SPKE801: Master's thesis in Chemistry
Study Board of Science
Teaching language: Danish or English depending on the teacher, but English if international students are enrolled
EKA: N540019102
Assessment: Second examiner: External
Grading: 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn, Spring
Level: Master
STADS ID (UVA): N540019101
ECTS value: 60
Date of Approval:
Duration: 2 semesters
Version: Archive
Comment
10011411 (former UVA) is identical with this course description.
A supervisor contract and project statement must be handed in.
Submission is conducted electronically via https://blanket.sam.sdu.dk/form/97/submit. Submission must take place no later than 1 week after the semester has started, but is recommended, that it is handed in as soon as possible. The contract must be approved by supervisor, teaching committee and the head of studies.
Be aware that it is not possible to fill in the form after deadline of submission, since the application system will shut down. The system will reopen in connection with the next course registration, then you can fill out the form for the next semester.
The thesis report must include a summary of the report's content, cf. The Examination Order section 26. part 2. If the report is written in Danish, the summary is prepared in English. If the thesis is written in English, the summary is prepared in Danish.
Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
Course introduction
The master’s thesis represents the completion of the master’s programme in chemistry. In the thesis, the student should demonstrate deep knowledge of one or more concrete areas within chemistry or the didactics og chemistry. The project is thus intended to document the student’s abilities to handle chemically relevant professional functions, and that the student has acquired the professional knowledge and the theoretical and experimental qualifications that enable the student to identify, formulate, and solve problems within the central disciplines of chemistry. In the project, a relevant research question is examined from a theoretical and practical scientific perspective.
Expected learning outcome
A student, who has completed the master’s thesis can:
- Master the theories and methods within a field of the chemical sciences,
- Plan and perform advanced chemical investigations
- Evaluate submitted hypotheses from a qualified theoretical background, and deal critically with own research results and scientific models, as well as those of others,
- Contribute to the development of new scientific insights and new applications of the results of chemical research.
Content
The subject of the master’s thesis is determined in collaboration with a supervisor, and the project description is approved as part of the thesis contract by the supervisor, the department, and the study board. The thesis project includes the independent delimitation, solution, and generalisation of results concerning a physical issue with the involvement of experiments and studies of the most recent international research within the field.
Literature
Examination regulations
Exam element a)
Timing
Deadline for master's theses carried out in the spring semester is 1 June.
Deadline for master's theses carried out in the autumn semester is 1 January.
Deadline for master's theses carried out in the autumn semester is 1 January.
Tests
Report and oral defense.
EKA
N540019102
Assessment
Second examiner: External
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
60
Additional information
The master's thesis may be carried out individually or in pairs. The thesis examination is individual and starts with a presentation on a given subject. After the presentation the student may be examined in both the report and the presentation. The student's presentation is part of the total assessment. Presentation and report may be carried out in Danish or in English.
The deadline for the thesis report is final. This means that one exam attempt has been used if the thesis report has not been handed in on time. In the event of a missed submission deadline, the university sets a modified research problem within the same subject area as the thesis. The modified research problem must correspond a work load of three months, and it must be received by the Head of Studies no later than 14 days after the submission deadline.