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MAS Essay Research project for master exchange students (10 ECTS) 
Course facts
Course codeMAS Essay
Course titleResearch project for master exchange students
ECTS10 ECTS
Course languageNorsk
Teaching semesterSpring or fall
PrerequisiteRequirements: Completed bachelor degree or equivalent. Students will be evaluated for admission by the relevant department depending on which topic they are interested in. The topic has to be approved by a supervisor at NIH.
Introduction

The project aims to provide the student with the opportunity to study a topic within a research area where The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences has expertise. The student is expected to use original literature to discuss a research topic in the essay.

Learning outcome

The student shall:

  • be able to formulate a scientific question and work independently to find literature and structure an essay.
  • be able to produce a written academic text in English that portrays the topic in a scientific and logical fashion.
Course organization

The topic and research question of the essay must be approved by a supervisor. The essay will be a literature study and/or a study based on lab work with research data analysis to answer a scientific question. Each student will be given 6 hours of guidance by a supervisor.

Assessment

Individual written essay of a maximum of 6000 words not included the table of contents, reference list and possible attachments. The essay will be graded A-F.

Core material

The student is expected to find approximately 500 pages of scientific literature in cooperation with a supervisor.

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