Bachelor's thesis in Scandinavian Studies or Norwegian as a Second Language

The Bachelor's thesis shall be an in-depth examination study of a subject area within Scandinavian studies (literature or language), Norwegian as a second language or an interdisciplinary topic. Students shall develop an independent thesis topic, including research questions and hypotheses, in dialogue with the course supervisor.

Knowledge:

Candidates who have passed this course:

• have specialized knowledge within a limited field of the study area
• is well informed of scholarly literature in the given study area
• is well informed of central methods used in the given study area

Skills

Candidates who have passed this course:

• can focus on and formulate a defined research topic
• can analyze, organize, and communicate their research findings
• can identify, communicate, and critically assess central aspects of scholarly literature within the field of study
• can write an academic text
• can use the theories, methods and discipline-related terminology expected of an independent work of scholarship

General competence

Candidates who have passed this course:

• masters academic writing
• can work independently and goal-oriented with a project over time
• can obtain the relevant information needed to solve an academic problem
• can communicate specialized knowledge in a clear language
• have broadly applicable skills in textual analysis

Individual studies and supervision. Only students admitted to the bachelor's programme in Scandinavian Studies and Comparative Literature, study option Scandinavian Language and Literature or Norwegian as a Second Language, in the autumn semester of 2014 or more recently, may write the bachelor's thesis.

Obligatory assignments: Approved thesis question and outline (approx. 1 page). Approved obligatory assignments are valid for 2 semesters (the semester in which the approval is given, plus the following semester).