Molecular Cytology and Genetics

studied, including their impacts on society, taking into account social, ethical and other criteria.

Key Facts

• The graduate of Molecular Cytology and Genetics programme from Pavol Jozef Safárik University in Kosice can assess and modify its own professional activity in a broader context, in relation to the long-term impact in the field and in terms of social, ethical and environmental criteria. The graduate knows relations with interdisciplinary fields of other biological sciences and has a deep knowledge of theories, sophisticated methods and procedures used to characterize biological processes at a level corresponding to international criteria. The graduate is capable of independent and critical thinking in search of answers to unanswered questions of performing research. The graduate can identify a complex problem, design and initiate a solution, formulate a scientific hypothesis, objectives, propose relevant means and methods of investigation applied in fundamental biomedical and biotechnological research, as well as laboratory diagnostics. The graduate can analyse data and interpret the results obtained based on synthetic procedures in the broader biological context. The graduate is capable to present and publish the results as scientific outputs in both, Slovak and English languages.
• The staffing of the programme is enhanced by the fact that three personalities of the staff matrix are contact persons or members of the top research team "Bioactive" and cooperate continuously also within the framework of scientific projects, which creates optimal space for scientific education at the 3rd level in accordance with the Dublin descriptors.
• The learning objectives in the study programme are achieved through measurable educational outputs - subjects of the study programme. The study rules of doctoral studies – PhD Study Regulations at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice define the basic framework for accumulation of credits in the learning and scientific part so as to guarantee the scientific character of the study. Both the learning and the scientific part of the study programme are designed in such a way that the graduate meets the educational goals in full.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

• Environmental Microbiology
• Applied Microbiology
• Model Organisms in Genetics
• Analytical Cytometry
• Cytogenetics and Karyology

Admission requirements

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

• The Doctoral study is open for graduates of the Master level who will become experts in the selected scientific discipline and will be awarded the “Philosophiae doctor” (PhD.) degree.

Fees and funding

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

• International

  Non-residents: 8,091 AUD / year ≈ 5,000 EUR / year

• EU/EEA

  EU/EEA Nationals: 8,091 AUD / year ≈ 5,000 EUR / year

Living costs

Košice, Slovakia

809-1,375 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.