Course content

The Bachelor's thesis is an independent work in comparative literature. The student should develop the ability to carry out a personal research work on a large scale. Students will gain insight into information processing and evaluation of research and methods within a relevant subject.

The bachelor’s thesis is normally written in Norwegian. If the thesis is written in English or in another non-Scandinavian language, the students must include an abstract in Norwegian in their thesis.

Learning outcome

Candidates who have passed this course have the following general competence and skills:

The candidate is

- able to articulate and delimit a scientific research question

- able to analyze and organize collected information, including existing research on their chosen topic, and present it in writing

- able to apply the scientific terminology and methods required in a piece of academic work

- able to write a longer academic text

Learning methods and activities

Supervision, following on from student's work.

Obligatory assignment:

- Approved topic for bachelor's thesis and project outline (1 page)

- Approved reading list consisting of approximately 1000 pages of text chosen according to the student's research interests.

Approved obligatory assignment is valid for 2 semesters (the semester in which the approval is given, plus the following semester).

Compulsory assignments

• Approved reading list
• Approved topic for bachelor's thesis and project outline (1 page)

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

Completed all courses at basic level in the bachelor's programme in Scandinavian Studies and Comparative Literature, or equivalent approved education. Students should have completed 15 ECTS at advanced undergraduate level (2000-level).

Required previous knowledge

Requires admission to the bachelor's programme in Scandinavian Studies and Comparative Literature in the autumn semester of 2014 or more recently.

Credit reductions