VMS4195 – Master's thesis in Viking and Medieval Studies

The theme of the master`s thesis in Nordic Viking and Medieval Studies is chosen in collaboration with, and must be approved by, the thesis supervisor. The thesis must represent a piece of independent research work and must be an interdisciplinary study within the field of Viking and/or medieval studies.

The emphasis may be placed on one of the following disciplines:

• Old Norse philology
• Irish philology
• Archaeology or/and history combined with Old Norse philology
• Old Norse philology combined with Irish philology
• Old Norse philology and Irish philology combined with archaeology or/and history
• History combined with archaeology

The research question should be precisely defined, the method well founded and the argumentation systematically presented. The master’s dissertation should consist of maximum 50 pages, of approximately 2,300 keystrokes, excluding spaces, per page

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

To be eligible for this course, you must be enrolled in one of the following master's programs:

• Viking and Medieval Studies (master)

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Supervision in connection with writing the master`s thesis is obligatory. In order to be assigned a supervisor, students must agree to and sign a supervision agreement for masters students enrolled in the Department.

Each student is entitled to up to 9 hours of supervision. Some of the supervising can be given in groups.

In addition to supervision 3 double seminars will be held during the semester. Students must attend and actively take part in a minimum of 33% of seminars (1 seminar) in order to be able to hand in the thesis.

Students must register via Studentweb.

The master's thesis is submitted in the last semester after the other courses in the degree have been completed. The submission deadlines are June 1 in the spring semester and 15 December in the autumn semester.

An individual oral exam is held within 8 weeks after submission. A final grade is awarded based on the written thesis and the oral examination.

The assignment must be up to 50 pages (2,300 characters each without spaces). The assignment must be written in English or any of the Scandinavian Languages. The master's thesis is assessed with letter grades by an internal and an external examiner.

Before the final grading there will be an oral examination of approximately half an hour - a discussion between the student and two examiners about the thesis. The supervisor will not be a member of this panel. The thesis is assessed and graded by a subject teacher and an external sensor. The final grade will be given after this oral examination.

This Certificate form must be submitted together with the master's thesis:

Certificate form in Norwegian

Certificate form in English

On the master's thesis pages of ILN you will find more information about supervision, formal requirements, deadlines, submission of master's, examination and diploma.