M.A. Seminar

compulsory

ARCHAEOLOGY

2nd cycle

The principal objectives of the M.A. seminar in ARCHAEOLOGY at the UAM are as follows:

1) to give students the deepened experiences and guidance necessary for them to be able to formulate a realistic research proposal, and to prepare written work (M.A. thesis) based on such a proposal to a strict timetable;

2) to show students how to marshal and deal with relevant bibliography, to broaden their appreciation of the principal issues that shape a given field, and to encourage them to develop insights which might form the basis of an original contribution to their M.A. thesis;

3) to give students the experiences of attending and contributing to a weekly graduate seminar, and in particular of presenting their own work and discussing the issues that arise from it with an audience of other students and member of the Faculty (Professor).

Year 2

The M.A. seminar in Archaeology at UAM (3 semesters) is the most important course of graduate study designed to give students the opportunity to do some focused own research in chosen subjects under close supervision, and to acquire or develop skills and expertise relevant to their research interests.

Bibliography relevant to the chosen subject of the M.A. thesis, and:

J. Boć, Jak pisać pracę magisterską, Wrocław 1997.

U. Eco, Jak napisać pracę dyplomową: poradnik dla humanistów, Warszawa 2007.

P. Olivier, Jak pisać prace uniwersyteckie: poradnik dla studentów, Kraków 1999.

P. Pioterek, B. Zieleniecka, Technika pisania prac dyplomowych. Poznań 1997.

Polszczyzna na co dzień, red. nauk. M. Bańko, konsultant: A. Markowski, Warszawa 2006.

T. Szmigielska, Niezbędnik młodego naukowca: poradnik dla piszącego pracę dyplomową, Warszawa 2007.

M. Turek, I. Jonek-Kowalska, Zasady tworzenia prac promocyjnych, Gliwice 2008.

K. Wojcik, Piszę akademicką pracę promocyjną – licencjacką, magisterską, doktorską, Warszawa 2005.

R. Zendrowski, Praca magisterska, licencjat. Krótki przewodnik po metodologii pisania pracy dyplomowej, Warszawa 2009.

The seminar leads to preparation of written work (M.A. thesis) on subject approved by the Professor of the Faculty (supervisor). Approaches used by students to work on their thesis are formulated and conducted in conjunction with the supervisors.

M.A. exam with defence of M.A. thesis