Bachelor Thesis
The Bachelor Thesis will constitute a smaller independent research project, where the student applies social and political science theories and methods to a topic of his or her own choice. The thesis can be an empirical study or a limited literature study. The thesis should relate to at least one of the courses in the Bachelor Program, which the student has passed previously. This can also be a course that the student has taken while on exchange to another university abroad.
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 at the beginning of the semester. If the student has difficulty in selecting a topic, he or she should contact the course responsible for guidance.
The bachelor thesis is primarily written as an individual thesis, and must be 14-16 pages. It is possible for two students to write together, and if so, the thesis must be 22.5 - 25 pages. 12-point font and line spacing 1.5 are used. Precise referencing of literature and the materials used in the assignment is required, along with correctly formatted reference lists. The reference list, table of contents, and any appendices are not included in the specified page count.
This course is only for students at Bahclor in International relations
To take this course, the student must have completed a minimum of 90 credits from the Bachelor 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.
Submission of the bachelor's thesis with an accompanying adjusting oral examination.
The thesis is evaluated on the grading scale A-F, where F is a fail.
The oral examination can have an adjusting effect on the grade
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