Final State Examination at the Department of Business Management

Follow the deadlines connected to FSE in the Academic calendar at your Students section.

• Final state exam dates in spring semester: --- see right column
• Final state exam dates winter semester: --- see right column
  

Final State Examination (FSE) for students on an internship abroad

The deadline for the submission of the final thesis is the same each semester for all students, regardless of whether they are on an internship abroad. In the fall semester, there is also only one FSE date common to all students. In the spring semester, students on an internship abroad can choose whether they want to take the FSE in June or September. They choose the date of the SFE by registering the proper date in IS in time. The deadlines for submitting thesis and the deadlines for registering for the FSE are listed in the “Schedule of the Academic year“ on the faculty website (https://www.econ.muni.cz/en/students/bachelors-and-masters-studies/schedule-of-the-academic-year).

If students who register for the FSE in September wish to submit their thesis after the official deadline, they must have an exception approved by the department head. They should apply for an exception by email at least one week before the official deadline and include the supervisor's approval and a proposed postponed deadline by which they will submit their thesis. The latest submission date that the Head of the Department of Business Economics and Management will approve is Wednesday in week 6 of the examination period (i.e., typically early July). With later submission, it is not possible to ensure that all follow-up administrative steps are completed in a timely manner due to the summer vacation period.

Schedule of the final state exam

Content of the Final State Examination

The state examination consists of the defence of the final thesis and further of the academic discussion. The total length of the state examination will be 45 minutes.

• The Final State Examination starts with the defence which includes:

a) presentation of the thesis by the student (ideally 8-10 minutes, maximum 15 minutes) – the presentation should be prepared in PowerPoint. We would suggest you practise it as the time limit cannot be exceeded.

b) reviews on the thesis by examination board (5 minutes) – the board will be reading both supervisor's and reader's review.

c) the thesis defence and discussion about the thesis (10 minutes) – the student reacts to comments and questions of the board.

• The academic discussion, which takes 15 minutes, will be focused on the topic of the defended thesis and its content will cover the compulsory courses of the given study program.

Learn more on the content of FSE here.

Topics for discussion at state exams here.

For more info about state exams, we have prepared FAQ document for you.

Information on bachelor and master theses

Process of supervision
Structure of final theses
Check list
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Additional info

What is unsatisfactory thesis?

Procedure for evaluation of thesis