Type of course

The course is normally only given to Bachelor's degree students in physics and teacher students in "Lektorutdanning 8-13 trinn" with specialization in physics, but may on request be available as a singular subject.

The student must arrange for a thesis project with a faculty member at the Department of physics and technology, and the application must include a description of the project and a supervision contract.

Application for approval of the thesis project must be submitted to the student administration at the Department of physics and technology by September 1st/February 1st. Ordinary registration for the exam via Studentweb.

Admission requirements

Course content

The course may consist of one or more of the following:

• theoretical studies
• practical or experimental work
• programming or computer simulations

The course may additionally contain elements of topics in physics education.

A written thesis must be handed in. All research groups at the Department of Physics and Technology offer different projects according to capacity. The dimension of the submitted thesis should reflect a workload of 10 ECTS credits.

Objectives of the course

Knowledge - The student will be able to:

• apply and combine previously achieved knowledge and skills at the bachelor's level
• gain knowledge in one physics related theme relevant for the project
• work in an analytic and methodic manner
• carry out an independent study or experimental task in the field of physics with emphasis on how to plan and execute a project

Skills - The student will be able to:

• identify relevant scientific problems within the theme the students has chosen
• identify and analyse literature and methods which are relevant for the theme
• work with a limited problem within the theme chosen by the student
• draft a solution or to give a comprehensive overlook of relevant work done by others for the same problem
• document and communicate the results from the project paper in a systematic/scientific manner
• plan and execute a project at bachelor's level

General expertise - The student will be able to:

• display good communication skills in writing
• understand the code of ethics and rules of conduct in scientific work
• work both independently and in cooperation with the supervisor

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