Master thesis

Helga Sigurdardottir

The last semester of the Master programme is dedicated to write a thesis.

Fieldwork in Malawi

The master thesis is a minor research task (30 ECTS) and an important part of the specialization.

The Department of Economics and Resource Management publishes a catalogue with projects/problems for master thesis connected to many of the research fields.

The Department emphasizes interaction among researchers, including an active seminar series. MSc and doctoral students are integrated in the research process.

At the start of the last semester there will be a seminar with methodological approaches with emphasis on data analysis, research design and use of literature.

The students have to make an agreement with an advisor a year before submitting the thesis.

After submitting the thesis, there will be arranged a defense for the thesis with questions from an external sensor.

Forms and templates
Notification for choice of thesis (pdf)
Contract - thesis (pdf)
Agreement for Special Curriculum (pdf)
Confidential Thesis (pdf)
Declaration - plagiarism (pdf)
Templates for covers of Bachelor and Master Theses
Registration Form for Submission of Thesis (submit with copy to SiT)
Declaration for Submission of Thesis (submit with copies to department)
Application for extended submission deadline - master/bachelor thesis

Thesis submission

The deadline is the 15th of May, at 15.00 hours (November 15th, for those who entered the master-program in the spring term).

The thesis is to be delivered in 4 soft bound copies (5 in cases where there are 2 supervisors).

Use the UMB front page template. Make sure you write Department of economics and resource management on the front page.

When you submit your thesis you first visit The student informataion senter (SiT) where the thesis is registered and stamped.

SiT gets 1 copy of your thesis. You hand the other 3 copies in at the reception of the School of Economics and business (4 if you have 2 supervisors; that is a total of 5 copies).

All of UMB’s students are to post their Master thesis in Brage. When you submit your thesis at the Department of economics and resource management you are to hand in a receipt that verifies that you have posted your paper in Brage, at the same time.

You are also to fill in a registration form for thesis submission.

In cases when the thesis is confidential you fill in a form for confidential master thesis.

Updated: 03.05.11
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