B15-MILJØ Bachelor's Thesis
Credits (ECTS):15
Course responsible:Mona Henriksen
Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås
Course frequency:Annually.
Nominal workload:375 hours.
Teaching and exam period:The bachelor thesis is written during the fall semester and delivered according to guidelines in December, or during the spring semester and delivered according to guidelines in May.
About this course
Bachelor students in Environmental Sciences may write a bachelor thesis based on a research question developed in collaboration with the supervisor(s) within one of the topics: 1) Environmental pollutants and ecotoxins, 2) Soil and environment, 3) Geology, 4) Limnology and water resources. This is an independent work, which may include literature survey, laboratory work, field work, data processing and analyses. The thesis will be structured accordingly to academic standards. The work will be carried out under supervision.
Learning outcome
Having written a bachelor thesis, the student has gained knowledge about a specific topic and relevant theories, processes, tools and methods. The student has gain skills in finding, evaluating and referring to information, and to present this in order to address the problem. Moreover, the student has gained skills in applying scientific knowledge, make reasoned choices and to deal with relevant professional tools, techniques and forms of expression. Under supervision, the student has gained expertise in planning and conducting an independent project, and in dissemination of academic issues.
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