Year of Study/
Semester
Credits
Scale
Completion
Teachers
Block - 1
st
year of study
Minimum number of credits: 56
Principles and practice of basic veterinary nursing
1 / WS
6
2L
Ev&Ex
Bílek
Horňák
Kuzyšinová
Sesztáková
Vargová
Weissová
Anatomy
1 / WS
8
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Šimaiová
Ethology and behavioral disorders of animals
1 / WS
6
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Dudra Kasičová
Kottferová
Skurková
Breeds and breeding of companion animals
1 / WS
8
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Lacková
Zigo
Physiology
1 / SS
8
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Vlčková
Ondrašovičová
Petrilla
Sopková
Andrejčáková
Basics of laboratory diagnostics
1 / SS
5
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Luptáková
Beňová
Galajda
Polláková
Basics of pharmacology
1 / SS
0
2L + 2P
Ev
Marcinčáková
Váczi
Hygiene and welfare of companion animals
1 / SS
5
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Gregová
Kachnič
Szabóová
Animal nutrition, dietetics and feeding
1 / SS
8
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Mihok
Bujňák
Professional practice - private veterinarians
1 /
2
100sP
Ev
Kožár
Block - 2
nd
year of study
Minimum number of credits: 56
Pathological physiology
2 / WS
6
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Szabóová
Maková
Toxicology
2 / WS
4
1L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Falis
Basics of pharmacology
2 / WS
6
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Marcinčáková
Sokoli
Váczi
Basics of microbiology, parasitology and immunology
2 / WS
6
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Hajdučková
Tkáčiková
Štrkolcová
Pathological anatomy
2 / WS
6
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Levkut
Anaesthesia and analgesia
2 / SS
5
1L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Lipták
Trbolová
Lapšanská
Radiology and imaging diagnostics
2 / SS
4
1L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Bílek
Figurová
Hluchý
Propaedeutics
2 / SS
6
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Link
Kyzeková
Parasitic and infectious diseases of companion animals
2 / SS
6
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Drážovská
Halán
Jacková
Korytár
Kočišová
Mandelík
Račka
Schreiberová
Zemanová
Štrkolcová
Preventive veterinary medicine of companion animals
2 / SS
5
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Drážovská
Halán
Korytár
Mandelík
Ondrejková
Prokeš
Vojtek
Preparation of bachelor thesis I.
2 / SS
0
2P
Ev
Professional practice - private veterinarians
2 /
2
100sP
Ev
Kožár
Block - 3
rd
year of study
Minimum number of credits: 42
Ambulatory patient care
3 / WS
8
3L + 4P
Ev&Ex
Karasová
Molnár
Sesztáková
Vrabec
Major
Kottferová
Care for a hospitalized patient
3 / WS
8
3L + 4P
Ev&Ex
Fialkovičová
Bílek
Professional communication and psychology
3 / WS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Tomko
Sabolová Fabianová
Economics and management in practice
3 / WS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Korim
Preparation of bachelor thesis II.
3 / WS
2
2P
Ev
Intensive care of an acute patient
3 / SS
6
2L + 4P
Ev&Ex
Bílek
Hura
Koľvek
Novotný
Trbolová
Valocký
Gomulcová
Lapšanská
Vikartovská
Post-traumatic and post-operative rehabilitation and physiotherapy
3 / SS
6
2L + 4P
Ev&Ex
Kuricová
Bílek
Clinical practice - Clinic of horses
3 /
3
120rP
Ev
Bílek
Hura
Koľvek
Pettenello
Valocký
Clinical internship at the Small Animal Clinic
3 /
3
120rP
Ev
Kožár
Drahovská
Hluchý
Horňák
Horňáková
Kuricová
Lapšanská
Lipták
Valenčáková
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animals
3 /
2
80sP
Ev
Kottferová
Kuzyšinová
Major
Molnár
Sesztáková
Toporčák
Vrabec
COMPULSORY OPTIONAL COURSES
Name
PS
Year of Study/
Semester
Credits
Scale
Completion
Teachers
Block - 1
st
year of study
Basics of biology and genetics
1 / WS
2
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Galdíková
Halušková
Basics of Latin terminology
1 / WS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Zborovjan
Kušnírová
Information technologies in the outpatient ward
1 / SS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Takáč
Takáčová
Basics of English language
1 / SS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Petrillová
Block - 2
nd
year of study
Clinical biochemistry and haematology
2 / WS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Kostecká
Šimková
Industrial feeds and diets
2 / WS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Marcin
Hreško Šamudovská
Welfare of handicapped, abandoned and zoo animals
2 / SS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Kottferová
Kuzyšinová
Major
Molnár
Sesztáková
Toporčák
Vrabec
Cynology
2 / SS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Farbáková
Karolová
Lazár
Block - 3
rd
year of study
Breeding and diseases of reptiles
3 / WS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Kottferová
Major
Molnár
Vrabec
Kuzyšinová
Sesztáková
Toporčák
Legislation in veterinary practice
3 / WS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Nagyová
Care for juvenile and geriatric patient
3 / SS
2
2L + 2P
Ev&Ex
Bílek
Hura
Koľvek
Novotný
Pettenello
Valocký
Breeding and diseases of exotic birds
3 / SS
2
2P
Ev&Ex
Sesztáková
Kottferová
Kuzyšinová
Major
Molnár
Toporčák
Vrabec
OPTIONAL COURSES
Name
PS
Year of Study/
Semester
Credits
Scale
Completion
Teachers
Block - 1
st
year of study
Horse riding
1 / SS
1
2P
Ev
Physical education
1 /
2
40rP
Ev
Gajdošová
Varga
Block - 2
nd
year of study
Work with professional literature
2 / SS
1
2P
Ev
Bodnárová
Physical education
2 /
2
40rP
Ev
Gajdošová
Varga
Block - 3
rd
year of study
Physical education
3 /
2
40rP
Ev
Gajdošová
Varga
State exams
Minimum number of credits: 14
COMPULSORY COURSES
Name
PS
Year of Study/
Semester
Credits
Completion
Teachers
Block - State Exams
Minimum number of credits: 14
Defending of diploma thesis
3 /
4
SED
State-final exam
3 /
10
SE
COMPULSORY OPTIONAL COURSES
Name
PS
Year of Study/
Semester
Credits
Completion
Teachers
Abbreviations
:
- Profile course of the study programme
CRŠ
: central registry portal
WS
: winter semester
SS
: summer semester
L
: lecture
P
: practice
Scale
:
h
: hours per week
s
: hours per semester
d
: days pre semester
t
: weeks per semester
If none of these symbols are given, the „hours per week“ range is assumed.
Completion
:
Ev
: evaluation
Ev&Ex
: evaluation and examination
SE
: state examination
SED
: state examination - defence