LJ554 Master's Thesis

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Mazalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Mikulová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petra Mutlová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jana Nechutová, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Katarina Petrovićová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Dana Stehlíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Daniela Urbanová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Daniela Urbanová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – 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 course is to finish and submit the Master's thesis. The required length of Master's thesis depends on its field and topic, yet a minimum of 140,000 characters is required. The electronic version is submitted to IS MU. The printed version must be typed on white paper (A4), pages should be numbered and bound in a hard-back. The title page which includes the name of the university, the faculty and the department, the name of the thesis, the name of its author and its supervisor and the year when the thesis was written is obligatory.
The Master's thesis also includes the author's declaration that the thesis is his work, the table of contents and the list of the works cited. The topics for Master's theses are assigned mainly by the teachers listed in the course catalogue. There is a public defence of the Master's thesis at the Department of Classical Studies, see the study regulations.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course studets are able to:
independently work out a scholarly topic;
find and use scholarly literature on the topic;
use appropriate tools for solving the issue;
write a structured and comprehesible text.
Syllabus
  • The student chooses the topic of his Master's thesis after a consultation with the teacher of a related course from the Latin language or literature. The teacher also recommends the supervisor for the Master's thesis.
  • The nature of the syllabus depends on the topic of the M. A. Diploma Thesis. It usually includes:
  • - searching for the literature;
  • - searching in the sources;
  • - treatment of the constituent problems;
  • - formulation of individual chapters;
  • - treatment of the notes and supplements;
  • - list of the literature and sources.
Literature
  • HOŘÍNKOVÁ-KOUŘILOVÁ, Lenka, Petr KŘIVÁNEK, Martina NEDOMOVÁ, Michal PAZDERSKÝ, Silvie PRESOVÁ, Petra ŠEDINOVÁ and Petr ŠKYŘÍK. Kurz práce s informacemi. Elportál. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007. ISSN 1802-128X. URL info
  • KATUŠČÁK, Dušan, Barbora DROBÍKOVÁ and Richard PAPÍK. Jak psát závěrečné a kvalifikační práce : jak psát bakalářské práce, diplomové práce, dizertační práce, specializační práce, habilitační práce, seminární a ročníkové práce, práce studentské vědecké a odborné činnosti,. [1. české vyd.]. Nitra: Enigma, 2008, 161 s. ISBN 9788089132706. info
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
  • Další literaturu zadává vyučující podle povahy práce.
Teaching methods
Individual tutorial. Examination of the plan of the thesis structure, introduction and methodology. Examination of particular analysis and conclusions.
Assessment methods
Submission and defence of the Master's Thesis. Required parts of diploma thesis: synopsis, introduction, text analysis, argumentation and conclusion.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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