Master Thesis Seminar 1

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Code Completion Credits Range Language of instruction Semester
307EMAS1 credit 5 4 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 89 to 114 hours of self-study English winter

Subject guarantor

Name of lecturer(s)

Department

The subject provides Department of Photography

Contents

Seminar on the final thesis

15. 10. 2025 (18:00 U1) - introduction of the thesis requirements and the final state exam in theory and history of photography

individual consultations with supervisors

12. 12. 2025 - submission of the thesis project - send to tomdvorak@famu.cz and cc your supervisor

Projekt bakalářské/magisterské práce / Project of bachelor/master thesis

Název/Title (max 60 znaků/characters)

Vedoucí/Supervisor

Abstrakt/Abstract (500-1000 znaků/characters)

Pracovní obsah/Tentative contents

Bibliografie/Bibliography (alespoň 10 odborných titulů/at least 10 scholarly titles)

Learning outcomes

The student knows the formal requirements of writing professional texts, knows the citation standards, knows how to conduct literature research and prepare a research-oriented written work project.

Prerequisites and other requirements

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Literature

Required:

Shirley, R. - Simmons, M. Photographers and Research: The role of research in contemporary photographic practice. London: Taylor & Francis 2017.

Recommended:

Loveless, N. How to Make Art at the End of the World: A Manifesto for Research-Creation. Durham - London: Duke University Press 2019.

Belcher, W. J. Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks, Second Edition. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 2019.

Dunleavy, P. Authoring a PhD: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation. London: MacMillan 2003.

Evans, D. - Gruba, P. - Zobel, J. How to Write a Better Thesis. Cham: Springer 2014.

O'Leary, Z. The Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project. London: Sage 2017.

Silverman, J. - Rader, D. Writing About Visual and Popular Culture. Peterborough: Broadview Press 2018.

Soles, D. The Academic Essay: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Revise. Studymates 2005.

Turabian, K. Student’s Guide to Writing College Papers, Fifth Edition. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 2019.

Turabian, K. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 2018.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Regular participation in seminars, submission of the thesis project.

Note

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Further information

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans