Course content

Themes are selected based on your own subject area.

Learning outcome

Knowledge - The candidate

• has in-depth knowledge of a selected topic within the subject area
• has knowledge of research and development work within the topic

Skills - The Candidate

• can identify, formulate and solve a relevant engineering problem
• can apply knowledge and relevant results from research and development work to solve theoretical, technical and practical problems within the topic of the bachelor thesis and justify their choices
• can apply engineering methods and be able to work methodically
• can plan and carry out engineering work
• can reflect upon how the thesis contributes to sustainability

General competence - The candidate

• imparts professional knowledge to various target groups both in writing and orally in Norwegian and English
• has insight into scientific honesty and understanding of ethical issues
• has insight into the environmental, health, social and economic consequences of products and solutions within their field and can put these in an ethical perspective and a life cycle perspective
• integrates previously acquired knowledge and is able to acquire new knowledge in solving a problem

Learning methods and activities

Carried out in groups of 2-3

• Pre-project plan
• Documentation of the work process shall include status reports, meeting notices, meeting minutes and timesheets.
• Oral presentation in English during the process
• Preparation of posters (poster) either at the end or during the process
• Oral presentation of the submitted bachelor thesis

Further on evaluation

The bachelor thesis and any product are considered as a whole. Group grades are used on a scale of A - F. UHR's Karakterbeskrivelser og vurderingskriterier for sensur av bacheloroppgaver i ingeniørfag are followed.

If the bachelor thesis is assessed as Fail or grade F, the student(s) must submit a new thesis. Improvement/reworking is not sufficient. The thesis can present the same topic area with the same empirical/data basis.

The deadline for submitting the bachelor's thesis in engineering education is 20.5 at 12.00 regardless of year. If 20.5 a year falls on a weekend or public holiday, the submission deadline will be the following working day.

Preliminary project will be carried out in early January and must be approved. Assessment of the assignment is made on the basis of the project implementation, the report and the result of the work.

Mandatory assignments:

• Pre-project plan
• Documentation of the work process shall include status reports, meeting notices, meeting minutes and timesheets.
• Oral presentation in English during the process
• Preparation of posters (poster) either at the end or during the process
• Oral presentation of the submitted bachelor thesis

Note: The thesis must reflect upon the project's relevance with respect to sustainability and the UN's sustainable development goals.

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

150 credits from courses in the Engineering education.

Required previous knowledge

Passed 112,5 credits from first and second year in the engineering education + other criteria as given by the Norwegian description.

Course materials

Determined based on the selected task (subject area)

Credit reductions