Overview

Learning objectives

Identification of pathogenesis, etiology, morphological changes in pathological processes and their relations, manifestations of diseases at the present level of knowledge in the world, their course, including healing and response to therapy, and prediction of their prognosis

Theoretical and practical implementation of methods of processing of biological materials for morphological analysis, including staining processes, immunohistochemistry and enzyme histochemistry, in situ hybridization, electron microscopy and morphometry

Recognition of morphological principles of diseases processes at the cellular, subcellular and genetic levels

Development of principles of individual and team research work, ethics and social part of the work

Application of acquired knowledge in praxis, development of individual scientific discipline

Organization of scientific experiment, experiment on laboratory animals, tissue culture

Correct evaluation of morphological and biochemical findings, their interpretation and statistical processing

Improvement of diagnostic algorithms

Career opportunities

Graduates are professionally prepared to work creatively in scientific institutes of the Slovak Academy of Sciences at various research levels.

Other employments that, however, require graduation from an accredited study program of specialization study in medical profession, represent physicians – a pathologist or forensic medicine doctor.

Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months
Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English, Slovak

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bratislava, Slovakia

Disciplines

Medicine Pathology View 23 other PhDs in Medicine 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

A scan of the Secondary Education Diploma/Certificate; basic condition for admission to study at a university level in Slovakia

They do not require English language proficiency certificate.

Entrance examination

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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.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Pathological Anatomy and Forensic Medicine.

Available Scholarships

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