MABIO5900 Master Thesis Course description

Grade scale A - F

The exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner. A random selection consisting of at least 25% of the exam papers will be graded by both an internal and external examiner. This will inform the grading of the remaining exam papers.

Simon Innvær

Projects are presented to students during the first semester of the programme. Students' own projects must be approved by the programme management during the first semester.

Academic supervisors are assigned in connection with the allocation of thesis topics. The supervision is intended to ensure satisfactory work progress and quality. The student and supervisor sign a supervision contract that regulates responsibilities and rights, time frames and availability.

Students meet for seminars during the period they are working on the master's thesis. At the beginning of the second year of the programme, students and supervisors attend a start-up seminar. A few weeks later, another seminar is held to present and discuss the individual project plans. Several sessions dealing with relevant topics are held during the year. The process concludes in a seminar where students present their results.

Detailed guidelines for the master's thesis will be published in Canvas.

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• a minimum attendance of 80% at seminars
• project outline with a progress schedule in accordance with specified criteria

Exam content: The learning outcomes

Exam form: An individual thesis and an individual oral exam including a presentation of the thesis, up to 1.5 hour. The master’s thesis can be written as a monograph of up to 100 pages or as an article manuscript with an elaborated addition, where the addition can be up to 45 pages.

The written thesis must be awarded a grade of A-E (preliminary grade) in order for a student to take the oral exam. The final grade is set after the oral exam. The oral examination may adjust the final grade up or down a grade.

Theses are written in Norwegian or English. The oral exam can be taken in Norwegian or English, regardless of which language the thesis was written in.

Students can appeal against the grade set for the written part of the exam in accordance with Section 5-3 of the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges.

The exam is assessed using a grade scale with grades from A to E for pass and F for fail.

An external and internal examiner will assess all exams.