Study programmes and courses

The study programme Health and Social Care will provide you with a practically oriented bachelor's degree in social work, on the basis of which you will gain competence and professional competences to perform the profession of social worker according to Act No.108/2006 Coll, and to exercise the non-medical health profession without professional supervision, health and social worker according to Act No. 96/2004 Coll,  The study of the field is conceived as a combination of basic knowledge in the fields of health care (nursing, geriatrics, paediatrics, surgery, psychiatry...) and detailed knowledge in the fields of social care (ethics, psychology, theory and methods of social work, social policy, sociology, law...) with an emphasis on practical teaching. You will practically verify the acquired theoretical knowledge in a continuous practice. During your studies you will complete a total of 20 weeks of professional practice. The internship is carried out in health care facilities, social service facilities or organizations that operate in the field of social work and provide residential, outpatient or field social services.

You will gain the knowledge and skills to:

• implementing social prevention, including depistige
• providing socio-legal counselling
• carrying out a social investigation, analysing it and then creating an individual client plan and implementing the necessary interventions and assistance
• performing social rehabilitation
• integrating clients and getting their social environment to actively participate in solving adverse social situations
• performing analytical, methodological and conceptual activities in the health and social field
• working with the individual, with the group, with the community
• comprehensive view of care for disadvantaged children, adults and the elderly

Applications should only be submitted electronically via the e-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.

Applications in the 2nd and 3rd supplementary rounds will only be allowed provided that the number of admitted candidates has not already been filled in the 1st basic round of admissions.

What subjects will you study?

The list of subjects you will take during your studies (both compulsory and your choice of compulsory and elective subjects) can be found in the The study plan for full-time study and studying plan to combined form of study. The study also includes professional practice in the scope of 1000 hours. 

Conditions for admission to study are:

• achievement of secondary education with a matriculation examination (successful completion of the matriculation examination at secondary school),
• eligibility for studies demonstrated in the entrance examination (knowledge in the scope of secondary school):
  
  • PC test in professional subjects (basics of social sciences, psychology, philosophy, sociology, biology) and general study prerequisites (max. 50 points),
  • oral interview - to test cultural, political and social awareness, independent judgement and motivation to study (max. 50 points),
  • for proven and written evidence of the applicant's activities in terms of previous experience, personal development or public interest (e.g. volunteer work, experience in social work or a related field, study abroad, state examination in a foreign language), points may be awarded up to a maximum of 20 points, which will be added to the result of the oral examination,

• confirmation of medical fitness to study the Health and Social Care programme. 
• 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 matriculation exam in the Czech language (successfully passing the matriculation exam at a Czech secondary school) or by an oral interview at the entrance exam (understanding of the spoken word, ability to interact and to identify the motivation, expectations and immediate needs of the student).

For the full text of the VŠPJ admission requirements for the 2024/2025 academic year, please see HERE. 

In the context of 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. 

More information on the Czech language exam, including exam dates, can be found on the website HERE.

The admission procedure for AR 2024/2025 again includes the NON-APPLICATION 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 to study in 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 not setting the fee is available HERE, a model affidavit is available HERE.

More information can be found in RR No. 2/2024 HERE. 

Further information on the admission procedure:

• The scope, depth and level of knowledge required in the test are based on the material covered in high school graduation exams (for an idea of how the tests are designed, see test-takes from previous admissions exams). The test consists of 50 questions. A candidate can score 50 points on the test (a correct answer is worth 1 point, a wrong answer and a don't know/won't answer is worth 0 points). A total time limit of 45 minutes is set for the test.
• The criterion for demonstrating eligibility to study is the achievement of a score in the admissions process 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 programme is 100.
• Maturity certificate/certificate of eligibility and medical certificate issued by a medical practitioner in the recommended form ((available for download in the e-application form after payment of the admission fee) must be submitted in one of the following ways: 
  
• online (upload via personal folder in the e-application) - only authorized document conversion (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 (certified copy)
• in person at the study department (certified copy)
• Maturity certificate/certification certificate must be delivered by 10 September 2024 (in case of non-delivery by the deadline, the candidate will not be admitted for studies)
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• Medical Medical fitness certificate must be delivered according to the dates of the individual rounds of the admission procedure AR 2024/2025 (in case of failure to deliver by the deadline, the candidate will not be admitted to the study) - downloadable in the e-application form after payment of the fee for the actions related to the admission procedure.
• On the basis of Decree No. 537/2006 Coll., § 9, paragraph 1, letter f), as amended, only students who have submitted confirmation of vaccination/exposure/protective substances against viral hepatitis B may enter the internship. Professional practice is  part of the teaching already in 1st semester.

  Admission exams are held in the school building at Tolstého 16, Jihlava and you must have your ID (ID card or passport) with you.

Where can I find the results of the admission process

Summary results of the admission procedure can be found: View

Your further questions can be answered at the Studies 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 exam for the Health and Social Care programme consists of a PC-based test in the social sciences, psychology, sociology, philosophy, biology and general study prerequisites.

On this page you will find a sample test in social sciences, psychology, sociology, philosophy, biology and general study prerequisites, as well as test scores of the entrance examination.

The curriculum of the field of Health and Social Care is developed in accordance with the Minimum Standard for Social Work Education.

The study of the field of study is designed as a combination of basic knowledge in the fields of health care (nursing, geriatrics, paediatrics, surgery, psychiatry,...) and detailed knowledge in the fields of social care (ethics, psychology, social work methods, social policy, sociology, law,...) with an emphasis on practical teaching. The programme includes a professional internship of a total duration of 20 weeks.

Key Learning Outcomes

The graduate has the knowledge, skills and general competencies to be able to:

• carry out social prevention, including depistige
• carry out social surveys and their analysis
• draw up a psychosocial intervention plan
• implement social measures
• ensure the social agenda
• provide socio-legal counselling
• provide socio-legal counselling in relation to the illness or its consequences
• participate in the integration of clients and recruit their social environment to actively participate in the integration process
• participate in the organisation of convalescent stays
• within the scope of their professional competence, carry out activities in preparation for the discharge of patients, including the provision of follow-up care and services
• in the event of the death of a client/patient, to carry out professional social counselling; for deceased patients who die alone, to arrange death-related matters
• to carry out basic activities in the context of the Social Services Act (social therapy, telephone crisis assistance, skills training, assistance in exercising rights and interests, assistance in coping with normal self-care tasks, etc.)
• keeping medical records and other documentation resulting from other legislation
• provide information to the patient in accordance with his/her professional competence and, where appropriate, the doctor's instructions
• carry out analytical, methodological and conceptual work in the health and social field
• participate in practical teaching of students in selected fields of study, etc.

• Full-time study
• Combined studies