The master’s thesis is an individual, original, research-based work and is written in accordance with the writing guidelines and academic requirements posted on the master’s program’s website (…).

The Assembly approves the Program’s Study Guide prepared by the Special Committee, which outlines the guidelines, the course content, the number of teaching hours, the language of instruction, as well as the credit hours for each course and the master’s thesis required for the award of the Master’s Degree.

Assessment for individual courses is conducted through written or oral exams, the completion of assignments, or a combination of the above. The grading scale for evaluating the performance of graduate students ranges from zero (0) to ten (10), as follows: Excellent (8.5 to 10), Very Good (6.5 to 8.5, not inclusive), Good (5 to 6.5, not inclusive). A passing grade is five (5) and above.

If a graduate student receives a grade below the passing mark (5) on a final course assignment, they may submit a new assignment only once, at the end of the semester in which the course is taught. The deadline for submitting course assignments is March 30 for the winter semester and August 16 for the spring semester. Assignments submitted after the deadlines will not be accepted.

The final thesis should not exceed 30,000 words. Similarly, course papers are recommended not to exceed 10,000 words. For the writing of papers (both course papers and the thesis), the APA system is followed (http://www.apastvle.org/learn/quick-guide-on-references.aspx). Criteria such as the content of the paper, the use of bibliographic sources and research tools, and the scientific presentation of the paper (terminology, arguments, bibliographic references) are taken into account for the evaluation of papers.