M30-FOL Master's Thesis
Credits (ECTS):30
Course responsible:Emma Charlott Andersson Nordbø, Ruth Kjærsti Raanaas
Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås
Teaching language:Engelsk, norsk
Course frequency:Every semester. Start up in autum and spring.
Nominal workload:750 hours.
Teaching and exam period:The course runs both during autum and spring with equivalent exam periods.
About this course
Learning outcome
After a completed master's thesis the student should be able to:
- Complete independent research work based on a defined research question.
- Use relevant theories and research methods in the research work.
- Analyze data, interpret results and draw conclusions from a research project.
- Disseminate knowledge, both written and orally, based on a research project.
- Follow ethical and personal data protection guidelines and principles of scientific research.
- Individual research work under supervision.
- A total of 40 hours are set aside for student supervison, including examination.
- The course is reserved for students whom attend the master programme in Public Health Science. The courses FHV315, FHV320 and FHV330 must be passed before any work on the master's thesis can commence. The course FHV353 Project plan for the master's thesis in public health must be passed before the thesis can be submitted.
- The written thesis and the oral exam counts for 100 % of the grade. Graded A-F.
- An external examiner will participate in both the assessment of the written thesis and the oral exam.
Supervision can be provided in English.
The main supervisor must be one of the scientific staff at NMBU. Staff from other educational- and research institutions may be used as co-supervisors. If there is to be such an agreement, this must be approved by the main supervisor and the institute. The hours set a side for supervision will then be divided between the supervisors, and this must be described in a supervisory agreement.
- Individual work with supervision.
- The course is reserved for students whom attend the master programme in public health (M-FOL and M-FOL-DEL).