Dean’s Directive No. 6/2017
On final state examinations
at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
In accordance with Section 28(1) of Act No. 111/1998 Coll. on Higher Education and on Amendments
and Supplements to Other Acts (Higher Education Act), I hereby issue this Directive.
Section 1
This Directive specifies the conditions for conducting final state examinations (hereinafter referred to
as the “FSE”) in Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes.
Section 2
In the semester in which the student will submit and defend the diploma thesis, they are obliged to
check, no later than 31 October, 31 March, or 30 June (for the extended examination period of the
spring semester, see the university calendar –
(http://www.phil.muni.cz/plonedata/wff/studium/navodv/harmonoqram topic schedule szz.pdf),
whether the thesis topic is properly listed in the Topic Lists application. The student must be registered
for the topic, and the name of their thesis supervisor, the title in Czech and English, and the official
assignment of the thesis must all be entered.
Section 3
For students who have been admitted to the defence in a given semester, the diploma thesis archive
is established collectively by transfer from the Topic List into the IS (based on the enrolled subjects
Bachelor’s Thesis or Master’s Thesis and the subject of the FSE). Students do not, therefore, ask the
office for studies to open the archive individually, except in cases where the archive is not established
due to non-compliance with the procedure described in Section 2. The dates associated with the
process of opening and closing the archives are listed in the university calendar
(http://www.phil.muni.cz/plonedata/wff/studium/navody/harmonoqram szz.pdf)
Section 4
a) The printed Master’s thesis is to be handed in exclusively to the department/institute, either to the
thesis supervisor or to the institute/department secretariat, as is customary. At the same time, the
thesis archive in the MU Information System (IS) must be properly filled – the electronic version of the
thesis.
b) Submission of both the printed and electronic versions of the thesis is binding. Once the student’s
thesis is published in the IS, the student must proceed to the defence, even in the case of negative
reports.
c) Each attempt to defend the thesis must be concluded with an evaluation.
Section 5
At the latest 5 days prior to the date of the final examination, the student shall report to the office for
studies (hereinafter referred to as the “OFS”) to check that they have fulfilled their study obligations. If
the student fulfils the conditions for graduation, they will receive written confirmation at the OFS which
they subsequently submit to the examination board or in advance to the secretariat of the
institute/department; without confirmation of having fulfilled all conditions/obligations, the student is not
admitted to the FSE.
Section 6
The FSE must have the examination dates listed in the IS in the Final State Examination Dates
application (https://is.muni.cz/auth/studium/szz_terminy).
Section 7
(a) The examination dates must be published at least 14 days before the start of the examination
period. The composition of the board must be published no later than 14 days before the first
examination day of the FSE, in accordance with Section 22 subsection 5, of the Masaryk University
Study and Examination Regulations (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations”).
b) The thesis reviewer’s report must be published in the IS no later than 5 working days before the
thesis defence, in accordance with Section 23 subsection 4 of the Regulations.
c) The roster of students for each board must be published at least 14 days before the first
examination day of the final state examinations.
Section 8
Retaking the FSE
Retaking a failed final state examination in the summer semester is possible within the same
semester, i.e. in the extended examination period, only under the exemption regime. With reference to
Section 22 subsection 7b) of the Masaryk University Study and Examination Regulations, such a
retake is conditional on the student’s request submitted immediately after the failed attempt. This
request must be accompanied by a statement of approval from the head of the relevant Faculty of Arts
of Masaryk University (hereinafter referred to as the “FF MU”) department or the guarantor of the
corresponding degree programme.
Section 9
Interruption of studies
a) If a student receives a grade of “failed” in any part of the FSE and meets the conditions for
progression to the next semester, the Dean will interrupt the student’s studies only at the student’s
request.
b) Apart from situations referred to in Section 9 clause a), the Dean shall interrupt the studies of
students who have fulfilled the requirements of the degree programme and do not meet the conditions
for advancement to the next semester, and have received a grade of “failed” in some part of the FSE.
c) A reason for not interrupting studies is ongoing disciplinary proceedings.
Section 10
Procedure for registering students with interrupted studies for the FSE
a) According to the Regulations, students who have interrupted their studies until the examination
period begins shall return to active study at the beginning of the examination period (Section 13
subsection 4). This interruption cannot be extended.
b) Students have the topic of their thesis registered in the Topic List: during the period of interruption
they can submit their thesis, they can fill the archive, and they can have this archive published.
c) Students must independently register for the final examination through the IS in the application
Topic Lists/Final State Examination.
Section 11
Final provisions
1. I authorize the Vice-Dean for Bachelor’s and Master’s Studies of the FF MU to interpret the
individual provisions of this Directive.
2. This Directive shall enter into effect on the date of signing.
3. Upon this Directive coming into force, the Dean’s Directive of the FF MU No. 3/2015 shall
simultaneously expire.
Brno, 14 January 2019
Dean of the FF MU