Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The master thesis can be conducted as a long master thesis. If choosing to do a long master thesis, it has to include experimental work and has to be approved by the study board. The amount of experimental work must reflect the allotted ECTS

Objectives:             

To document that the student, independently or in a small group, is capable of planning and completing a major research project in the chosen specialisation. The final thesis must document the student’s ability to apply scientific theories and methods, critically analyse existing work, and synthesize new knowledge.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who complete the module will obtain the following qualifications:

• Must have knowledge and understanding in one or more subject areas that are representative of the state of the art in the research community of the chosen specialisation
• Can understand and, on a scientific basis, apply an area of the chosen specialisation and identify scientific problems
• Account for the scientific foundation, and scientific problem areas, of the specialization
• Describe the state of the art of relevant research in the specialization

Skills

Students who complete the module will obtain the following qualifications:

• Synthesize scientific methods and tools and general skills related to the chosen specialisation
• Can evaluate and select among scientific theories, methods, tools and general skills and, on a scientific basis, advance new analyses and solutions in the chosen specialisation
• Can synthesize research-based knowledge and discuss professional and scientific problems with both peers and non-specialists
• Master the scientific methods and general skills associated with the specialization
• Produce a project report according to norms of the area, apply correct terminology, document extensive command over relevant literature, communicate and discuss the research-based foundation, problem and results of the project orally, graphically and in writing in a coherent manner
• Critically evaluate the results of the project in relation to relevant literature and established scientific methods and models, evaluate and discuss the project’s problem area in a relevant scientific context
• Evaluate and discuss the project’s potential for further development

Competences

Students who complete the module will obtain the following qualifications:

• Can synthesize work and development situations that are complex, unpredictable and require new solutions
• Can apply acquired knowledge to independently initiate and implement discipline-specific and interdisciplinary cooperation and assume professional responsibility
• Can independently synthesize and take responsibility for own professional development and specialisation
• Participate in, and independently carry out, technological development and research, and apply scientific methods in solving complex problems
• Plan, execute and manage complex research and/or development tasks, and assume a professional responsibility for independently carrying out, potentially cross-disciplinary, collaborations
• Independently assume responsibility for own scientific development and specialization

Type of instruction

Academically supervised student-governed problem oriented project work.  The project is carried out individually or in small groups of a maximum of three students. At least one internal supervisor is assigned, who deals with the primary area of the project in his or her research.

Exam

Exams