Course - Petroleum Geoscience and Engineering, Master's Thesis - TPG4920
Petroleum Geoscience and Engineering, Master's Thesis
About
About the course
Course content
The master's thesis is an independent academic work of moderate proportions, often conducted in close cooperation with an industrial partner. The topic is chosen in collaboration with the supervisor. The master's thesis demands independence, a well developed critical sense, and is a first taste of methodical, academic training.
Learning outcome
The student will complete a master's thesis within the discipline.
Knowledge: The student will be able to use scientific methods in the implementation of an independent project within the discipline.
Skills: The student will be able to complete a project and write a master's thesis in accordance with established standards and by use of relevant digital tools.
General competence: Documented scientific qualifications through completion of a master's thesis within the discipline.
Learning methods and activities
Independent thesis work under supervision. The thesis may wholly or partly be completed at an external company, in agreement with the academic supervisor. The project may be group based, by agreement.The work can also include the use of programming tools (e.g. MS Excel and Python).
Further on evaluation
Information about writing and submitting your master's thesis is found in Academic writing. Especially not the information given under Writing and submitting you master's thesis. Your area of study in Engineering/Technology. If the project is performed as group work, the students and supervisor shall make an agreement (preferably at start-up) about individual or joint assessment of the final project report. The master's thesis has to be submitted in NTNU's examination system Inspera Assessment. The deadline for submitting the master's thesis is 20 weeks from the starting date (the students have additional 6 weeks if they are writing a master's thesis abroad.) + 7 days for Easter/Christmas holidays. Applications for an extended deadline must be submitted to the Faculty of Engineering. Students who fail the master's thesis, can submit a new or revised thesis once. It is not possible to improve an awarded grade by submitting a new thesis. The deadline for the assessment of the master's thesis is 3 months.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Engineering and ICT (MTING)
Geoscience and Georesources (MSGEOS)
Petroleum Geoscience and Engineering (MTPETR)
Subsea Technology (MSSUBSEA)
Required previous knowledge
Admission to a programme of study is required: Geoscience and Georesources (MSGEOS), Petroleum Geoscience and Engineering (MTPETR), Subsea Technology (MSSUBSEA), or Engineering and ICT (specialization ICT and Petroleum Engineering), or approval from the person with course responsibility.
Course materials
Given at the beginning of the semester.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| TPG4925 | 30 sp | Autumn 2025 |
Subject areas
- Petroleum Engineering
- Technological subjects
Contact information
Course coordinator
Lecturers
- Alexei Stovas
- Alexey Pavlov
- Antje van der Net
- Arve Næss
- Ashkan Jahanbani Ghahfarokhi
- Audun Faanes
- Behzad Elahifar
- Børge Arntsen
- Carl Fredrik Berg
- Curtis Hays Whitson
- Egil Tjåland
- Gwenn Peron
- Maarten Felix
- Per Terje Osmundsen
- Richard Wilfred Rwechungura
- Sigbjørn Sangesland
- Sigve Hovda
- Tor Berge Stray Gjersvik