Høst 2015

KJE-3900 Master's Thesis in Chemistry - 60 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for kjemi

Type of course

Theoretical and practical subject.

Course contents

A research project on a chosen topic within one of the relevant disciplines of chemistry. The project is, dependent on topic, an experimental or a theoretical study, research work equivalent to a one year (6 months) full time work. The student is, under supervision, expected to plan the project, bring forward hypothesis, and test them with relevant methods for the topic chosen.

The project study shall result in a master degree thesis including a theoretical background for the study, description of the methods used, and a presentation and discussions of the results obtained in a scientific way where relevant literature in the field is used.

Objective of the course

The student is able to plan and conduct a limited research project independently within the chosen discipline of chemistry, and in a scientific way discuss and report the results of the study in relation to existing literature in the field.

Language of instruction

English

Teaching methods

The course has multiple teaching approaches.

Assessment

1 master thesis and an oral presentation and examination