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DID3910 - Master thesis in arts education

About

Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Master thesis
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Master thesis 100/100

Course content

This course consists of work with the Master’s thesis. The subject has no scheduled teaching.

The Master’s thesis is an independent academic research project that is carried out as the final activity within the Master’s degree, under the supervision of research staff. The Master’s thesis should be original, critical, ethical, methodical, informed, and clearly articulated, connected to an arts educational theme.

The research topic and research question for the thesis is decided by the student in consultation with the supervisor.

The research project can be theory driven or practice-led, but the result that will be evaluated is a written Master’s thesis.

The work on the Master's thesis should be equivalent of 1.5 semesters of full-time work effort.

All students are entitled to conduct the Master’s thesis individually. In certain cases, it may be appropriate to write the thesis in pairs. This is determined in consultation with the supervisor and the course coordinator and should be noted within the research proposal offered by the students.

Learning outcome

Learning outcomes

Knowledge, the candidate

  • has advanced and independent knowledge in methodological, ethical and critical research work with a clear research question within arts education
  • has thorough knowledge about academic writing and presentation
  • has advanced knowledge about different, written and multimodal possibilities in arts educational academic formats Skills, the candidate
  • can confidently conduct and present a Master’s level research project
  • can confidently present research findings and theorize around practice-led or theory-driven research through academic writing on Master’s level
  • can choose among available theoretical options, read research material with theory and critically reflect around how theory informs choices during the research and writing processes
  • can use referencing systems in accordance with recognized standards
  • can find and critically evaluate information in analogue and digital resources General competence, the candidate
  • is capable of utilizing supervision
  • has thorough competence in dialoguing with others about own research results, as well as defending own work
  • can analyse and apply current theory on arts education in order to contribute to new thinking and innovation processes on an advanced level
  • can apply her/his knowledge about arts education in order to strengthen, develop and work innovatively the role and value of the arts in new areas on a broad educational and societal field

Learning methods and activities

Learning methods

The learning methods consists of seminars, presentations, individual work and supervision.

Students’ collaborations with different arts educational institutions will be encouraged. These collaborations of relevance for the own master project must be arranged by the students themselves.

Compulsory activities

There are two compulsory activities:

  • Supervision. Supervision is mandatory when working on the Master's thesis and is carried out in consultation with the appointed supervisor.
  • Attendance at two seminars, with one seminar including peer review.

If co-writing, the students must enter into a written agreement about the collaboration in advance (using a separate form) if the collaboration. The parties to the agreement are the two students and the supervisor. In the Master’s thesis, a process document must be attached that describes the completed collaboration process, including the division of responsibilities and work. This process document is also taken into consideration by the examiners of the thesis.

All compulsory activities must be passed in order to take the examinations for this course.

Compulsory assignments

  • Participation mid-seminar
  • Participation end-seminar
  • Oral presentation of master project
  • Supervision

Further on evaluation

The Master's thesis in DID3910 is a written document that is examined individually according to grade scale A-F, where the grades A-E have is passed and grade F is failed.

The Master's thesis is assessed by an external and internal examiner.

In the case of co-writing, the process document is part of the assessment. Primarily there is a joint assessment of the written work for both candidates, but the grade is individual, and the students have individual right to appeal the grade offered.

The scope of the thesis should be between 25,000 and 35,000 words. When co-writing the scope should be between 35,000 and 45,000 words. The front page, preface, summary, table of contents, bibliography, tables and appendices are in addition to the word counts noted.

All courses in the study programme must be passed before the Master's thesis can be submitted for examination.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Education (MDID) - some programmes

Required previous knowledge

The subject is restricted to candidates that have received study right to the programme Master’s in Arts Education.

The compulsory activities (but not the exams) in DID3105 , Arts Education Research, must be passed in order to be able to register for this course.

More on the course

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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  45.0 SP
Study level: Second degree level

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2023

Term no.: 2
Teaching semester:  SPRING 2024

Language of instruction: English, Norwegian

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Aesthetic Studies
  • Pedagogical knowledge
Contact information
Course coordinator:

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Teacher Education

Examination

Examination arrangement: Master thesis

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD Master thesis 100/100

Release
2023-11-20

Submission
2023-11-27


09:00


15:00

INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
Spring ORD Master thesis 100/100

Release
2024-05-21

Submission
2024-05-27


09:00


15:00

INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
Examination

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