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FYS-2015 Bachelor's Thesis in Physics - 10 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for fysikk og teknologi

Type of course

The course is normally only given to Bachelor's degree students in physics and teacher students in "Lektorutdanning 8-13 trinn" with specialization in physics, but may on request be available as a singular subject.

The student must arrange for a thesis project with a faculty member at the Department of physics and technology, and the application must include a description of the project and a supervision contract.

Application for approval of the thesis project must be submitted to the student administration at the Department of physics and technology by September 1st/February 1st. Ordinary registration for the exam via Studentweb.

Course overlap

FYS-2016 Bachelor's Thesis in Physics 10 ects

Course contents

The course may consist of one or more of the following:

theoretical studies
practical or experimental work
programming or computer simulations

The course may additionally contain elements of topics in physics education.

A written thesis must be handed in. All research groups at the Department of Physics and Technology offer different projects according to capacity. The dimension of the submitted thesis should reflect a workload of 10 ECTS credits.

Admission requirements

The subject is normally only given to Bachelor's degree students in physics and teacher students in "Lektorutdanning 8-13 trinn" with specialization in physics, but may on request be available as a singular subject.

Objective of the course

Knowledge - The student will be able to:

apply and combine previously achieved knowledge and skills at the bachelor's level
gain knowledge in one physics related theme relevant for the project
work in an analytic and methodic manner
carry out an independent study or experimental task in the field of physics with emphasis on how to plan and execute a project

Skills - The student will be able to:

identify relevant scientific problems within the theme the students has chosen
identify and analyse literature and methods which are relevant for the theme
work with a limited problem within the theme chosen by the student
draft a solution or to give a comprehensive overlook of relevant work done by others for the same problem
document and communicate the results from the project paper in a systematic/scientific manner
plan and execute a project at bachelor's level

General expertise - The student will be able to:

display good communication skills in writing
understand the code of ethics and rules of conduct in scientific work
work both independently and in cooperation with the supervisor

Language of instruction

The language of instruction is English or a Scandinavian language. The bachelor thesis can be written in English or a Scandinavian language.

Teaching methods

Individual guidance and supervision according to agreement and of one semester duration. The supervisor's total workload in connection with the project paper is maximum 20 hours and the student will receive supervision within these limits.