Examination arrangement

Course content

Research project of 30 ECTS under supervision.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

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

Skills:

• The student is trained in systematic acquisition of information.
• The student is trained in planning and implementing a comprehensive research project using scientific methods.
• The student learns to write a comprehensive scientific report.

General competence:

• The student is trained in communicating professional matters.

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 25 hours, which is the standard for a masters thesis of 30 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.

Compulsory assignments

• Risk assessment

Further on evaluation

The deadline for submission of the thesis is 15th of May, unless otherwise agreed with the Department.

It is mandatory for all to have conducted a risk assessment of the master thesis project prior to starting your thesis. The risk assessment is conducted with help from your supervisor and submitted in Blackboard.

The oral defense of the thesis project consists of a presentation and a discussion/examination. 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: more info can be found on the page Description of grades for master thesis.

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

Required previous knowledge

Requires admission to the Master Programme in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, MSENCOTO