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NORD2900

Bachelor's thesis in Scandinavian Studies

This course is no longer taught and is only available for examination.

Credits 15
Level Third-year courses, level III
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Bachelor thesis

About

About the course

Course content

The Bachelor's thesis shall be an in-depth examination study of a subject area within Scandinavian studies (literature or language), Norwegian as a second language or an interdisciplinary topic. Students shall develop an independent thesis topic, including research questions and hypotheses, in dialogue with the course supervisor.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

Candidates who have passed this course:

  • have specialized knowledge within a limited field of the study area
  • is well informed of scholarly literature in the given study area
  • is well informed of central methods used in the given study area

Skills

Candidates who have passed this course:

  • can focus on and formulate a defined research topic
  • can analyze, organize, and communicate their research findings
  • can identify, communicate, and critically assess central aspects of scholarly literature within the field of study
  • can write an academic text
  • can use the theories, methods and discipline-related terminology expected of an independent work of scholarship

General competence

Candidates who have passed this course:

  • masters academic writing
  • can work independently and goal-oriented with a project over time
  • can obtain the relevant information needed to solve an academic problem
  • can communicate specialized knowledge in a clear language
  • have broadly applicable skills in textual analysis

Learning methods and activities

Individual studies and supervision. Only students admitted to the bachelor's programme in Scandinavian Studies and Comparative Literature, study option Scandinavian Language and Literature or Norwegian as a Second Language, in the autumn semester of 2014 or more recently, may write the bachelor's thesis.

Obligatory assignments: Approved thesis question and outline (approx. 1 page). Approved obligatory assignments are valid for 2 semesters (the semester in which the approval is given, plus the following semester).

Compulsory assignments

  • Approved thesis question and outline

Further on evaluation

The bachelor's thesis must be an independent work of approx. 6000 words, and, when assessed, it is expected that this work, written over the course of a semester, gives evidence of greater depth and breadth of knowledge in the subject-discipline than is expected for a home exam or another regular exam in the same subject, which is written over a more limited period of time.

Students who have received a passing grade on the bachelor’s thesis are not allowed to submit a new thesis in semesters where this course is not taught/no supervision is offered. Students who did not pass the exam, or who did not complete the exam due to illness may submit the exam in a semester where this course is not taught; however, they will not receive any additional supervision. Students who wish to retake the course either because of a failing grade, or to improve their grade, must submit a new thesis on a new topic.

The bachelor’s thesis is written in Norwegian, and students must include a short abstract of the thesis (½-1 page) in either Norwegian or English.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Scandinavian Studies and Comparative Literature (BNORDLIT)

Required previous knowledge

Requires admission to the bachelor's program in Scandinavian Studies and Comparative Literature, Scandinavian Language and Literature, in the autumn semester of 2014 or more recently,

Course materials

Students' own reading lists.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
LITT2900 15 sp Autumn 2019
SPRÅK2900 7.5 sp Autumn 2019
NORD2902 7.5 sp Autumn 2025
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

  • Scandinavian Literature
  • Norwegian as a Second Language
  • Scandinavian Language and Literature
  • Scandinavian Linguistics

Contact information

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Language and Literature

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Bachelor thesis
Grade: Letter grades

Re-sit examination - Autumn 2025

Bachelor thesis
Weighting 100/100 Date Submission 2025-10-13 Time Submission 12:00 Duration 1 semesters Exam system Inspera Assessment

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

Bachelor thesis
Weighting 100/100 Duration 1 semesters Exam system Inspera Assessment