Information for MINA's master's students
Information from the faculty to you who are a master's student in ecology.
Overview of mandatory courses for the ecology program:
In addition there are several computer labs and study rooms available to all students at NMBU in the Towerbuilding and Biotechnology Building.
Computer labs:
The computer labs in Jordfag and Sørhellinga are open to anyone outside of scheduled teaching activities. For printing and copying you will need your student card.
Study areas:
Jordfagbygningen: Permament desks for master's students in environmental science and natural resources.
Sørhellinga: Reading rooms on the ground and 1st floor.
The desks on the 1st floor are resered for MINA- and NORAGRIC-students (contact their study advisors for any questions). All other students are directed to the reading room next to the library on the ground floor.
Desks 1-120 and the corresponding lockers are managed by the Student Council. Schematic of study desks.
Distribution and management of this building's study desks are done by the faculty's Student Council. Send an e-mail to masterplass-mina@nmbu.no if you are a 2nd year student, and want a permanent desk and a locker to store your books/computer.
Application periods:
August 15 - September 15 and January 15 - February 15. Your study advisor will send you an application form via e-mail. Desks are assigned on a first-come-first-served basis. You will receive an e-mail with a contract which must be signed and fastened to your desk within TWO WEEKS. If this is not done, you will automatically lose it.
NB! To be assigned a desk, you must showcase your master's thesis contract with a main supervisor from MINA.There are too few study rooms and desks in relation to the number of students at NMBU. Therefore, we want a practice where other students can utilize your desk when you are not using it. Mark your desk with name and your timetable. Also mark your locker door with name and class. Lockers can be locked with a padlock.
The remaining desks are allocated to LUR- and Noragric students .
Vedtatt av fakultetets studieutvalg den 18.01.2017. Revidert den 08.12.2021.
It is important to start finding a thesis topic well before the deadline. The earlier you start looking, the greater the chances that you will find a topic you will enjoy!
1st year:
Registration
1 March: Notification of thesis topic. Fill out this web form (link).
This is a message to the faculty about the supervisor and provisional title of the master's thesis. Even if you will have a supervisor at another faculty, you must send information about the supervisor and topic to the MINA faculty.
The messages are registered at the faculty, but not answered.
Contract
15 May: "Contract - gradsoppgave". Følgende nettskjema skal fylles ut.
NB! You have to attach a signed contract in the web form. Kontrakt som skal fylles ut finner du her (link).
Approved contracts are returned with the dean of education's signature.
2nd year:
Registering for 60 ECTS thesis
15 September: registering for the thesis in StudWeb. The faculty checks whether you have a valdid contract before the registration is approved.
Course codes for 60 ECTS MSc theses:
- M60-ECOL
- M60-MILJØ
- M60-NF
Registering for 30 ECTS theses
1 February: registering for the thesis in StudWeb. The faculty checks whether you have a valdid contract before the registration is approved.
Course codes for 30 ECTS these:
- M30-ECOL
- M30-FORNY
- M30-MILJØ
- M30-NF
- M30-REIS
- M30-SF
Postponement
15 April: The form "Søknad om utsatt innlevering av gradsoppgave" has to be delivered. It is only illness, events beyond the student's and supervisor's control, or other weighty reasons that give rise to postponements.
Approved contracts are returned with the dean of education's signature.
Submission
15 May: Deadline for thesis delivery.
Her finner du huskeliste ved innlevering av gradsoppgaver (link).
Defense
The thesis must be defended and graded within 6 weeks after submission.
What happens if you do not deliver the thesis?
From NMBU's regulations, chapter 44 (§44-7): "A degree thesis that has not been submitted by the deadline cannot be submitted later in a revised or supplemented form. In such cases, the student may forfeit the right to study, cf. Section 17-6 (3). If the student is readmitted to NMBU at a later date, he/she must write a new thesis on a new topic".
Datasal:
Datasalen i Sørhellinga (S120) er åpen for alle utenom oppsatt undervisning. For utskrift og kopiering må studentkortet benyttes.
Lesesaler:
Jordfagbygningen: Lesesalsplasser for masterstudenter på miljøvitenskap.
Sørhellinga: Frie lesesalsplasser finnes i utgangsetasjen og 1. etasje.
Lesesalsplassene i 1. etasje er forbeholdt av MINA og NORAGRIC-studenter. Andre studenter er henvist til lesesalen ved biblioteket i underetasjen.
Tildelingen av de nummererte plassene 1-120 og de tilhørende bokskapene, administreres av Studentrådet ved MINA. Oversikt over lesesalsplasser.
De øvrige plassene tilhører hendoldsvis LUR- og Noragric-studenter (kontakt disses studieveiledere for spørsmål).
Alle sisteårs masterstudenter på MINA får e-post fra masterplass-mina@nmbu.no vedrørende pult og et bokskap.
Søknadsperiodene er fra 15. august - 15. september. I denne perioden kan du søke om plass via et skjema som kommer på mail fra studieveileder. Det er da førstemann-til-mølla prinsippet. Du får en mail tilbake med kontrakt. Du har da TO UKER på å signere og montere kontrakten til lesesalplassen. Om dette ikke blir gjort vil du automatisk miste plassen.
NB! For å få plass må du ha en masteroppgavekontrakt og en hovedveileder fra MINA. Det er for få lesesalsplasser i forhold til antall studenter ved NMBU. Derfor ønsker vi en praksis der andre studenter kan benytte plassen når du selv ikke skal bruke den. Heng gjerne opp navn og timeplan på plassen. Sett også navn og klasse på bokskapet du får tildelt. Sistnevnte kan låses med hengelås.
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