Programme structure
The Master’s Degree Programme is a two-year course, starting each autumn. This programme consists of two compulsory courses worth 10 credits (a total of 20 credits), four courses (a total of 40 credits) and a Master's thesis with a writing seminar (60 credits). The full programme represents 120 credits.
| 4. semester | IBS4390 - Master's Thesis in Ibsen Studies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. semester | elective courses | IBS4390 - Master's Thesis in Ibsen Studies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. semester | IBS4001 - How to write a thesis? | IBS4205 - New Perspectives in Ibsen Studies | IBS4390 - Master's Thesis in Ibsen Studies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. semester | IBS4000 - Introduction to information resources, methods and theory in Ibsen Studies | IBS4101 - Ibsen’s oeuvre in a biographical, aesthetic and historical perspective | elective courses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
About the course work:
The Centre for Ibsen Studies offers the following courses:
In the autumn semester:
Compulsory courses:
- IBS4000 - Introduction to information resources, methods and theory in Ibsen Studies - Introduction (10 credits) This course is compulsory for students doing their first semester
- IBS4101 - Ibsen’s oeuvre in a biographical, aesthetic and historical perspective (10 credits) (intended for students doing their first semester)
Elective courses:
- IBS4102 - Henrik Ibsen’s oeuvre in the perspective of its reception history (10 credits) (intended for students doing their first or third semester)
- IBS4104 - Ibsen and the drama of modernity (10 credits) (intended for students doing their first or third semester)
- IBS4105 - Ibsen Between Cultures (10 credits) (intended for students doing their first or third semester)
- IBS4204 - Ibsen in Performance (10 credits) (intended for students doing their first or third semester)
In the spring semester:
Compulsory courses:
- IBS4001 - How to write a thesis? (10 credits)
- IBS4205 - New Perspectives in Ibsen Studies (10 credits)
- The remaining 10 credits are made up of the students initial work on their Master's thesis
About IBS4390 - Master's Thesis in Ibsen Studies :
Work on the Master's thesis is based on IBS4000 - Introduction to information resources, methods and theory in Ibsen Studies , where the students are to define the problematic issues and produce a preliminary project description for their thesis. In the second semester the students start working on their thesis in connection with the compulsory course IBS4001 - How to write a thesis? . The thesis is to be completed in the third and fourth semesters. The length of the master's thesis is normally 80-100 pages with 2250 keystrokes per page. Individual supervision is provided throughout the process. The master's thesis is to be written in English or Norwegian. The amount of work required is the equivalent of 60 credits, including the writing seminar.