The central theme of the course is university standardization and, at the same time, desirable variability of the diploma thesis at the Department of Art Education, reflecting the specifics of personal approaches towards artistic creation, specifics of reflected work with pedagogical research implications and specifics of reflected pedagogical practice. At the center of interest stands the so-called pedagogical work in association with a personal artistic project of the author, and the research context, which anchors both.
The aim of the course is to create conditions for application of the acquired knowledge about methods of pedagogical research, art based research and their use: a) in solving diploma theses assigned at the Department of Art Education, b) in solving problems of future school practice of students in art education, c) while cooperating at a research of the Department of Art Education.