Vår 2020

BIO-2200 Bachelor's Thesis in Biology - 10 stp

Ansvarlig enhet

Institutt for arktisk og marin biologi

Emnetype

This course is reserved for Lektor students, with biology as dicipline. The course is not available as a singular course.

Innhold

The bachelor thesis intend to bring students into contact with issues and research within a certain discipline. It is very important that you as a students choose a topic that you are truly interested in. Writing a bachleor´s thesis requires a certain amount of independent effort. The thesis may consist of a literature review on previous research and/or practical/experimental work. It assumes knowledge of basic courses in biology, as well as knowledge in courses that are relevant to the field of study.

Hva lærer du

The purpose of the thesis is that the student should learn how to:

apply the knowledge gained from the study
define a research topic
examine literature and scientific information research within a certain biological discipline
collect and examine relevant information
choose analysis method
create a readable presentation. The structure of the thesis is practically the same as an article in a scientific journal, which is; Table of contents, Abstract, Introduction, (Methods), Discussion, Conclusions, (Appendices) and References.

Undervisnings- og eksamensspråk

Norwegian. The bachelor`s assignment may be written either in Norwegian or English.

Undervisning

Individual studies and supervision.

Eksamen

Deadlines for handing in the bachelor`s assignment: June 1 (spring semester) and December 15. (autumn semester). Grades: Pass/not pass.

The assignment should be:

approx. 20 pages including figures and tables when writing a literature review.
approx. 20 pages including figures and tables when the thesis is a practical/experimental work.