Type of course

The course is mandatory for all students enrolled in the master's degree programme in Biomedicine.

Only students enrolled in the master's degree programme in Biomedicine are able to attend the course.

In order to start work on the masters' thesis, students must have passed MBI-3012 Advanced methods in experimental biomedicine.

Obligatory prerequisites

Course content

The course consists of the final research project conducted by students,under supervision, following the master's degree program in biomedicine. The researchproject will culminate in a Masters' thesis.

The Masters' thesis is the main part of the master’s degree program in biomedicine. Skills will be developed through independent scientific work and production of a written thesis under the guidance by one or several supervisors. The work should be research related and the thesis should have elements of new basic knowledge or methods. The thesis will be based on laboratory research.

Objectives of the course

Knowledge

After completing the course students should be able to

• Define a scientific problem and to point out an approach to a solution.
• Collect knowledge from the literature and explain the background for the problem.

Skills

• Work through selected methods and analyze the results.
• Have practical skills relevant for the field
• Give a comprehensible and broad introduction of the scientific field
• Present his/her scientific work in a thesis and an oral presentation.

General competencies

• Discuss obtained results in relation to other findings and draw conclusions.
• can reflect upon the existence of ethical aspects in an inter-cultural setting, sound experimental approaches and scientific thinking
• can recognize and explain current strategies and state-of-the-art approaches within biomedicine

Language of instruction and examination

Teaching methods

Work in the master thesis will consist of:

• an independent research project under supervision.
• Seminars

The theme for the thesis will be chosen in consultation with the supervisor.

All students must fill out a contract of supervision in consultations with their supervisor.  This contract should be signed by the student and the supervisor(s). The contract along with a project description, has to be approved by the Department of Medical Biology (IMB).

If you are doing a project outside of IMB, you are required to have at least one co-supervisor employed at IMB.

The studens are responsible for handing in the contract of supervision by the 31st of January in their second semester. The contract must include a project outline for the master project, The deadline for the final project description is early in the third semester of the master program.

The general work effort in a Master`s project (60 ECTS) is 1500-1800 hours. Master students in biomedicine will start work on their Masters’ thesis in the 3rd semester of the master programme. The Masters’ thesis must be written in English.