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BIA3900

Master thesis Ocean Resourses - Campus Ålesund

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Credits 60
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 2 semesters
Language of instruction English and norwegian
Location Ålesund and Trondheim
Examination arrangement Master thesis with oral defense

About

About the course

Course content

Supervised research project. A project description describing the scope and focus area of the thesis project, should be prepared in collaboration with the supervisor.

Learning outcome

Knowledge: The student should obtain in depth knowledge within the subject area of the master thesis.

Skills: The student is trained in planning and carrying out a comprehensive research project using scientific methods, trained in systematic acquisition of information, and learn to write a comprehensive scientific text in IMRaD format.

General competence: The student is trained in analysis and dissemination of scientific results.

Learning methods and activities

All students doing their master's thesis at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, should conclude an agreement regarding counselling. The master agreement, with attached project description and risk assessment, should be handed in by the 20th of January the first year of your Masters, unless otherwise agreed with the Department. The standard contact period with the supervisor(s) is 50 hours, which is the standard for a masters thesis of 60 credits. Any contact between supervisor/s and student beyond this, depends on the supervisor(s) choice of supervision methodology. It is expected that the student works independently beyond the standard contact period.

Further on evaluation

The ordinary deadline for submission of the thesis is 15th of May, unless otherwise agreed with the Department. The oral defense of the thesis project consists of a presentation and a discussion. Oral presentation of max. 30 minutes. Questions and discussion related to the presentation and thesis usually have a duration of 60 minutes. Permitted examination aids are to be determined in cooperation with your supervisor. National regulations have been established for evaluation of Master’s theses within the STEM fields. All masters theses delivered after 01.04.2014, are to be evaluated in line with these regulations. Normal rules apply for appealing the grade. A new oral defense is only arranged if the new examiners disagree with the grade given in the original evaluation.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Ocean Resources (MSOCEAN)

Required previous knowledge

Passed HSE course: HMS0003 or equivalent

Admission to MSOCEAN and approved master agreement.

You must have completed and passed all courses that are a part of the master's degree before the oral defense of the master thesis.

Subject areas

  • Aqua Culture
  • Marine Biology
  • Marine Topics

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Biological Sciences Ålesund