AEM_08 Master’s Thesis

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Jiří Macháček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Dresler, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Goláňová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Petr Hrubý, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Jan Jílek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Ludmila Kaňáková Hladíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Věra Klontza, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Irena Loskotová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Mazáčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Dr. phil. Peter Milo (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Renáta Přichystalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Klára Šabatová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Peter Tóth, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Jiří Macháček, Ph.D.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
The topic of the Master’s thesis will be appointed personally with a teacher employed full-time at the department. The topic must be assigned no later than before the start of the 3rd semester of the Master’s degree programme. A prerequisite is the previous completion of AEM_07a Master's Seminar I. It is possible to simultaneously enrol in AEM_07b Master's Seminar II. The topic of the thesis is registered in IS MU. The topic can only be registered in the first half of the semester; after the deadline, registration is closed until the beginning of the next semester.
by March 31 (if the student takes the state exam in June or September)
by October 31 (if the student takes the state exam in January)
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
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Master’s thesis should demonstrate the ability of the graduand to treat a partial scholarly issue of (Central) European archaeology at an adequate professional level. Requirements: original methodological approach to the selected topic, professional documentation, complete bibliography on the topic, and a formally acceptable written output.
Learning outcomes
The outcome is a completed and submitted Master's thesis, whose contentual and formal level, ethics and originality meet the standards of a university degree thesis.
Syllabus
  • The course is only intended for elaboration of the Master’s thesis:
  • Formulation of the topic, main problems to be addressed and structure of the thesis.
  • Heuristics and retrieval of data, their formal processing and criticism.
  • Analysis and evaluation of material artefacts, if necessary.
  • Elaboration of graphic supplements.
  • Analysis and synthesis of data.
  • Conclusions and interpretations.
  • Continuous consultation of the work progress, achieved results and problems.
  • Completion and submission of the thesis.
Literature
  • Further literature for the diploma thesis is assigned on an individual basis based on the topic of the thesis. | (in Czech) Literatura pro diplomovou práci je předepsána individuálně podle tématu práce.
Teaching methods
Student elaborates by oneself the Master’s thesis and consults the work continuously with his/her thesis supervisor.
Assessment methods
Submission of the completed Master’s thesis. The thesis advisor confirms the approval of the completed thesis for defence by awarding the course-unit credit. Graded evaluation of the thesis is subject of defence and is based on assessments by the opponent and the thesis advisor.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Magisterskou diplomovou práci je třeba zpracovat na schválené téma v patřičné kvalitě a rozsahu (nejméně 120 stran teoretického textu). Pro magisterskou diplomovou prácio platí ustnovení čl. 8 Studijního a zkušebního řádu FF MU.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Diplomová magisterská práce.
Teacher's information
The prescribed length of the textual part of the Master’s thesis is 140,000 characters (including spaces). The scope includes the text itself, notes and table of contents. The text of the thesis does not include a catalogue, a list of objects, or a list of literature. The citation standard is governed by the customs of the discipline, it will be specified by the thesis supervisor if necessary. The contentual originality of the work is one of the assessment criteria. Non-original and adapted texts, or other contentual parts of the work without corresponding references, or parts prepared by a person other than the submitting student may be the reason for non-acceptance of the work.

The finished and complete Master’s thesis must be submitted to the archive of the Master’s thesis in IS and in two copies to the department’s secretariat no later than 30 November (autumn semester) or 30 April or 30 June (spring semester). Theses submitted later will automatically be postponed for assessment in the next examination period.

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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