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MAST2911

Bachelor Thesis Mechanical Engineering (VVS)

New from the academic year 2025/2026

Credits 22.5
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 2 semesters
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Bachelor thesis

About

About the course

Course content

See the Manual for Bachelor Thesis at NTNU (will be made available through Blackboard).

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The candidate

  • has in-depth knowledge about the chosen topic of Mechanical Engineering
  • has knowledge about research and development work on the chosen subject

Skills

The candidate

  • can identify, formulate and solve a relevant engineering problem
  • can apply knowledge and relevant results of the the research and development work to solve theoretical, technical and practical problems on the chosen subject for the bachelor thesis and argue for his/her choices
  • can apply appropriate methods and work systematically over time
  • can document and disseminate the results
  • can plan and see through an engineering task.

General knowledge

The candidate

  • is able to disseminate engineering knowledge to the different target groups both written and oral both in Norwegian and English
  • has insight in scientific ethics and understanding of ethical dilemmas
  • has insight in the environmental, health and societal issues and its consequences and can put it into ethical perspective and life cycle perspective
  • is able to integrate previous experience and knowledge and is able to acquire new knowledge during solving of the posed engineering problem.

Learning methods and activities

Bachelor Thesis is to be conducted in a project form in a group of 2-3 students.

Mandatory activities:

  • Approved pre-project
  • Documentation of the working progress (status reports, MoM, time sheets etc)
  • Oral presentation in English of the project scope under work
  • Poster (either as a final presentation or presentation of the project scope under work)
  • Final oral presentation

Compulsory assignments

  • Pre-project
  • Poster
  • Presentation

Further on evaluation

The Bachelor Thesis consists of a report, product (if relevant) and a final oral presentation. These elements are evaluated as a whole. Evaluation are given for groups involved in each Bachelor Thesis. The evaluation criteria are given in the the Manual for Bachelor Thesis at NTNU.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Mechanical Engineering (BIMASKIN)

Required previous knowledge

To start on the bachelor's thesis, the student must have passed a minimum of 110 credits out of 120 study-planned credits from the first two years of the education. In addition, all compulsory courses and courses that are included in the study plan, but which are not credit-bearing, must be approved in order to start the bachelor thesis.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
MAST2910 22.5 sp Autumn 2023
MASG2910 7.5 sp Autumn 2023
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Machine Design

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Energy and Process Engineering

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Bachelor thesis
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

Bachelor thesis
Weighting 100/100 Exam system Inspera Assessment