Study programmes

The faculty offers accredited study programmes at the 3rd level of higher education, with a standard duration of 3 years in the full-time form and 4 years in the part-time form. Upon completion, graduates are awarded the academic degree “doctor” (“philosophiae doctor”, abbreviated as “PhD.”).

3rd level – Doctoral studies – Study programmes in the Slovak language

Field of study: Economics and Management

study programme Tourism Management – full-time and part-time
study programme International Business Management – full-time and part-time
study programme Marketing and Trade Management – full-time and part-time

3rd level – Doctoral studies – Study programmes in the English language

Field of study: Economics and Management

study programme Tourism Management – full-time and part-time
study programme Management of International Business – full-time
study programme Marketing and Trade Management – full-time and part-time

Tourism Management

The objective of learning in the Tourism Management study program is mastering relevant theories and concepts related to complex economic processes in tourism and related fields; acquiring the ability to contribute to the development of theory, new knowledge, and innovations based on original research; gaining the ability to apply relevant advanced quantitative and qualitative scientific methods in the examination and comprehensive resolution of scientific problems; developing the ability to effectively and purposefully disseminate the results of original scientific research to ensure their practical application and accessibility to relevant target groups at the international level. The graduate is able to:

identify, formulate, analytically and critically address scientific problems within the dynamic and multidisciplinary environment of tourism,
effectively evaluate and propose sustainable and innovative solutions for tourism enterprises and organizations,
develop integrated strategies to enhance the competitiveness of tourism, considering complex contexts, including the micro- and macro-environment of tourism, territorial conditions, as well as the cross-sectoral nature of the industry,
identify current challenges in tourism, present critical perspectives, and propose theoretical frameworks and research procedures for effective solutions within the context of the national economy as a whole.

Educational objectives of the study programme:

critical evaluation of theories, concepts, and various scientific approaches in tourism and related fields,
development of an original research project focused on tourism,
proposal of a comprehensive solution to an identified scientific problem in tourism,
presentation of the results of original research at an international scientific forum in both oral and written form.

Management of International Business

The aim of the study programme Management of International Business is to train graduates for a highly specialized career in the sphere of institutions, companies and multinational corporations in an international business environment. They can also find a job in the field of scientific work at universities, research teams or various social and public organizations. Study program is focused on investigating of the development trends in the international economic environment with emphasis on specific growth conditions of the EU, or the Slovak Republic and on developments in other territorial segments of the world economy. Since the Slovak economy is absolutely foreign-oriented, it creates a specific environment for scientific research and forms the importance of the economic relations and the consequences that arise in this area. The graduate is able to:

to use various basic and applied research methods and to develop new knowledge in the selected topics,
to solve issues of economic practice in different contexts throughout sophisticated approaches,
to manage processes in the selected field conceptually, to work in team and to factually communicate their decisions in international conditions.

Educational objectives of the study programme:

gaining relevant knowledge in the field of international business management, including current scientific theories and approaches,
mastering effective work with databases of data and scientific works in the field, the ability to evaluate theories, concepts of innovation in their original scientific research,
mastering the relevant use of a wide range of methods of scientific work,
developing the ability to conceptually solve complex problems in the current dynamic environment and to present the results of research to the international scientific community.

Marketing and Trade Management

The aim of the study program Marketing and Trade Management is to train professionals in a comprehensive and specialized field of trade and marketing, which are the basis for shifting the limits of theoretical and research perception of the discipline. Students know how to use scientific methods of the marketing research, market data, behaviour of consumers and business entities. They know methods of simulation and verification of marketing solutions, they can apply scientific practices in processes of optimal shaping marketing functions, marketing processes and marketing tools of business entities. Students can autonomously synthesize information/views of marketing surveys and propose solutions to problems that extend or redefine existing knowledge and present new approaches to tackling the new situation in trading systems. The graduate is able to:

successfully and effectively apply scientific research methods and to present his/her solutions/critical evaluation statements in the field of trade and marketing processes,
effectively connect research – formulation of the proposal – implementation, legal and ethical aspects of marketing,
to identify, evaluate and solve the problems of different levels of trade prediction throughout innovative approach.

Educational objectives of the study programme: