LING4195 – Master's thesis in linguistics

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The course is only available to students admitted to Linguistics (master).

• Passed ILN4900 – Project Semester for Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies or ILN4950 – Research project semester for Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies

There is no formal teaching related to the subject.

Supervision in connection with writing the master`s thesis is obligatory. It is not possible to submit a master`s thesis without supervision. By the end of the third semester, the student must take the initiative to be assigned a supervisor at the department: to do so, contact the study advisor or the Linguistics teaching coordinator.

A valid supervision agreement for master`s students at the department must be signed. The department appoints the supervisor.

Each student is entitled to up to 9 hours of supervision.

Procedures for assigning a supervisor

Supervision contract for completion, outlining the rights and duties for the supervisor and the student

The master`s thesis is submitted in the last semester after the other courses in the degree have been completed.

Formal requirements and templates for the master`s thesis can be found here.

The master`s thesis is assessed with letter grades by an internal and an external examiner.

The following form must me filled out when handing in your Thesis.

On the ILN master`s thesis pages, you will find more information about supervision, formal requirements, deadlines, submission of master’s thesis, grading and diplomas.

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.

After the grading is complete, students will receive a written justification for the grade of their thesis in the mail.