Current active course description (last updated 2021/22)
Bachelor´s Thesis
HI212S
Current active course description (last updated 2021/22)
Bachelor´s Thesis
HI212S
The bachelor assignment in History is an individual and independent piece of written work in which the student is given practice in using historical sources and scientific literature in an independent manner. Supervision on writing the assignment will be given.Students choose the subject of their assignment themselves, but the subject must be approved by a dedicated supervisor. The assignment shall be between 12 and 20 type-written pages (line-spacing 1,5, font 12 point). The title page, table of contents, notes and literature list not included. Students must follow the normal rules for the use of and reference to literature and other aids. The student compiles app. 600 pages of literature, that constitute the reading in the course.
The student must have completed a course in history equivalent to a year's study, giving 60 ECTS credits.
Knowledge
- The student should acquire in-depth knowledge regarding the chosen subject.
Abilities
- The student should show an ability to find literature and sources relevant to the subject and the research questions of the assignment, and to use these in an independent professional discussion.
General competence
- The student should be able to access advanced research literature and historical sources and to take an independent stance on complex professional questions, and to document their ability in a written work of 12 to 20 pages.
None other than semester fee and syllabus literature.
Compulsory for bachelor in history.
A two-hour briefing on writing the assignment will be given at the beginning of the semester.
Once the students have chosen their subjects, they will be assigned a tutor. Tutorials in the course of work on the assignment are obligatory. Students must have decided upon an approved subject and completed their first tutorial within one month of the start of the semester. At least two tutorials will be arranged during the course of their assignment but students cannot count on guidance during the last week before submission. A plan for the tutorials shall be agreed with the tutor.
Annual evaluations which are included in the university's quality assurance system.
The bachelor thesis can be answered in either Norwegian or English
The student must have completed courses in history equivalent to a year's study, giving 60 ECTS credits.