Final exam

Conditions to sit for the final exam

  • you have completed all your courses
  • obtained a final pre-degree certificate (absolutorium) - after obtaining the absolutorium, you have five years to take the final exam
  • submitted your portfolio (BA) / submitted your thesis (MA)
  • do not owe any outstanding debts to the university
  • signed up for the final exam

Final exam registration

via Neptun (Administration > Requests > Available request forms.)

Deadline

  • 20th October if you would like to take the final exam in the autumn semester
  • 20th March if you would like to take the final exam in the spring semester

Content

  • an oral presentation of the research part of your thesis, i.e. a defence (ppt or prezi is recommended) including reflexion (questions of the committee), self-reflection, evaluation (15 minutes long)
  • a topic elaboration: a reply to / discussion of one of the questions asked by the reviewers of the research part of the thesis chosen by the Final Exam Committee (5 minutes long)
  • an oral presentation of the applied part of your thesis, i.e. a defence (ppt or prezi can be used) including reflexion (questions of the committee), self-reflection, evaluation (5-6 minutes long)
  • evaluation and results (5 minutes long)

Evaluation

  • defence of the research part (Defence grade 1)
  • defence of the applied part (Defence grade 2)
  • topic elaboration (Final Exam grade)

Final exam committee

3-4 members

Timing

  • mid-end of June in the Spring semester
  • mid-end of January in the Autumn semester

The procedure of the Psychology MA thesis defence and the preparation for topic elaboration