Master's Thesis in Mathematics
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 30
- Teaching semesters Autumn, Spring
- Course code
- MAT399K
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- English
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
Objectives
Graduates should have acquired solid, scientifically-based knowledge and competence in mathematical subjects, within one of the following areas: mathematics, applied and computational mathematics, statistics and data science, or actuarial science and data analysis. They should have received a good introduction to scientific working methods and training in independent work with extensive and demanding academic tasks. They will have developed specialized expertise in one subject area as well as a good overview of other subject areas.
Content
The project tasks offered are usually designed in a dialogue between the supervisor and the student and then approved by the program board regarding the design and scope of the task (i.e., the task should be able to be completed within the standard time).
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
The student
- acquires broad academic depth in the field of mathematical sciences and specialized insight related to the master’s thesis.
Skills
The student
- masters planning and conducting independent work under supervision and in accordance with current research ethical norms and rules.
- masters both oral and written communication of their own and others’ research results.
- can evaluate their own and others’ research results.
- can acquire, analyze, and utilize new knowledge in the field of mathematical sciences.
General Competence
The student
- masters source evaluation, critical assessment of academic literature, and critical scientific thinking.
- can reflect on central ethical and scientific issues in their own and others’ work.
- can present, both orally and in writing, research results in the context of existing knowledge, also to non-specialists.
ECTS Credits
Semester of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Access to the Course
Forms of Assessment
In the course, the following assessment methods are used:
After the master’s thesis is submitted and approved, the study concludes with an oral master’s examination. This examination consists of a public presentation of about 30 minutes where the student provides an overview of the thesis. The examination committee and the supervisor are present at the public presentation. This is followed by an oral examination/conversation with the examination committee and the supervisor about the thesis.
Before the presentation, a grade will be assigned to the thesis. The presentation, along with the subsequent oral examination/conversation, can adjust the final grade of the thesis. It is the final grade that is communicated to the candidate and appears on the transcript.