Objectives
The objective of the module is that students demonstrate their ability to identify a problem within development and international relations and independently structure a project analyzing this problem at a specialised level.
Contents
The fourth semester of the Master’s programme is reserved for writing the thesis; students will work in detail on an issue related to development studies and international relations.The semester coordinator must approve the topic of the thesis, and a deadline for submission will be set. If students have opted for a full specialisation within Chinese Area Studies, Latin American Area Studies, Global Gender Studies or Global Refugee Studies, the topic of the thesis must be within the chosen specialisation.
The Master’s thesis will be written on the basis of supervision, but students must organise their own thesis process and choose their topic/problem and find relevant literature and source material of their own accord.
Name of exam | Master’s Thesis |
Type of exam | Master's thesis/final project
Master’s Thesis will be completed by an externally assessed oral
examination on the basis of the submitted written thesis, which may
have been prepared individually or in cooperation with other
students. The examination will take the form of a conversation
between the student(s), the examiner and the external examiner on
the basis of the Master’s thesis written by the student(s).
Thesis length: One student: 35 – 70 pages Two students: 50 – 100 pages Three students: 65 – 130 pages Four or more students : 80 – 130 pages Proportional weighting: The Master’s thesis/the written work is considered the shared responsibility of the group. The Master’s thesis constitutes the basis for the examination and assessment of the oral performance. |
ECTS | 30 |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | External examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Danish title | Master’s Thesis |
Module code | DIRGRS025 |
Module type | Project |
Duration | 1 semester |
Semester | Spring
|
ECTS | 30 |
Language of instruction | English |
Location of the lecture | Campus Aalborg, Campus Copenhagen |
Responsible for the module |
Study Board | Study Board of International Affairs |
Department | Department of Politics and Society |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities |