The objective of the Master’s thesis is to develop the student’s knowledge of scientific work and to provide students with the understanding of how to plan, conduct, and present their work independently. A further aim is to develop skills for the critical examination of investigations and research reports and to provide the student with the opportunity for a deeper level of theoretical study within a chosen area.
Module 1. Side-opposition, 0 credits The aim of this module is to develop the student’s ability to examine investigations and reports from a critical and scientific point of view. This module of the thesis work requires the student to submit a written critical analysis on antother Master’s thesis and attend the seminar where the thesis is presented. This is an individual assignment.
Module 2. Master's thesis, 15 credits Thesis work should prove the student’s ability to apply a scientific approach in independently treatment of theories. In addition, the thesis should be characterized by relevance and topicality. The methodology discussions must be very clearly connected to the problem area and the different parts of the theses must be well integrated into a harmonized unity. The thesis should aim to deliver a theoretical contribution to the area.
Module 3. Main opposition, 0 credits In this module, the aim is to document the student’s critical abilities through the performance of an individual written as well as an oral major critical analysis of another Master’s thesis.
