Overview

The graduate has both general knowledge of the priorities necessary for the development of society, as well as professional and methodological knowledge from several areas of the field, serving as a basis for innovation and originality in practice.

Key Facts

Graduates of Public Health programme from Pavol Jozef Safárik University in Kosice can evaluate theories, concepts and innovations in health care, independently formulate a scientific problem, formulate a scientific hypothesis and propose a strategy for their verification by appropriate methodology, prepare and implement research projects and conduct research in selected areas of health care, statistically process obtained data, objectively evaluate and interpret research results in selected areas of health care and apply ethical rules in the performance of these scientific research tasks.

The graduate is able to present and publish his results based on the evidence of the professional public at conferences and scientific events, publishing articles in scientific and professional journals at home and abroad. It designs, implements and verifies new research and working methods and comprehensive recommendations and is able to apply the results of its own scientific research in the field of designing innovations in health activities.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Infectology

Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Microbiology

Health Psychology

Social medicine

Environmental hygiene

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-31 00:00:00

Language

English, Slovak

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Košice, Slovakia

Disciplines

Public Health View 4 other PhDs in Public Health in Slovakia

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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 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.

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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

5000 EUR / year

≈ 5000 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

5000 EUR / year

≈ 5000 EUR / year

Living costs

Košice

Slovakia

500 - 850 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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Scholarships Information

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