Course syllabus spring 2021
Course syllabus spring 2021
Title
IMER: Master's Thesis (one-year programme)
Swedish title
IMER: Magisteruppsats
Course code
IM636L
Credits
15 credits
Grading scale
UA / Excellent (A), Very Good (B), Good (C), Satisfactory (D), Pass (E) or Fail (U)
Language of instruction
English
Decision-making body
Faculty of Culture and Society
Syllabus approval date
2019-09-18
Syllabus valid from
2019-09-18
Entry requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Social Science or Humanities and English 6 + at least 37,5 credits from the following courses: International Migration, Inclusion, and Exclusion (IM634L), Identity and Ethnicity in a Global Community (IM635L), and Theory of Science and Research Methodology (IM626L)
Level
Advanced level
Main field
International Migration and Ethnic Relations
Progression level
A1E
Progression level in relation to degree requirements
The course is included as a part of the one-year Master’s program in International Migration and Ethnic Relations.
Course objectives
The course's purpose is to develop students' research skills.
Course contents
The course consists of the following module:
Project Work, 15 credits
The project work is a supervised project. Supervision is carried out on an individual basis and includes seminar meetings.
Learning outcomes
After the student has completed the course one-year master’s thesis course in International Migration and Ethnic Relations s/he should be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the academic study in International Migration and Ethnic Relations.
- Demonstrate good academic writing skills in the English language.
- Identify, motivate and formulate an adequate aim and research question/s in the field of International Migration and/or Ethnic Relations.
- Systematically integrate previous research relevant to an independently defined research question.
- Critically discuss independent theoretical and methodological choices in a research process.
- Integrate theory with the method in an analysis of a relevant and defined research issue and situate the study within the main field of International Migration and/or Ethnic Relations.
- Assess the research based on scientific and ethical aspects.
- Identify and argue the need for further knowledge within the chosen subject.
- Independently plan and conduct research in the field of International Migration and/or Ethnic Relations within given time frames.
- Orally present and discuss other students’ scientific work as well as defend his or hers own work.
Assessment
Examination is in the form of a written thesis and a seminar wherein the student defends his/her thesis. The thesis counts for 13 credit points, and the opposition seminar counts for 2 credit points.
The student who does not pass the regular course examinations have the minimum of two re-sit opportunities. Re-sits take the same form as the original exams. The student does not, however, need to defend the thesis with the same topic more than one time.
Course literature and other study material
Primary and secondary reading for the master’s thesis (one-year) is selected in cooperation with the supervisor.
Course evaluation
The student is offered an opportunity to give oral or written feedback at the end of the course. The student is also given a possibility to offer feedback through the course council.
Interim rules
If a course is no longer offered or has undergone major changes, students will be offered a minimum of two re-take sessions based on the syllabus in force at registration during a period of one year from the date of the implementation of the changes.