Master Thesis in Natural Resources Management - Biology

The master's thesis consists of an independent project work within the field of biology. The work is linked to ongoing research activity at the department. When working on the master thesis the student should learn to work in a systematic manner within a specific field and acquire detailed knowledge and skills through both practical work and literature surveys.

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

All students doing their master's thesis at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, should conclude an agreement regarding counselling. The master agreement, with attached project description and risk assessment, should be handed in by the 20th of January the first year of your Masters, unless otherwise agreed with the Department.

The standard contact period with the supervisor(s) is 50 hours, which is the standard for a masters thesis of 60 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.

The master thesis (60 credits) amounts to 40 weeks of work. The work is usually distributed between the two last semesters of the master degree and must be described in more detail in the master agreement.