Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University Measure No. 9/2020
ON THE PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF THE
STUDENT THESES, BACHELOR’S, MASTER’S AND
DOCTORAL THESES, IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN THE
LANGUAGE IN WHICH THE FIELD OF STUDY OR
PROGRAMME IS ACCREDITED
In accordance with § 28, Paragraph 1 of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education
Institutions and on Modification and Amendment of Other Acts (Higher Education Act), as
later amended (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”), I issue the following Measure:
Section 1
Subject matter
This measure defines, in connection with Section 22 subsection 22a and Section 31
subsection 3 of the Masaryk University Study and Examination Regulations (hereinafter
referred to as the “ Regulations”), the conditions concerning the language in which
Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral theses are written and submitted at the Faculty of Arts,
Masaryk University (hereinafter referred to as the “FF MU”) if it is a language different from
the language in which the given field of study or programme is accredited. In particular,
the measure applies to students studying in fields of study and programmes whose
accredited language is Czech.
Section 2
Language of the Bachelor’s and Master’s thesis
(1) The Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral thesis shall be written in the language in which
the programme is conducted or in the language specified for this purpose in the
programme specification, pursuant to Section 22, paragraph 2a and Section 31,
paragraph 3 of the Regulations.
(2) The Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral thesis may always be submitted in English,
unless this is expressly forbidden by the programme specification, pursuant to
Section 22 subsection 22a and Section 31 subsection 3 of the Regulations.
Section 3
Exceptions for the use of another language
(1) Within all programmes and fields of study at the FF MU accredited in the Czech
language, Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral theses may also be prepared and
submitted in the Slovak language; this option shall not apply only in the case of
written disagreement by the thesis supervisor. The form of language accepted by
the thesis supervisor is then reflected in the title of the thesis in the IS MU Topic
List.
(2) Students may also prepare and submit a Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral thesis in
a language other than the language in which the study programme or field of study
is accredited, or other than that specified in Section 2 subsection 2 of this measure,
but only with the consent of the thesis supervisor or the doctoral board. In this
case, the thesis will include an abstract in Czech and English.
Section 4
Specification of the language in other documents
related to the Bachelor’s and Master’s thesis
(1) All formal documents related to the assignment, elaboration and submission of a
Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral thesis (thesis assignment, thesis supervisor’s and
reviewer’s evaluation) shall be prepared in the language in which the field of study
or programme is accredited.
(2) For the evaluation of the thesis supervisor and the reviewer’s report, English and
Slovak may be used, regardless of the specified language of the accredited field of
study or programme, or else other languages customary in the academic
environment and context of the field of study, without further administrative
measures.
Section 5
Other use of a foreign language
The submission of an application does not entitle the applicant to a favourable outcome,
nor does approval of the change give rise to any entitlement to exemptions from the
Regulations or other regulations governing the conditions of study.
Section 6
Final provisions
(1) I authorize the the Vice-Dean for Bachelor’s and Master’s Studies and the ViceDean
for Doctoral Studies to interpret the individual provisions hereof.
(2) The compliance with this Measure shall be inspected by the head of the office for
studies.
(3) This measure shall enter into force on the date of signature.
(4) This measure shall enter into effect on the day of its publication on the public
section of the MU website.
In Brno, 26 February 2020
prof. PhDr. Milan Pol, CSc.
Dean