Master's Thesis in English

An academic work of approximately 15,000 words, excluding preface, references, footnotes and appendices, on a linguistic or literary topic, a topic in cultural history, or an interdisciplinary topic. The thesis may also take up didactical questions within the disciplines.

All students must write an abstract of the thesis of approx. 1/2 - 1 page. The abstract will be written in both English and Norwegian and be placed first in the document, before the table of contents.

The thesis shall include an appendix of up to 1 page (to be placed after the reference list at the end of the thesis) in which the student explains the relevance of the work for the teaching profession.

The thesis and the "Relevance for teaching" appendix must be written in English.

Knowledge

A candidate who has passed this course

• has acquired substantial knowledge in the domain of the thesis topic

Skills

A candidate who has passed this course

• is able to write an academic thesis of 15,000 words in English on a topic within one or more subdisciplines of English (literature, cultural history, or linguistics). The topic may be treated from a pedagogical perspective.
• is able to define a suitable research topic for such a thesis, compile an adequate bibliography, and utilize source materials in accordance with academic citation standards
• is able to relate their writing to relevant specialist scientific literature, make appropriate use of such literature in analysis and argumentation, and apply theoretical notions in a productive and insightful fashion
• is able to provide such a thesis with a coherent and orderly structure and formulate ideas in a clear and precise fashion

General competence

A candidate who has passed this course

• is able to write fluent English without many errors in grammar, spelling and style
• is able to produce a manuscript that has been adequately revised and edited with regard to readability, typographical errors, pagination, and other presentational requirements.

Individual supervision.

Master’s students at the Faculty of Humanities are required to acquaint themselves with the content of the webpage on the master’s thesis, which outlines the rights and obligations of the student, the supervisor, and the department in relation to the master's thesis. The webpage also provides information on the supervision hours allocated to the master’s thesis. See the following link for more informaton:

https://i.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/Norsk/Masters+agreement+-+Faculty+of+Humanities

Compulsory assignments

• approved topic for the master’s thesis
• approved research question/project outline and disposition (1-3 pages)
• at least one supervision session, individually or in groups, after the project outline has been approved