Course - Master Thesis in Biotechnology - BIOTBT3901
Master Thesis in Biotechnology
About
About the course
Course content
The master's thesis consists of an independent project work within the field of biology/biotechnology. This project work will normally be linked to ongoing research activity at the department. During the master thesis, students will learn to work systematically within a specific area and also learn to acquire detailed knowledge and skills through practical work and literature study.
Learning outcome
The student should learn in-depth inquiry in a specific theme within their chosen field, through scientific methods of work, i.e. collecting complementary knowledge through literature studies and other sources, to combine this with their own knowledge. The student should further complete a larger independent work, including to make a project plan with milestones, report interim results and write a master thesis according to acknowledged standards.
Learning methods and activities
All students doing their master's thesis at the Faculty of Natural Sciences have to write a master agreement with their supervisor anhd department. This is done via the electronic form in Sharepoint. The standard contact period with the supervisor/-s is 50 hours. Any contact between supervisor/-s and student beyond this, depends on the supervisor/-s choice of supervision methodology. It is expected that the student works independently beyond the standard contact period.
Further on evaluation
The deadline for submission of the thesis is 15th of May, unless otherwise agreed with the Department.
It is mandatory for all to have conducted a risk assessment of the master thesis project prior to starting your thesis. The risk assessment is conducted with help from your supervisor and submitted in Blackboard.
After submission, the final assessment of the thesis is adjusted through an oral defense. The oral defense of the thesis project consists of a presentation and a discussion/examination. Permitted examination aids are to be determined in cooperation with your supervisor.
National regulations have been established for evaluation of Master’s theses within the STEM fields: more info can be found on the page Description of grades for master thesis.
Normal rules apply for appealing the grade. A new oral defense is only arranged if the new examiners disagree with the grade given in the original evaluation.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Biotechnology (MSBIOTECH)
Recommended previous knowledge
The course is part of the study program for master students in the programme MSBIOTECH.
Course materials
Agreed with supervisor
Subject areas
- Biotechnology
Contact information
Course coordinator
Department with academic responsibility
Examination
Examination
Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025
Master's thesis with oral exam
Submission 2025-09-01 Time Release 07:00
Submission 12:00 Exam system Inspera Assessment