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HIST3060

Master's thesis in history – PPU with history

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Lessons are not given in the academic year 2025/2026

Credits 30

Level Second degree level

Course start Autumn

Duration 2 semesters

Language of instruction Norwegian

Location Trondheim

About the course

Course content

The topic for the master's thesis is selected in consultation with a supervisor. The thesis is an academic study or analysis carried out by the candidate individually, under supervision. The thesis should be relevant to the student's qualifications as a teacher of history, as stated in "den nasjonale rammeplanen for lektorutdanning". The thesis should normally contain 15.000-22.000 words (bibliography and appendix not included).

Learning outcome

A candidate who passes this course is expected to have the following learning outcome according to the course curriculum, defined as knowledge and skills:

Knowledge

The candidate

has substantial knowledge in the field of research for the master thesis
have specialized knowledge of a limited field of relevance to th profession as a history teacher
have knowledge of academic traditions and theoretical perspectives relevant to history

Skills

The candidate

is able to assess a broad range of information and critically analyze a problem
is able to develop ideas and problems, give advice and elaborate and evaluate different sorts of historical problems
has substantial knowledge on how to use historical method as a analytical tool

Learning methods and activities

Individual supervision. The grade given on the thesis may be adjusted after the oral exam. Please see link for the numbers of hours of supervision eligible for your master's thesis https://innsida.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/Norsk/Masteravtale+HF

Further on evaluation

The final grade of the thesis might be adjusted after the oral examination.

If you are given a failing grade on the master's thesis you can apply to department to resubmit your master's thesis once. To resubmit, the master's thesis must be completely new or so heavily rewritten that it can be considered a new thesis.

Master’s theses that are written in Norwegian or Scandinavian must include an abstract in English. Master’s theses that are written in a non-Scandinavian language must include an abstract in Norwegian.