Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree and, in addition, at least 30 credits in earth science at Master's level, including courses at Master's level that are necessary for the project. Admission requires a project plan accepted by the department.

Learning outcomes

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

• show a deep knowledge within the chosen field of Earth Science
• search, interpret and compile relevant scientific literature
• delimit a scientific problem, plan a scientific study of the problem, choose appropriate methods, carry out the study, interpret and evaluate the results, and, if applicable, present testable hypotheses to explain the observetations
• present the results in a clearly strucured written report in correct language and for different target groups both in scientific and popular form.

Content

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

To achieve the objectives the student should

• define and investigate a scientific problem, interpret, evaluate and present (written and oral) the results
• search, evaluate and compile information relevant for the project
• participate actively in seminars and other relevant activities at the research program(s) or working site where the project is carried out.

Instruction

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

Assessment

To pass, a passed oral and written presentation of the degree project is required.

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.