Name in Czech: Logopedie master's full-time single-subject, language of instruction: Czech Included in the programme: PdF N-LOG Speech and Language Therapy
Parts of the final state examination and its content
Structure of State Final Examination:
Compulsory Parts: Special Education (test) Pedagogy and Psychology (common basis) Education of Individuals with Speech Impairment Education of Individuals with Hearing Impairment
Optional subject Specific Learning Disabilities
The State Final Examination’s thematic focus is on gaining an in-depth knowledge of the field of inclusive and special pedagogy and pathopsychology. It further targets the following student competencies: acquiring broad knowledge and abilities from the fields of speech–language pathology and deaf education, communication and educational knowledge and ability, the ability to apply approaches to the education and upbringing of children with impaired communication ability (ICA) and hearing disabilities in their instruction, working with children and students with ICA and hearing disabilities as a speech–language therapist (master’s degree). To have the ability to support teachers when working with students with ICA and hearing disabilities in an inclusive class, to support parents of children with disabilities.
The State Final Examination from pedagogics and psychology is a proficiency test, in which the student demonstrates their knowledge of the basic pedagogical and psychological disciplines, interconnects them, integrates them into a theoretical context and infers their practical implications. Students prepare for the examination according to the established areas of study with the support of the scholarly literature (including the results of pedagogical and psychological research) and their student portfolio (lesson plan preparation, video recordings, written self-reflection, thesis paper, portfolio tasks, etc.). Emphasis is placed on the critical comprehension of expert knowledge, its mutual intersections, relating it to the student’s current teaching experience and resolving pedagogical-psychological problems in teaching practice. The pedagogics and psychology exam is awarded a single grade.
If interested, the student may also complete the State Rigorous Examination in the field of Special Pedagogy.
Structure of the rigorous examination Compulsory part - Philosophy - Pathopsychology - Inclusive (special) pedagogy
Rigorous thesis defence The student focuses on resolving a specific research topic, in accordance with the research focus of the department that was given accreditation for rigorous proceedings for the corresponding student programme. The rigorous thesis commonly has a scope of roughly 100 pages, of which half of the text represents the theoretical basis and the second half the research project.
Suggestion of theses topics and the topics of defended theses
Suggestion of topics for qualification work Analysis of the communication abilities of a preschool child with impaired speech development Analysis of the special educational needs of a preschool child with impaired speech development Level of communication ability in teens and adolescents with impaired communication ability Diagnostics of language ability at early and preschool ages Interventions for children with delayed development of speech and language ability Use of the SymWriter program for vocabulary development in pupils with impaired speech development and language Stimulating communication ability in teens and adolescents in the context of social inclusion and taking on a pragmatic speech level The specifics of choosing support measures for pupils with impaired speech development Analysis of the special educational needs of a preschool child with a hearing impairment Stimulating communication ability in a pupil with a hearing impediment The meaning of auditory education for children with heavy hearing impediments and their families Factors influencing the employment opportunities of pupils with hearing impediments Cooperation between teachers and assistant teachers in classes for pupils with special educational needs Preparation of individual educational plans in the context of secondary education
Topics of the defended diploma theses - Attitudes of parents and teachers towards communication skills in children in mainstream kindergarten and Montessori kindergarten - Use of high school and university graduates with hearing impairment at employment offices from the perspective of human resources officers - Person with Alzheimer’s disease from the perspective of family members - Pupils with stuttering at 2nd grade of mainstream primary school - Specifics and Development of Communication Skills of Roma Children in Preschool Age - The role of a multi-day specific event for children with hearing impairment - Use of augmentative and alternative communication with children having multiple disabilities - Preparation of diagnostic material for children with typical development - Communication skills of preschool children in pragmatic language level - Stands of educators on inclusive education of students with hearing impairment on primary schools - Speech and language development aids for children of early age implemented in communication strategies - The use of alternative and augmentative communication for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Support for parents of deaf children in speech and auditory education: www.prosluchacky.cz - Elements of Music Therapy? Their Potential in Speech and Language Intervention - The analysis of passive vocabulary in primary school
Defended qualification works including assessments are stored in the thesis archive at is.muni.cz
