SV-303 Bachelor Thesis
- ECTS Credits:
- 20
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Course Leaders:
-
- Victor Andreas Lund Shammas
- Sivert Skålvoll Urstad
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in Social Work
- Bachelor's Programme in Sociology
- Bachelor's Programme in Sociology of Work and Welfare
Teaching language
NorwegianRecommended prerequisites
Students should have passed 60 ECTS including ME-100 Research Methods in Social Science.
Course contents
The contents of the course is closely linked to the student's work with the bachelor thesis. The objective of the course is to give the students the opportunity to immerse themselves in a chosen subject, and provide practice in working independently with scientific literature and questions. Additionally the course provides practice in writing a thesis that complies with the demands of scientific arguments and presentations.
The major topics of the thesis should be linked to core areas of the bachelor studies. The students should formulate a problem for discussion, gather information and search for relevant theories as a basis for their analysis in the bachelor thesis.
Lectures will introduce the students to various theoretical perspectives, research methods and traditions.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course the student should be able to:
formulate a problem for discussion and analyse it
provide an overview over what is already known within the subject area of the thesis
gather, analyse and present data in a stuctured and professionally satisfactory way
have an awareness of any ethical issues linked to the research process
evaluate and refer to sources in an accurate and critical manner
use theories and methods within the subject field
have a comprehensive knowledge of the chosen major subject
Teaching methods
The main mode of study is the student's independent work with the thesis as well as a few lectures and seminars. The students are expected to be active participants in the seminars and lectures. They will receive tutoring on their thesis either individually or in groups.
Parts of the lectures and seminars are compulsory, further information will be made available in the schedule plan in Canvas at the start of the semester.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written bachelor thesis. Graded assessment
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| SO-306 – Bachelor thesis in Social Work | 20 |
| SO-301 – Social Work 5, Marginalisation Processes and Term Paper | 15 |