DEVG4050 - Individual Reading List
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
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Course content
The individual reading list i a list of self-selected curriculum of 1400 pages. The curriculum must be directely linked to the master thesis. The selected litterature could for example be articles providing emprircal or theoretical perspectives for the theory chapter of the master thesis.
Learning outcome
The objective of the course is to provide the students with a thorough theoretical and empirical base related to the topic of their thesis.
Admission
Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.
International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Students must hold a Bachelors degree in Human Geography.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with DEVG4040 - Individual Reading List (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with SGO4040 - Særpensum
Teaching
- There is no regular teaching for this course.
Access to teaching
A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.
Examination
- The reading list must not contain literature which has been a part of the curriculum for courses the student is taking or has taken previously.
- Literature used as source for exam papers submitted previously or same semester cannot be included in the reading list.
- The reading list must be approved by supervisor well in time before exam starts.
- 2 copies of the reading list is to be handed in together with 3 copies of your home exam. This ensures the grading commission receives both the exam and the reading list for information.
Language of examination
The exam for this course is a 2-week take home exam, in English. The exam must be answered in English. Maximum length of exam is 20 pages incl. notes, not references. Letter size 12, line spacing 1.5. The exam question is handed out at 10.00 am on the day of the exam and must be submitted at 2.00 pm 14 days later.
When submitting the exam the candidate is also required to submit a statement regarding plagiarism, also called a compulsory statement
Any take home exam or essay etc. handed in at the University of Oslo may be checked for plagiarism by use of the Ephorus text recognition software.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Explanations and appeals
- Explanation of grades - deadline and processing time
- Appeal about grades
- Complaint about formal exam errors
Ask for explanation of your grade in this course.
Resit an examination
Special examination arrangements
If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.