Study programmes and courses

The Midwifery programme provides you with a practically oriented bachelor's degree in midwifery. The study programme is designed in accordance with the Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications in the provision of services and gives you as a graduate the basic prerequisites to practice a regulated profession in the European Union. The theoretical knowledge you have acquired will be practically verified through long-term practice. During your studies, you will complete a total of 46 weeks of nursing and professional practice. You can carry out your practice, for example, in antenatal clinics, gynaecological outpatient clinics, inpatient gynaecological and obstetric care facilities (standard nursing units, intensive care units, delivery rooms or operating theatres) and other selected workplaces.

Applications should only be submitted electronically via the e-application application. The admission fee is CZK 650,- and must be paid no later than the application deadline of the given round (if you do not enrol, the fee will not be refunded). Further payment instructions (account number, variable symbol) can be found in the electronic application. The fee must be paid again for each round of admissions.

What subjects will you study?

The list of courses you will take during your studies (both compulsory and your choice of compulsory and elective courses) can be found in the Full-time Study Plan. The study also includes a long-term internship (of 46 weeks).

Conditions for admission to study are:

• achievement of secondary education with a matriculation examination (successful completion of the matriculation examination at secondary school),
• eligibility to study as demonstrated in the entrance examination (knowledge in the scope of secondary school):
• PC test in professional subjects (human biology, psychology) and general study prerequisites (max. 50 points),
• oral interview - verification of the applicant's knowledge of human biology and motivation (max. 50 points),

• confirmation of medical eligibility to study midwifery (available for download in the e-application form after payment of the fee for the admission procedure).
• Acceptance of applicants for study who are foreign nationals (with the exception of Slovak nationals) is also subject to proof of knowledge of the Czech language. This proficiency can be demonstrated by a Czech language matriculation exam (successfully passed matriculation exam at a Czech high school) or demonstrated by an oral interview at the entrance exam at the Polytechnic University of Jihlava (understanding of the spoken word, ability to interact and identify the motivation, expectations and immediate needs of the student).

The full text of the conditions of admission to VŠPJ for the academic year 2024/2025 can be found HERE.

In connection with the armed conflict on the territory of Ukraine caused by the invasion of the Russian Federation troops, the VŠPJ has issued special rules for students and applicants with temporary protection in the Czech Republic and citizens of Ukraine. The full text of the special rules can be found HERE.

For more information on the Czech language exam, including exam dates, please visit HERE.

The admission procedure for AR 2024/2025 again includes the NON-IMPOSITION OF A FEE for acts related to the admission procedure for applicants in a difficult social situation. No fee will be charged to an applicant who meets the following conditions:

• submits an application for admission to a bachelor's or master's degree programme no later than 15 May 2024,
• is not a graduate of the same type of study programme (written affidavit),
• proves that he/she is in a difficult social situation (written certificate issued at his/her request by the state social assistance body that the family income ascertained for the purposes of the child benefit for the third calendar quarter of 2023 did not exceed the product of the family's subsistence minimum and a coefficient of 1.5),
• requests that the fee not be assessed no later than April 10, 2024.

An application for non-assessment of the fee is available HERE, a sample affidavit is available HERE.

For more information, see RR No. 11/2024 HERE.

Further information on the admission procedure:

• For the PC test, a correct answer is scored 1 point, a wrong answer and a don't know/won't answer answer is scored 0 points, i.e. the maximum you can score on the test is 50 points.
• There is a time limit of 45 minutes for the PC test, the oral exam is a maximum of 15 minutes.
• The scope, depth and level of knowledge required in the tests are based on the material covered in secondary school leaving examinations (for an idea of how the tests are designed, see sample tests from previous entrance examinations).
• You can find out the success rate for the entrance exams by looking at previous years' admissions results.
• The criterion for demonstrating eligibility to study is the achievement of a score in the admissions procedure that places the applicant in the order of the expected number of students to be admitted, so that the total number of students enrolled in the field is 32.
• Maturity certificate/certification and medical certificate of fitness issued by a medical practitioner on the recommended form (available for download in the e-application form after payment of the fee for the acts associated with the admission procedure) must be submitted in one of the following ways:
  
• online (uploaded via personal folder in the e-application) - only authorized conveyance of the document (provided by Czech POINT branches) - other electronic versions of the document, e.g. a simple scan will not be accepted
• by correspondence to the study department (officially certified copy)
• in person at the study department (certified copy)
• Maturity certificate/certification certificate must be delivered by September 10, 2024 (in case of non-delivery by the deadline, the candidate will not be admitted to study)
• Medical certification of medical fitness must be delivered according to the deadlines of the individual rounds of the admission procedure AR 2023/2024 (in case of failure to deliver by the deadline, the candidate will not be admitted to the study).
• Proof of hepatitis B vaccination shall be provided to the sponsor of the internship after the start of the course (a copy of the vaccination certificate is sufficient).

The entrance examinations are held in the school building at Tolstého 16, Jihlava and youmust have your ID (ID card or passport) with you.

Where can I find the results of the admission procedure?

Summary results of the admission procedure can be found: View

Your further questions can be answered at the Study Department, tel. 567 141 181 or e-mail:studijni@vspj.cz

Important dates for applications and admissions

The last date for regular enrollment for the 2024/2025 academic year is September 12, 2024.

Only those applicants who have fulfilled the admission requirements and have the document "Rector's Decision on Admission to Study" available in the e-application form may apply for study. The easiest and fastest way to enrol for studies is online directly in the e-application form. However, you can also choose to enrol by correspondence or enrol in person at the VŠPJ building (dates will be announced continuously). All information about the admission procedure and subsequent enrolment can be found in your e-application.

The admission examination for the field of midwifery consists of a PC-based test in professional subjects (human biology, psychology) and general study prerequisites and an oral examination in human biology (only for full-time study). On this page you will find sample tests in professional subjects and general study prerequisites and also evaluation of the entrance examination tests.

The study programme Midwifery provides a practically oriented bachelor education for the subsequent practice of the medical profession without professional supervision. The study programme is designed in accordance with Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications in the provision of services. The study includes nursing and professional practice for a total of 46 weeks.

Key learning outcomes

By studying this course, graduates will gain the following qualifications:

• to provide healthcare in midwifery,
• to provide the necessary supervision, care and advice to women during pregnancy, childbirth and the six months of labour and birth, where these are physiological,
• to manage physiological childbirth and provide care for the newborn,
• for the nursing care of women in gynaecology,
• to participate, in collaboration with a physician, in preventive, curative, diagnostic, rehabilitative, emergency or dispensary care.

Full-time study