Auxiliary Historical Sciences

Deadline for submitting applications: January 1 - April 30

Who the programme is intended for: The programme is intended for graduates of any Bachelor’s degree programme.

Subject matter of the entrance examination: Oral examination in paleography (reading of the text), and basics of auxiliary historical sciences (sphragistics, heraldry, codicology, and medieval Czech diplomacy).

Waiver of the entrance examination: The entrance examination can be waived for applicants who have passed the Bachelor’s examination in the field/programme of Auxiliary Historical Sciences at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University with an excellent (A), very good (B), or good (C) result. The entrance examination may also be waived for applicants whose overall result of the Bachelor's State Examination in programme of Auxiliary Historical Sciences at the MU Faculty of Arts was assessed as “passed with excellent results”. Applicants can ask for a waiver for the entrance examination via the e-application form, section "Application for waiver of the entrance examination".

Website Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies.

General information on the course of the admission procedure to the follow-up Master’s degree programmes at FA MU can be found here. Documents for the current admission procedure are kept in Materials for Applicants.

In the individual oral interview, the applicant’s knowledge and skills in the core subjects of Auxiliary Historical Sciences at the Bachelor’s level are assessed. The applicant’s motivation to study the Master’s programme in Auxiliary Historical Sciences is also taken into account, as well as any participation in the PVH Summer School Scriptorium Brunense.

Pass/fail line of the entrance examination: 50 points (out of 100). Assessment of knowledge of profile subjects: paleography and codicology (max. 30 points), sphragistics and heraldry (max. 30 points), Czech medieval diplomatics (max. 40 points).

The Master’s degree study programme in Auxiliary Historical Sciences prepares qualified professionals for work with various types of historical sources. The objective of the study is to deepen interpretative and methodological skills in particular auxiliary historical sciences and application of the theoretical knowledge and skills in compiling historical sources, mainly in the form of critical editions. Students will learn basic methods of interpretation and text review and will be able to apply the acquired skills in auxiliary historical sciences within an interdisciplinary approach in a wider context of historical sciences. They will acquire language skills both in current expert communication and in historical grammar books of the main source languages in Czech archives.

Upon successful completion of the programme, the graduate is able to:

• apply theoretical and methodological knowledge and skills in auxiliary historical sciences;
• prepare critical editions of historical sources;
• compile historical and archival collections or historical collections;
• compile exacting searches for complex historical issues;
• review previous findings and propose new solutions and theories.

Graduates of this Master’s degree study programme will be prepared for a further expert career, including compiling and cataloguing historical archival funds and collections in archives, libraries with historical collections, museums, and galleries.

Practical training is not an obligatory part of the study plan. Students may optional practical training in selected memory and research institutions.

The dissertation examines a particular area of an academic issue appropriate to the type of study. Here the student must demonstrate the ability to carry out independent academic worky, to master the relevant academic literature and to analyse the material under study.

A standard scope of a Master's thesis ranges 140,000 characters including footnotes

and content.

Instructions for Final State Examinations and elaboration of the Master's Diploma thesis are regulated by FF Directive No. 6/2017 On Final State Examinations for Students of the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University.

http://archivnictvi.phil.muni.cz/media/2878034/vzor_bakalarske_prace.pdf

After completion of the Master’s degree study programme, it is possible to continue further studies in a doctoral degree study programme.