This detailed information is in addition to the general information of the course SVF-3901.

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Study points: 40

Teaching: Spring and Autumn

Examination semester: Spring/Autumn

Teaching language: English

Course objectives:
The thesis will consummate a student’s work towards the master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Transformation (MPCT). It will manifest a student’s ability to reflect and write independently on peace and conflict related issues, drawing broadly upon the various theoretical and methodological courses, seminars and workshops surrounding MPCT.

Students are highly encouraged to attend seminars, workshops and related academic arrangements at Centre for Peace Studies (CPS) and use these avenues to present and receive feedback on aspects of their work, debate and establish contacts to facilitate the dialectical acquisition of knowledge through MPCT.

Students are expected to write the thesis during the 3rd and 4th semesters. But, the process will practically begin in the 2nd semester with the preparation of the project proposal. Students are encouraged to publish and broadly disseminate aspects of their thesis or research findings.

Course contents:
The master’s thesis is a student’s independent work using primary and/or secondary materials, but it will be written in close consultation with an academic supervisor.

A master’s thesis in the MPCT is normally 50-70 pages. It examines a specific problem in a social scientific manner and potentially contributes to the understanding of conflicts and diverse efforts at their resolution.

Teaching:
Lectures/Seminars/Individual tutorials

Curriculum:
Individual bibliography for the thesis

Exam:
Thesis (50-70 pages) + oral examination (approx. 45 minutes)

The thesis should be submitted by May 15th or November 1st. The exam committee will be composed of three scholars, including the individual supervisor.

The course is open for re-sit examination in the following semester, where a thesis is awarded F (Grade F = Fail).

Assessment:
The course is to be evaluated every spring semester in accordance with the quality assurance system of the MPCT-programme.