Master's Thesis 30 credits

A master's thesis is expected to take one semester, that is, 20 weeks of full-time work to complete. However, it is important to begin thinking about the thesis long before the first day of that semester. In fact, you should always have the gradually maturing plans for your thesis in mind from day one of your studies within the master's program. Although not a requirement, it is recommended that students take elective courses that are related to the thesis they are contemplating and start thinking about a research problem suitable for a master's thesis long before the start of the semester where the thesis is actually written. Since you must have a good grasp of scientific methods in order to write an acceptable thesis, having passed the course on methods included in the master's program is a requirement to begin thesis writing.

A master's thesis is expected to take one semester, that is, 20 weeks of full-time work to complete. However, it is important to begin thinking about the thesis long before the first day of that semester. In fact, you should always have the gradually maturing plans for your thesis in mind from day one of your studies within the master's program. Although not a requirement, it is recommended that students take elective courses that are related to the thesis they are contemplating and start thinking about a research problem suitable for a master's thesis long before the start of the semester where the thesis is actually written. Since you must have a good grasp of scientific methods in order to write an acceptable thesis, having passed the course on methods included in the master's program is a requirement to begin thesis writing.

Provided that you are fairly well prepared when it comes to your choice of research problem, the theoretical approaches and prior findings you would like to relate to, suitable data that you might use and/or collect, conceivable research designs and suitable methods, you will ordinarily have no problem completing an acceptable thesis within the 20 weeks it is expected to take.