Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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4313784 Interdisciplinary Studies in Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability | OB | 0 | 2 |
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The objective of the Master Thesis is to prepare students for future research work, namely a doctoral thesis or an R + D project in a company or in the third sector. Assessment of students’ Master Thesis is not only based on the contents of the paper itself. It also takes into account other essential skills required by a researcher, such as the ability to synthesise information, the discussion of results, the preparation and giving of oral presentations and the appropriate use of language (written and spoken).
There are no theoretical contents for this course.
The general guidelines for the Master Thesis submission are the following:
Students will be assessed based on the written paper as well as on an oral presentation. They are required to submit a research paper not exceeding 8,000 words or alternatively, the ones stablished by the journal selected and with the agreement of the supervisor. The paper may include the following sections:
- Abstract
- Introduction: antecedents and justification for the Master Thesis
- Objectives
- Research study plan and anticipated results
- Results
- Discussion of results
- Bibliography
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Informative sessions / technical seminars with the coordination | 3 | 0.12 | 1, 2, 8, 4, 12, 10, 7, 6, 9, 3, 5, 14, 13, 11 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Regular meetings / tutorial sessions with the supervisor | 22 | 0.88 | 1, 7, 6, 9, 3 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Elaboration of a research paper | 350 | 14 | 6, 9, 3, 5, 13 |
Students will be assessed based on the written paper as well as on an oral presentation.
The final grade for the paper will consist on the average mark of the supervisor's report (30%) and the mark given by the committee (70%) both to the paper itself and to the oral presentation. The supervisor’s mark is available upon request. The committee assesses:
The committee should be composed of 3 members, all of them PhD academics. Exceptionally and if justified, 1 member may not be a PhD academic.
Single assessment
This module does not offer Single Assessment, as agreed with the coordination of the degree and with the Dean's Office of the Faculty of Sciences.
Other considerations
Any other assessment considerations not included in these guidelines will be established by the coordinator of the Master Thesis and the coordinator of the Master’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability
Below are the established submission deadlines and dates for the oral presentation for each evaluation period:
- First assessment period (June/July)
Deadline for submission of the written document: June 18, 2024.
Dates of oral presentations: from June 20 to July 4, 2024.
- Second evaluation period (September):
Deadline for submission of the written document: August 30, 2024.
Dates of oral presentations: from 2 to 4 September 2024.
Note: the extraordinary call in February (dates to be determined) is only for students whose work was pending in the previous year or those who take additional courses to access the PhD programme.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Oral presentation | 30% | 0 | 0 | 8, 6, 9, 3, 5, 14, 13 |
Submission of a research paper | 40% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 4, 12, 10, 7, 14, 13, 11 |
Supervisor's report | 30% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 8, 4, 12, 10, 7, 6, 9, 3, 5, 14, 13, 11 |
To be defined.
Not informed.