Bachelor Thesis
The Bachelor Thesis will constitute a minor independent research project, where the student applies social and political science theories to a topic of his or her own choice. The thesis can be a minor empirical study or a limited literature study. The thesis should relate to at least one of the courses in the Bachelor Program.
The topic of choice must be registered and approved by the course responsible teacher, based on a brief overview (1-2 pages) that includes topic/research question, outline and relevant material. If the student has difficulty in selecting a topic, he or she should immediately contact the professor for guidance.
The bachelor thesis must be an individual thesis, or a group thesis, and must be 14-16 pages if you write alone, when two write together it must be 22.5 - 25 pages. 12-point font and line spacing 1.5 are used. Requirements are set for precise references to literature and material used, which are included in the mentioned page numbers. Any attachments will be added.
In order to take this course, the student must have completed a minimum of 90 credits from the Bachelor in International Relations
This course is only for students at Bahclor in International relations
By the end of the course, the student will be able to:
Knowledge
- Demonstrate knowledge about the formal requirements of academic writing
- Show deeper knowledge about a topic of his/her own choice
Skills
- Make qualified methodological en theoretical choices related to a selected topic
- Independently seek, acquire, and apply knowledge to a selected research question
- Relate analytically to the empirical and/or theoretical material
- Use the correct academic terminology in his/her written argumentation
General competence
- Plan and execute a limited independent research project
- Receive and benefit from supervision
Seminars about the different elements of the bachelor thesis. All students must present from his/her own thesis at one of the seminars during the semester, and will get feedback from the course responsible and other students.
Supervision - individual and at the seminars.
Bachelor thesis with accompanying oral e
The bachelor thesis must be an individual thesis, or a group thesis, and must be 14-16 pages if you write alone, when two write together it must be 22.5 - 25 pages. 12-point font and line spacing 1.5 are used. Requirements are set for precise references to literature and material used, which are included in the mentioned page numbers. Any attachments will be added.
With subsequent individual oral examination where the grade can be adjusted for favor or disadvantage for the student.
Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:
STA2009 - Bachelor's Thesis - 10 credits