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ALIT3900

Master's Thesis in Comparative Literature

Assessments and mandatory activities may be changed until September 20th.

Credits 60
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2025 / Spring 2026
Duration 2 semesters
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Master thesis

About

About the course

Course content

The student chooses the subject, source material and method with guidance from their academic adviser. The student will produce an academic thesis of 30 000 to 40 000 words.

Master’s theses that are written in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language must include an abstract in English. Master’s theses that are written in a non-Scandinavian language must include an abstract in Norwegian.

Learning outcome

Candidates will have obtained the following general competency after successfully completing this course:

The candidate:

- has the ability to complete an independent work of research on a specialized topic under the guidance of an academic supervisor

- masters scientific argumentation and critical thinking

- can present scientific issues and results extensively in writing

- fulfills the requirements of scientific publishing

Learning methods and activities

Self-study, master's thesis seminar (LITT3500) and individual supervision. Please see link for the numbers of hours of supervision eligible for your master's thesis https://innsida.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/Norsk/Masteravtale+HF

Further on evaluation

It is not possible for students who have been awarded a passing grade for the master's thesis in Comparative Literature to have a new master's thesis in Comparative Literature assessed (cf. the academic regulations for NTNU, §5-9). Students whose master's thesis has been assessed as a Fail (F) may apply to the department to submit a new thesis (cf. the additional academic regulations of the Faculty of Humanities).

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Comparative Literature (MALIT)

Required previous knowledge

The student must be admitted to the Master's programme in Comparative Literature and have passed the following exams: ALIT3100, ALIT3101, ALIT3302, ALIT3303 and LITT3500, or equivalent.

Course materials

Individually decided, depending on the student's project.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
HFALIT390 60 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Comparative Literature

Contact information

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Language and Literature

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Master thesis
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

Master thesis
Weighting 100/100 Date Release 2025-10-17
Submission 2025-11-17
Time Release 09:00
Submission 12:00
Exam system Inspera Assessment

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

Master thesis
Weighting 100/100 Exam system Inspera Assessment