Admission requirements
Admission to the MA International Relations, track European Union Studies and completion of the course Thesis Seminar and Methods in International Relations Research.
Description
The thesis for the MA International Relations is a maximum of 15.000 words. The word count is including notes, bibliography and appendices (corresponding to OER art.2). The thesis is supervised by a lecturer in the Humanities Faculty, who possesses expertise in the relevant field. The thesis is judged by two lecturers involved in the program.
Students are guided in writing their thesis by thesis supervisors. Students are also expected to follow the course Thesis Seminar and Methods in International Relations Research during the semester prior to the one in which they plan to write the Thesis. This seminar consists of a number of meetings in which students are given the opportunity to present their work and to comment on the work of others.
Course objectives
The thesis is a written report of research which the student has carried out under supervision by a lecturer but with a high degree of independence. In principle, the thesis must be of sufficient quality (possibly following some modifications) to be published in an academic journal in the relevant field. The thesis must demonstrate among others that the student is
able to:
a. completely independently formulate a research question which displays insight into the methodological principles, central issues and state of the art of his or her field of research;
b. independently formulate a realistic research plan which fulfills the criteria set in the relevant field of research;
c. critically and analytically report on existing academic debates and propose creative solutions based on secondary literature;
d. apply the more complex concepts/methods of his or her field to a corpus of primary source material (whether existing or collected during the student’s own research);
e. formulate ideas clearly and correctly.
Also see the regulations concerning the procedure surrounding the master’s thesis.
Timetable
As of 2019/20, thesis submission is limited to two deadlines per academic year. Students of the February ’19 intake can submit the thesis before Friday January 3 2020 in order to graduate in January 2020. If this deadline is not met, the next opportunity for submitting the thesis will be before Friday July 3 2020.
Mode of instruction
- Coaching by supervisors
Assessment method
- Thesis
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used.
Registration
Via uSis.
Contact information
The co-ordinator of studies and thesis supervisors.