SPBMB800: Master's thesis in Biomedicine
Study Board of Science
Teaching language: Danish or English depending on the teacher, but English if international students are enrolled
EKA: N210023102
Assessment: Second examiner: External
Grading: 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn, Spring
Level: Master
STADS ID (UVA): N210023101
ECTS value: 60
Date of Approval: 04-10-2022
Duration: 2 semesters
Version: Approved - active
Comment
A supervisor contract and project statement must be handed in.
Submission is conducted electronically via spoc.sdu.dk/form/778/submit. Submission must take place no later than 1 week after the semester has started, but is recommended, that it is handed in as soon as possible. The contract must be approved by supervisor, teaching committee and the head of studies.
Be aware that it is not possible to fill in the form after deadline of submission, since the application system will shut down. The system will reopen in connection with the next course registration, then you can fill out the form for the next semester.
Students who write a thesis project at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology must have a main supervisor from the department and a co-supervisor from the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Students who write a thesis project at the Faculty of Health Sciences must have a main supervisor from the department, as well as a co-supervisor from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Master's thesis must contain an abstract of the contents of the report. If the report is written in Danish, the abstract must be in English. If the report is written in English, the abstract must be in Danish. See more in the Curriculum, §7.5.
Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
Course introduction
The aim of the master thesis is for the student to gain experience with carrying out an independently decided research project. The student is trained in basic and more specialized knowledge within the chosen topic, identifying and formulating a scientific problem, and the address this problem in a scientific manner, including relevant scientific literature. The project is designed to address a relevant defined topic within the field biomedicine, and the project can be based on experimental investigations (including laboratory experiments) and/ or theoretical studies. Literature search and critical use of research literature to support and put the obtained results into perspective is an important part of the course.
The course includes: A research project, which has been independently defined, solved and put into perspective within the chosen topic. The project is concluded with a written report and an oral defense.
Expected learning outcome
The master thesis project will give the student knowledge of how to formulate and investigate a scientific problem, using the methods of the field with respect to theoretical and experimental studies. The student will learn how to include relevant primary literature and information in solving the scientific problem of the project. The project will train the student to work independently and and give the student the skills to communicate in a correct scientific language and relate critically to the results of self and others.
The report should demonstrate that the student has acquired scientific knowledge and the theoretical and methodical qualifications enabling the student to formulate and investigate a scientific problem within a defined topic. The student is expected to obtain the ability to critically analyze the results of self and others, using the methods of the field, and to these results into the perspective of the current state of the art of the field. The student is expected to obtain the ability to reflect upon the theory applied to the project, and the conclusions that can be drawn and presented form the project.
Content
The thesis should be carried out within the field biomedicine under the supervision of a PI from both the science faculty and the health faculty.
Literature
Examination regulations
Exam element a)
Timing
Deadline for master's theses begun in the autumn semester is 1 June.
Deadline for master's theses begun in the spring semester is 1 January.
Deadline for master's theses begun in the spring semester is 1 January.
Tests
Report and oral defense
EKA
N210023102
Assessment
Second examiner: External
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
60
Additional information
The examination starts with a presentation. After the presentation the student may be examined in both the report and the presentation. The student's presentation is part of the total assessment.
Indicative number of lessons
Teaching Method
Timetable
Administrative Unit
Team at Educational Law & Registration
Offered in
Recommended course of study
Transition rules
Transitional arrangements describe how a course replaces another course when changes are made to the course of study.
If a transitional arrangement has been made for a course, it will be stated in the list.
See transitional arrangements for all courses at the Faculty of Science.