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SØK2013

Bachelor Thesis in Economics

Assessments and mandatory activities may be changed until September 20th.

Credits 7.5
Level Third-year courses, level III
Course start Spring 2026
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Bachelor thesis

About

About the course

Course content

The bachelor thesis topic can be any topic from the field of economics as long as it is approved by the department of economics. The department also appoints a supervisor.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

You learn

  • to conduct research on an academic topic, both independently and as member of a group
  • to write an academic work that meets the basic requirements for scientific presentation and argumentation

Skills

You should

  • be able to formulate a problem and develop a specific research question
  • be able to carry out an academic analysis and present the results in a bachelor's thesis

General competence

You must

  • independently and in collaboration with other students, be able to organize, plan and carry out work that is to be delivered within a given deadline

Learning methods and activities

Seminars and individual supervision. The bachelor thesis is normally written in groups with maximum four students.

Compulsory assignments

  • Approved project

Further on evaluation

The bachelor's thesis is graded with a letter grade.

In case of failure, a new attempt is allowed. The new attempt can be one out of two:

- either a significantly revised version of the first thesis that should be submitted the following autumn (deadline November 15),

- or the student submits a new thesis when the course is taught (in the spring semester).

Required previous knowledge

None

Course materials

Individual reading list

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
SØK2901 5 sp Autumn 2020
This course has academic overlap with the course 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

  • Economics
  • Economics and Administration

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Economics

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Bachelor thesis
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

Bachelor thesis
Weighting 100/100 Exam system Inspera Assessment