Master's Thesis in Chemistry (LKJMAS)

The Master's thesis is an independent work where you will use the knowledge you have aquired through your studies to solve a defined task or assignment. The thesis will be carried out during the last two semesters of the Integrated Teacher Education program in Science. At this point, you will have the necessary knowledge and skills to carry out a relevant thesis for your studies. 


Course description for study year 2025-2026

See course description and exam/assesment information for this semester (2024-2025)
Facts

Course code

LKJMAS

Version

1

Credits (ECTS)

30

Semester tution start

Autumn

Number of semesters

2

Exam semester

Spring

Language of instruction

English, Norwegian

Offered by
Time table

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Content

Through the work with the master's thesis, the student will gain experience with a research project involving chemical experimentation and analysis and/or didactics in chemistry. The student will carry out a litterature review, practical work, report writing. The methods will depend upon the specific assignment.

Learning outcome

Knowlegde

  • Have an overview over current international litterature, scientific writing and ethical norms for a specific topic and can be critical to different sources of information.
  • Demonstrate an in depth insight and comprehension of a specific topic. 
  • Be able to put the specific subject in the context of the field (chemistry) and have an understanding of, and be able to describe the relevant theoretical and empirical knowledge. 

Skills

  • Perform chemical experiments and/or use chemistry based didactical methods to elucidate and analyse a chemistry-related problem. 
  • Be able to carry out a literature search and scientific writing.
  • Be able to present and convey the independent work using the terminology and language of the research area. 
  • Be able to apply relevant analytical methods and working methods. 
  • Be able to elucidate the problem, analyze the obtained results and formulate a conclusion related to the chosen assignment. 

General Competence

  • Understand the ethical standards for scientific work. 
  • Can convey an extensive independent research work
  • Be able to reflect and critical assesment of one's own work. 
  • Can defend a high ethical behaviour in an academic contex.
  • Can apply relevant software and databases for literature search; to collect, treat and analyze data; and for oral presentation and thesis writing.  

Required prerequisite knowledge

Approved teaching competence in physics, and 120 ECTS in subject 1

Exam

Thesis with oral examination

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid
Master's thesis with oral presentation and defense 1/1 1 Hours Letter grades All
Master's thesis 0/1 9 Months Letter grades All

Course teacher(s)

Course teacher:

Gopalakrishnan Kumar

Course teacher:

Ilke Pala Øzkøk

Course teacher:

Krista Michelle Kaster

Course teacher:

Steinar Sanni

Course teacher:

Magne Olav Sydnes

Course teacher:

Malcolm Andrew Kelland

Course coordinator:

Kåre Bredeli Jørgensen

Course teacher:

Torleiv Bilstad

Method of work

Independent work with litterature. Individual supervision in the practical work and report writing. 

Course assessment

The faculty decides whether early dialogue will be held in all courses or in selected groups of courses. The aim is to collect student feedback for improvements during the semester. In addition, a digital course evaluation must be conducted at least every three years to gather students’ experiences.

Literature

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