EAST4593 - Master`s Thesis in East Asian Culture and History
Course content
Your master’s thesis should be an independent scholarly work on a topic within East Asian culture and history, chosen in consultation with your supervisor. The thesis should be about 35-50 pages (2300 characters per page). Normally, at least 20% of the bibliography should consist of publications in an East Asian language.
In addition to supervision, you should attend an obligatory thesis seminar (3 meetings per semester) led by members of the academic staff. The seminar will give you opportunities to present and discuss drafts and sketches, as well as training in commenting on the drafts and sketches of other students.
A 30-credit master's thesis in East Asian Culture and History must be combined with AAS4900 – International Project Term in Asia and Africa.
Learning outcome
Through your thesis work, you will learn how to:
• develop a research project
• collect and interpret relevant primary source material
• access, quote and discuss relevant secondary literature
• relate your material to relevant theories and methodologies
• formulate a well-argued exposition of the results of your
investigation
In addition comes the specialized insight into the topic of your thesis.
Admission
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International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Id does not exist in shared textAdmission to the programme option East Asian Culture and History under the Programme for Asian and African Studies.
Teaching
Supervision of the master’s thesis is compulsory. Up to 8 hours of individual supervision will be given. Supervisors will be assigned by the department. Supervision commences when the Supervision Agreement is signed.
Participation in the monthly thesis seminars led by members of the academic staff is compulsory. Students who spend part of their study time abroad may apply for partial exemption.
Access to teaching
Id does not exist in shared textExamination
The master's thesis is to be handed in by 1 December in the Autumn semester and 1 June in the Spring semester.
Examination support material
Id does not exist in shared textLanguage of examination
Id does not exist in shared textYou can write your thesis in English (recommended) or a Scandinavian language.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Explanations and appeals
You may request an explanation of your grades, and you may also appeal against your grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals.
Resit an examination
Id does not exist in shared textWithdrawal from an examination
A master’s thesis that is not passed may be resubmitted only once, and then within the agreed time and in revised form. A master’s thesis that is passed may not be resubmitted in revised form.
A master's thesis which has received a failing grade (F) can only be submitted one more time, by a stipulated deadline and in revised form. If a master's thesis receives a passing exam result (A-E) in the first attempt, it may not be submitted again in a revised form, see Regulations for studies and examinations at the University of Oslo, § 5.6 (5) (only in Norwegian).