PhD programmes

List of study programmes

hird cycle programmes (PhD):

Name of the Programme	Field of Study	Language	Details
Theory and History of State and Law	law	Slovak, English	admission procedure	programme
Constitutional Law	law	Slovak, English	admission procedure	programme
Administrative Law	law	Slovak, English	admission procedure	programme
Labour Law	law	Slovak, English	admission procedure	programme
Criminal Law	law	Slovak, English	admission procedure	programme
International Law	law	Slovak, English	admission procedure	programme
Law of the European Union	law	Slovak, English	admission procedure	programme
Roman Law	law	Slovak, English	admission procedure	programme
Commercial and Financial Law	law	Slovak, English	admission procedure	programme
Civil Law	law	Slovak	admission procedure	programme
Canon Law	law	Slovak, English	admission procedure	programme

About Ph.D. Degree Programme

The Faculty of Law of Comenius University in Bratislava offers the Ph.D. degree programme in both its daily as well as external form. The courses take place in the building of the Faculty of Law located at Šafárikovo námestie 6 in Bratislava. The study is provided for by the Department of Science and Ph.D. Studies along with other respective departments. Students participate in lectures and consultations. Standard length of Ph.D. degree programme in its daily form is 3 years and 4 years in its external form.

Ph.D. students at respective departments within the Faculty have to take and complete courses within three sections – compulsory, selective compulsory and elective courses. Moreover, they are required to participate in other study and pedagogical and educational activities as well as publication activities concerning science and research.

Application for Dissertation Examination

Student together with his/her supervisor and chairman of the field committee fills in the respective part of the application and files the application along with its annexes in the Filing Office of the Faculty of Law CU in Bratislava. Annexes to be attached to the application: 2x written thesis, copy of student's record book (in order to prove that the condition of obtaining at least 60 credits within the Ph.D. study programme has been satisfied).

The written thesis to be attached to the application for dissertation examination shall include propositions (project) of the dissertation, theoretical basis of their future solution, current state of findings regarding the given area and analysis of methodological approach to be adopted while dealing with the pertinent issues. The supervisor shall prepare an assessment report concerning the written thesis.

Application form for dissertation examination

Dissertation

Dissertation

Conditions of filing an application – at least 150 credits obtained (excluding the credits obtained for submitting the dissertation).

Application for Leave to Defend Dissertation shall be filed by student in the Filing Office of the Faculty of Law CU in Bratislava.

Dissertation Requirements

Dissertation Requirements – stipulated in Internal Regulation No. 12/2013 (Directive of Rector of CU in Bratislava)

The Ph.D. student may also submit his/her scientific work which has been published or he/she may also submit a collection of his/her own scientific works which in terms of their contents focus on and analyse the issues concerning the topic of dissertation. Ph.D. student shall submit the set of his/her publications with a detailed introduction in which he/she shall explain the current state regarding the researched issues, goals of the dissertation and conclusions at which he/she arrived after dealing with the topic of dissertation. In case the submitted publications have been created by a number of authors, the Ph.D. student shall also attach the declaration of co-authors regarding his author's interest in the work. In case the dissertation has resulted from a team-work, the Ph.D. student shall provide an overview of his/her own findings and interconnect them with findings of other members of the team.