Course content

The topic of the thesis should be within one of the three disciplines of English as taught in Norwegian universities. Alternatively, students may choose an interdisciplinary topic. The bachelor's thesis must be written in English. The students should further develop their proficiency in English as well as their understanding of texts and academic writing. Students will gain insight into information processing and evaluation of research and methods within a relevant subject.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

Candidates who have passed this course 

- has acquired a solid level of knowledge in the domain of the BA thesis topic.

Skills

Candidates who have passed this course

- are able to articulate and delimit a scientific research question;

- are capable of expressing themselves in written academic English;

- are able to analyse and organise collected information, including existing research on their chosen topic, and present it in writing;

- are able to apply the scientific terminology and methods required in a piece of academic work.

Learning methods and activities

Supervision, following on from students' work developing a project proposal in ENG2800 Preparatory Course for BA thesis in English. The teaching will be organised with consideration to the students' topics and available supervision resources. The thesis must be written in English and consist of approximately 7500-9000 words, excluding references and appendices.

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

Students should have completed 15 ECTS in English courses at advanced undergraduate level (ENG2000-level).

Required previous knowledge

Requires admission to the bachelor's programme in English or the bachelor's programme in foreign languages, study option English.

Credit reductions