Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Students who have completed the module meet the following criteria concerning at least one central area within mathematics-economics:

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• have
  • expert understanding within one or a few selected elements of a central mathematics-economics subject area based on high level research, or
  • a broader insight into a central mathematical-economics subject area with respect to theories and methods and their interrelationships
• must be able to understand and on a scientific basis reflect upon the knowledge of the mathematical-economics subject area and be able to identify scientific problems

Skills

• must be able to identify, formulate and analyse a scientific problem independently, systematically and critically

• must be able to relate the problem to the mathematical-economics subject area, including explaining the choices that have been made in connection to the delimitation of the problem

• must be able to independently make and justify the choice of mathematical-economics theories and methods

• must be able to independently and critically evaluate the chosen theories and methods as well as the analyses, results and conclusions in the project, both during and at the end of the project period

• must be able to evaluate and choose between the scientific theories, methods, tools, and general skills within the mathematical-economics subject area

Competences

• must be able to control work and development situations which are complex, unpredictable and require new mathematical-economics models or methods for solution

• must be able to initiate and complete mathematically and economically oriented collaborations, and if relevant also other interdisciplinary collaborations, as well as assume professional responsibility

• must be able to independently assume responsibility for own professional development and specialisation

Type of instruction

Projekt work including PBL elements.

Extent and expected workload

This is a 30 ECTS project module and the work load is expected to be 900 hours for the student.

Exam

Exams

Name of exam	Master's Thesis
Type of exam	Master's thesis/final project
ECTS	30
Permitted aids	All written and all electronic aids
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

Additional information

The student may write a Long Master’s Thesis (over 2 semesters: 60 ECTS), if the thesis is of experimental character and approved by the study board. The extend of the experimental work must reflect the duration of the thesis. The Long Master’s Thesis can also be combined with 2 elective courses, which means that a Long Master’s thesis can either be 50 ECTS combined with 10 ECTS elective courses or 60 ECTS if no elective courses are chosen.