autumn 2025
STE-3900 Master thesis - 40 ECTS
Admission requirements
Prerequisite(s):
Students are qualified to start with the master thesis work when they have:
1. The students must have fulfilled all courses until starting the thesis (70 ECTS).
2. An exemption from the previous requirement may be conditionally granted if one subject (5 or 10 credits) is missing at the start of the master thesis, and the missing subject is not a part of the topic of the master thesis.
Course content
The master thesis project represents the conclusion of the master study, where the students gets an opportunity to apply the knowledge acquired in previous courses. The thesis assignment is formulated by the supervisor, individually or after discussion with the student and/or external participants. Campus Narvik offers a wide range of project assignments within relevant and pertinent topics, based on internal or external research activities, but the student may also suggest assignments based on their own interests or according to requests from the industry. The assignments may also be extensions of project works completed previously in the study, however with broadened problems. The project assignment may in general contain both theoretical and practical elements, such as mathematical modelling, system analysis, theoretical derivations and practical development. The project is individual, and the work should be performed at Campus Narvik. If the project assignment is formulated in collaboration with a specified company, it is possible for the student to work at the company for parts of the project. Guidelines for the master thesis project work are formulated by the Department of Electrical enginiering.Objectives of the course
The goal of the master thesis project gives the student competence to carry out an individual project within a selected topic, relevant and pertinent to the master programme. The student will also acquire a broad knowledge of the topic through literature surveys of previous work within the field and related fields, and a profound knowledge through solving a specified problem. The final result of the project is a scientific report (thesis) with a presentation of the problem itself, the suggested solution, verification through simulations and/or experiments if applicable, and a discussion of employed techniques and the results. In addition demonstrating awareness of the consequences of the topic and the result for individuals, society and the environment and insight into sustainability assessments that are relevant to the project.Teaching methods
The master project is performed as an individual project, starting in the middle of November. In the fall, the students will have four scheduled weeks for the master project. In these projects, the students will receive some lectures on research methods, research ethics, project working principles, preparation of papers and report technicalities. In addition, the students will perform a literature survey for their chosen assignment, which is to be finalized in a paper to be submitted to the supervisor in December.
If the literature survey is approved by the supervisor, the students will continue their work on the master project from January (week 3) and finalize their work in a written report to be submitted in the second week of May (final date to be defined). A refined version of the literature survey should be included in the final report.
Schedule
More info about the coursework requirements
The following mandatory requirements has to be completed and approved before the final thesis can be submitted:
- The Literature Review has to be approved by the supervisor no later than 31 January.
- A poster presenting the work is submitted three weeks before the final submission.
More info about the assignment
In this course, the candidate will write a thesis detailing the chosen topic and their contribution. The thesis is submitted through WiseFlow together with relevant support material as an appendix. This thesis will form the basis for the complete assessment of the course.
The thesis must be the student's individual work, and any use of existing literature must be referenced properly such that the student's own contribution is clearly distinguishable from existing literature. This also applies to tools, AI, source code, and support material that may have been fully or partially developed through the project.
- About the course
- Campus: Narvik |
- ECTS: 40
- Course code: STE-3900
- Responsible unit
- Institutt for elektroteknologi
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