- Theses are assigned between the 3rd and 8th semester at the university departments and clinics and also at non-university institutions (e.g. VUVeL – Veterinary Research Institute, MZLU – Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno, etc.). However, the supervising department must be a department or clinic of VETUNI Brno.
A student who wishes to enrol for a diploma thesis shall submit a request (containing the title of the thesis, a brief proposal of the method used, the name of the supervisor and permission from the supervising department head) to the Dean of the Faculty for approval. The student shall record the approved thesis title and supervisor's name in the study record book. By doing so, the diploma thesis becomes an obligatory study duty completed with a credit procedure for the individual semesters (awarded by the supervisor) and with a defence in the 6th year in the presence of the Committee for the Diploma Thesis Defence incorporated in the State Examination (the overall value accredited to diploma thesis writing equals 300 hours of practical training).
The supervising department shall provide for the experimental section of the thesis. Financial funds can also be acquired from the Internal Grant Agency of the UVPS, where the full-time student can be a project worker.
The student shall work on an experimental project or clinical study containing new findings based on original data.
- The thesis shall have the usual divisions of a scientific paper, i.e.:
overview of literature related to the topic of the thesis
objective of the thesis
material and methods
results
discussion
conclusions
summary (abstract)
list of cited publications – traditional full citations – all authors, year of issue, title, journal name (full or in the international abbreviated form), volume, page numbers Example:WITTER K., MÍŠEK I. 1999:Time programme of the early tooth development in the domestic sheep (Ovis aries, Ruminantia). Acta Vet. Brno 68:3-8 appendixes.
- The length of the diploma thesis is not strictly prescribed, but it should be no less than 30 pages (spacing 1.5 or 2, font size 12).
- The student shall submit the final version of the diploma thesis in 3 print-outs accompanied by the supervisor's review at the latest in the 6th week of the 10-week “State Examination” block when he or she will defend his or her thesis.
- The Dean of the Faculty will appoint an opponent who shall assess the diploma thesis. The defence session will take place in the presence of the Committee of the Diploma Thesis Defence as one partial State Examination. This committee shall be appointed by the Dean in accordance with the rules for appointing State Examination committees.
- After the student submits his or her thesis, the opponents review must be available to him or her 5 days before the defence at the latest.
- If there is a serious discrepancy between the supervisor and opponent reviews, the Dean of the Faculty shall appoint another opponent. He or she shall, however, consider both opponents’ reviews.
The supervisor (who has no vote) and the opponent shall participate in the Diploma Thesis Defence in the presence of the approved committee. The opponent has the right to vote in a situation in which he or she has been appointed a defence committee member.