DS5930D – Master's thesis in Data Science, part-time, 30 ECTS

A short part-time master thesis corresponds to one year of part-time study and constitutes quarter of the master study.

Read more about guidelines and practical information for the master thesis.

Regulations concerning the master thesis are given in Regulations concerning courses, course groups and degrees at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

All students who have been admitted to the Data Science master´s programme can apply to do a short part-time master's thesis. The criterion for doing a short thesis part-time is that you can document 60% position in addition to the studies.

After completing the master thesis you will:

• have specialized and updated knowledge within at least one of the fields of Data Science and its applications
• have knowledge in a wide range of methods and techniques, and be able to use them for analysis and problem solving
• be able to apply your knowledge and skills within new fields in order to carry out assignments and projects according to current research ethical norms
• master written and oral communication of comprehensive professional work to specialists
• have shown that you can carry out parallel projects (work and studies) in a satisfactory manner

The master thesis is a compulsory part of the master´s programme Data Science and requires admission into this study programme.

Students who are admitted to the Master’s programme in Data Science at the Department of Mathematics and who are writing a short master’s thesis may apply to use 2 semesters. To have this approved, the student must be employed in a professionally relevant position of at least 60% throughout the entire period in which the thesis is written.

The exam consists of a master’s thesis worth 30 credits, which must be submitted by a given deadline. This is followed by an oral presentation of the thesis and an examination. Students who are admitted to the Master’s programme in Data Science at the Department of Mathematics and who are writing a short master’s thesis may apply to use 2 semesters. To have this approved, the student must be employed in a professionally relevant position of at least 60% throughout the entire period in which the thesis is written.

See Regulations concerning courses, course groups and degrees at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.