Syllabus
For this part of the state exam, students prepare a presentation that should demonstrate their ability to work in the various fields they have been exposed to while studying Liberal Arts and Humanities. Therefore, they will prepare a professionally relevant topic that they will present from a different perspective than their field of specialization (i.e., the field in which they are writing their undergraduate thesis).
Thus, for example, a student writing a sociology thesis on unemployment should present an interpretation from the field of history or psychology, witha student writing a thesis in moral philosophy would prepare an account of developmental psychology, etc.The presentation should not exceed 15 minutes. It is recommended to consult the topic in advance with the thesis supervisor, the lecturers in the relevant fields or the programme supervisor Dr. Hanyš.Three days prior to the state examination, students will submit a presentation file in a standard format (e.g. *.ppt) and separately a list of the literature used to prepare the presentation. The list of literature should include at least 5 relevant titles (books or articles). The presentation and the list of literature are to be submitted by email to the secretary of the study programme.The on-site oral presentation will be evaluated on the ability to argue in the perspective of the field, use of relevant literature and arugmentation, overall treatment of the topic, persuasiveness of the presentation, ability to answer questions and lead discussion. It is also recommended not to exceed the given time of fifteen minutes.
Annotation
This part of the state examination is interdisciplinary in nature and assumes the students' ability to combine, compare and creatively use the knowledge acquired by taking the core theoretical courses (especially Introduction to Anthropology, Introduction to Philosophy, Introduction to European History, Comprehensive Exam in Philosophy, Comprehensive Exam in Social Sciences and Comprehensive Exam in European History) and the compulsory elective courses.