FF FNSLAVpSPS Polish Studies
Name in Czech: Polská studia
master's full-time specialized, language of instruction: Czech Czech
Included in the programme: FF N-SLAV_ Slavonic Studies

Study-related information

  • Parts of the final state examination and its content
    Final state exam consists of the following parts:


    1. Defense of the Master’s thesis


    2. Linguistic Slavonic/Polish studies (with emphasis on Polish) – oral exam verifying knowledge from the area of theoretical thinking about language, diachronic and synchronic development of Polish language and orientation in stylistics.


    3. Literary Slavonic/Poliosh studies and Area studies (with emphasis on Polish and Central European area) – oral exam verifying knowledge of theory and newer history of Polish literature in cultural and historical context of Central European area, comparative literature and genre studies, exam also verifies orientation in the history of Czech-Polish relations and cultural background.


    4. Profile language (Polish) – oral and written exam verifying practical knowledge of Polish, that means knowledge of vocabulary and grammar, and ability to express oneself in writing and speaking on C1 level.



    To get more detailed information on topics for State Final Exam, see web pages of Department of Slavonic Studies (information on current study programs).

  • Suggestion of theses topics and the topics of defended theses
    Suggested Master's thesis topics:


    A commented translation of Polish journalistic texts on the theme of the refugee crisis


    Poland and Poles in Czech media discourse (on the example of magazine Respekt)


    Julian Tuwim – the poet still up to date


    The motive of hunting in Polish literature from Romanticism to the present days


    The forms and changes of the detective novel in contemporary Polish literature


    The topics of defended theses:
    BIELESZ, Beata. Numerals in Polish (systemic and paradigmatic aspects). Brno, 2014. Access: https://is.muni.cz/th/zk3kd.


    FALTÝNKOVÁ, Lenka. Translation with Commentary of Film "Spis cudzołożnic" Based on Jerzy Pilch’s Novel of the Same Name. Brno, 2015. Access: https://is.muni.cz/th/hjg9a.


    JANAS, Magdalena. Polish literature for the teenage girls from the beginning of the 20th century till present days. Brno, 2014. Access: https://is.muni.cz/th/fldx9.


    MRKÝVKOVÁ, Jana. The Concept of a Specialised Polish Language Course for the Education of Adults. Brno, 2014. Access: https://is.muni.cz/th/nz9ar.


    ŠTRBOVÁ, Daniela. Spa Tourism in Poland and Cultural Heritage of Selected Polish Spas. Brno, 2017. Access: https://is.muni.cz/th/oquup.


    VAŇKOVÁ, Kateřina. Olga Tokarczuk's Novels House of Day, House of Night and Bieguni from a Deep Ecological Point of View. Brno, 2018. Access: https://is.muni.cz/th/etl3a.


    VYBÍHALOVÁ, Alena. Phraseology, idioms, proverbs and winged words as a language mean of the Polish advertisement. Brno, 2014. Access: https://is.muni.cz/th/kskvv.

Recommended progress through the study plan

Společná část

Příprava diplomové práce

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
FF:SLAV01PMA Thesis Project V. Štěpánekz 0/0/0 konzultace.1 2P
FF:SLAV01SMaster’s Diploma Thesis Seminar I V. Štěpánekz 0/2/09 3P
FF:SLAV02Master’s Diploma Thesis Seminar II V. Štěpánekz 0/2/010 4P
FF:SLAV03Master’s Diploma Thesis V. Štěpánekz 0/0/0- 4-
20 credits

Compulsory courses

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
FF:PJ_SLAV01History of Thought On Language R. Madeckizk 1/1/05 1P
FF:PJ_SLAV03Stylistics and Language Culture R. Madeckizk 1/1/05 2P
FF:JSB_SLAV11Old Church Slavonic E. Krejčovázk 1/1/05 2P
FF:JSB_SLAV55Literature Theory of the 20th and the 21st Century and Slavic Literatures P. Pilchz 1/1/05 2P
20 credits

Selective courses

Je třeba splnit všechny tematické bloky a současně získat min. 37 kreditů za všechny povinně volitelné předměty.

Blok A: Areál

Je třeba absolvovat min. 2 předměty.

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
FF:JSB_SLAV51Balkans and Europe in Each Other's Eyes: Images and Stereotypes Across Centuries P. Stehlíkz 1/1/05 1P
FF:JSB_SLAV54Orthodox Christianity and the Slavic World V. Štěpánekz 1/1/05 2P
FF:PJ_SLAV02Central Europe: Area, Borderlands, Identity I. Pospíšilzk 2/0/05 1P
FF:PJ_SLAV04Cultural Tourism and the Slavonic Area R. Buchtovázk 1/1/05 2P
20 credits
Blok B: Vztahy a politika

Je třeba absolvovat min. 1 předmět.

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
FF:JSB_SLAV52South Slavic-Czech Relations V. Štěpánekzk 1/1/05 2P
FF:JSB_SLAV53Turkish Wars 1526-1878: Habsburg Monarchy, Poland, Russia and Cossacks against the Ottoman Empire V. Štěpánekz 1/1/04 3P
FF:PJ_SLAV05Relations of Czech Lands with Poland and Ukraine P. Kalinazk 1/1/05 3P
FF:RSn099We and They: Czech–Russian Relations Yesterday and Today I. Pospíšilzk 1/1/05 2P
19 credits
Blok C: Jazykověda a překladatelství

Je třeba absolvovat min. 2 předměty.

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
FF:JSB022The Language as a Charged Weapon E. Krejčovázk 1/1/05 --
FF:JSB079Translation Software for Students of Slavonic Studies P. Pilchz 1/1/03 --
FF:JSB_SLAV12Biblical Texts in the Light of Slavic Translations E. Krejčováz 1/1/04 --
FF:JSB_SLAV66Basics of Interpreting E. Krejčováz 1/1/04 --
FF:PJ_SLAV18Czech Life and Institutions in Polish R. Madeckiz 1/1/04 --
FF:RSn069Translation of Proper Names J. Gazdazk 1/1/05 --
FF:SLAV09Simultaneous Interpreting E. Krejčováz 0/2/03 --
28 credits
Blok D: Literatura a kultura

Je třeba absolvovat min. 2 předměty.

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
FF:JSB055Novel in the Balkans P. Stehlíkz 1/1/05 --
FF:PJN213Famous Authors of Polish Literature (Czesław Miłosz, Zbigniew Herbert) R. Buchtovázk 0/2/03+2 --
FF:PJ_SLAV15Prostor postkomunistické Evropy v současné polské reportáži R. Madeckiz 1/1/04 --
FF:RSn092Comparative Literature and Theory of Literary Genres I. Pospíšilzk 1/1/05 --
FF:SLAV07Slovenská setkání a konfrontace I. Pospíšilzk 1/1/05 --
FF:UJS_05Ukrainian Literature after 2000 K. Kuzněcovaz 2/0/04 --
FF:UJ_SLAV01Ludvik Kuba: Folklorist and Painter of Slavic Nations P. Kalinaz 1/1/04 --
FF:JSB_SLAV16The Journey into The Depths of The Cyril and Methodius Mission in Great Moravia E. Krejčováz 1/1/04 --
36 credits
Blok E: Film

Je třeba absolvovat min. 1 předmět.

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
FF:JSB_SLAV60Between Ideology and Subversion: Yugoslav Cinema of the 1960s P. Stehlíkz 1/1/05 --
FF:PJ_SLAV17Social Problems and Conflicts in Polish Film after 1989 R. Madeckiz 1/2/05 --
FF:UJ_55Ukrainian Cinema I K. Kuzněcovaz 3/0/04 --
14 credits

Specializační část

Compulsory courses

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
FF:PJ_SLAV06Contemporary Polish 1 R. Madeckiz 0/3/03 1P
FF:PJ_SLAV07Contemporary Polish Literature and Culture R. Buchtovázk 1/1/05 1P
FF:PJ_SLAV08Contemporary Polish 2 R. Madeckizk 0/3/04 2P
FF:PJ_SLAV09Theory and Practice of Translation and Interpreting R. Buchtováz 1/1/04 2P
FF:PJ_SLAV10Contemporary Polish 3 R. Madeckiz 0/3/03 3P
FF:PJ_SLAV11Historical Grammar and Dialectology of Polish R. Madeckizk 1/1/05 3P
FF:PJ_SLAV12Contemporary Polish 4 R. Madeckizk 0/3/04 4P
FF:PJ_SLAV13Czech-Polish Literature and Culture Relations R. Buchtovázk 1/1/05 4P
33 credits

Selective courses

Nutno získat min. 7 kreditů. Nabídka předmětů může být průběžně doplňována o další vhodné polonistické kurzy, které budou realizovány.

Předměty PJV025 a SLAV08 se vzájemně vylučují, tzn. během studia lze absolvovat pouze jeden z nich.

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
FF:PJVM01Independent Reading and Working with the Polish Text R. Madeckiz 0/0/0 konzultace + závěr. kontrola.3 --
FF:PJVM02Tutoring and E-learning Workshop R. Madeckiz 0/2/05 --
FF:PJVM03Specialized excursion to Poland R. Buchtováz 0/0/0 5 dní.4 --
FF:PJVM04Polish Conversation for Master's degree M. Przybylskiz 0/2/01 --
FF:PJV014Reading and Analysing Texts about Poland and Poles M. Przybylskiz 0/2/04 --
FF:PJV024Refren kolczastego drutu: on the Holocaust and Concentration Camps Literature R. Madeckiz 1/1/04 --
FF:PJV025Polish studies: cultural and educational activities R. Madeckiz 0/0/0 bloková výuka a jednorázové akce.2 --
FF:PJV027Translation Project M. Przybylskiz 0/1/0 + soustavná individuální/týmová práce.4 --
FF:PJV037Chapters from the History of Polish Theater R. Buchtovázk 0/2/03 --
FF:PJV038Introduction to Interpreting II R. Madeckiz 0/2/03 --
FF:PJV039Kafka and Schulz – (Not) Lost in Translation R. Madeckiz 1/1/0 + příprava kulturní akce.3 --
FF:PJ_SLAV16Literary workshop: Polish literature from 1956 to the present R. Madeckiz 1/1/04 --
FF:SLAV05Summer School of Slavonic Studies Abroad V. Štěpánekz 0/0/0 intenzivní kurz.4 --
FF:SLAV08 -- 0/0- --
44 credits