FLKM4320 Development studies: Power and Inequality Course description

The exam consists of two parts: One written submission, and an oral examination with a presentation of the thesis.

After the exam commission has decided and registered the grade for the master's thesis, the student is entitled to be informed of the grade before he or she presents the thesis in lecture form (30 minutes). The thesis must be passed before the student can present their thesis. The student will then take an individual oral exam. The lecture and the oral exam can adjust the grade awarded for the master's thesis. The final grade is then set. The final grade is included on the diploma.

When two students write together, the written thesis will be given one grade. Each student will then sit for an individual oral examination. The presentation and oral examination is to be regarded as an individual contribution, and contributes to the final individual grade.

Students are allowed to submit a new or revised master's thesis once if they are awarded a fail grade. A reworked version of the thesis must be submitted within the given deadline. A student will not be allowed to submit a new master's thesis in the same programme if a pass grade has already been awarded.

The student must sign a publication agreement in connection with submission to allow the thesis to be published and made publicly available. If the student consents to this, all non-restricted master's theses awarded a pass grade will be published in ODA, the university's digital knowledge archive.

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt så lenge regler for kildehenvisning følges.

A grade scale with grades from A to E for pass and F for fail is used.

The teaching consists of lectures and seminars. See the programme description for further details.

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

• The student must give a presentation lasting 15–30 minutes (individually or as part of a group) of an article, chapter in a book etc. at a plenary session during the course.
• 80 % attendance requirement

The purpose of the oral presentation is to encourage students to engage in more oral activity and improve their oral presentation skills, and to present the academic content to a live audience in an organised and effective manner. The oral presentation is intended to help the student to acquire the skills specified in the learning outcomes for the course.

The course is assessed on the basis of an individual written home exam over seven days, with a scope of 3,500 words +/- 10 %, followed by an oral exam lasting approx. 30 minutes. The oral exam is based on the written paper and reading list in course 3b. One grade is awarded for the home exam and the oral exam. The grade is set after the oral exam.

Resit/rescheduled exams

Resit/rescheduled exams are organised in the same way as ordinary exams.

Right of appeal

If a student appeals the grade, both parts of the exam must be re-assessed together. A new oral exam will be held.

Examination support material is permitted for the home exam.

Letter grades ranging from A to F are used, with A being the highest grade and E the poorest pass grade, and F being a fail grade.

The exam is assessed by one internal and one external examiner.