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BBAN5000

Master Thesis - Major in Business Anlytics

Credits 30
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 4 semesters
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Master Thesis

About

About the course

Course content

The Master's thesis shall be the student's final exam. The thesis must satisfy requirements for relevance and is expected to provide new knowledge which is oriented towards specific goals or applications. The student shall follow the guidelines given in the document "Guidance for Master's thesis" and information given on the NTNU intranet page for the subject. (Blackboard)

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The student:

  • Has a deep insight into the problem raised in the master's thesis.
  • Has insight into the theory that is relevant to the problem.
  • Has insight into the research method necessary to analyze his/her specific problem.

Skills

The student:

  • Can formulate a problem,
  • Can search for and review relevant literature,
  • Can choose analysis method
  • Can conduct analyses and draw conclusions.

General Competence

The student:

  • Can plan and carry out a major investigation work within the given timeframe and resource frameworks.
  • Can conduct an independent, limited research project under supervision in line with current research ethical norms.

Learning methods and activities

The Master's thesis should be an independent work under supervision. The supervisor is assigned after submission of a project-idea by the student. The Master's thesis is written alone or with a fellow student (ie max 2 students).

It is mandatory to participate on two supervision-seminars which includes the presentation of the master thesis work during the semester. At the first seminar, students will present issues with suggestions for design, methodology, reference literature and data base. At the second seminar, students will present their preliminary results.

Further on evaluation

Submission: End of May. The date is given in studentweb before the registration deadline 1 February. If special causes arise (e.g. illness), students can apply for a deferral until 31 August the same year.

Possibility to apply for exemption from the regulations to write a master's thesis, see information under prerequisites.

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

Exams in compulsory courses, as well as necessary exams in main profile and methodology must be passed by the registration deadline 1 February. Students can apply for exemption from the prerequisites if they lack up to 7.5 credits. The application must be justified.

The course is only available to students who have the right to study on the study programme Master in Business Administration at NTNU Business School.

Course materials

Relevant articles and material of your choice, specified in the list of references of the thesis.

Subject areas

  • Economics and Administration

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

NTNU Business School

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Master Thesis
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

Master Thesis
Weighting 100/100 Exam system Inspera Assessment