The student can take the state exam
a) after obtaining at least such number of credits that after obtaining credits for successful completion of state exams, they achieve the necessary number of credits for the proper completion of studies,
b) after successful completion of compulsory subjects, compulsory elective subjects, and elective subjects in the composition determined by the study program,
c) after fulfilling the student's obligations arising from § 71, par. 3 letter b of the Higher Education Act,
d) if no disciplinary action is taken against them.
Successful completion of the state exam is one of the conditions for successful completion of the study program. The subject of the state exam is evaluated by the committee for state exams using the grading scale A-FX. The evaluation of the state examination or its part is decided by the examination committee by consensus. If the examination committee does not reach a consensus, the evaluation of the state examination or its part is decided by voting.
On the basis of the wording of the study regulations of the faculty (Internal Rules and Regulations 5/2020, Art. 15), the framework dates of state examinations are set by the dean in accordance with the faculty's academic schedule. Departments are obliged to publish the dates of their state exams on the website no later than 5 weeks before they take place. The student registers for the state exam through the academic information system (AIS) at least three weeks before it takes place.
The student is entitled to one regular and two resit attempts of the state exam. The regular attempt is the one for which the student applied for the first time within the deadline set for state exams. If the student was evaluated with the FX mark on the regular attempt of the state exam, the student may take resits of the state exam
a) on the following dates assigned for state examinations in the relevant academic year
or
b) on the dates assigned for state examinations in one of the following academic years in accordance with § 65, par. 2 of the Higher Education Act.
If the student is unable to come on the day of the state exam for which they have registered on serious grounds, they are obliged to apologize in writing to the chairman of the examination committee in advance or no later than three working days after the date of the state examination or its part, if there were serious obstacles that prevented them to do so in advance. If the student does not attend the state examination or its part without an excuse within the specified period, or if the chairman of the examination committee does not accept their excuse, they are assessed with the FX grade from that attempt of the state exam.
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Thematic topics:
1. Typology of public finance revenues
2. Public debt and fiscal institutions.
3. Demographic change and its economic consequences.
4. Economic policy and (un) employment.
5. Political parties and party systems.
6. Electoral systems in a comparative perspective.
7. The challenges of representative democracy in the 21st century.
8. Federalism in the USA.
9. The US Constitution: formal and informal ways to change it.
10. The system of political parties in the USA
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By successfully passing the exam, students will demonstrate the ability to:
create their own comparative research strategy, assess the methodology of analyzes based on comparative research
gain an orientation in the most important traditions of comparative politics,
comprehensively describe, analyze and present solutions to key economic issues in various contexts;
understanding of the complex functioning and results of basic political institutions in a comparative perspective
BÁTORA, Jozef. Uznanie v Európskej únii zápasy o obvyklosť, spravodlivosť a identitu. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 2021. ISBN: 978-80-223-5048-8
BUONNANO, Laurie a Neil NUGENT. Policies and policy processes of the European Union. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-4039-1514-6
CINI, Michelle a Nieves Perez-Solorzano BORRAGAN (eds). European Union Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN: 978-0-19-969475-4
DUNNE, Tim, KURKI, Milja a Steven SMITH (2010) International Relations Theories. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN: 978-0-19-929833-4
WALLACE, Helen, Mark A. POLLACK a Alisdair YOUNG (eds.). Policy-Making in the European Union. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. ISBN: 978-0-19-968967-5
The student can take the state exam
a) after obtaining at least such number of credits that after obtaining credits for successful completion of state exams, they achieve the necessary number of credits for the proper completion of studies,
b) after successful completion of compulsory subjects, compulsory elective subjects, and elective subjects in the composition determined by the study program,
c) after fulfilling the student's obligations arising from § 71, par. 3 letter b of the Higher Education Act,
d) if no disciplinary action is taken against them.
Successful completion of the state exam is one of the conditions for successful completion of the study program. The subject of the state exam is evaluated by the committee for state exams using the grading scale A-FX. The evaluation of the state examination or its part is decided by the examination committee by consensus. If the examination committee does not reach a consensus, the evaluation of the state examination or its part is decided by voting.
On the basis of the wording of the study regulations of the faculty (Internal Rules and Regulations 5/2020, Art. 15), the framework dates of state examinations are set by the dean in accordance with the faculty's academic schedule. Departments are obliged to publish the dates of their state exams on the website no later than 5 weeks before they take place. The student registers for the state exam through the academic information system (AIS) at least three weeks before it takes place.
The student is entitled to one regular and two resit attempts of the state exam. The regular attempt is the one for which the student applied for the first time within the deadline set for state exams. If the student was evaluated with the FX mark on the regular attempt of the state exam, the student may take resits of the state exam
a) on the following dates assigned for state examinations in the relevant academic year
or
b) on the dates assigned for state examinations in one of the following academic years in accordance with § 65, par. 2 of the Higher Education Act.
If the student is unable to come on the day of the state exam for which they have registered on serious grounds, they are obliged to apologize in writing to the chairman of the examination committee in advance or no later than three working days after the date of the state examination or its part, if there were serious obstacles that prevented them to do so in advance. If the student does not attend the state examination or its part without an excuse within the specified period, or if the chairman of the examination committee does not accept their excuse, they are assessed with the FX grade from that attempt of the state exam.
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Thematic topics for International Relations.
1. The modern state and sovereignty in international relations.
2. Alliances and neorealism.
3. Security communities and securitization.
4. Identities and image in international relations. Example of question: How are identities formed and what is their role in international relations? What is public diplomacy? How do public diplomacy strategies differ among big and small states?
5. Post-Westphalian arrangement.
6. The EU as a public policy actor.
7. Single market and common currency.
8. Regulation in the EU.
9. EU external relations.
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By successfully passing the exam, students will demonstrate the ability to:
describe the actors in detail involved in the international environment; analyze current conflicts using major conflicts concepts of international relations; describe and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each theories of international relations;
apply theories of international relations to the analysis of existing international conflicts;
explain the nature and problems of the EU's main political activities by analytical tools;
demonstrate knowledge of the functioning of the EU and its main political and legislative outcomes;
apply conceptual tools to analyze EU policies;
explain the relationship between the EU and the Member States in different areas of public policy
BABOŠ, P., VILÁGI, A. 2016. Úvod do metodológie sociálnych vied. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo UK v Bratislave. ISBN 978-80-223-3988-9
BROOKER, Paul: Non-Democratic Regimes. 2nd edition. New York: Palgrave Macmillan 2009. ISBN 978-0-230-20275-7
BRYMAN, Alan.Social Research Methods (5th edition). Oxford:Oxford University Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-0-19-968945-3
HELD, David. Models of Democracy. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2006. ISBN: 0-7456-3147-9
SAWARD, Michael. The Terms of Democracy. Cambridge: Polity Press 1998. ISBN: 0-7456-1990-8
SIAROFF, Alan: Comparing Political Regimes. A Thematical Introduction to Comparative Politics. North York: University of Toronto Press 2009. ISBN 978-1-44260-012-6
The student can take the state exam
a) after obtaining at least such number of credits that after obtaining credits for successful completion of state exams, they achieve the necessary number of credits for the proper completion of studies,
b) after successful completion of compulsory subjects, compulsory elective subjects, and elective subjects in the composition determined by the study program,
c) after fulfilling the student's obligations arising from § 71, par. 3 letter b of the Higher Education Act,
d) if no disciplinary action is taken against them.
Successful completion of the state exam is one of the conditions for successful completion of the study program. The subject of the state exam is evaluated by the committee for state exams using the grading scale A-FX. The evaluation of the state examination or its part is decided by the examination committee by consensus. If the examination committee does not reach a consensus, the evaluation of the state examination or its part is decided by voting.
On the basis of the wording of the study regulations of the faculty (Internal Rules and Regulations 5/2020, Art. 15), the framework dates of state examinations are set by the dean in accordance with the faculty's academic schedule. Departments are obliged to publish the dates of their state exams on the website no later than 5 weeks before they take place. The student registers for the state exam through the academic information system (AIS) at least three weeks before it takes place.
The student is entitled to one regular and two resit attempts of the state exam. The regular attempt is the one for which the student applied for the first time within the deadline set for state exams. If the student was evaluated with the FX mark on the regular attempt of the state exam, the student may take resits of the state exam
a) on the following dates assigned for state examinations in the relevant academic year
or
b) on the dates assigned for state examinations in one of the following academic years in accordance with § 65, par. 2 of the Higher Education Act.
If the student is unable to come on the day of the state exam for which they have registered on serious grounds, they are obliged to apologize in writing to the chairman of the examination committee in advance or no later than three working days after the date of the state examination or its part, if there were serious obstacles that prevented them to do so in advance. If the student does not attend the state examination or its part without an excuse within the specified period, or if the chairman of the examination committee does not accept their excuse, they are assessed with the FX grade from that attempt of the state exam.
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Topics of state exam based on Methodology in Social Sciences, Democratic and Undemocratic Regimes and their conceptualization.
- Research design
- Quantitative research
- The logic of comparison
- Correlation and causality:
- Factors affecting the stability of non-democratic regimes.
- Selected electoral authoritarianisms and the so-called hybrid modes.
- Personnel authoritarianisms and traditional authoritarianisms.
- Conceptualizations of totalitarian regimes.
- Non-democratic regimes: definitions that distinguish them from democratic regimes.
- Democracy as a concept: definition, justification of the concept, its ancient and modern understanding.
- Participation in contemporary democracies and its importance in various theories of democracy.
- Evaluation and measurement of democracy in political science
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Successful completion of the exam will demonstrate the student's ability to provide a basic overview of the approaches and methods used in political science. Acquisition of methodological construction of an academic text based on empirical research. Ability to develop research design of political science research. Ability to describe and analyze a data file. To set goals of empirical research in political science, to formulate research questions or hypotheses; evaluate the evidence to support empirically testable hypotheses.
It will also demonstrate the ability to conceptually analyze democratic and non-democratic regimes; understand and distinguish different understandings of the concept of democracy and its theoretical models; critically evaluate the most important theoretical and practical problems associated with democracy. It can also identify procedures and processes typical for non-democratic regimes that serve to maintain regime stability; to analyze and compare political practices and everyday practices in non-democratic regimes in the 20th and 21st centuries, with an emphasis on selected cases.
• LICHNEROVÁ, L. Písanie a obhajoba záverečných prác [online]. Bratislava:Univerzita Komenského, 2016 [cit. 2016-10-09]. Dostupné na: http://stella.uniba.sk/texty/LL_pisanie_obhajoba_zaverecne_prace.pdf
• Vnútorný predpis č. 5/2020 [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave,2015 [cit. 2021-09-09]. Dostupné na: https://uniba.sk/fileadmin/ruk/as/2020/20200527/04a_Studijny_poriadok_FiF_UK.pdf
• Záverečné práce [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta, 2020 [cit.2021-08-09]. Dostupné na: https://fphil.uniba.sk/studium/student/bakalarske-a-magisterske-studium/zaverecne-prace/
Further literature according to the focus of the thesis
The student must submit the master’s thesis within the deadline specified in the schedule of the current academic year for the relevant date of the state exam. The master’s thesis is submitted in electronic form via AIS. The work must meet the parameters determined by the internal quality system of Comenius University. The provisions of Article 14 of Internal Regulation no. 5/2020 (Study Regulations of the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University) apply to the evaluation of the master’s thesis.
The supervisor of the final thesis and its opponent will prepare evaluations of the master’s thesis and propose a grade in the A-FX grading scale, which the student receives a minimum of three working days before the defence.
Grading scale: 0-59% -FX, 60-67% -E, 68-75% -D, 76-83% -C, 84-91% -B, 92-100% -A
Master’s thesis evaluation criteria:
1. The contribution of the master's thesis, the fulfilment of the objectives of the thesis in its assignment, and the requirements for the content of the master's thesis given by the internal quality system of Comenius University. It is assessed whether the student has worked on the chosen topic at the level of scientific study, with a representative selection of scientific literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. Demonstration of the ability to work creatively in the study program is evaluated and the degree of demonstration of knowledge and understanding of the diploma thesis is reflected.
2. Originality of the work (master’s thesis must not be plagiarized, must not infringe the copyrights of other authors); the documentation for the defence of the master’s thesis also includes protocols of originality from the CRZP and Theses systems, to the results of which the thesis supervisor and the opponent express their opinions in their evaluations.
3. Correctness and accuracy of citation of used information sources, research results of other authors and group authors, correctness of the description of methods and working procedures of other authors or group authors.
4. Compliance of the structure of the master’s thesis with the prescribed composition defined by the internal quality system of Comenius University.
5. Respecting the recommended length of the master’s thesis (the recommended length of the master’s thesis is usually 50 – 70 standard pages = 90,000 to 126,000 characters, including spaces), the adequacy of the length of the thesis is assessed by the thesis supervisor.
6. Linguistic and stylistic level of work and formal adjustments.
The student orally presents the content, achieved goals, and conclusions of the master’s thesis, and answers the questions and comments of the thesis supervisor, opponent, or members of the examination committee. The committee will comprehensively evaluate the quality of the master’s thesis, assess the method and form of defence, and the student's ability to adequately respond to comments and questions from the evaluations of the thesis supervisor and the opponent. The student receives their final grade based on the average of the assessment of the thesis supervisor and opponent from their evaluations, and the assessment of the examination committee.
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1. The student presents the master’s thesis in front of the committee for state exams, the opponent of the bachelor's thesis, and those present.
2. The student responds to the evaluations – comments and questions.
3. The student responds to the questions of the committee for state exams or the questions in a broader debate.
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The student has mastered the basic requirements of writing a scientific text in compliance with the rules of academic ethics. The student knows the methods used in the field of study, is able to work on the chosen topic of the master’s thesis at the level of scientific study, with a representative selection of scientific literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. After a successful defence of the master’s thesis, the student is able to design, implement, critically reflect, and justify his research intention. The student understands the context of the problem, can clearly define research conclusions, state his positions, and make recommendations. He can respond argumentatively and flexibly to questions about the research topic, its methodology, and its conclusions.