§ 31

1. The diploma dissertation applies to BA, supplementary MA, and long-cycle MA studies, subject to sec. 2.
2. The diploma dissertation does not apply to the majors specified in generally applicable provisions.
3. A student is required to submit the diploma dissertation in the dean’s office in the form of a bound printout and in electronic form, and additionally an artistic work in the case of artistic majors, not later than by:

1)        February 15 – in the case of studies ending in the winter semester;

2)        June 30 – in the case of studies ending in the summer semester.

1. The dean, at the request of the teacher supervising the dissertation or at the student’s request, may postpone the date of submitting the diploma dissertation, in the case of:

1)        a student’s long-term illness, confirmed by an appropriate medical certificate,

2)        the inability to complete the dissertation within the applicable deadline for justified reasons beyond the student’s control.

1. The deadline for submitting the dissertation in the cases referred to in sec. 4 may be moved not more than three months from the dates specified in sec. 3.
2. In the event of a prolonged absence of the teacher supervising the diploma dissertation, which could affect the delay in submitting the dissertation by the student, the dean is obliged to appoint a person to assume supervise the dissertation. A change of the teacher who supervises the dissertation in the last 6 months before the date of graduation may constitute the basis for extending the deadline for submitting the diploma dissertation, on the principles set out in sec. 4.
3. Postponing the deadline for submitting the diploma dissertation extends the period of graduation.
4. The number of copies of the diploma dissertation in the form of a printout and the number of artistic works in artistic fields shall be determined by the dean.

§ 32

1. A student shall prepare a diploma dissertation or artistic work under the supervision of an authorized academic teacher. Such rights are held by an academic teacher with the academic title of professor or holding the academic degree of habilitated doctor. In justified cases, the dean, after consulting the dean’s council, may authorize an academic teacher with the academic degree of doctor to supervise the diploma dissertation or artistic work.
2. The diploma dissertation should contain a title page, abstract and table of contents in Polish, as well as a title page and summary in a major foreign language.
3. The diploma dissertation may be written in one of the world languages, with the dean’s consent. The title page, abstract and table of contents in Polish should then be included in the presented dissertation.
4. In the case of studies conducted in a foreign language, the consent referred to in sec. 3 is not required if the dissertation is written in the language of lectures. The principle of translating the title page of the work, preparing an abstract and table of contents in Polish is binding.
5. If organizational reasons allow for it, the student shall have the right to choose an academic teacher under whose supervision he/she intends to complete a diploma dissertation or artistic work. The provision of § 6 sec. 4 shall apply accordingly.
6. Dissertation topics determined by the council of the institute or department (head of the independent institution) and approved by the dean should be announced and selected by students:

1)        BA studies - one year before the date of graduation,

2)        long-cycle MA studies - no later than 1.5 years before the date of graduation,

3)        supplementary MA studies – in the first semester.

1. At the student’s justified request, after consulting the previous supervisor, the dean may agree to change the person supervising the diploma dissertation or artistic work.
2. When determining the topic of the diploma dissertation, a student’s scientific, professional and artistic interests as well as staff and organizational capabilities of the University should be taken into account.
3. A diploma dissertation may be deemed to have been created as part of a student research movement if the student’s individual contribution to the preparation of the dissertation is significant and determinable.
4. All written diploma dissertations prepared at the University are subject to anti-plagiarism verification, subject to art. 76 clause 6 of the Act.
5. Copyrights to the diploma dissertation are regulated by separate provisions.
6. A student may submit a declaration of consent to the University providing access to a diploma dissertation for the purposes of scientific and research or didactic activities, according to a formula established at the university by separate provisions.

§ 33

1. The diploma dissertation shall be evaluated by the supervisor and reviewer and, additionally at artistic majors, the artistic master of the work shall be evaluated by the supervisor and reviewer of the work. The reviewer of the work is appointed by the dean from a group of academic teachers in a given field. Such authorizations are held by an academic teacher with the academic title of professor or habilitated doctor.
2. The dean may appoint an academic teacher holding a doctoral degree as a reviewer of the work.
3. In the case of supervising a diploma dissertation or artistic work during long-cycle MA studies and supplementary MA studies by an academic teacher holding a doctoral degree, the dean shall appoint an academic teacher holding the academic title of professor or the academic degree of habilitated doctor as a reviewer of the work.
4. In the event of discrepancies in the evaluation of the diploma dissertation or artistic work, the dean shall decide about the admission to the diploma examination, after consulting the second reviewer appointed from among the authorized persons.
5. If the second reviewer’s evaluation is also negative, the dean shall direct the student to repeat the semester, and a negatively evaluated dissertation cannot be the basis for graduation.