Master's Thesis in Screen Cultures, with presentation

Teaching and student supervision

The supervision of the Master’s thesis is mandatory; supervisory sessions can be conducted both individually and in groups. Whereas supervision takes place in groups in the first (autumn) and second (spring) semester, individual supervisors are appointed by the Department in the third (fall) semester. See also Ground rules for MA-supervision.

You will need to submit a Master Thesis contract to the study administration in the start of your third semester.

The department invites all master's students to one meeting per semester, and we strongly recommend that all students attend. The meetings usually cover the following topics:

Third semester: review of issues related to structuring the master's thesis, various challenges related to theory, method and analysis, and how to deal with possible obstacles in the work process, such as demotivation, stress and writing block.

Fourth semester: Final sprint meeting with information about submission (deadlines and procedures), tips before the oral exam and routines related to delays.

Students are informed of the date of the meetings some time in advance.

Master thesis submission:

The Master’s Degree thesis should contain between 80 and 100 standard A4 pages. If you have any extra material (film etc), you should submit three copies of this material in addition.

Please make sure to read and follow the routines for submission of Master`s Thesis at the Department of Media and Communication.

The final deadlines are 01.06 for spring term and 01.12. for autumn term.

As from spring 2019, the Department uses an electronic plagiarism detection system for all submitted master theses.

Oral exam:

An oral examination which last up to 60 minutes, is held after the submission. The exam may adjust the final grade.

Read more about examination of your thesis and oral exam.

Your thesis is examined by a commision, whereas at least one examiner is external (not employed by the UiO).

A master’s thesis that is not passed may be resubmitted only once, and then within the agreed time and in revised form. A master’s thesis that is passed may not be resubmitted in revised form.

If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline, this will be counted as an examination attempt.