Specifying framework of graduate profiles (Aesthetics and Aesthetic Education at all levels of study)
The profiling of all forms of study, guaranteed by the Institute of Literary and Artistic Communication, Faculty of Arts, CPU in Nitra (hereinafter: ILAC) is characterized by peculiarities that are supported by decades of basic research (more than half a hundred national and international research projects of which more than 90% were evaluated as excellent) and pioneering research initiatives. Their results were reflected in the profiling of graduates of all forms of the study of Aesthetics and Aesthetic Education, which is centrally based on autonomous basic research, as follows:
These peculiarities (tradition, teaching based on continuous basic research), together with the fact that the teaching of aesthetics and aesthetic education at ILAC was never aimed at "mass production of graduates", got reflected in the success of its graduates.
Graduates of the study of aesthetics and (or) aesthetic education at ILAC have become successful in the academic, or pedagogical sphere, not only at primary, secondary and higher education institutions (e.g. doc. Mgr. Łukasz P. Wojciechowski, PhD., doc. PhDr. Milan Banyár, PhD.), but also in various educational institutions and non-profit organizations (Mgr. Viera Lasáková, née Chrenková), in various cultural and social institutions and centers (Mgr. Lucia Vadelová, Mgr. Marek Vatraľ, PhD., Mgr. Richard Kováčik, PhD., Erik Vilím, PhD.), as editors or editors-in-chief of regional newspapers (Mgr. Alexandra Janigová) and national magazines (Mgr. Alexandra Paulovičová) and also as creative artists who, thanks to the study of aesthetics, theoretically anchored their artistic activities, expanded and deepened the thematic and methodological frameworks of their work (Mgr. Peter Oravec, PhD., Michal Hvorecký, Alena Pajtinková).
Each doctoral student of aesthetics submits a UGA research project and usually participates in national basic research projects. Most doctoral theses completed at ILAC (their parts) are published in the form of a peer-reviewed domestic or foreign scientific monograph, chapter or study in a peer-reviewed scientific periodical, and annually at least one diploma thesis, bachelor thesis or other type of thesis (theses by Mgr. Nikola Danišová, PhD. and Mgr. Bernadette Pažitná) are published in this way.
General characteristics of the graduate profile:
Synergetic cooperation of following aspects prepares the graduate primarily and in accordance with the main intention of the doctoral study to work as a researcher-teacher who mediates the knowledge gained on the basis of their own basic research and internationally accepted methodology in a flexible response to the current state of knowledge and requirements of pedagogical and aesthetic practice, as an independent researcher of research institutions developing heuristically autonomous basic research, or as a highly qualified (managerial) person in the cultural sphere, in the media, editorial offices and publishing houses or as a creative artist:
- cross-sectional (intersemiotic) and interdisciplinary enhanced knowledge of the structure of an art artifact of all kinds of art, or artistic subsystems (especially pop culture) and their genre-specific, expressive and morphological peculiarities,
- knowledge of history (in domestic and global context),
- knowledge of intertextual contexts, non-artistic aesthetic phenomena, culturally establishing stories (archnarratives), universal story patterns (thematic algorithms) and their international typology,
- ability to interpret all the above on a distinct and conscious conceptual-methodological basis,
- orientation in currently relevant aesthetic concepts, methodological paradigms and epistemics,
- ability to develop and work on university research projects in the position of main researcher, on national and international scientific projects of basic research,
- the ability to analyse and work with academic resources, to communicate and present professional issues in a world language, both at international events and in teaching,
- the ability to publish the results of their own research in peer-reviewed foreign or domestic scientific monographs, or databased scientific periodicals,
- the activity in the media, cultural-institutional and journalistic, or pedagogical practice.
Graduates are able to subsequently raise their qualification growth along the scientific-pedagogical and scientific lines (habilitation, gaining higher scientific qualification levels). For fundamental profiling features, see the Specifying Framework for Graduate Profiles.
Theoretical knowledge
Graduates of the study programme Aesthetics (3rd degree) obtain through consultations with the supervisor, with domestic and foreign authorities; through international internships; self-study and research:
- deepened and extended, intersemiotic and interdisciplinary knowledge of art history (in the domestic and global context),
- knowledge of the structure of the art artifact of classical and newer types of art,
- knowledge of the whole spectrum of artistic subsystems (especially pop culture), or non-artistic aesthetic phenomena, their genre-specific, or typological, expressive and morphological peculiarities;
- knowledge of an overview of culturally establishing stories, mythologies, archetypes contained in them, universal story patterns (thematic algorithms), their anthropological interpretations and international typological classifications;
They master the knowledge in intertextual contexts of current research. Graduates master the principles of basic (team and interdisciplinary) scientific research, creation of national and international basic research projects, peer-reviewed scientific monographs and scientific studies.
Practical skills and abilities
Graduates of the study programme Aesthetics (3rd degree) will gain the ability to:
- to analyze, and/or interpret the above mentioned artistic and aesthetic phenomena;
- confidently and methodologically consciously understand existing aesthetic and aesthetic-educational theories and trends;
- independently design, execute and lead UGA university projects, independently design and solve partial research tasks in international and national basic research projects, carry out research with heuristic ambitions in team and interdisciplinary cooperation, present original solutions to problems;
- publish the results of their research in foreign or domestic peer-reviewed scientific monographs, or studies in database and peer-reviewed foreign and domestic periodicals; to present them in a world language at international scientific conferences, as well as to mediate them in a popular way in the media and in cultural and educational programs;
- on the basis of these competencies, to carry out conceptual, creative and managerial activities in cultural and artistic institutions, in the media, journalism, publishing houses, as well as in the arts-creative sphere.
Complementary knowledge, skills and abilities
The graduate of the study programme Aesthetics (3rd degree) can:
- work independently and effectively as an individual, an independent creative researcher and as a member or leader of a work team;
- identify mechanisms for their further professional growth.
Graduates of the doctoral study programme of Aesthetics find, in accordance with the basic intent of doctoral studies, employment primarily in professions corresponding to the competencies of highly qualified, managerial or creative staff in the following institutions and facilities:
- universities and research institutes, professional artistic and cultural institutions, museums, galleries, artistic or cultural sections of newsrooms and media, publishing houses, etc.;
- governmental and non-governmental cultural and artistic-oriented institutions, organizations and associations;
- third sector organizations and institutions, as well as foundations targeting the cultural and artistic spheres.
The study programme reflects the requirements of potential employers, institutions and organisations. The following relevant external stakeholders have issued a statement or a favourable opinion on the submitted study programme (attached):
Slovak Film Institute – in relation to Mgr. Richard Kováčik, PhD.
Art Support Fund - in relation to Mgr. Róbert Špoták, PhD.
prof. PaedDr. Slávka Kopčáková, PhD., head of Institute of Aesthetics and Art Culture, PU in Prešov
Based on the acquired professional knowledge and skills, graduates of the doctoral degree of Aesthetics are able to develop their further academic professional growth (habilitation, higher scientific qualification levels). They work as internationally accepted scientific-pedagogical and independent researchers of art and culture-oriented research institutes and universities, museums, galleries, as historians, theorists and critics of all arts (musicologists, theatrical scientists, literary scholars, film theorists and critics), theatre and radio playwrights, theatre directors, media and cultural executives, creative artists, cultural and arts publicists, cultural and educational staff, curators, cultural heritage professionals, television, radio, publishing, art or music editors, cultural life organizers, etc.
Graduates are in contact with the Institute through social networks, some cooperate with it directly. Many graduates work in various professions and social fields focused on the arts and culture (cultural institutions, research, art criticism, mass media, professional and pedagogical activities, etc.). Personal views of some of them on their own experience of the study of aesthetics and (or) aesthetic education can be found on the website of the Institute: http://www.uluk.ff.ukf.sk/?page_id=124
Some of the successful graduates of this study programme are:
Mgr. Richard Kováčik, PhD. – Slovak Film Institute and currently the Chairman of the Board of the Audiovisual Fund,
Mgr. Robert Špoták, PhD. - Art Support Fund,
Mgr. Nina Vrbanová, PhD. - director of Kunsthalle Bratislava,
Mgr. Erik Vilím, Ph.D. - a documentation manager at Kunsthalle Bratislava,
Mgr. Peter Oravec, PhD. - a successful theater director
doc. Miroslav Ballay, PhD. – a renowned theater theorist, former head of the Department of Cultural Studies at the Faculty of Arts, CPU in Nitra,
doc. Mgr. Łukasz Wojciechowski, PhD., Assistant Professor at the Department of Mass Media Communication UCM Trnava.
Feedback on the quality of the study programme has been mostly provided by the graduates by direct contact, from the institutions, or from their executive or managerial staff, who had the opportunity to collaborate with students during their long-term (as employers) or short-term internships or other internships or on solving scientific projects and events in cooperation with similarly oriented staff in academia and employers.
Feedback from employers is obtained through direct contact, or through social networks and other communication channels. The opinion of the Slovak Film Institute Bratislava, the Bratislava Art Support Fund is particularly relevant in this case and the head of Institute of Aesthetics and Art Culture, Prešov University in Prešov. (in Attachment)
Study programme Aesthetics (3rd degree) has been prepared and submitted in accordance with the required processes of quality assurance at CPU and the Faculty of Arts in Nitra which are specified in the following documents: Internal system for the quality assurance at CPU in Nitra (https://www.ukf.sk/univerzita/vnutorne-predpisy/vnutorne-predpisy-univerzity/14-univerzita/4997-vnutorny-system-zabezpecovania-kvality), System of quality assurance at the Faculty of Arts, CPU in Nitra (https://www.ff.ukf.sk/images/dokumenty/predpisy_formulare/dff-system-zabezpecenia-kvality.pdf), Status of the Board for the Internal Quality Verification of Higher Education at the CPU in Nitra (https://www.ff.ukf.sk/images/dokumenty/predpisy_formulare/%C5%A0tat%C3%BAt_RKFF.pdf), Internal Regulation no. 27/2021: Quality assessment of study programmes and assessment of eligibility of habilitation proceedings and inaugural proceedings at CPU (https://www.ukf.sk/73-moja-ukf/4838-27-2021-smernica-posudzovanie-studijnych-programov-a-posudzovanie-sposobilosti-habilitacnych-konani-a-inauguracnych-konani-na-ukf) , Status of the Board for the Internal Quality Assurance of Higher Education at the CPU in Nitra (https://www.ukf.sk/images/univerzita/Uradna_tabula/Statut_RK_UKF_V11_schvaleny_vrukf_18032021.pdf) and in the Internal Regulation no. 31/2021: Methodology for creating study programmes at CPU in Nitra (https://www.ukf.sk/intranet/vnutorne-predpisy/95-vnutorne-predpisy-2021/4945-smernica-c-31-2021-metodika-tvorby-studijnych-programov-na-ukf).
The Faculty of Arts CPU in Nitra has procedures and tools in place to approve, monitor and evaluate the implementation of study programmes, concerning (i) the definition of formal procedures for the approval of study programmes by bodies other than those implementing them; (ii) the development of study programmes carried out at the Faculty; (iii) monitoring the availability of appropriate teaching resources for the implementation of study programmes; (iv) formulating the expected learning outcomes and checking the actual outcomes in relation to the graduate’s profile; (v) monitoring student achievement and educational attainment; (vi) regular evaluation and review of study programmes; (vii) the involvement of students in study programme evaluation activities and ensuring feedback from employers, labour market representatives and other relevant organisations regarding the graduates’ employability.
Curriculum design of a study programme, including its content and form, is based on (i) the description of the fields of study and accreditation criteria/standards; (ii) the professional and qualification potential of creative workers and reflects the interest of applicants and the needs of the labour market. Study programmes are prepared in accordance with the formalised quality assurance processes of the CPU and the Faculty that determine responsibilities for each quality management process: (documents mentioned above). The availability of teaching resources for the implementation of study programmes is ensured by the Faculty in cooperation with its departments and institutes by means of purchases of professional literature, editorial work of the Faculty, as well as establishing e-learning educational courses. The achievement of the expected learning outcomes, as set out in the course information sheets, is evaluated through student assessment questionnaires, in periodic evaluation reports on educational activities and in statistics of success in state exams, as well as analysis of evaluations recorded in AIS. Regular evaluation and review of study programmes is carried out by the person responsible for the study programme, department staff, through student assessment questionnaires and quality assurance bodies at the faculty and university level.
Teachers involved in the implementation of the study programme regularly update the content of their courses with the knowledge acquired from participating in scientific research projects. They publish the results of their scientific research activities in indexed periodicals, monographs and teaching texts, which serve as study literature for students of the study programme. The results of their scientific research and publication activities are also presented and promoted by creative workers in scientific and professional events for both the professional community and students. Feedback on the success of graduates’ employability is collected by the Faculty from employers via contacts with graduates and surveys carried out and initiated by the Faculty management and its departments/institutes.
The study plan of the study programme with all the required information and course information sheets is available at the following link (VSST178) after specifying the requirements for the display of a specific study programme and its plan in its specific form and degree of study: https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/servlets/WebUIServlet?appClassName=ais.gui.vs.st.VSST178App&kodAplikacie=VSST178&uiLang=SK&viewer=web or at https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/servlets/WebUIServlet?appClassName=ais.gui.vs.st.VSST215App&kodAplikacie=VSST215&uiLang=SK&viewer=web.
The study plan of the doctoral study programme Aesthetics is specified in the structure of the study part (compulsory courses - compulsory optional courses - optional courses), scientific part and other activities. Profile courses form the core of the part of compulsory courses and half of the offer of compulsory-optional courses and have methodological character.
Compulsory profile courses are defined by a cycle of four courses focusing on methodological starting points (Methodological Specifics of the Nitra School of Interpretation - Reception Poetics and Pragmatic Aesthetics; Methodological Specifics of the Nitra School of Interpretation – Intertextuality) and the developing framework of Nitra Aesthetics (Methodological Specifics of the Nitra School of Interpretation - Popular Culture, Methodological Specifics of the Nitra School of Interpretation - Arch-Textual Thematology), in almost all cases lectured also in relation to world conceptions and always with a link to specific interpretive material from the field of individual arts and mass media.
As a result, interpretive skills are strengthened in direct interaction with the expansion of thematic frameworks and the deepening of theoretical and methodological knowledge. In the part of compulsory optional courses, the system of autonomous Nitra aesthetics is supplemented by three courses, which contextualizes it in broader contexts, connections and confrontations of individual aesthetic, artistic and cultural concepts.
In the case of a student who has not studied Nitra aesthetics in the first two degrees, they can strengthen their interpretive skills by attending interpretive disciplines in the part of optional courses (conducted as Additional Courses of Doctoral Study). A graduate of a master's degree in a related field can also supplement their knowledge of art history (in the field of artistic styles or aesthetic thinking) in this way.
Major part of the doctoral student's studies (more than a third of the total credit load) are linked to their scientific performance and includes mandatory mobility activities, active participation in projects and publishing activities with the obligation to publish during their studies (outputs are specified in the document https://www.ff.ukf.sk/images/dokumenty/doktorandske_studium/dff-ds-druhy-vystupov-kategorie-A-podla-kriterii-ak.pdf).
Study plan is specified as follows:
Compulsory courses:
Philosophical Problems in Humanities and Social Sciences 5C, 2L, P
Research Ethics and Academic Integrity 5C, 2L, E
Methodological Specifics of the Nitra School of Interpretation – Reception Poetics and Pragmatic Aesthetics 5C, 2L, E
Methodological Specifics of the Nitra School of Interpretation – Intertextuality 5C, 2L, E
Methodological Specifics of the Nitra School of Interpretation – Popular Culture 5C, 2L, E
Methodological Specifics of the Nitra School of Interpretation – Arch-Textual Thematology 5C, 2L, P
Compulsory optional courses:
Academic Projects 5C, 2L, P
Methodology of Aesthetics – Visual Concepts 5C, 2L+ 1S P
Foreign Language for Academic Purposes – Text Analysis and Interpretation in English 5C, 2S, P
Foreign Language for Academic Purposes – Text Analysis and Interpretation in German 5C, 2S, P
Methodology of Aesthetics – Concepts of Aesthetics and Culture 5C, 2L, P
Methodology of Aesthetics – Theatre 5C, 2L, P
Independent Culture and Unconventional Art in Slovakia 5C, 2L, P
Methodology of Teaching Aesthetic-educational Subjects for Universities 5C, 2L, P
Optional courses:
Additional Courses of Doctoral Study 1 2C, 2S, P
Additional Courses of Doctoral Study 2 2C, 2S, P
Additional Courses of Doctoral Study 3 2C, 2S, P
Additional Courses of Doctoral Study 4 2C, 2S, P
Teaching 1 5C, 4S, P
Teaching 2 5C, 4S, P
Teaching 3 5C, 4S, P
Other Pedagogical Activity or Consultation 1 5C 4S P
Other Pedagogical Activity or Consultation 2 5C 4S P
The module of doctoral studies, which is provided by the Institute of Literary and Artistic Communication in cooperation with the Institute of Theatre and Film Research, SAS Bratislava, is a continuation of the compulsory block of subjects of the aesthetics curriculum, which is common, and extends the study frameworks in one block of compulsory elective and one block of elective subjects. In doing so, it focuses mainly on synthetic theatre and film art. Gesamtkunstwerk of theatre and film is a suitable and versatile tool of connection with aesthetics; it includes many forms of art in all its audiovisual variability. This link is offered in a series of compulsory elective courses Methodology of Theatre Studies, Overview of Theatre and Drama Theories, Overview of Aesthetic Film Theories and Aesthetics of Documentary Film, which provide a panoramic view of the art forms studied and a link to aesthetics as an umbrella discipline.
The study does not omit historiographical topics, which give the acquired theoretical skills a foundation in historical facts and the acquired knowledge is therefore complemented by other, more narrowly conceived and genre-defined topics, such as Multicultural Aspects of World Cinema, Aesthetic Diversity of the Interwar Avant-Garde, Slovak Theatre of the Second Half of the 20th Century. In addition to the theoretical issues of aesthetic study, the teaching also focuses on the living arts of acting and directing, the artistic aspects in stage design and the literary aspects in dramatic text. In addition to the more complex theoretical and methodological issues of theatre and film, the study offers the opportunity to deepen the understanding of the specific features of the construction of a work of art and its individual components in the courses Analysis and Interpretation of Staging, Theories of Acting and Aesthetics of Staging Form in Opera. The students in this study should also acquire the ability to perceive how issues not only of aesthetics but also of philosophy, sociology, psychology (partially represented in the themes of each subject) are inevitably connected to the living arts, which further broadens knowledge and contributes to the graduate's all-round and general education.
In the other subjects, which are related to the overall framework of the study of aesthetics, the history of individual arts and their genres are part of the study, thus creating a broader base of knowledge from practice, which also provides a defined field of reference, application, verification and comparison in the study and formulation of scientific outputs. Therefore, the study programme includes additional elective courses, on which the student can choose his/her own direction of study according to his/her own intentions and needs: Poetics and Trends of Contemporary Theatre, Slovak Documentary Film, Contemporary Slovak Drama, Selected Chapters from the Theory and History of Television Drama, Selected Chapters from the History of Film, Selected Chapters from the Opera History, Actors of the Slovak Theatre, Reconstruction of Theatre Production, Theory and Practice of Theatre Criticism. The skills acquired by the centrally compulsory elective subjects are thus complemented by a range of other areas which ensure that the study programme is sufficiently saturated both educationally and in terms of fulfilling the spontaneous interest of the listeners in the given artistic field.
Compulsory optional courses SAS:
Methodology of Theatre Studies 5C 2L P
Overview of Aesthetic Film Theories 5C 2L P
Overview of Theatre and Drama Theories 5C 2S P
Aesthetics of Documentary Film 5C 2S P
Multicultural Aspects of World Cinema 5C 2L P
Aesthetic Diversity of the Interwar Avant-Gard 5C 2L P
Slovak Theatre of the Second Half of the 20th Century 5C 2S P
Analysis and Interpretation of Staging 5C 2L+1S E
Theories of Acting 5C 2S P
Aesthetics of Staging Form in Opera 5C 2S P
Optional courses SAS:
Reconstruction of Theatre Production 5C 2S P
Poetics and Trends of Contemporary Theatre 5C 2S P
Slovak Documentary Film 2C 2S P
Contemporary Slovak Drama 5C 2S P
Selected Chapters from the Theory and History of Television Drama 5C 2S P
Selected Chapters from the History of Film 5C 2S P
Selected Chapters from the Opera History 5C 2S P
Actors of the Slovak Theatre 5C 2S P
Theory and Practice of Theatre Criticism 2C 2S P
Pedagogical Activity 5C 4P P
Research section:
Publications, presentations and organisation of activities
Publication in Journals Registered in the Web of Science or Scopus 40C, P
Scientific and Research Articles in Peer-Reviewed Publications 15C P
Scientific and Research Articles in Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications 10C P
Other Contributions 5C P
Active Participation in Domestic Academic Event 5C P
Active Participation in Academic Event Abroad 7C P
Editorial Work 5C P
Organisation of Academic Event 3C P
Project work:
Participation in Domestic Project 7C P
Participation in International Project 10C P
Elaboration of UGA Project 5C P
Execution of UGA Project 10C
Part international internships:
International Internships (a month-long stay) 8C, P
International Internships (a week-long stay) 3C, P
Other activities
Creative Activities 5C, P
Art Projects 5C, P
Educational Activities for the General Public 5C, P
Dissertation Project 13C, P
State exams - Compulsory courses:
Defence of Dissertation Project 2C
Dissertation Defence 30C
State exams - Compulsory elective courses:
History of Aesthetic Thought of the 20th Century
Aesthetic Education
Aesthetics of Music of the 19th and 20th Century
Theory and History of Theatre of the 20th Century
Theory and History of Film and Media of the 20th Century
Theory and History of Visual Art of the 20th Century
Theory and History of Literature of the19th and 20th Century
State exams - Compulsory elective courses SAS:
Aesthetic parallels of 20th Century Theatre, Film and Media
Theory and History of Dramatic Arts of the 20 Century
The doctoral student, in cooperation with the supervisor, develops a plan of their study, which will include the fulfillment of their study obligations, where in addition to completing compulsory courses scheduled for the first two years of study, they also identify courses from the compulsory optional part. In the part of optional courses, they have the opportunity to identify those from the study plan at a lower level, with which they can supplement their historical knowledge and interpretive skills in case of completion of another study program. They also create a preliminary schedule of scientific outputs and performances with an indicative list of relevant possibilities of conference and publication outputs (identify professional and scientific journals in the field with regard to their profile area, regularly organized meetings of experts in the field, etc.).
- number of credits for compulsory courses required for proper completion of studies: 30 credits,
- number of credits for compulsory optional courses required for the proper completion of studies: 15 credits,
- number of credits for optional courses required for the proper completion of studies: 20 credits,
- number of credits for scientific part required for proper completion of studies: 64 credits (Publications, presentations and organisation of events 54 credits + Project activity 7 credits + International Internships 3 credits
- number of credits for defence of the dissertation project required for the proper completion of studies: 13 credits
- number of credits for the final thesis and the defence of the final thesis required for the proper completion of studies: 32 credits (+ 6 credits for the courses of state examination)
The study programme has clear and transparently published rules, criteria and methods of evaluation of study results in the individual course information sheets that are accessible through AIS to all students. Students also get feedback in the form of continuous assessment. The results of the continuous and final assessment of courses are recorded in the AIS and archived in accordance with legislation in force.
The framework rules for the verification of educational outcomes, the evaluation of students and the possibilities of corrective procedures concerning the evaluation are regulated by the CPU Study Regulations (https://www.ukf.sk/images/univerzita/Uradna_tabula/Studijny_poriadok_uplne-znenie_23_11_2020.pdf) and Principles of doctoral study at the Faculty of Arts CPU in Nitra (https://www.ff.ukf.sk/images/dokumenty/doktorandske_studium/zasady_ds_ff_ukf_v_nr.pdf).
The conditions for recognition of study or part of study in the event of a change in the study program, enrolment of a student from another university and participation in mobility are regulated by the Study Regulations of CPU (https://www.ukf.sk/images/univerzita/Uradna_tabula/Studijny_poriadok_uplne-znenie_23_11_2020.pdf) and Procedures for submitting an application for recognition of examinations https://www.ff.ukf.sk/images/dokumenty/denne_studium/formulare/postup_uznavanie_skusok.pdf, which is part of other relevant information on the organisation of doctoral study (https://www.ff.ukf.sk/doktorandske-studium/informacie-pre-doktorandov).
2021/2022
Aesthetics of the Slovak city in the artistic interpretation of the 21st century
Comparative analysis of the iconization of a villain in arch-narratives
Continuities and Discontinuities in Post-Socialist Television
Chronotope semiotics in arch-narrativesMyth as invariant of popculture narratives
Oral history in theatrical art
Poetics of Contemporary Opera Theatre
Popculture musical idioms in the work of Slovak musicians (Martin Burlas, Peter Zagar, Marek Piaček, Ľubomír Burgr)
Semiotics of Music (Since 2nd Half of 20th Century till Present Time)
The transformations of subcultural identity against the symptomatic aesthetics of lifestyle
The expressive means of historical (contemporary) theatre poetics
2020/2021
Aesthetic Profiling of Slovak Opera Theatre – Personalities, and PoeticsArchetypes of contemporary theatre (or in historical forms)
Auditive means of expression in contemporary visual or scenic arts
Book as a pop-culture artefact. Synthesis of design and word
Continuities and Discontinuities in Post-Socialist TelevisionMultimediality of Debris Company
Fandom as subculture. Aesthetical specifics and preferences of fans as programmatic recipients of pop cultureMyth as invariant of popculture narratives
Forms of intertextual theories of The Nitra School
Influence of the European Avant-Garde on the Work of Ján Jamnický
Semiotics of Music (Since 2nd Half of 20th Century till Present Time)
The subtlety of the expression of author reading
- rules for the assignment, processing, opposition, defense and evaluation of final theses in the study programme,
The rules for assigning, processing, opposing, defending and evaluating final theses are regulated by the Study Regulations of CPU: https://www.ukf.sk/images/univerzita/Uradna_tabula/Studijny_poriadok_uplne-znenie_23_11_2020.pdf, Internal Regulation no. 13/2020 on final, rigorous and habilitation theses (https://www.ukf.sk/73-moja-ukf/3794-13-2020-smernica-o-zaverecnych-rigoroznych-a-habilitacnych-pracach?highlight=WyJzbWVybmljYSIsIm8iLCJvJ2JyaWVuIiwielx1MDBlMXZlcmVcdTAxMGRuXHUwMGZkY2giLCJwclx1MDBlMWNhY2giLCJzbWVybmljYSBvIiwic21lcm5pY2EgbyB6XHUwMGUxdmVyZVx1MDEwZG5cdTAwZmRjaCIsIm8gelx1MDBlMXZlcmVcdTAxMGRuXHUwMGZkY2giLCJ6XHUwMGUxdmVyZVx1MDEwZG5cdTAwZmRjaCBwclx1MDBlMWNhY2giXQ==).
- opportunities and procedures for participation in student mobility,
The opportunities and procedures of participation in student mobility are regulated by the Study Regulations of CPU: https://www.ukf.sk/images/univerzita/Uradna_tabula/Studijny_poriadok_uplne-znenie_23_11_2020.pdf,
Directive no. 12/2021 on the implementation of mobility under the Erasmus + program, other scholarship programs and bilateral agreements: https://www.ukf.sk/fakulty-a-sucasti/studenske-domovy/73-moja-ukf/4514-12-2021-smernica-o-realizacii-mobilit-v-ramci-programu-erasmus-inych-stipendijnych-programov-a-bilateralnych-dohod.
- rules for adherence to academic ethics and rules for drawing consequences,
The requirement of maintaining scientific integrity and adherence to academic ethics as well as inference of consequences is ensured by the Statute of CPU in Nitra (https://www.ukf.sk/ochrana-osobnych-udajov/14-univerzita/2194-statut-ukf), Study Regulations https://www.ukf.sk/images/univerzita/Uradna_tabula/Studijny_poriadok_uplne-znenie_23_11_2020.pdf, Code of Ethics of CPU (https://www.ukf.sk/univerzita/vnutorne-predpisy/eticky-kodex) and the Disciplinary Code for students of the Faculty of Arts, CPU in Nitra https://www.ff.ukf.sk/images/dokumenty/predpisy_formulare/dff-disciplinarny-poriadok-ff.pdf.
- procedures applicable to students with special needs,
In the area of providing services to students with special needs, the Faculty follows the Internal Regulations to ensure a generally accessible academic environment for students with special needs (IR 28/2015) and cooperates with the University Centre for the Support of Students with Special Needs (https://www.ukf.sk/sc/poradenstvo-a-podpora-pre-studentov-so-specifickymi-potrebami?highlight=WyJzbyIsInNwZWNpZmlja3ltaSIsInBvdHJlYmFtaSIsInNvIFx1MDE2MXBlY2lmaWNrXHUwMGZkbWkiLCJzbyBcdTAxNjFwZWNpZmlja1x1MDBmZG1pIHBvdHJlYmFtaSIsInNwZWNpZmlja3ltaSBwb3RyZWJhbWkiXQ==).
- procedures for filing complaints and appeals by students.
The procedures for filing complaints and appeals by the student are regulated by the Complaints Act no. 9/2010 Coll. and its amendment no. 94/2017 Coll.: https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2010/9/ and the recommended procedure available on the faculty's website in the Study section (https://www.ff.ukf.sk/organizacia-studia/interne-formy-studia).
Procedures for filing and investigating complaints are regulated by Internal Regulation 12/2007 Directive on Complaints and Petitions at CPU (https://www.ukf.sk/intranet/vnutorne-predpisy/100-vnutorne-predpisy-2017/3072-vnutorne-predpisy-2017) and investigation of complaints and appeals of students and applicants is done at the level of the Rectorate by the Control Department.
Appeals against tuition fees are regulated by the university's internal regulation (32/2019): https://www.ukf.sk/studium/vysokoskolske-studium/skolne-a-poplatky?highlight=WyJcdTAxNjFrb2xuXHUwMGU5Il0=
In the structure according to Decree no. 614/2002 Coll.
The information sheets of the courses are in the structure according to Decree no. 614/2002 Coll. available in the AIS section Study Programs, in the Output Reports from Study Programs (VSST178) at the link https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/servlets/WebUIServlet?appClassName=ais.gui.vs.st.VSST178App&kodAplikacie=VSST178&uiLang=SK&viewer=web after the requirements for displaying a specific study programme and its plan in a specific form and level of study are specified.
Academic calendar: https://www.ukf.sk/studium/organizacia-studia/harmonogram-akademickeho-roka.
The current schedule of the study programme is available in the AIS at: Schedule - Output reports from the schedule - VSRH009 Schedule for ... (https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/servlets/WebUIServlet?appClassName=ais.gui.vs.rh.VSRH009App&kodAplikacie=VSRH009&uiLang=SK&viewer=web) after entering specifications for the academic year, semester, study programme (or other).
prof. PhDr. Ľubomír Plesník, DrSc., contact: lplesnik@ukf.sk
prof. PhDr. Ľubomír Plesník, DrSc., lplesnik@ukf.sk
doc. PhDr. Michaela Malíčková, PhD., mmalickova@ukf.sk
Mgr. Martin Boszorád, PhD., extraordinary assoc. professor, mboszorad@ukf.sk
prof. PhDr. Eva Kapsová, CSc., ekapsova@ukf.sk
doc. Mgr. Mariana Čechová, PhD., mcechova@ukf.sk
prof. PhDr. Dagmar Inštitorisová, PhD., dinstitorisova@ukf.sk
doc. Mgr. Juraj Malíček, PhD., jmalicek@ukf.sk
Academic profiles of teachers are accessible in the AIS for the logged in users with assigned competence in the section Human resources - LZ020 Register of employees and working conditions at the centers (https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/servlets/WebUIServlet?appClassName=ais.gui.lz.LZ020App&kodAplikacie=LZ020&uiLang=SK&viewer=web) after entering the specifications for department and person.
prof. PhDr. Ľubomír Plesník, DrSc.
doc. PhDr. Michaela Malíčková, PhD.
https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/servlets/WebUIServlet?appClassName=ais.gui.lz.LZ020App&kodAplikacie=LZ020&uiLang=SK&viewer=web
doc. Mgr. Mariana Čechová, PhD.
https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/servlets/WebUIServlet?appClassName=ais.gui.lz.LZ020App&kodAplikacie=LZ020&uiLang=SK&viewer=web
Mgr. Martin Boszorád, PhD., extraordinary assoc. professor
https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/servlets/WebUIServlet?appClassName=ais.gui.lz.LZ020App&kodAplikacie=LZ020&uiLang=SK&viewer=web
prof. PhDr. Eva Kapsová, CSc.
doc. Mgr. Juraj Malíček, PhD.
prof. PhDr. Dagmar Inštitorisová, PhD.
prof. PhDr. Ľubomír Plesník, DrSc.
doc. PhDr. Michaela Malíčková, PhD., mmalickova@ukf.sk
doc. Mgr. Mariana Čechová, PhD., mcechova@ukf.sk ukf.sk
Mgr. Martin Boszorád, PhD., extraordinary assoc. professor, mboszorad@ukf.sk
- as the head of the institute he has the competence to record evaluations for the following doctoral student's performances:
Additional Courses of Doctoral Study
Additional Courses of Doctoral Study
Additional Courses of Doctoral Study
Additional Courses of Doctoral Study
Teaching 1
Teaching 2
Teaching 3
Other Pedagogical Activity or Consultation 1
Other Pedagogical Activity or Consultation 2
Aesthetics of Documentary Film
prof. PhDr. Eva Kapsová, CSc.
prof. PhDr. Dagmar Inštitorisová, PhD. dinstitorisova@ukf.sk
doc. Mgr. Juraj Malíček, PhD., jmalicek@ukf.sk
· Central Register of University Staff: https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10348
· Courses (except the profile courses): Multicultural Aspects of World Cinema, Selected Chapters from the History of Film, as a member of the field of study committee he has the competence to evaluate the doctoral student's performances in all performances from the Scientific part and Other activities
prof. PhDr. Július Fuják, PhD., jfujak@ukf.sk
as a member of the field of study committee he has the competence to evaluate the doctoral student's performances in all performances from the Scientific part and Other activities
prof. PhDr. Silvia Tomašková, CSc. stomaskova@ukf.sk
prof. ThDr. Ján Zozuľak, PhD., jzozulak@ukf.sk
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Maximová, PhD., jmaximova@ukf.sk
doc. PhDr. Peter Korený, PhD., pkoreny@ukf.sk
doc. Mgr. Miroslav Ballay, PhD., mballay@ukf.sk
doc. Mgr. Jana Dudková, PhD. janadudkova@gmail.com
doc. PhDr. Elena Knopová, PhD., elena.knopova@savba.sk
prof. PhDr. Miloš Mistrík, DrSc. milos.mistrik@savba.sk
doc. Mgr. art. Karol Mišovic, PhD., karol.misovic@savba.sk
Mgr. Michaela Mojžišová, PhD., michaela.mojzisova@savba.sk
doc. Mgr. Martin Palúch, PhD., matway77@gmail.com
PhDr. Dagmar Podmaková, CSc. dagmar.podmakova@savba.sk
doc. PhDr. Michaela Malíčková, PhD., mmalickova@ukf.sk
· Aesthetics of the Slovak city in the artistic interpretation of the 21st century
Sexus, eros and gender in art collections of Slovak museums and galleries
doc. Mgr. Mariana Čechová, PhD., mcechova@ukf.sk
· Comparative analysis of the iconization of a villain in arch-narratives
doc. Mgr. Juraj Malíček, PhD., jmalicek@ukf.sk
· Fandom as subculture. Aesthetical specifics and preferences of fans as programmatic recipients of pop culture
prof. PhDr. Dagmar Inštitorisová, PhD. dinstitorisova@ukf.sk
· The subtlety of the expression of author reading
Aesthetics of documentary theatre
doc. PhDr. Elena Knopová, PhD., elena.knopova@savba.sk
The Principles of Composition and Decomposition in Contemporary Performance Art: concepts of action art and social sculpture
The Principles of Composition and Decomposition in Contemporary European Theatre. The Aesthetics of Contemporary Performing Art Scene ˗ from Dada Elements to the Theatre of Image
Mgr. Michaela Mojžišová, PhD., michaela.mojzisova@savba.sk
Aesthetic Profiling of Slovak Opera Theatre – Personalities, and Poetics
Academic profiles of teachers are accessible in the AIS for the logged in users with assigned competence in the section Human resources - LZ020 Register of employees and working conditions at the centers (https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/servlets/WebUIServlet?appClassName=ais.gui.lz.LZ020App&kodAplikacie=LZ020&uiLang=SK&viewer=web) after entering the specifications for department and person.
doc. PhDr. Michaela Malíčková, PhD.
https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/servlets/WebUIServlet?appClassName=ais.gui.lz.LZ020App&kodAplikacie=LZ020&uiLang=SK&viewer=web
doc. Mgr. Mariana Čechová, PhD.
https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/servlets/WebUIServlet?appClassName=ais.gui.lz.LZ020App&kodAplikacie=LZ020&uiLang=SK&viewer=web
doc. Mgr. Juraj Malíček, PhD.
prof. PhDr. Dagmar Inštitorisová, PhD.
doc. PhDr. Elena Knopová, PhD. (Academic profile as an Attachment)
Mgr. Michaela Mojžišová, PhD. (Academic profile as an Attachment)
Mgr. Jozefa Pevčíková, Aesthetics, 2nd year (jozefa.pevcikova@ukf.sk)
- Vice Dean for Education, Faculty of Arts, CPU in Nitra: doc. PhDr. Michaela Malíčková, PhD, mmalickova@ukf.sk, https://www.ff.ukf.sk/struktura-fakulty/vedenie-fakulty
- Vice Dean for Science, Research and Postgraduate Study Faculty of Arts, CPU in Nitra: doc. PhDr. Martin Hetényi, PhD., mhetenyi@ukf.sk, https://www.ff.ukf.sk/struktura-fakulty/vedenie-fakulty
- assigned study assistant: Monika Szabóová, e-mail: mszaboova@ukf.sk
mvaclavova@ukf.sk, https://www.ff.ukf.sk/studium-na-fakulte/studijne-oddelenie
- assigned study assistant (AIS): Ing. Monika Václavová,
mvaclavova@ukf.sk, https://www.ff.ukf.sk/studium-na-fakulte/studijne-oddelenie
- administrative assistant at the Institute: PhDr. Jaroslava Košťálová, jkostalova@ukf.sk, uluk@ukf.sk
The study programme in question is carried out in lecture and seminar rooms equipped with computers with installed relevant software and other didactic aids. By default, lecture rooms are equipped with a desktop computer with Internet connection and webcam, a data projector, a projector screen, a white and interactive boards and a lectern. In addition, large lecture rooms are also equipped with a sound system with fixed/wireless microphone, as well as a system for recording and broadcasting lectures. This technology, apart from promoting an e-learning form of teaching, increases the accessibility of content and increases possibilities for the promotion of specific educational activities among students and Faculty staff. For this reason, TV panels are installed in the common areas, displaying recorded individual lectures, leisure time events or live streams from lecture rooms. Seminar rooms are also equipped with a sound system, a desktop computer connected to the Internet, a web camera and a data projector. The maintenance and continuous upgrading and replacement of the material and technical equipment is financed mainly from structural funds and research projects.
ILAC is located in the building of the Faculty of Arts, CPU in Nitra on Štefánikova street 67 on the third floor. ILAC staff has a secretary’s office (computer with internet access, large-capacity copier, telephone), 5 office rooms and a sub-library room (equipped with a desktop computer with internet access and a scanner), 10 desktop PCs, 15 laptops, 7 printers, 3 copiers, 2 TVs, 1 DVD player, 1 camera, 1 dictaphone, 3 scanners, 1 binder, 1 cutter, 2 cameras, 2 cameras, 1 shredder, 17 external hard drives, 2 data projectors, 1 mini data projector and other equipment.
All rooms have a telephone connection and all computers are connected to the Internet, which allows mutual communication and communication with students and the public at a level corresponding to the current standard. Communication with students and the public also takes place through the website: (http://www.uluk.ff.ukf.sk/) and the fanpage of the workplace on the social network (https://sk-sk.facebook.com/pages/category/College---University/ULUK-503073326449802/).
The study programme in question is carried out in lecture and / or seminar rooms, which are located in the building on Štefánikova street 67 in Nitra and Tr. A. Hlinka 1 in Nitra (distance from the primary place of providing the study programme is 700 m). Lectures and seminars with a larger number of students are given primarily in the seminar rooms in the Faculty of Art building on Štefánikova street ST 325 (24 seats, desks and chairs, 34.36 m2) or in the seminar rooms in the main building of CPU in Tr. A. Hlinka 1 (room A-121, 30 seats, desks and chairs, 33.65 m2, room A-122, capacity 25, folding seats, 31.55 m2).
All these rooms are equipped with data projectors, which are connected to computers and sound system. The teaching of smaller groups then takes place in other seminar rooms in the building on Štefánikova Street (for example in room ST 036, 20 seats, desks and chairs, 22.27 m2). All rooms in which the study programme Aesthetics is carried out are equipped with computers with appropriate software or other teaching aids (computer with internet connection, data projector, in some there is also projection screen, LCD TV or CD and DVD player or music speakers.
In addition, a presentation hanging system is available in seminar room ST 325, the primary place for carrying out the study program. This room is adapted for teaching an interdisciplinary study programme and provides the opportunity to present and reproduce works in the field of fine art, music, literature, film and theater.
Students of the study programme have at their disposal the University Library (UL) CPU, with its office at Dražovská 4, Nitra. Opening hours: Monday - Friday 9.00 - 20.00, Saturday 8.00 - 13.00. UL's mission is to ensure free access to information disseminated on all types of media through library and information services, meeting the cultural, information, scientific research and educational needs of users, promoting lifelong learning and spiritual development.
The library provides library services (interlibrary, consulting, reference, bibliographic and research services) to educators, researchers and students, as well as to the general public. In addition, it preserves and bibliographically registers theses of students, research and pedagogical staff of CPU and the publishing and artistic activities of teachers, researchers and doctoral students of CPU. The CPU Library Fund currently registers approx. 230 thousand publications of which the fund of the UL itself represents about 168,960 publications and the rest of the library collection is located in sub-libraries at individual workplaces of the university.
The library collection is freely available. UL has access to licensed information resources within the national NISPEZ project (Gale Virtual Reference Library, Knovel Library, ProQuest Central, Science Direct, Scopus, Springer Link, Web of Knowledge, Wiley Online Library and EBSCO Publishing). There are also three study rooms at CPU in Nitra: on Dražovská road 4, Hodžova street 1 and Kraskova street 1. Compulsory literature, which is freely available, can be found in the study rooms. Users are informed about the library's services and activities on the library's website www.uk.ukf.sk. The library has a collection processed in the DAWINCI library and information system and the library collection is accessible via an online catalog. The library provides internet access and sells study materials and publications published by CPU in Nitra in its bookstore. The UL premises are covered by a wireless internet connection.
In addition to the study room in the remote building of on Hodžova Street, ILAC has also a departmental library. A total of 4,802 items are currently available in the ILAC sublibrary. The total number of items as of 1 November 2021 is 4,802: books - 3 428, hardcover magazines - 7, magazines - 554, qualification and final theses - 3, electronic and audiovisual documents - 267 of which: DVD - 6; VD - 9; CD - 168; Gp –84, maps - 1, proceedings - 500, music items - 42.
The ILAC library serves primarily for the needs of ILAC's scientific and pedagogical staff, as well as for students of aesthetics, but its services can also be used secondarily by staff of other departments and students of other study programs at the Faculty of Arts. The ILAC library is regularly supplemented with the latest titles of professional literature and the emphasis is placed on the fact that continuously supplemented titles provide the latest knowledge and trends in the field, and special attention is paid to ensuring that the library collection grows, especially in case of foreign literature. The ILAC library also contains scientific works and publications of ILAC employees (former and current), diploma and bachelor's theses, works of Students Research Conference, etc.
CPU employs the following systems, including their value added for managing, storing and evaluating information:
Academic Information System (AIS2) – is currently used to record complex information about the study programme (study plans, course information sheets, academic profiles of teachers and student records, including their admission procedure, studies, final theses and state exams). The CPU also uses the AIS to prepare academic schedules and conduct student evaluations of programmes, teachers and studies. Data from the AIS are uploaded to the Central Register of Students, the Central Register of Theses and Dissertations and the register of universities - PortalVS.sk. At the management level, the AIS serves as a resource for reporting teaching activities and measuring the educational performance of departments/institutes and their offer of study programmes. The information collected in the AIS is the fundamental source of information for the accreditation and creation of the offer of study programmes.
Document Management (DOC) - (document management system) serves as an authorized zone for employees and students of the university and, along with the intranet section of the website, provides access to current documents (internal regulations of the university and faculty, forms, decisions of the rector, deans, e.g., concerning scholarships, software (licensed and open-source), working materials of management units, etc.).
Library Lnformation System (KIS) supports the services of the university library. The record of publishing activities is operated within the library information system, while it allows access to publishing activities for each employee both at the level of insertion and at the level of obtaining publication and citation outputs. The obtained data serve as a source for the evaluation of employees and workplaces in the field of publishing performance and at the same time represent a source for the Central Register of Publishing Activities. Study support is provided through study materials, which are provided to students through several channels. The primary source is the newly built University Library in the CPU Zobor Campus with its study rooms on Hodžová and Kraskova Streets.
E-learning portals are a secondary source of study materials. In September 2007, LMS Moodle was implemented as a university-wide e-learning portal in a structure corresponding to the structure of the university (faculties divided into departments). The edu.ukf.sk portal is intended to support the teaching of accredited subjects. The number of users of the EDU system exceeds 13,500 users per year (of which about a third are active), which can be considered as a smooth implementation of e-learning in the university environment. The successful implementation of structural fund projects involving the construction of e-learning courses was also evidence of this fact.
Within the project NISPEZ University Library of CPU through CVTI SR provided access to the following electronic information databases: SCOPUS, SpringerLink, Wiley Online Library, ProQuest Central, ScienceDirect, Knovel Library, Web of Knowledge - Current Contents Connect (CCC), Web of Knowledge - Essential Science Indicators (ESI), Web of Knowledge - Journal Citation Reports (JCR), Web of Knowledge - MEDLINE, Web of Knowledge - Web of Science (WOS), Web of Knowledge - Korean Journal Database, Web of Knowledge - Russian Science Citation Index, Web of Knowledge - SciELO Citation Index.
Thanks to cooperation with the Slovak National Library in Martin, University Library of CPU had access to the databases of the American company EBSCO Publishing: Academic Search Complete, Agricola, AHFS Consumer Medication Information, Business Source Premier, ERIC, GreenFile, Health Source - ConsumerEdition, Health Source: Nursing / Academic Edition , Humanities International Complete, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, MasterFILE Premier, MEDLINE with Full Text, Newspaper Source, Regional Business News, Teacher Reference Center.
There is an extensive network of specialized ICT-equipped classrooms at CPU. In addition, students have freely accessible computer boxes in the corridors, in all university buildings. CPU currently has 790 PCs for students. There are also specialized classrooms available for students (special language classrooms equipped with software for translators; 2 classrooms equipped with complete interpreting equipment; specialized audiovisual; research, recording and communication center and university creative studio).
An important step in the field of e-learning is the integration of a system for recording and broadcasting lectures, which is used in 5 lecture rooms within individual faculties. One lecture room arranged in this way is also located on the premises of the Faculty of Arts, CPU in Nitra. In addition to increasing content accessibility, this technology will also provide space for promotion and communication with the general public.
The basis of the technical infrastructure of data and telecommunication networks is a 10 Gb / s optical network, built within the framework of Structural Funds projects (Modernization of infrastructure to improve the quality of education and Development of infrastructure with a focus on ICT - a condition for education in the 3rd millennium). Thanks to the resources from the structural funds, the coverage of the wireless signal, which is currently available in all university buildings, has also been expanded. CPU currently has 113 wireless access points.
The operation of the computer network and the operation of information systems is ensured by several dozen servers, gradually expanded thanks to resources from the Structural Funds. At present, information systems run in most cases on virtual systems, which saves energy costs and increases the security of systems against intrusions.
As part of the provision of basic information support for the study, an e-mail system was set up for students at the university's own expense, through which each student obtains their own e-mail account for official communication with the institution upon enrollment. Students are informed not only by e-mail communication, communication via the websites of workplaces and distribution of messages in the AIS system, but also via large screens integrated into the information system of the university. This technology was implemented within the project Infrastructure Development with a focus on ICT - a condition for education in the 3rd millennium and its goal is to provide current information, multimedia presentations and presentations of individual workplaces.
An important step in improving the university quality was to get involved in the Eduroam project, the basic idea of which is to allow students and academic staff to connect to a computer network in another academic institution without having to register or obtain access data. Connecting to the network requires only the username and password that the user uses in the home institution. We anticipate use by both university visitors and our students and staff during stays at other universities.
As part of the increasing of the quality of education and research, an extension of information systems has been built in recent years, the aim of which is to map the activity, productivity and results of the university's staff. The construction of this managerial superstructure resulted in closer cooperation between the individual systems and the construction of an integrative portal simplifying access to the individual university information systems.
The presentation of the university is provided by its website. It has undergone several changes in recent years. In the first phase, the design was changed and clarified, and during the second, a content management tool was deployed, enabling simple and user-friendly content maintenance and updating. Subsequently, the site management system was implemented at the faculties and other parts of the university. A secondary information source intended mainly for students is the presentation of the activities of the university and the faculty on several social networks, makes the access to information to the target group faster and more efficient.
Teachers at the 3rd degree of the aesthetics study programme use online video conferencing systems (especially https://meet.ukf.sk/) as well as the UKF Moodle E-learning portal and other applications (e.g. MS Teams) The faculty provides all trainers with special training to work with distance learning courses.
Teachers additionally use the e-learning portal in the standard full-time mode and in their e-learning courses at EDU they upload study materials (specialized literature, records of lectures, additional exercises, case studies, etc.). In the case of distance mode during the examination period, the E-learning portal UKF Moodle offers various examination models, which contain protective mechanisms against possible misbehaviour of the examined student and at the same time help to objectify the evaluation process.
The effectiveness of distance contact through the meet.ukf.sk system was also confirmed at the 3rd level, especially in contact with part-time students; consultations can be carried out regularly, as required by the doctoral student or the supervisor's requirements. The lectures themselves and the subsequent consultations on them can be implemented to a large extent through an online videoconferencing system; for meetings of a small number of people, the system is a very effective solution. Each of the lectured subjects can be conducted in a hybrid form with a large representation of distance learning, or conducted by distance learning in full.
The Institute of Literary and Artistic Communication develops long-term and continuous cooperation with domestic cultural, and cultural and educational institutions (Nitra Gallery - practice, but also in connection with the subject of the study programme Gallery Interactions, Slovak Philharmonic - practice, RTVS - practice, etc.), but also with domestic and foreign academic workplaces and institutions (e.g. Department of Aesthetics, Charles University in Prague, Department of Literary Culture and Slavonic Studies, University of Pardubice, Institute of Aesthetics and Art Culture, University of Prešov, etc.), including on the platform of philosophical-methodological seminars and guest lectures available to both ILAC and Faculty of Arts, CPU staff and students.
In recent years ILAC intensively cooperates with the Slovak Association for Aesthetics, whose members are several ILAC employees (Mgr. Peter Brezňan, PhD. is its vice-chairman). Finally, on the platform of this cooperation, ILAC participated as a co-organizer in the international conference Aesthetics of the Center and Periphery - Center and Periphery of Aesthetics in 2019, repeatedly participated in the cultural and educational project With Art in Schools (a series of discussions organized at secondary schools with guests in the field of art) and also in the Aesthetics without Borders mobility project. As part of this, ILAC managed to develop very valuable contacts with colleagues from the university workplaces in Helsinki and Rome.
From other workplaces or institutions, cooperation with the Slovak Film Institute or the Institute of Theater and Film Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences must be mentioned. As far as university workplaces are concerned, ILAC has close contacts with the University of Hradec Králové (Department of Cultural and Religious Studies) or Masaryk University of Brno (Aesthetics Seminar). ILAC also cooperates with these and other workplaces within the Erasmus + mobility programme on the platform of bilateral agreements.
In recent years, cooperation with the Nation’s Memory Institute and the Na zelenej lúke civic association is also worth mentioning. While the main output of the first mentioned collaboration was a weekly cycle of professional lectures and discussions Art on Freedom ´89 (November 2019), the main output of the second was a cycle of 6 reading workshops for CPU students and students of grammar schools I read about oppression (September 2020 to June 2021).
Social life, sports, cultural, spiritual life of CPU students is part of the CPU Long-Term Plan for 2019-2025 and the CPU Faculty of Arts Long-Term Plan for 2019-2022. In addition to higher education and research, the involvement and provision of specific know-how of universities is to support the development of society and especially the region in which the university operates. For this purpose, the university also uses feedback from its graduates and other participants in the social and cultural life of the region.
The Hall of Residence CPU Nitra is home to the University Creative Studio. It is an integral cultural rendezvous point for the University students and their ensembles to rehearse and stage theatrical productions, various scenic projects and cultural events. The Creative Studio is also used for educational purposes (workshops, seminars, trainings) within the artistic and artistic-educational study programmes at the University.
Ponitran, the oldest folk ensemble at the University, focuses on traditional Slovak folklore with special interest in the Ponitrie Region. The mission of this ensemble is to evolve spare-time activities of the students, follow up on the traditional Slovak culture, interpret it artistically and collect the folklore material from various Slovak regions, but especially from the Nitra and Tekov Regions.
The VYDI Student Theatre was founded in 1992. During an academic year, student actors rehearse one production that is staged for a domestic audience in the University Creative Studio of the Faculty. They also take part in various regional shows or thematic festivals. The participation of students in this body is not limited only to theatrical productions, but a diverse range of variable activities also takes place: improligy (improvisation leagues), stand up performances, street parades, Santa's parties, majálesy (student rag in May), cabaret, matriculation, workshops, etc.
The civic association JA a MY organises cultural events, exhibitions, concerts, scientific conferences, seminars, discussion forums, round tables, debates, as well as alternative art projects in the national and international context, with an emphasis on supporting the region's all-round artistic development. The association supports budding artists, publicists and scholars of fine art in order to enable them to make a public presentation of their creative and scientific activities. The best-known event organised under the auspice of this association is The Petr Scherhaufer Festival.
The Hungarian CPU Choir successfully represents the University on domestic and foreign concert stages, choir festivals and competitions. At The Kodályové dni Festival in Galanta, the national qualification competition of choirs, our choir has repeatedly won the Zlaté pásmo award. The members organise regular concerts and its goal is to cultivate and further revive Kodály's traditions, as well as the dissemination of Hungarian choral culture, primarily among the university youth. The manager of the choir is currently the Faculty of Central European Studies, CPU.
Sport
In addition to individual sports, the sports activities of CPU students are focused especially on team sports. The following sports clubs represent the sport life at the CPU: Volley Project, BKM Youth Basketball Club, Taekwondo and hockey team Philosophers Nitra.
CPU Student Parliament
https://www.ukf.sk/univerzita/studentske-kluby-a-zdruzenia
It organizes annual events – Nitrianske univerzitné dni (Nitra University Days), Dni nitrianskych univerzít (Days of Nitra Universities) with the participation of urgent healthcare students who, with the supervision of teachers, provide first aid https://www.ukf.sk/verejnost/aktuality/udalosti/4288-studentsky-parlament-chysta-online-podujatia.
As a part of ensuring quality studies and extracurricular life, the CPU provides various services to its students (https://www.ukf.sk/studium/sluzby-studentom).
The University Pastoral Centre of Paul Strauss in Nitra (UPC) was founded in December 2008. Its main aim is to provide pastoral care and spiritual guidance to the students and staff of the Nitra universities, other institutions and university halls of residence (www.upcnitra.sk).
The Student Centre (SC) offers advice, counselling and other services to support students’ extracurricular activities. This centralized consultancy unit includes spiritual, financial, career, psychological, legal, social and health counselling and support to the students with special educational needs (https://www.ukf.sk/sc).
The possibilities and conditions of student participation in mobilities and internships are regulated by Directive 12/2021 on the implementation of mobilities within the Erasmus+, other scholarship programmes and bilateral agreements: https://www.ukf.sk/fakulty-a-sucasti/studenske-domovy/73-moja-ukf/4514-12-2021-smernica-o-realizacii-mobilit-v-ramci-programu-erasmus-inych-stipendijnych-programov-a-bilateralnych-dohod.
Instructions for applicants’ registration are published on the university's website: www.ukf.sk The rules for academic recognition are regulated by the CPU Study Regulations: https://www.ukf.sk/images/univerzita/Uradna_tabula/Studijny_poriadok_uplne-znenie_23_11_2020.pdf .
The Faculty Erasmus+ Coordinator, as well as the contact person for students interested in other types of mobility and internships, is the Vice-Dean for International Relations and Development prof. PaedDr. Bernard Garaj, CSc.: bgaraj@ukf.sk.
ILAC strongly supports domestic and international mobility and various student activities in accordance with the UKF Internationalization Strategy in Nitra for the years 2019 - 2025. Within the Erasmus + program, ILAC cooperates with universities in Hradec Králové (Brno University), Brno (Masaryk University), Pardubice (University of Pardubice), České Budějovice (University of South Bohemia), Olomouc (Palacký University) and Ljubljana (University of Ljubljana). The coordinator of the Erasmus + mobility programme and the contact person at ILAC is doc. PhDr. Renáta Beličová, PhD.: rbelicova@ukf.sk.
Criteria and requirements for student applicants (pursuant to Section 57 (5) of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education Institutions and on amendments to certain acts) are always published transparently on the Faculty's website: https://www.ff.ukf.sk/prijimacie-konanie.
The basic condition for admission to the doctoral study of aesthetics is a completed university education of second degree in the same or a related field. The chosen topic of the dissertation and thus also the research area of the doctoral student during the study must be connected with the study field and thematically compatible with the areas relevant to the study programme Aesthetics, which the commission will see in the admission process.
Admission procedures are governed by the principles of the Faculty of Arts admission process and are published on the Faculty's website: https://www.ff.ukf.sk/prijimacie-konanie. In connection with doctoral studies are also specified in the Principles of Doctoral Studies at the Faculty of Arts, CPU https://www.ff.ukf.sk/images/dokumenty/doktorandske_studium/zasady_ds_ff_ukf_v_nr.pdf and in documents for individual study programs; for aesthetics here https://www.ff.ukf.sk/images/dokumenty/doktorandske_studium/ds-pk-estetika.pdf.
The results of the admission process over the last period are available in AIS: https://www.ff.ukf.sk/prijimacie-konanie/vysledky-prijimacieho-konania and are regularly published in the form of statistics in the annual report of the Faculty: https://www.ff.ukf.sk/o-fakulte/vyrocne-spravy .
Monitoring and evaluation of study programs by students is carried out with an annual periodicity through questionnaires for the evaluation of the educational process and teachers by students. Procedures for monitoring and evaluating students' views on the quality of the study programme are regulated by the Quality Assurance System at the Faculty of Arts, CPU: https://www.ff.ukf.sk/images/dokumenty/predpisy_formulare/dff-system-zabezpecenia-kvality.pdf
Regular assessment of teaching and teachers by students is accessible through AIS.
The results of student feedback are analyzed at several levels of the faculty (Dean's Board, Scientific Council at the Faculty of Arts, Academic Senate at the Faculty of Arts, etc.), and they are communicated with stakeholders and published on the faculty's website, in the faculty's annual report (https://www.ff.ukf.sk/o-fakulte/vyrocne-spravy) and in the report on the evaluation of teaching and faculty teachers (https://www.ff.ukf.sk/organizacia-studia/hodnotenie-vyucby-a-pedagogov-studentmi).
The results of the feedback in the questionnaire are processed annually at the faculty level by students (usually members of the academic senate) and are an important basis for improving the study program.
The study programme Aesthetics (3rd degree) is designed and consolidated in accordance with what graduates have long evaluated as the most important benefits of the study of aesthetics and (or) aesthetic education at ILAC – systematic development of skills related to academic writing, atmosphere which supports students' creative potential, development of analytical and interpretive skills, etc. The above facts can also be found contained in the opinions of some of the graduates of studies at ILAC: http://www.uluk.ff.ukf.sk/?page_id=124.