PHMSZZ Master State Examination in Philosophy

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: SZK (final examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Zdeňka Jastrzembská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Radim Brázda, Dr. (alternate examiner)
prof. PhDr. Petr Jemelka, Dr. (alternate examiner)
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc. (alternate examiner)
prof. PhDr. BcA. Jiří Raclavský, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Mgr. Zdeňka Jastrzembská, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
To join the exam students are required to possess the desired number of credits and to have accepted diploma work or to a year work (for non-diploma students).
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 state exam should prove: - student´s ability to work critically with assigned primary and secondary literature, argue and respond effectively in a discussion - student´s knowledge of scientific and methodological fields - student´s ability to formulate basic theses and present a clear and well-structured exposition of a given problem.
Syllabus
  • State Mgr. exam. The subjects of exam: The history of philosophy; systematic philosophy.
Literature
  • Literatura dílčích předmětů magisterského studia.
Teaching methods
N/A
Assessment methods
Organization and content of M.A. final exam from philosophy Selection and preparation of questions - Student answers three questions. - Student prepares one question based on his option at home; the selected question has to be notified by e-mail to the secretary of department and to the head of department at latest three days before the exam. If not, the question is assigned to the student by the jury during the exam, together with other questions. During the exam, it is not permitted to use any written preparations. The answer to prepared question, as well to themes selected by lot has to be based on the knowledge of literature and has to respect the following structure: - a) presentation of relevant primary and secondary literature - b) explicit formulation of problem - c) interpretation (own or adopted interpretation is accepted) - d) situation of problem and its interpretation in present context - At the exam, student selects by lot one question from each problematic field; the question prepared at home is excluded. Total time of preparation: 15 minutes.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkfi/home/studium/okruhy-k-magisterske-zkousce
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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