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HIS-3900: Masters thesis in history

Work Load
60  credits (ECTS)
Type of course
Theoretical subject.
Level of course/Year of study
First or second year at master''s level.
Language of instruction
Norwegian
Examination semester
Spring, Autumn
Contents
This cource consists of working on an independent master''s degree dissertation based on a self-selected or allocated subject (HIS-3900). Each student is appointed a supervisor towards the end of the first semester for academic support, especially in connection with the preparation and execution of the work relating to the master''s degree dissertation. The work on the dissertation must be linked to a seminar series that presumes active and compulsory student participation.


Form of teaching
Lectures/seminars.
Exam and assessment
In the form of a master''s degree dissertation in which a written appraisal will be followed by an oral examination at the end of the fourth semester. The completed dissertation should be 70-100 pages in length (space and a half format).

The deadline for submitting the master''s degree dissertation is 15 May during the Spring semester and 1. November during the Autumn semester.

The eventual grading will be finalized for HIS-3900 after the oral examination.

Evaluated on a scale of A-E=pass and F=fail.
Contact person/lecturer
Steinar Aas/Åse Johansen
Recommended reading/syllabus
See homepage.
Homepage
http://uit.no/historie/1982/40

Teaching spring 2007
Det blir tre samlingar våren 2007. første samling blir 26.1. Andre samling 9.3. og tredje samling 20.4. Alle samlingane finn stad på rom M-025 og startar kl 0915 og varar normalt til kl 1615.
Orienteringsmøte: 8. januar 2007 kl 1415, rom M-025 i Breiviklia Rune Blix Hagen

Responsible teacher:prof. Einar A. Niemi
ForelesningerFørste gang: 26. januar 2007 kl 0815, rom M-025 i Breiviklia

Duration:1 semester
EksamenEksamen: Innlevering av avhandling: 15. mai
Duration:1 semester



Universitetet i Tromsø, Institutt for historie, 9037 Tromsø,
Tlf.: 77 64 61 80, faks: 77 64 61 81, epost: breiviklia@list.sv.uit.no
Updated by førstekonsulent Siv Aina Hansen on 08.08.2007 at 14:20
Ansvarlig redaktør: fakultetsdirektør Jørgen Fossland