THESES
THESES TOPICS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025
At the Institute of Medical Terminology and Foreign Languages it is possible to deal with thesis topics with the following thematic focus:
Topic 1: ICD (International Classification of Diseases). Origin, Development, Use (National Versions), Problems and Perspectives
Thesis Supervisor: PhDr. Tomáš Hamar, PhD.
Topic 2: Július Ledényi-Ladziansky and His Contribution to the Development of Slovak Anatomical Nomenclature
Thesis Supervisor: Mgr. Angela Škovierová, PhD.
Topic 3: Professional Terminology: Development, Current Status and Perspectives in the Selected Clinical Field (Slovakia/Europe, Selected Country) (Suggested Clinical Disciplines: Infectology, Oncology, Haematology, Cardiology, Immunology, Endocrinology, Psychiatry, Neurology, ENT, Ophthalmology, Pneumology, Gastroenterology, Dermatology, Orthopaedics, Urology, Gynaecology, Traumatology....)
Thesis Supervisor: PhDr. Tomáš Hamar, PhD.
Topic 4: Terminology in Anatomy from Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives (focusing on a specific area or problem)
Thesis Supervisor: Mgr. Angela Škovierová, PhD.
Topic 5: Status and Perspectives of Latin Medical Terminology in Slovakia/in the Selected Country (Qualitative research)
Thesis Supervisor. Mgr. Angela Škovierová, PhD.
Topic 6: Topographic Anatomy (Head and Neck). Terminology and Its Use in Dental Disciplines
Thesis Supervisor: PhDr. Tomáš Hamar, PhD.
Topic 7: Clinical Terminology: Development, Current Status and Perspectives in Dentistry
Thesis Supervisor: PhDr. Tomáš Hamar, PhD.
Topic 8: Latin Terminology in a Selected Borderline or Interdisciplinary Field (Interdisciplinary Disciplines: Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Dermatology, Physiotherapy, Balneology and Medical Rehabilitation, Medical Genetics, Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Dentistry, Public Health, General Medicine, Molecular Biology, Pathology)
Thesis Supervisor: Mgr. Angela Škovierová, PhD.
If interested, please contact your prospective supervisor.
Final theses supervised and opposed by members of the institute
Latin heritage in Italian medical terminology based on examples of disease names in ICD-10
Type: Master’s thesis in French Language and Culture and Italian Language and Culture (Single-subject study, Master’s degree, 2nd cycle, full-time)
Student: Bc. Laura Begáňová
Supervisor: PaedDr. PhDr. Tomaš Hamar, PhD., MBA
Consultant: doc. Mgr. Pavol Štubňa, PhD.
Opponent: PaedDr. Zora Cardia Jačová, PhD.
Status: defended on 10th of June 2026
Licentia poetarum in the adaptation of Homer's epics in the fiction of the American author Madeline Miller
Type: Diploma thesis in the field of English Language and Culture and Greek Language and Culture, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University
Student: Bc. Miroslava Perďochová
Supervisor: PaedDr. PhDr. Tomaš Hamar, PhD., MBA
Consultant: prof. PhDr. Daniel Lančarič, PhD.
Opponent: Mgr. et Mgr. Frederik Pacala, Ph.D.
Status: defended on 10th of June 2026
Professional clinical terminology: development, current status and perspectives in dentistry
Type: Diploma Thesis in the field of Dentistry
Student: Eliza Maria Przyniczyńska
Supervisor: PaedDr. PhDr. Tomaš Hamar, PhD., MBA
Opponent: Mgr. Angela Škovierova, PhD.
Status: defended on 13th of November 2024
Topographic anatomy (head and neck). Terminology and its use in dental disciplines
Type: Diploma Thesis in the field of Dentistry
Student: Julia Popińska
Supervisor: PaedDr. PhDr. Tomaš Hamar, PhD., MBA
Opponent: Mgr. Angela Škovierova, PhD.
Status: defended on 13th of November 2024
Perspectives of Professional Clinical Terminology in Dentistry
Type: Diploma Thesis in the field of Dentistry
Student: Lucia Banáryová
Supervisor: Mgr. Angela Škovierova, PhD.
Opponent: PhDr. Tomáš Hamar, PhD.
Status: defended on 13th of November 2024
Griechisch-lateinische versus deutsche medizinische Terminologie. Eine komparatistische Analyse
Type: Master Thesis in the field of interpreting and translating
Student: Veronika Olšová (FiF UK)
Supervisor: Mgr. Lucia Lauková, PhD.
Oponent: Mgr. Monika Šajánková, PhD.
Status: defended in 2024