SCI Master's Thesis

  • SCI Master's Thesis

    Welcome to the School of Science Master's Thesis infopages!

    Students are required to complete a master's thesis which is a research assignment with a workload corresponding to 30 credits. The thesis is written on a topic usually related to the student's major and agreed upon between the student and a professor who specializes in the topic. On reasonable grounds, the school may also grant permission for the thesis to be written on a topic related to the minor.

    Please note the changes in the graduation practices from 31 December 2019 onwards! 

    The deadline for submitting the degree certificate request is the official date of graduation, which will be printed on the degree certificate.

    You can submit your thesis for evaluation at the same time when submitting the request for degree certificate. The date of approval of the thesis will be the deadline for submitting the applications, although the approval of the thesis will not be processed by the Degree Programme Committee until after the deadline for submitting theses and applications for evaluation. The last possible date to complete the press release (maturity essay) and thesis presentation is the deadline of application.

    Example: It is possible for you to graduate on 31 December 2019, because the official date of acceptance of the thesis will be registered as 31 December 2019, even though your master’s thesis will be processed by the Degree Programme Committee in January.

    Deadlines 2019/2020
     Deadlines for submitting applications   
                                  
    • Approving the Master's thesis topic
    • Evaluating the Master's thesis
    • Graduation date
    		  Programme committee meetings

    • Approving the Master's thesis topic          
    • Evaluating the Master's thesis

     Mon 31.12.2019  week 4 (20.-23.1.2020)
     Mon 24.2.2020
    		 week 12 (16.-19.3.2020)
     Mon 27.4.2020  week 21 (18.-21.5.2020)
     Mon 25.5.2020  week 25 (15.-18.6.2020)
     Fri 31.7.2020  week 34  (17.-20.8.2020)
     Mon 28.9.2020  week 43 (19.-22.10.2020)
     Mon 23.11.2020  week 51 (14.-17.12.2020)
     Mon 31.12.2020
    		  January 2021

    Forms
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    The signed application is submitted to the student services of the Master's programme.

    Checklist:

    • After you and your supervisor have agreed on the topic of the thesis:
      • Submit the master’s thesis topic application (form 206).
    • When you think your thesis is almost ready:
      • Check that the thesis topic is valid (it is valid for one year from the date of approval).
      • Write your press release.
      • Present your thesis.
      • Ask your supervisor if she/he wants a bound copy of the thesis.
    • When your thesis is ready (your supervisor approves the thesis to be submitted):
      • Submit the eAge form "207 Approval and grading of the thesis" and upload the thesis in PDF/A format in the system. Make sure it is the final version. Send exactly the same version to your supervisor for evaluation.
      • If you are graduating, submit also the form "110 Request for a degree certificate".

    Remember that you have to be enrolled as attending.

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