Submission of Master's thesis at the Faculty of Health Sciences (HV)

Page Template

The front page template can be found at the faculty’s web site for common information about exams.

Submission

The master’s thesis should be delivered digitally in Inspera as one PDF-file. The file must include the complete thesis, including front page, table of contents, list of references and attachments.  Within the deadline, you must also register the title of your master's thesis in Studentweb.

• Deadline for registration and submission of Master's thesis at the Faculty of Health Sciences (HV).
• Read about Inspera on the web page about home examination.

File name

The PDF-file delivered on Inspera must be named as follows:

• Surname_Firstname_studentnumber_COURSECODE

As an example, we have a student named Jane Smith and student number s281188 who will deliver the master's thesis in the course MAPD5900. She should then save the file under the following name:

• Smith_Jane_s281188_MAPD5900

If Jane write the thesis together with John Brown with student number s290284 she should then save the file under the following name:

• Brown_John_s290284_Smith_Jane_s281188_MAPD5900

About Metadata and Licensing

When you submit the thesis in Inspera, you will first have to answer a few questions about title tags, enter a brief summary (about half a page or about 300 words), as well as answer questions about placing restrictions and licensing.

• Form for restricted access thesis reasons outside duty secrecy (.doc)
• Form for restricted access thesis containing information subject duty secrecy (.doc)

On OsloMet’s website Data privacy in bachelor’s and master’s thesis you may read more about handling personal data in the context of assignments. You should also consult your supervisor about this.

You must answer these questions in Inspera by the submission deadline:

• Metadata and license agreement (PDF)

Thesis Title

All theses must have a main title. Master's theses consisting of several articles must have a main title covering the content of all the articles. Master's theses written in Norwegian must also have an English title. The English title will be printed on Transcript of Records. Master's theses written in English, do not need a Norwegian title.

Registration of titles on papers in Studentweb

Extended submission

If there is a need for deferred submission beyond the standard time, you must apply for an extension of the right to study and continuation of the supervision relationship within two weeks before the submission deadline. You send the application to the study administration at the faculty. You must justify your application and attach a progress plan. You write the progress plan in collaboration with your supervisor. The progress plan should contain deadlines for further work on the master's thesis. You must also write how many supervision hours you have to your credit. If you apply for a postponement due to illness, attach a medical certificate

Applications for deferred submission are approved by the study administration in collaboration with the director of studies. The right to study is normally retained for up to one year in addition to the standard time cf. Regulations for studies and examinations at OsloMet § 4-1 (2). If the application for deferred submission is granted, supervision can be continued within the framework of the original supervision hours in agreement with the supervisor.

Examiners

The master’s thesis will be assessed by one internal and one external examiner. Your supervisor can not be one of the examiners.

Assessment

According to the current Regulations on studies and examinations at OsloMet - metropolitan university (Lovdata.no), the Master's thesis must be censored within six weeks of submission.

The grade for the written work is published on the student web by the set deadline. On master's studies with an oral hearing, a provisional grade is given for the written work. The final grade is set after the oral has been completed.

According to the current Regulations on studies and examinations, if you are unlucky and get a grade F, you can only submit a new or revised master's thesis once. It is not possible to have a new master's thesis assessed in the same study program if you have previously had a master's thesis assessed with a passing result.

Request an explanation for a grade – Appeal against the determination of a grade

In accordance with the current Regulations on studies and examinations at OsloMet - Storbyuniversitetet (ch. 7 § 3 - Lovdata.no), the student has the right to receive a justification for grading in accordance with the Act on Universities and Colleges § 5-3. Students can appeal against the grade set for the written part of the examination in accordance with the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges.

Furthermore, the Universities and Colleges Act states that assessment of oral performance cannot be appealed. (cf. § 5-3, point 5.)

Oral Exam

• Not all master's programs require an oral hearing. Look in the program plan for your master’s program.
• The written thesis must be awarded a grade of A-E (preliminary grade) in order for a student to take the oral examination.
• It is expected that the candidate can problematise and discuss his thesis orally, not least in light of the choice of literature.
• It is calculated approx. One hour per candidate.
• The oral hearing can lead to a change of grade on the master's thesis.
• If the student receives the grade F (failed) after the oral exam, she/he must present herself again for both the written and the oral exam parts.