Master’s Thesis in Screen Cultures

Knowledge

The candidate:

• has insight into and knowledge of existing research and working methods within the field of screen cultures
• has specialized insight into a chosen topic within the field of screen cultures
• has advanced knowledge of methods and theory within the thesis´ field of research
• has knowledge of, and is mindful about, guidelines for research ethics and privacy

Skills

The candidate

• can formulate an academic research question
• can plan and carry out a scientific investigation
• can critically assess and use relevant scientific methods
• can find, review and synthesize relevant specialist literature
• can present and discuss research results and theory in a scientifically rigorous manner, including correct referencing
• can follow and safeguard research ethical norms

General competence

The candidate:

• can carry out an independent research project
• can plan and work in a structured manner over a long period of time to carry out complex tasks
• can identify and analyze issues of societal and scientific relevance
• can critically assess information from various sources and knows ethical norms and guidelines for scientific work
• can present and argue for their own professional position

Supervision during the work with the master's thesis is compulsory, and can take place as individual supervision or as group supervision.

Supervisors are usually distributed in March.

Read more about supervision and how to work with your master's thesis

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 thesis should contain between 80 and 100 standard A4 pages.

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 June 1 for the spring term and December 1 for the autumn term.

If the submission deadline falls on a holiday, Saturday or Sunday, the deadline is postponed to the following business day.

UiO uses an electronic plagiarism detection system for all submitted master theses.

Read more about supervision, submission and final examination

Oral exam:

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

Read more about examination of your thesis and oral exam.

Your thesis is examined by two examiners, of which at least one 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.