The 30 credit thesis should be between 50 and 70 pages in length (12 pt, 1,5 spacing). The contents of the thesis should fulfil an academic level appropriate to a Master’s level course and should relate to the interdisciplinary framework of the taught course element of the Master’s programme.

An individual supervisor will be assigned in Semester 2, who will be responsible for supervising both the internship report and the Master’s thesis. Students may chose to relate the contents of their Master’s thesis to the internship report.

A project proposal in the form of a written outline of the thesis (around 5 pages) should be submitted in Semester 2. The thesis should be written over a 20 week period in semester 4.

The deadline for the submission of the thesis is normally June 15. Student must have passed their Master's thesis in order to present themselves for the 30 minute oral exam related to the Master’s thesis. The grade for the Master’s thesis may be adjusted after the oral examination.

The topic of the thesis should relate to one or more of the four key areas covered by the course:

• International Political Economy/International Relations
  - North South Relations; Social Change: Marginalisation and Mobility; Conflict and Peace.
• Global Value Chains
  - Manufacturing Strategy; Industrial Management; Environmental Management; Corporate Social Responsibility.
• Change and ICT in Complex Global Systems
  - Information Technology; New Organisational Forms and Work Methods; Cooperation Technology
• Cultural Knowledge and Translation in a Global Context
  - Culture; The Arts; Values; Religion