Curriculum Council:
-Chair: doc. PhDr. Slávka Démuthová, PhD.
-Members: prof. Dr. Ognen Spasovski, PhD., Mgr. et Bc. Zuzana Rojková, PhD.
-Student: Alexandra Majorová
-Representative of the external environment:
- graduate: Mgr. Mgr. Eliška Mordelová (school psychologist)
- employer: Mgr. Michal Zahradník (Head of Department and guarantor of health care in the field of clinical psychology and psychotherapy, Psychiatric Department of the University Hospital in Trnava) Mgr. Michal Zahradník (Head of Department and guarantor of health care in the field of clinical psychology and psychotherapy
Person responsible for the implementation, development, and quality of the study programme: doc. PhDr. Slávka Démuthová, PhD.
Persons responsible for the profile subjects of the study programme:
- prof. Dr. Ognen Spasovski, PhD. - professor
- doc. PhDr. Slávka Démuthová, PhD. - professor
- Mgr. et Bc. Zuzana Rojková, PhD. - associate Professor
- PhDr. Dominika Doktorová, PhD. - associate professor
- PhDr. Zuzana Mičková, PhD. - associate professor
Profile of the graduate, educational objectives and application of graduates of the study programme General and Experimental Psychology
Graduate profile and educational objectives - General and Experimental Psychology
Education in the study programme respects the standards of the European Federation of Psychological Associations (EFPA) for the education and training of future psychologists and is compatible with the education of psychologists in EU member countries. The aim of education in the study programme is to prepare a graduate who, at the time of completion of the bachelor's degree, possesses the knowledge and skills enabling the examination, prognostic assessment of the behaviour of a person or a group of people by means of selected psychological methods, techniques and procedures corresponding to the current knowledge of psychological sciences and the state of the practice. It is oriented in various sub-disciplines of psychology and some related disciplines. Possesses basic training in all psychological specialties, major topics and techniques in psychology as a discipline. Possesses a foundation for acquiring primary psychological skills and prerequisites for conducting research in psychology.
Graduate profile - learning Outcomes:
1.Knowledge: the graduate knows and can choose specific scientific methods of basic and applied research in the field of general and experimental psychology, educational, counseling and school psychology, clinical psychology and social and occupational psychology. He has extensive expertise in several areas of his field of study, which serves as a basis for conducting research and development and creating new knowledge in the field of psychology.
2.Acquired skills:The graduate is able to formulate new hypotheses and strategies for further research and development of psychology. Applies own findings of his/her theoretical analysis and his/her comprehensive scientific research in solving problems in the areas of the field of study. He/she has a working knowledge of the chosen research methods and uses them in the search for new technologies, technical details and important interactive system links. Can design, validate, and implement new research and work practices based on their outputs and findings.
3.Professional and transferable competences. He/she independently presents the results of research and development to the professional community in the Slovak Republic and abroad. Takes into account social, scientific and ethical aspects in formulating research objectives and interpreting research results. Can determine the focus of research and coordinate the research, conceptual and analytical work of experts in the relevant scientific field. Further, communication skills, mathematical skills, organisational skills, digital skills, critical thinking, timemanagement, working under supervision, group work, information retrieval and critical selection, etc.
Applicability of Bachelor's degree graduates
The priority of education in psychology is to prepare graduates for the helping profession. Success in terms of visibility to the wider public or attainment of management positions is not a criterion for success in the helping professions. From this perspective, any graduate who can provide psychological care to clients and patients is successful and beneficial to society. However, our graduates have been successful in filling positions in a wide variety of careers:
Mikulová Paulina, Mgr. - Chief State Counsellor - Criminalistics and Expertise Institute of the Presidium of the Police Corps of the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic
Marko, Martin, Mgr., PhD. - researcher - Centre of Experimental Medicine of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
Doktorová, Dominika, PhDr., PhD. - Vice-Dean for Studies - Faculty of Arts, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
Balúchová Timko, Kristína, Mgr. - writer - http://www.kristinabaluchova.sk
Truhlář, Adam, Mgr. - sports psychologist (preparation of Olympic athletes) - Mgr. Adam Truhlář Top Coaching
Evaluation of the employability of graduates of the study programme
The evaluation of graduates' employability by study programmes is published on the website Evaluation of the employability of graduates of the Faculty of Arts UCM in Trnava.
The Faculty of Arts of UCM in Trnava, as part of the monitoring and evaluation of the quality of education provided, carries out (among other things) the collection and evaluation of data focused on the employability of graduates in the field of study. Due to the fact that the education at the first level of higher education of the study programme in psychology does not aim at obtaining any specific professional qualification and does not provide the acquisition of competences necessary for independent practice in psychology, the applicability in practice can be monitored only after the completion of the second level. Graduates of the psychology study programme at the UCM Faculty of Arts achieve the best results in employability among all study programmes at the UCM Faculty of Arts. Up to 70% of them were employed directly in the field and another 16% in a field overlapping with the graduated field. Only 14% of the graduates stated that they were employed in another field, which, however, points to the fact that 100% of the graduates found employment in the labour market. According to data for the last 15 years, the majority of graduates (65%) were employed within three months of graduation and a further 23% found a job within six months.