Individual Special Curriculum - Master's Degree
About the course
Master course for biology students.
The course is not available as a singular course.
The course content will be specifically tailored to the students and the supervisors’ field of interest. The course can have a theoretical or practical content, or a combination of the two.
The total workload should represent about 300 hours of work, including teaching activities, individual work and exam.
For a curriculum based on a literature review, one ECTS represents between 40-50 pages of scientific literature (more for textbooks).
Objectives of the course
This course will provide the student with a deeper understanding of a field of research defined by the student and supervisor.
The course should however not be used as part(s) of the master thesis (BIO-3950).
Teaching methods
Language of instruction and examination
The language of instruction is English and all of the syllabus material is in English. Examination questions will be given in English, but may be answered either in English or a Scandinavian language.Examination
| Oral exam | Duration: 30 Minutes |
Grade: A–E, fail F |
To take an examination, the student must have passed the following coursework requirements
| Approved syllabus | Grade: Approved – not approved |
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More info about the coursework requirements
To be able to take the exam the student needs to fill-out an online form with information about the individual special curriculum. Information includes a subject title, exam form, a list of literature (e.g. articles, text books chapters etc.) and/or a detailed description of the practical work that will be conducted during the course and according to the expected workload (ECTS). This has to be approved by the Department.
Deadline is March 1st for the Spring semester and October 1st for the autumn semester.
More info about the oral exam
The exam form can be an oral exam, a written exam, a literature review, a project paper or a combination. The exam form will be decided by the supervisor.
The written thesis should amount to approx. 20 pages, including figures and tables when writing a literature review.
The oral presentation should be approx. 30 minutes and additional questions/discussions with the sensors.