Course content

The Master's thesis is an independent academic investigation of an issue within the academic fields of Drama and Theatre. The Master's thesis may be based on a wide and varied selection of sources and can differ in research design: text-based studies of a historical and theoretical kind, field studies of an ethnographic character (for instance studies of one's own or others' cultural work), or studies of performances and processes within drama and theatre.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

Upon successful completion of this course, students will have:

• Thorough knowledge of the literature and material that concern the Masters thesis.

Skills

Upon successful completion of this course, students will know how to:

• Argue for the selection of sources, methods and working procedures for a specific research question.
• Formulate, plan and carry out an individual and larger research project.
• Present and communicate reasoning in an adequate academic language, according to academic standards
• Do evaluations of relevant ethical problems in research.

Learning methods and activities

Tutoring/supervision will be provided in connection with the work on the assignment. In addition to individual supervision by an assigned supervisor, a supervision seminar is offered every semester to all Masters students. This will cover the students general needs for assistance related to the thesis work, as well as conversation and discussion related to the supervision, study progression, etc. The volume of the thesis should be between 32,000- 40,000 words. The word count does not include the front page, preface, table of content, literature or attachments. The word counts must be added to the thesis, and the student is responsible for its accuracy. All students must write an abstract of the thesis of approx. 1/2 - 1 page. The abstract should be written in Norwegian and preferably in English. Please see link for the numbers of hours of supervision eligible for your masters thesis: https://innsida.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/Norsk/Masteravtale+HF

The master’s thesis can be written in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English. Every master’s thesis must include a Norwegian and English summary.

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

Requires admission to the Master's programme in Drama and Theatre, and have completed all mastercourses for a value of 52,5 credits.

Credit reductions