Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Public Administration
Bachelor in European Public Administration
Košice, Slovakia
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
* date of publication of the results: by June 27, 2025
Key Summary
About: The Bachelor in European Public Administration at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice gives students theory in public administration, political science, sociology, law and economics with emphasis on EU functioning. Graduates learn constitutional and legal foundations for state administration and local self-government, organizational and management principles, and application of EU law. They gain skills to plan processes, communicate with citizens, issue simple legal acts, and improve administrative efficiency.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work in the public sector, civil service, local government, EU institutions, or international organisations. They fit roles such as policy analyst, administrative officer, public manager, legislative assistant.
In the course of their studies, they will acquire theoretical knowledge in the field of public administration and related disciplines – political science, sociology, law and economics, with an emphasis on the functioning of the European Union. The graduate’s knowledge include the interconnectivity and familiarity with political science and sociology principles of public administration in a democratic state, especially in the Slovak Republic and the European Union, the constitutional and legal foundations of public administration with focus on state administration and local self-government, as well as economic principles and contexts, including organizational and management issues and their practical application in the actual practice of public administration. Graduates of this study program will acquire the basic knowledge to carry out work activities with a predominance of intellectual work in public administration. Consequently, they will be able to perform tasks, solve problems and take decisions on basic issues at all levels of public administration. They will acquire the skills:
- To implement theoretical knowledge in improving and making public administration more efficient
- To use the principles and principles of communication skills both within the organisation and in the public administration – citizen relationship
- To plan and organize the processes and activities in public administration,
- To apply the norms of primary and secondary law of the European Union related to the issue of public administration in practice,
- To issue simple individual legal acts and to prepare documents for the adoption of normative legal acts in the field of public administration.
The graduates are prepared to work as professionals in all branches of public administration and the public sector in the Slovak Republic, in the institutions of the European Union, as well as in international organizations. In the course of their studies, they will acquire theoretical knowledge in the field of public administration and related disciplines – political science, sociology, law and economics, with an emphasis on the functioning of the European Union. The graduate’s knowledge include the interconnectivity and familiarity with political science and sociology principles of public administration in a democratic state, especially in the Slovak Republic and the European Union, the constitutional and legal foundations of public administration with focus on state administration and local self-government, as well as economic principles and contexts, including organizational and management issues and their practical application in the actual practice of public administration. Graduates of this study program will acquire the basic knowledge to carry out work activities with a predominance of intellectual work in public administration. Consequently, they will be able to perform tasks, solve problems and take decisions on basic issues at all levels of public administration.
