Course - Thesis in Social Work - SARB3900
Thesis in Social Work
About
About the course
Course content
The master thesis is an individual and independent scientific study of a topic chosen by the student. The thesis should be approximately 30 000 - 40 000 words. The thesis can also be written as a selection of articles (for more information, please contact the department). The subject consists of a compulsory seminar and the master's thesis itself. A supervisor is appointed following an application from the candidate.
Learning outcome
The purpose with the master thesis is that the students shall make an individual research work with relevance for the scientific field of Social Work.
Knowledge about:
- relevant research methods and research design
- scientific knowledge production
- research ethics
- scientific writing
Skills:
- can make research design, data gathering method(s) and analyzing methods according to chosen issue
- can document insight to national and international research within the chosen issue, and relate to own project and own findings
- can use relevant research methods regarding the concrete research work
- can systematize, analyze and discuss gathered data
- can consider research ethic issues associated own project
- can convey results from own research in line with scientific demands
General competence:
- can analyze relevant subject, work and research ethic issues within Social Work
- can convey a comprehensive individual work and communicate about professional and ethic issues within the field
- can be critical to theory and research results
- can show analytical and reflexive competence
Learning methods and activities
Teaching method: Individual supervision and compulsory master's seminar. In addition, seminars on research ethics and NSD, writing process, data collection and master's sketch will be arranged.
Compulsory participation in a master's seminar must be approved. The seminar will be arranged once per. year, in the spring semester. For the seminar, each student will prepare and present a project sketch with a plan for implementation. Supervisor is appointed upon application from the candidate.
Compulsory assignments
- One compulsory master seminar
Further on evaluation
SARB3900 is the final exam in Social Work, and the students sign up for the exam on Studentweb. The Thesis must be downloaded as a pdf file in Inspera (NTNU's digital exam tool). Three printed copies of the master's thesis must also be submitted to the department. A period of approximately 12 weeks must be allowed for, after the submitting of the thesis, until the final exam can be held.
The thesis is to be delivered by May 2nd(spring semester) or November 1st (autumn semester) the semester defined as the last semester in the student's individual Education plan. If the student submits the thesis after these dates, the final exam will usually take place in the following semester.
A Master's thesis in Norwegian must have a short summary in English, and an English thesis must have a short summary in Norwegian. Form of assessment: The Master thesis, a presentation of the thesis in the form of a lecture (approximately 30 minutes) and an oral exam. The presentation and the oral exam will be arranged only if the written work is passed, and can be used to adjust the grade on the Master thesis, with no more than one grade, either up or down, on the scale.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Social work (MSARB)
Recommended previous knowledge
See formal requirements.
Required previous knowledge
Admission to the Masters' program in Social Work. The student must have completed all obligatory and optional courses in the program to be able to have the final exam.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| SVSA392 | 45 sp | |
| SVSA390 | 45 sp | |
| SA8 | 45 sp |
Subject areas
- Social Sciences