The Faculty of Health Sciences applies unified thesis assessment criteria, which were confirmed on 17 June 2026 as part of the Faculty’s degree regulations (Ref. No. 98/03.00.01/2026).
To be approved, a thesis must demonstrate the student’s ability to use and apply scientific knowledge and methods. While the thesis may contain some shortcomings, a minimum grade of sufficient (1) must be achieved in each area of evaluation.
The thesis must meet the ethical standards of research and comply with the writing, referencing, and formatting guidelines of the relevant discipline.
The following assessment criteria are applied to Master’s theses, taking into account the nature of the thesis (e.g. quantitative or qualitative) and the specific characteristics of the field:
Assessment areas:
I Background of the thesis (planning)
- Definition of objectives
- Planning of the study and its stages
II Literature review (background and context)
- Familiarity with previous research and/or relevant literature
- Selection of literature (relevance and scope)
III Material and methods
- Selection and suitability of materials and methods
- Accuracy and reliability of the measurements
IV Results
- Presentation of results
- Discussion of results
V Discussion
- Interpretation of results
- Consideration of research reliability and ethics
- Conclusions drawn
VI Language, layout and scientific presentation