AST5960 – Astronomy. Master Thesis
Course content
A long master's thesis corresponds to one year of full-time study and constitutes half of the master's degree. The student is supposed to?complete an astrophysical research project under supervision and write the master thesis based on this project.
Read more about this on our internal website with information for master's students.
Regulations concerning the master’s thesis are specified in?rules on courses, course groups and degrees in the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
Learning outcome
Upon completion of the programme, you will be able to
- contribute considerable knowledge to your field of specialisation and its applications
- make critical and reflected choices between key methods and tools from research and practice
- conduct a supervised research or development project that conforms with research ethics standards
- contribute to the development of the field and analyse its professional, ethical and societal possibilities and limitations
- communicate extensive academic work to specialists, orally and in writing
- apply your knowledge and skills to new areas to conduct advanced work tasks and projects
Admission to the course
The master’s thesis is a compulsory?part of the master’s programme in?Astronomy?and is based on admission to that programme.
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Admission to the master's program with associated prerequisites?is expected. In addition, 60 ECTS of?master's courses as recommended by?the supervisor in preparation for the master's thesis is required.
Teaching
Your work on the master’s thesis will involve an independent, time-limited research or development project under supervision.
Examination
The examination consists of a master's thesis worth 60 credits to be handed in by a deadline. This will be followed by an oral presentation of the master’s thesis and an oral?examination.
A separate grade is set for the master's thesis. After the oral examination and presentation, a final grade is set which includes the presentation and the oral examination. The entire grade scale (A-F) can be used when the final grade is set.
See the Faculty's rules on examination in point 4.3.7.
Examination support material
No aids allowed during the oral examination.