DU2661a Thesis Seminar I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History (seminar tutor)
prof. Mgr. Ondřej Jakubec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Kroupa, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Radka Nokkala Miltová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Alena Pomajzlová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Suchánek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Kroupa, CSc.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Jiří Kroupa, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the subject is to provide basic knowledge for the writing M.A. thesis, to assist the students in completing the diploma thesis and prepare them for its successful defence.
Syllabus
  • 1. How to prepare a thesis in art history (architecture, early medieval art, early modern art, modern and contemporary art).
  • 2. The choice of the topic and research problem.
  • 3. Heuristics - literature and sources.
  • 4. Working on the thesis and its structure.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
    not specified
  • • Further literature for the diploma thesis seminar is assigned on an individual basis based on the topic of the thesis. | (in Czech) Literatura pro diplomový seminář je předepsána individuálně podle tématu práce.
Teaching methods
Presentations, lectures, discussions, individual tutorials.
Assessment methods
The supervisor of the thesis approves the competence of a student who has to provide till the end of period of examination the abstract of a thesis, and a selected chapter of a thesis and a bibliography.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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