Master Thesis in Biology

The master's thesis consists of an independent project work within the field of biology. This project work will normally be linked to ongoing research activity at the department. During the master thesis, students will learn to work systematically within a specific area and also learn to acquire detailed knowledge and skills through practical work and literature study.

The thesis must contain a short section on the thesis' relevance for the teacher profession and how the thesis contributes to/is relevant for sustainable development with regards to the UNs Sustainable Development Goals or sustainable development as an interdisciplinary subject in schools.

The student should learn in-depth inquiry in a specific theme within their chosen field, through scientific methods of work, i.e. collecting complementary knowledge through literature studies and other sources, to combine this with their own knowledge. The student should further complete a larger independent work, including to make a project plan with milestones, report interim results and write a master thesis according to acknowledged standards.

Before beginning with the master project work, the student must take part in the compulsory HSE training at the faculty (HMS0003).

A project description describing the scope and focus area of the thesis project, should be prepared in collaboration with the supervisor.

All students doing their master's thesis at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, should conclude a master's agreement regarding counselling. The master's agreement, with attached project description and risk assessment, should be handed in by the 15th of September of your 9th semester, unless otherwise agreed with the Department.

The standard contact period with the supervisor(s) is 25 hours, which is the standard for a masters thesis of 30 credits. Any contact between supervisor/s and student beyond this, depends on the supervisor(s) choice of supervision methodology. It is expected that the student works independently beyond the standard contact period.