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Nursing
Nursing is a field of study from the system of fields of study administered by the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic as a field of knowledge (§ 50 (1) of Act No. 131/2002) in which the graduate of the study programme (§ 51 (1) of Act No. 131/2002) acquires professional competence to perform his/her original profession or prepares to continue in further higher education.
Prospects of graduates
Sister - Master (II. degree) independently provides individual nursing care and develops nursing practice in all areas and facilities of the population health care system, is able to think critically and work with the results of credible research, participates in scientific research activities and uses scientifically justified working methods, procedures, techniques that can be implemented by qualified nursing professionals, identifies nursing problems that can be the subject of nursing research, uses and applies research results in nursing practice in accordance with ethical principles, patients' rights with an emphasis on maximum quality and performance .
The core topics of the core knowledge of level 2 of the undergraduate degree are primarily related to:
- Clinical Nursing
- Clinical subjects
- Nursing research
- Dissertation - state exam Mgr.
Other topics of the core knowledge of the field of study(2nd degree)
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Pedagogy
- Management in Nursing
- Information Technology
General characteristics of the professional profile of the graduate (2nd degree)
Nursing graduates are able to meet the requirements of a discipline that integrates nursing theories with scientific knowledge from other disciplines necessary for the delivery of health services to the public in primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, as well as care in illness, rehabilitation and aftercare. Graduates are able to provide nursing care to individuals, families, groups or communities in health or illness and contribute to health, recovery or dying and death in peace and dignity. Professional training is based on the results of science and research. Independently conducts research and applies research findings to practice.Theoretical Knowledge(Level 2)
Nursing Graduate (Level 2):
- possesses the theoretical and practical potential necessary for the development of nursing education, management, research and clinical practice
- knows and is proficient in pedagogical principles and methods in the professional preparation of nurses, education of the individual/family/group,
- knows the principles of management at all levels of management
- finds and presents own solutions to problems within nursing research
Practical skills and skills (Level 2)
The nursing graduate (Level 2) will acquire the ability to:
- independently provide and manage nursing care at all levels
- manage nursing work at all levels
- organise and act in the professional training of nurses
- plan, organise and work in population health projects
- work independently but also in interdisciplinary teams on tasks related to nursing care delivery, professional training, management
Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Level 2)
The nursing graduate (Level 2) has:
- knowledge of the humanities disciplines - philosophy, psychology, sociology, which can be used in their work in all areas of nursing practice
- knowledge of medical disciplines and can use it in the care of individual/family/group health
- has knowledge of and ability to work with electronic media
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DAILY FORM OF STUDY - without entrance exam
Applicants for the full-time form of study will be admitted after fulfilling the prescribed conditions:
1. completion of the first degree (bachelor's degree) in the nursing programme with a weighted grade point average of up to 2.00.
2. fulfilment of the criteria of medical fitness for the profession according to Decree of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic No.364/2009, which establishes the criteria of medical fitness for applicants for medical study fields (the applicant shall submit a certificate from a general practitioner on medical fitness).
Additional information
The application must contain the following:
1/ Application(form):
- electronic application form (admission fee 40 EUR) applicants fill in and submit the electronic application form on the website of the HE Portal: Electronization of application to universities | ApplicationVŠ.sk or on the website of the Ministry of Education, Research and Youth of the Slovak Republic: Application for studies, tax return extract and other forms | Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic
- electronic application form with attachments should be printed , signed , and sent by post to the address of the Faculty of Health Professions PU
- without receiving the printed electronic application form along with attachments, the electronic application form is invalid and the candidate will not be included in the admission process!
2/ Documents for application (form attachments to the online application form):
a) original fee payment slip (to be pasted on page 3 of the application form)
b) receipt of payment
c) notarized copies of the state examination certificate and diploma (in case Bc. you are finishing your studies in the current academic year, send these documents immediately after graduation)
d) a structured resume
e) certification from a medical practitioner that the applicant is medically fit to practise the health profession
f) confirmation of study average for the first 5 semesters of bachelor studies - the faculty you graduated from will issue the confirmation; graduates of the PU Faculty of Physical Education do not need to submit this confirmation.
g) proof of Slovak language proficiency- B1 level - to be provided by foreign applicants (except applicants from the Czech Republic) (see chap. 1.4)
3/ Please send the application form to the Faculty's address by 15 June 2026.
4/ The external form of study is charged according to Act No. 131/2002 on Higher Education and its amendment No. 363/2007 Coll. The amount of tuition fees is published on the faculty's website http://www.unipo.sk/fakulta-zdravotnictva.
5/Administrative fee for the admission procedure, will not be refunded to applicantsin the following cases:
a) if the application form is incomplete and the applicant fails to do so even after being requested to complete the required documents within 5 days
b) if the applicant does not meet the required criteria and has applied for the course anyway
c) if the applicant applies for a study programme which the faculty does not plan to implement in a given academic year
d) if he/she does not enrol
If the student/applicant makes an erroneous payment, he/she will be charged a fee for the erroneous payment in accordance with the valid price list of the PU in Presov for the academic year in which he/she submitted the application and the remaining funds will be returned to the bank account of the sender.
The length of study in the study programme in the external form at the master's degree is 2 years!
Without entrance examinations
yes
Applicants for full-time study will be admitted after fulfilling the prescribed conditions:
1. completion of the first degree (bachelor's) in the nursing study programme with a weighted grade point average of up to 2.00.
2. fulfilment of the criteria of medical fitness for the profession according to Decree of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic No.364/2009, which establishes the criteria of medical fitness for applicants for medical study fields (the applicant shall submit a certificate from a general practitioner on medical fitness).
Form of entrance exam
without entrance exam
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Apply the application for study
15.06.2026
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- medical certificate (paper form)
- Bachelor diploma (paper form)
- CV (paper form)
- doklad o zaplatení poplatku za prijímacie konanie (paper form)
- uradne overená kópia vysvedčenia o štátnej skúške a dodatku k diplomu (paper form)
- potvrdenie váženého študijného priemeru bakalárskeho štúdia (paper form)
Standard length of study: cost free
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 1300 €
application form: 40 €
E-application form: 40 €
Faculty of Health Professions PU
Partizánska No. 1
080 01 Prešov
Money institution:ŠP (State Treasury)
IBAN: SK11 8180 0000 007 0000 82677
Bank Code: 8180
Variable symbol: 21080
Overseas students will pay the fee on account:
Monetary institution:ŠP (State Treasury)
IBAN: SK11 8180 0000 007 0000 82677
SWIFT: SPSRSKBA
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Last update: 18.12.2025 10:08