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MAT-3240 Project paper in applied physics and mathematics - 10 stp


The course is administrated by

Institutt for matematikk og statistikk

Type of course

Project paper for students enrolled in the Master's degree program in applied physics and mathematics.

The course is not available as a singular course.


Course contents

The content of the project paper will depend on the planned profile of the Master's thesis, which normally is to be carried out in the following semester.

Admission requirements

The course is available only to students admitted to the Master's degree programme in applied physics and mathematics.  

The project has to be approved by the Programme Board. Application for approval must be submitted to the Programme Board within a deadline, which is normally 1 September in the autumn semester and 1 February in the spring semester. Students apply by handing in a supervision contract along with a project description. Students must register to the exam as for ordinary courses.


Objective of the course

Knowledge - The candidate can:

 Skills - The candidate can:

 General expertise - The candidate can:


Language of instruction

The project paper is written either in English or a Scandinavian language.

Teaching methods

Individual guidance and supervision according to agreement and of one semester duration. Maximum workload for the supervisor is 8 hours, you will receive supervision within these limits.

Assessment

The exam is comprised of submission of the project paper within a given deadline. The deadline for submission is normally 1 June in the spring semester and 15 December autumn semester.

Grading scale: "Pass" / "Fail".

Re-sit exam: Only if a project paper is graded "Fail", may the paper be resubmitted in revised form. A new deadline for submission will be given. The new deadline for the project paper is 4 weeks from the point in time when the candidate was informed about the exam result. If the project paper receives the grade "Fail" a second time, the student can apply to the Programme Board for a new project.

Postponed submission: If a medical certificate is provided, the student may be given a postponed deadline for submitting the project paper according to regulations in section 21 of Regulations for examinations at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. If there are compelling grounds for postponed submission, the student can apply for up to a 4 weeks extension of the submission deadline. The Programme Board will approve or reject the application.

Non-submission of project paper: If a project paper is not submitted within the given deadline and an application for postponement has not been granted, the project paper will be reported as not being submitted ("Ikke møtt"). Also, if the candidate submits a blank answer paper, or a paper which clearly does not constitute an academic attempt, she/he is also regarded as having withdrawn from the examination (¿Ikke møtt¿). The student can then apply to the Programme Board for a new project.

For further information, see:
- Utfyllende Utfyllende bestemmelser for prosjektoppgaver og spesialpensum ved NT-fak (only in Norwegian)
- Regulations for examinations at the University of Tromsø