Course content

The Bachelor’s thesis - practical option, is written in cooperation with an relevant external employer. Working with external collaborators students will have the opportunity to observe and/or participate in the working life of a relevant business or institution within their academic field.

The thesis' research question is made in cooperation between the student, tutor and external institution. The student will put together research literature, in collaboration with their adviser. The course is also designed to give students experience in presenting project results in both written and oral form.

Placements are secured through the Department of Art and Media Studies, and contact between students and external collaborators is established early on in the semester. The course is a practical/theoretical version of DRA2000 - Bachelor thesis in Drama and Theatre.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

Upon successful completion of this course students will have:
- knowledge of planning and implementing a practice-oriented project in collaboration with an external client
- knowledge of how to apply theoretical insights to real-life challenges

Skills

Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- plan and implement a basic project for an external client
- apply insights and skills gained from media studies in practical situations
- present and justify findings, analyses and conclusions in oral as well as written form

Learning methods and activities

In phase one, practice students develop their research topics in collaboration with external clients and individual supervisors. Phase two consists of the work placement as such, while in phase three students produce an written assignment under academic supervision and give an oral presentation of their findings.

Teaching is a mix of lectures and seminars. Students receive supervision and individual feedback on their topic and project proposal from both external collaborator and course leader, while individual supervisors give feedback on project outline and drafts of the written assignment.

Students will give an oral presentation of their work where the external collaborator and the course leader will ask questions on the implementation of the project. This presentation must be performed and approved before the student can submit their final report for assessment. Students are required to check the result of their assignments and to stay updated on any information provided by the department or course director via Blackboard. This course is taught in Norwegian only.

Compulsory assignments

• 3 weeks of Practice
• Submission of individually-formulated research question and project description
• Mandatory attendance at first class session
• Oral presentation

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

Bachelor Thesis - practical option has limited admission, with a total of 5 places dedicated to bachelorstudents in Drama and Theatre. The student must have finished at least 90 ECTS of their academic specialization.

The application deadline is December 1st. Applications are sent through Studentweb.

After admission the students will receive an e-mail with encouragement to write an statement (max 300 words) of their academic interest. By presenting their motivation for applying to the course, relevant experience and background, as well as preferred work assignments, the Department will pair applicants with relevant external collaborators. The statement will not be shared with the external employer. More information on the statement outline, will be sent per e-mail at the beginning of December.

Course materials

Approx. 800 pages of set texts. More information on the combination of set course literature and the student's individually chosen texts will be given at the beginning of the course.

Credit reductions