The main idea behind developing the curriculums for our courses has always been to bridge the years-old gap sharply separating the medical and social issues. The lessons stress independence, creativity and encouraging of students´ interest, as well as the importance and necessity of practical experience. The latter is acquired through extensive hands-on training at selected clinical workplaces of the faculty.

About the Credit System

• compulsory,
• mandatory optional and
• optional.

One semester of each subject has an assigned number of credit points reflecting its significance. By obtaining a regular credit, classified credit or by passing an exam the student wins the respective number of credit points. The system requires 60 credit points to be obtained in each year of study. The system features two essential advantages: The first of them is that the student may advance to the next year even if he/she has not passed all prescribed exams, as long as he/she has received at least 40 credit points (the exams may be passed later). The other advantage concerns over-achievers: the student may obtain up to 90 credit points in one academic year , i.e. it is possible to do a study program of three semesters in two semesters. The credit points are also reflected in the so-called weighed average of classification at exams.

Bachelor Studies

The basic obligatory courses prevail in the first semesters of bachelor studies, including pre-clinical and clinical subjects, philosophy and ethics, sociology, psychology and Latin language. Subjects in the following years deal with social policy issues, politics, nursing, social-psychological training and special pedagogy. Bachelor courses are completed with final exams and defending of a bachelor work. Students may then choose to continue in a selected magisterial course.

Magisterial programs

Magisterial programs are more specialized, more demanding and provide deeper knowledge and more practical skills in the given field in terms of theory, methodology as well as application. Students are taught to make qualified analyses of health and social issues, look for suitable solutions and to implement the solutions in real life. They also develop a good background for scientific research and pedagogic work. Magisterial courses are completed with defending of a thesis and state exams. Currently we have applied for accreditation of our doctoral study scheme (PhD.) and bachelor study program for midwifes and preventive workers in drug addiction area.

History

Our faculty is fairly young - it was established within South Bohemian University on 8 November 1991.

The responsible person for this page is PaedDr. Jan Bláha