Completing your studies - Checklist
In the Checklist for MSc students in Geosciences below you will find necessary information for you as student regarding finishing the MSc study in Geosciences properly.
Checklist for MSc students about finishing the studies:
- Deadlines
- Front page of the master thesis
- Submitting the master thesis in DUO (StudentWeb)
- Handing in the master thesis to the Studies administration
- Registering for the final exam
- Final exam
- "The final form"
- Diploma
1. Deadlines
The deadline for submitting the final version of the MSc thesis is:
- June 1 (spring semester)
- December 1 (autumn semester).
Should these dates fall on a public holiday and/or a weekend, the deadline is the next ordinary working day.
2. Front page of the master thesis
Use the standard MSc Geosciences front page. Download the front page: English (.doc) / (.odt) or Norwegian (.doc) / (.odt).
There are no rules about use of font types or size, but please note that the Department only pays for a maximum of 20 color pages. If you have more colour pages you have to pay these to the Printing Office yourself.
3. Submitting the master thesis in DUO (StudentWeb)
First the thesis is to be submitted in StudentWeb before 2 PM on your deadline for handing in. See instructions below.
How to submit your Master's thesis to the University of Oslo's open research archive (DUO).
You will receive an email receipt when the thesis is submitted. Bring a copy of this to the Studies administration when handing in the thesis.
4. Handing in the master thesis to the Studies administration
You have to hand in the thesis to the Studies Administration by your deadline for handing in. Hand in your master thesis digitally, as a PDF document on a USB memory stick.
The thesis is to be submitted to the study advisor (room 206, Geoscience building), within opening hours, by your deadline.
We will ask you for the receipt for submitting the thesis in studentweb (step 3 in the list).
When handing in the thesis to the study advisors (room 206), you get a requisition for printing at Reprosentralen (the print centre, map). The requisition covers: 10 copies of your thesis and maximum 20 pages in color print per copy. You can send your thesis to the UIOs Reprosentralen by e-mail, remember to specify which of the pages in your PDF should be printed in colour.
Reprosentralen will tell you when to pick up your thesis, usually in about 3-4 days. The thesis is supposed to be distributed as described:
- One copy each to your supervisors, internal examiner og external examiner. Ask your supervisor how to send them and to whom. Usually the external supervisor is interested in having a pdf-version of your thesis in order to start reading it before the printing is complete.
- The rest are yours to keep
5. Registering for the final exam
You must register for the final exam by completing this form:
- English: Registration for the final master degree*s final exam
- Norwegian: Melding til avsluttende eksamen for mastergraden
The department’s study advisors must add some details and sign the form before you deliver it to the MN-Faculty’s Student information in Vilhelm Bjerknes' hus (map) together with a copy of the front page of your thesis and the receipt from the science library.
6. Final exam
The final examinations will normally be arranged in mid/late June or December. The final date for examination is decided by your superviser. The final MSc examination consists of:
- an oral presentation by the MSc candidate (you), open for the public. The presentation should last 30 minutes.
- a closed, oral exam, only with the candidate (you), supervisor(s), internal and external examiner attending / present, to discuss and defend the MSc thesis.
The final master exams will be announced on the departments webpages for studies.
7. "The final form"
Get all the signatures on the Clearance form (English) / Utklareringsskjema (Norwegian) and hand it in to the study advisor/Studies administration. A completion of this form is required, and the MSc Diploma will not be sent to you if you fail to complete and hand in the form.
8. Diploma
You will get your MSc Diploma 1 - 3 months after your final exam. If you have done step 6 and 7 in this checklist the Studies adminsitration will send you the diploma with registered post at the post office or you can pick it up at the Studies administration, Department of Geosciences, room 206.
Do not hesitate to contact the Studies administration if you need assistanse or have any questions. Visit us at the Geology building, room 206, or send us a E-mail to studieinfo@geo.uio.no.