Programme structure

This Master’s Degree Programme is a two year programme consisting of a total of 120 ECTS credits.

Programme structure

The master's degree consists of:

  • 40 credits of compulsory courses
  • 20 credits elective courses
  • 60 credits master's thesis or 30 credits project term and 30 credits master's thesis

60 credits Master's thesis

4. semester IBS4390 – Master's Thesis in Ibsen Studies 
3. semester IBS4390 – Master's Thesis in Ibsen Studies or elective course  IBS4390 – Master's Thesis in Ibsen Studies
2. semester IBS4001 – Theoretical, Methodological, and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ibsen Studies IBS4200 – Digital approaches to Ibsen Studies IBS4390 – Master's Thesis in Ibsen Studies or elective course
1. semester IBS4000 – Research Ethics, Information Resources and Advanced Academic Writing for Ibsen Studies IBS4101 – Ibsen's works: History, Text, Performance elective courses
 

10 ECTS credits

10 ECTS credits 10 ECTS credits

1st year

Autumn semester

Compulsory courses:

Elective courses:

Spring semester

Compulsory courses:

 Students can do 10 credits initial work on the Master's thesis or one of the elective courses:

2nd year

Autumn semester

Elective courses for students doing 10 credits initial work on their Master's thesis in the 1. year:

Autumn and spring semester

Work on the Master´s thesis IBS4390 – Master's Thesis in Ibsen Studies is based on IBS4000 – Research Ethics, Information Resources and Advanced Academic Writing for Ibsen Studies , where the students are to define the problematic issues and produce a preliminary project description for their thesis.

In the second semester the students start working on their thesis in connection with the compulsory course IBS4001 – Theoretical, Methodological, and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ibsen Studies. The thesis is to be completed in the third and fourth semesters.

The length of the master's thesis is between 80-100 pages (à 2300 keystrokes per page). Individual supervision is provided throughout the process.

The master's thesis is to be written in English or Norwegian. The amount of work required is the equivalent of 60 credits.

Project term and 30 credits Master's thesis

4. semester IBS4395 – Master's Thesis in Ibsen Studies
3. semester Project term (30 credits) ILN4900 – Project Semester for Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies or ILN4950 – Research project semester for Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies
2. semester IBS4001 – Theoretical, Methodological, and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ibsen Studies IBS4200 – Digital approaches to Ibsen Studies elective courses
1. semester IBS4000 – Research Ethics, Information Resources and Advanced Academic Writing for Ibsen Studies IBS4101 – Ibsen's works: History, Text, Performance elective courses
  10 ECTS credits 10 ECTS credits 10 ECTS credits

1st year

Autumn semester

Compulsery courses:

Elective courses:

Spring semester

Compulsory courses:

Elective courses:

2nd year

Autumn semester

ILN4900 – Project Semester for Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies (30 credits) or ILN4950 – Research project semester for Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies

Spring semester

IBS4395 (30 credits)

Work on the Master´s thesis IBS4395 is based on IBS4000 – Research Ethics, Information Resources and Advanced Academic Writing for Ibsen Studies , where the students are to define the problematic issues and produce a preliminary project description for their thesis.

In the second semester the students start working on their thesis in connection with the compulsory course IBS4001 – Theoretical, Methodological, and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ibsen Studies The thesis is to be completed in the fourth semester.

The length of the master's thesis is between 40- 50 pages (à 2300 keystrokes per page). Individual supervision is provided throughout the process.

The master's thesis is to be written in English or Norwegian. The amount of work required is the equivalent of 30 credits.

    For students who started their studies fall 2021 or earlier

    The master's degree consists of:

    • 40 credits of compulsory courses
    • 20 credits elective courses
    • 60 credits master's thesis or 30 credits project term and 30 credits master's thesis

    60 credits Master's thesis

    4. semester IBS4390 – Master's Thesis in Ibsen Studies 
    3. semester IBS4390 – Master's Thesis in Ibsen Studies or elective course  IBS4390 – Master's Thesis in Ibsen Studies
    2. semester IBS4001 – Theoretical, Methodological, and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ibsen Studies IBS4205 – New Perspectives in Ibsen Studies IBS4390 – Master's Thesis in Ibsen Studies or elective course
    1. semester IBS4000 – Research Ethics, Information Resources and Advanced Academic Writing for Ibsen Studies IBS4101 – Ibsen's works: History, Text, Performance elective courses
     

    10 ECTS credits

    10 ECTS credits 10 ECTS credits
    1st year
    Autumn semester

    Compulsory courses:

    Elective courses:

    Spring semester

    Compulsory courses:

     Students can do 10 credits initial work on the Master's thesis or one of the elective courses:

    2nd year
    Autumn semester

    Elective courses for students doing 10 credits initial work on their Master's thesis in the 1. year:

    Autumn and spring semester

    Work on the Master´s thesis IBS4390 – Master's Thesis in Ibsen Studies is based on IBS4000 – Research Ethics, Information Resources and Advanced Academic Writing for Ibsen Studies , where the students are to define the problematic issues and produce a preliminary project description for their thesis.

    In the second semester the students start working on their thesis in connection with the compulsory course IBS4001 – Theoretical, Methodological, and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ibsen Studies. The thesis is to be completed in the third and fourth semesters.

    The length of the master's thesis is between 80-100 pages (à 2300 keystrokes per page). Individual supervision is provided throughout the process.

    The master's thesis is to be written in English or Norwegian. The amount of work required is the equivalent of 60 credits.

    Project term and 30 credits Master's thesis

    4. semester IBS4395 – Master's Thesis in Ibsen Studies
    3. semester Project term (30 credits) ILN4900 – Project Semester for Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies or ILN4950 – Research project semester for Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies
    2. semester IBS4001 – Theoretical, Methodological, and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ibsen Studies IBS4205 – New Perspectives in Ibsen Studies elective courses
    1. semester IBS4000 – Research Ethics, Information Resources and Advanced Academic Writing for Ibsen Studies IBS4101 – Ibsen's works: History, Text, Performance elective courses
      10 ECTS credits 10 ECTS credits 10 ECTS credits
    1st year
    Autumn semester

    Compulsery courses:

    Elective courses:

    Spring semester

    Compulsery courses:

    Elective courses:

    2nd year
    Autumn semester

    ILN4900 – Project Semester for Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies (30 credits) or ILN4950 – Research project semester for Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies

    Spring semester

    IBS4395 (30 credits)

    Work on the Master´s thesis IBS4395 is based on IBS4000 – Research Ethics, Information Resources and Advanced Academic Writing for Ibsen Studies , where the students are to define the problematic issues and produce a preliminary project description for their thesis.

    In the second semester the students start working on their thesis in connection with the compulsory course IBS4001 – Theoretical, Methodological, and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ibsen Studies The thesis is to be completed in the fourth semester.

    The length of the master's thesis is between 40- 50 pages (à 2300 keystrokes per page). Individual supervision is provided throughout the process.

    The master's thesis is to be written in English or Norwegian. The amount of work required is the equivalent of 30 credits.

    Diploma and degree

    This programme leads to the following degree: Master of Philosophy in Ibsen Studies

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