GEO5960 – Geosciences. Master Thesis
Course content
A long master's thesis corresponds to one year of full-time study and constitutes half of the master's degree.
Read more about the guidelines and information on the practical implementation of the master's thesis.
Regulations concerning the master’s thesis are specified in rules on courses, course groups and degrees at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
Learning outcome
Upon completion of the programme, you will be able to:
- contribute considerable knowledge to your field of specialisation and its applications
- make critical and reflected choices between key methods and tools from research and practice
- conduct a supervised research or development project that conforms with research ethics standards
- contribute to the development of the field and analyse its professional, ethical and societal possibilities and limitations
- communicate extensive academic work to specialists, orally and in writing
- apply your knowledge and skills to new areas to conduct advanced work tasks and projects
Admission to the course
The master’s thesis is a compulsory part of the master’s programme in Geosciences and is based on admission to that programme.
Teaching
Your work on the master’s thesis will involve an independent, time-limited research or development project under supervision.
A series of four master seminars are offered throughout the master's programme and are highly recommended, but not mandatory to attend.
The work with the master's thesis can involve laboratory- and/or fieldwork. If so, you should consider taking out your own travel and personal risk insurance. Read more about how you are insured as a student.
The specific programme option has both mandatory and elective courses in the programme structure that must be passed before you can sit the final examination.
Examination
The examination consists of a master's thesis worth 60 credits to be handed in by a deadline. This will be followed by an oral presentation of the master’s thesis and an examination.
The theoretical syllabus in the master's programme must be passed before you can sit the final examination.
See the Faculty's rules on examination, point 4.3.7.
Language of examination
You may submit your response in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
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.
Resit an examination
Note that special arrangements and withdrawal have their own guidelines for the master’s thesis. If this applies to you, please contact the Student administration at the Department of Geosciences.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.