KJM5930 – Chemistry, Master thesis
Course content
A short master's thesis corresponds to a half year of full-time study and constitutes one third of the master's degree.
Read more about guidelines and information on practical implementation of the master's thesis.?
Regulations concerning the master’s thesis are specified in Rules on Courses, Course Groups and Degrees in the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
Learning outcome
Upon completion of the programme, you will be able to:
contribute considerable knowledge to your field of specialisation and its applications
make critical and reflected choices between key methods and tools from research and practice
conduct a supervised research or development project that conforms with research ethics standards
contribute to the development of the field and analyse its professional, ethical and societal possibilities and constraints
communicate extensive academic work to specialists, orally and in writing
apply your knowledge and skills to new areas to perform advanced work, including projects
Admission to the course
The master’s thesis is a compulsory part of the master's program in chemistry andis based on admission to that programme.
Teaching
Your work on the master’s thesis will involve an independent, time-limited research or development project under supervision.
The work for the thesis of 30 credits shall be completed in 17 calendar weeks of continuous full-time study in the autumn semester and 18 calendar weeks of continuous full-time study in the spring semester, including Easter holidays and public holidays.
There is a compulsory HSE course, and mandatory seminars in generic competences during the first three semesters of the master's program. It will be a combination of compulsory and optional seminars.
The work on the master's thesis may involve laboratory work.
As?the?teaching involves laboratory and/or field work, you should consider taking out a separate travel and personal risk insurance.?Read about your insurance cover as a student.
Mandatory activity:
Completed HSE course and approved attendance at 6 of 9 seminars in the common teaching in generic competence for the master's program.
Mandatory activities must be approved before you can sit the examination.?
Examination
The examination consists of a master's thesis worth 30 credits to be handed in by a deadline. This will be followed by an oral presentation of the master’s thesis and an examination.
Mandatory activities must be approved before you can sit the examination.?
Language of examination
You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.