Slovakia - Master's studies

Complete university study lasts for four to six years and consists in research. Courses in the Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Pharmacy, Theology, Law and Art last for five years. Graduates are granted the degrees of  Magister and of Magister umenia in artistic fields of study.

Studies in Economics, Agriculture, Chemistry and technical fields last for five or five-and-a-half years and lead to the academic degree of Inžinier and to the title of Inžinier-architekt in Architecture.

In Veterinary Medicine, studies last for five-and-a-half years and lead to the academic degree of Doktor Veterinárskej Medicíny. In Medicine, studies last for six years and graduates are granted the academic degrees of Doktor všeobecného lekárstva or Doktor zubného lekárstva.

Graduates of the fields of study in which the academic degree of Magister is awarded may sit for the Examina Rigorosa, which also includes the defence of a dissertation. Upon successfully completing it, students are awarded the following academic degrees: in Natural Sciences the Doktor Prírdrodných Vied (RNDr), in Pharmacy the Doktor Farmácie (PharmDr), in the Humanities and Arts, the Doktor Filozofie (PhDr), in Law and Security the Doktor Práv (JUDr), in Teacher Training and Sports the Doktor Pedagogiky (PaedDr), and  in Theology, except for the study programmes in the field of Roman Catholic theology,  the Doktor Teológie (ThDr).