Master Thesis 1

Not scheduled

Code Completion Credits Range Language of instruction Semester
307EMT1 credit 5 48 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per semester, 89 to 114 hours of self-study English

Subject guarantor

Tomáš DVOŘÁK

Name of lecturer(s)

Tomáš DVOŘÁK, Josef LEDVINA, Noemi PURKRÁBKOVÁ

Department

The subject provides Department of Photography

Contents

The seminar is devoted to ongoing consultations of the theoretical thesis, combining the introduction of basic requirements, procedures and approaches by the guarantor with individual consultations with supervisors (basic methodological approaches and types of research, subject libraries and electronic resources, academic and popular literature; citation standards and how to work with sources; literature review; defining the topic of the thesis: abstract, keywords; working structure of the thesis, bibliography; finalisation of the thesis project ).

26. 10. 2026 - introduction of the thesis requirements and the final state exam in theory and history of photography

individual consultations with supervisors

14. 12. 2026 - 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