The procedure for conducting the preliminary defense is established and organized by the department to assess the readiness of the theses for the defense before the state commission.

For the preliminary defense, the master's students presented a complete (but not bound) version of their theses and additional materials that accompanied their presentations and the results of their scientific and practical research.

The department's faculty determined the readiness of the theses for the final defense, their compliance with methodological guidelines, and provided recommendations for improving the presented works.