Entry requirements

120 credits of which at least 60 credits in Chemistry or 60 credits in Physics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• delimit a scientific problem, plan a scientific study, chose appropriate methods,
• search, interpret and compile relevant scientific literature
• carry out the study, interpret and evaluate the results all within given time frames
• present the results in correct scientific vocabulary

Content

An independent project is carried out, where the knowledge from earlier completed courses is applied. The project is guided by a supervisor in close connection to ongoing projects in research or development.

Instruction

The teaching is devised individually dependent on the direction of the project. Supervision is provided individually or in group.

Assessment

Oral and written presentation of the project as a seminar is required. The scientific level of the project and the performance determine together with the written and oral presentations the grade.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.