MAS4091 – Master's Thesis in Viking and Medieval Norse Studies

Course content

The theme of the master`s thesis in Viking and Medieval Norse Studies is chosen in collaboration with, and must be approved by, the thesis supervisor. The thesis must be a scientific investigation of a theoretical or empirical kind; it represents an independent piece of research within the field of Viking and/or medieval studies.

The emphasis may be placed on one or more of the following disciplines: history, art history, history of religion, archaeology, philology, or cultural history.

The research question should be precisely defined, the method well founded and the argumentation systematically presented. The thesis will comprise between 35 to 50 pages of approximately 2,300 keystrokes, excluding spaces, per page.

Learning outcome

Having completed the thesis the student will:

  • be able to design and manage an independent research project.
  • have a strengthened ability to write good prose and to structure a written composition.
  • be able to assert their own expertise and apply it in an argumentative, source-critical and problem-orientated research and to acquaint it with various theoretical and methodological research approaches.

Admission to the course

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester?register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for?in Studentweb.

To be eligible for this course, you must be enrolled in one of the following master's programs:

Students enrolled in other Master`s Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Formal prerequisite knowledge

A requirement for submitting the master’s thesis is a completion of the series of taught courses (90 credits) according to the structuring of the programme.

This course builds on previous knowledge equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in Western-European Medieval Studies or another bachelor’s degree majoring within a discipline covering the Viking or Nordic Medieval period.

Teaching

Supervision in connection with writing the master`s thesis is obligatory. In order to be assigned a supervisor, students must agree to and sign a supervision agreement for masters students enrolled in the Department. The Department appoints a supervisor and the supervision agreement will be sent to the student by the student advisor.

Each student is entitled to up to 9 hours of supervision. Some of the tuition can be given in groups.

Students must register for tuition and the exam via Studentweb.

Examination

The master's thesis is submitted in the last semester after the other courses in the degree have been completed. The submission deadli