Two students on the master's programme in Human Geography who both have chosen the HGO4090 60-credit thesis option can write a joint MA thesis together.
- Such assignments can be up to 10 percent longer than individual assignments (max. 39 600 words).
- The candidates write and submit a joint concept note.
- Candidates who write together have a total of 50 hours of supervision and both must sign the supervision agreement.
- The candidates write the thesis together.
- both students are jointly responsible for the thesis as a whole
- both students are expected to contribute substantially to all major components of the work
- any division of labour should be described briefly in an declaration following the summary.
- Only one of the candidates must submit an online form for submission.
- The candidates sit for a joint oral exam. The practice is the same as for individual candidates, and the grade is awarded jointly to both candidates.
- In a possible appeal process, there is an individual right of appeal, which means that one of the authors can appeal against his or her grade, without this having any impact on the co-author's grade.