Semester |
F2024
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Subject |
Environmental Biology *
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Activitytype |
Thesis
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Teaching language |
English
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Registration |
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Expected work effort (ECTS-declaration) |
Master Thesis 60 ECTS / 1620 hours
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Head of studies/academic coordinator | |
Administration of exams |
INM Registration & Exams (inm-exams@ruc.dk)
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Responsible for the activity | |
ECTS |
60
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Learning outcomes and assessment criteria |
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Teaching and working methods |
The master’s thesis is an interdisciplinary research project based on the academic/professional interface between the environmental and molecular biology. The exemplary nature of the master’s thesis ensures that students acquire knowledge, skills and competences that can be used in a broader context than the master’s thesis itself. Students choose the topic of the master’s thesis within the framework of the study regulation and its objectives. The ability to critically assess the quality of their efforts and their own acquired knowledge in relation to a given research question is an important objective of the problem-oriented thesis work. In the thesis report, the student must document knowledge and skills in using scientific theories and methods while working with a well-defined, academic research question. The student must document skills in analyzing, categorizing, discussing, arguing, evaluating and reflecting on a scientific basis as well as being able to choose and relate critically to sources, literature, theory and methods used in the master’s thesis. The master’s thesis must demonstrate proficiency in communicating an academic subject to colleagues and demonstrate competences in initiating, managing and completing a long-term academic study. |
Type of activity |
Experimental master's thesis |
Form of examination |
The master thesis can be written individually or in a group. Permitted group size: 2-4 students.
The student(s) can choose between having an assessment of the thesis (the written product) solely, or having an assessment of the thesis and an oral exam. The character limits of the master thesis are: For 1 student: 48,000-192,000 characters, including spaces. For 2 students: 48,000-192,000 characters, including spaces. For 3 students: 48,000-204,000 characters, including spaces. For 4 students: 48,000-204,000 characters, including spaces. The character limits include the cover, table of contents, summary, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude any appendices. The master thesis must include a summary. The summary can either be written in English or Danish. The summary is included in the overall assessment with a weighting of 5 percent. Before submitting a master thesis written by a group, that have chosen an assessment solely based on the written product, each member of the group must clearly indicate which part(s) of the thesis they are responsible for. All group members are responsible for the introduction, conclusion and summary. The oral exam is individual for students that have written the thesis alone, or students that have requested an individual exam. All other oral master thesis exams are conducted as group exams. The oral exam will be based on the master thesis. The students begin the exam with a presentation (10 min per student), followed by a dialogue between the student, examiner and external examiner. There may be posed questions related to the subject area(s) that the master thesis covers. Time allowed for exam including time used for assessment for: 1 student: 60 minutes. 2 students: 120 minutes. 3 students: 150 minutes. 4 students: 180 minutes. There will be an individual assessment of each student’s performance. The assessment is an overall assessment of the master thesis and, if relevant, the oral performance. Writing and spelling skills in the thesis are part of the assessment and will count for 10 percent. Permitted support and preparation materials at the oral exam: notes to presentation. Assessment: 7-point grading scale. Moderation: External examiner. |
Form of Re-examination |
Samme som ordinær eksamen / same form as ordinary exam
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Exam code(s) | |
Last changed | 02/10/2023 |