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The course is connected to the following study programs

Teaching language

Norwegian

Prerequisites

45 ECTS credits in Nordic language and literature or equivalent. Students must be able to follow lessons in Norwegian and read textbooks in Norwegian, Swedish and Danish.

Recommended previous knowledge

NOU209 or NOU213

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students should

  • be able to form and explore an academic problem
  • have deep knowledge of the chosen topic
  • have insight into fundamental methodological requirements within this type of research and development work
  • be able to find and assess current research literature and use it in order to illustrate the chosen topic
  • be able to reflect upon and relate to questions related to research ethics
  • be able to master genre requirements of academic writing, including critical and fair use of literary sources

Contents

The Bachelor's thesis is an independent research project where the students are supposed to form and answer an academic problem. The problem should be related to a relevant subject within the Nordic studies. The subjects where supervision is given may vary from year to year.

Teaching and learning methods

Independent work under supervision, individually or in groups. Compulsory supervision: 2 tutorial meetings. The workload is estimated to about 270 hours.

Examination requirements

Students must have attended the compulsory supervision (2 tutorial meetings).

Examinations

Written, individual bachelor's thesis, about 7-8000 words. Graded assessment. The exam is to be written in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language (Danish or Swedish). Evaluation will be based on academic content, communicative ability and satisfactory language use.

Student 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.

Offered as a free-standing course

For exchange students only.

Other information

The course is not included in any university study programme, and is intended for exchange students needing 10 ECTS credits (or more) in Norwegian education at their home institution. This course does not comprise a component of the Norwegian teacher education programme.

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
NO-211 – Bachelor's thesis in Nordic Language and Literature. 10
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