Chosing a Topic
You are responsible for finding a topic for your Master's thesis. Start thinking about this as soon as possible. For inspiration have a look at our academic staff and their research interests to look for possible supervisors, or look through the various research projects to see if some of them might inspire your own thesis. You can also have a look at more specific projects at the Science Shop.
Supervision
Your supervisor is your scientific guide to writing a good master's thesis. You will be assigned a supervisor from our academic staff who fits your chosen topic and method. We encourage you to discuss your project with our staff before applying. Remember that even employees who are positive about supervision must be formally appointed before they are your supervisor.
Field Work
Some of you might want to do fieldwork as part of your data collection. Here are some general resources if you are interested in doing fieldwork. Please discuss fieldwork and data collection with your supervisor.
Apply for Scholarships
There are opportunities for getting financial support to write your MA Thesis.
- Financial support of field work at the Department of Political Science (deadline 7th October)
- The Department of Political Science advertise Fritt ord scholarships for students who write about freedom of speech, human rights or democracy. Contact Øyvind Colbjørnsen for further information. Information currently only in Norwegian (deadline 15th October)
Writing Your Thesis
A MA Thesis is a scientific work and have to adhere to certain standards and requirements. It is your responsibility to make sure your thesis meets these requirements.
Submission
- Deadlines and postponed submission deadline
- Submission
- Submission history track (For delayed students in the history track)
- Open Access
Assessment
Your thesis will be assessed by one internal and one external examiner.
All important information about the exam can be found in the course description of PECOS4096.
Deferral of diploma to improve grades
The Master Thesis course
The master's thesis is an independent analysis of a research question within the subfield of peace and conflict studies, within the broader field of political science. See the course page for more information.
Previously submitted theses in Political Science
In DUO Research Archive you can find previously submitted MA theses at the department of Political Science