Overview

The Criminal Law graduate from Comenius University Bratislava can analyze, synthesize and compare the legal institutes of the legal branch of criminal law, as well as related legal branches, with the aim of creating de lege ferenda proposals, in the interest of their more effective application in the legal order.

Career opportunities

The graduate is professionally and personally qualified to hold positions with national reach in the area of methodologies, guidance, supervision and control of the fight against criminal activity and the course of criminal proceedings in the structures of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic, the Prosecutor's Office of the Slovak Republic, courts of the Slovak Republic, advocacy and security forces.

The graduate is also eligible for employment in the scientific-pedagogical sphere, especially in the position of a assistant professor at the Faculty of Law or in a scientific position in scientific institutions in Slovakia, e.g. at the Slovak Academy of Sciences, etc.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Contradictoriness in the Anglo-American and Continental legal systems

Economic crime

Evidence

Drug-related crime

Substantive Criminal Law - Research Issues

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00

Language

English, Slovak

Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bratislava, Slovakia

Disciplines

Criminal Law

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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 basic prerequisite for admission to doctoral studies is a second-level university degree.

Completion of a master's degree programme in law in the Slovak Republic, or completion of a master's degree programme in law in the Czech Republic, or completion of a master's degree programme in law in a country other than the Slovak Republic or the Czech Republic on the basis of the Decision on the Equivalence of Documents.

Excellent knowledge and skills in the field of law to be the subject of the doctoral studies - at least at the level of a graduate of a master's degree programme.

The ability to study, communicate at a professional level and publish in at least one world language;

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Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

1000 EUR / year

≈ 1000 EUR / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

1000 EUR / year

≈ 1000 EUR / year

Living costs

Bratislava

Slovakia

600 - 980 EUR / month

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

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