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TPG4920

Petroleum Geoscience and Engineering, Master's Thesis

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

Credits 30
Level Second degree level
Course start Spring 2027
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Master 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

Competence: The student shall acquire scientific competence by completing a master's thesis within the subject area.

Knowledge and skills: After completing an independent master's project within the subject area, the student shall have learned to use scientific working methods. The student shall have learned to carry out a project and write a master's thesis in accordance with current standards and with the use of relevant digital tools.

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).

Compulsory assignments

  • Oral presentation

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.

Compulsory activities

The student must give an oral presentation well in advance of submitting the thesis, in order to make any adjustments before the submission.

  • The presentation is expected to cover both a subject-specific part and a methodology part.
  • The presentation should last 30 minutes, including questions from the audience.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Engineering and ICT (MTING)
Geoscience and Georesources (MSGEOS)
Subsea Technology (MSSUBSEA)

Course materials

Given at the beginning of the semester.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
TPG4925 30 sp Autumn 2025
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.

Timetable

Timetable

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Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Master thesis
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Spring 2027

Master thesis
Weighting 100/100 Exam system Inspera Assessment

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