Master's Thesis in Digital Culture

Postgraduate course

Course description

Objectives and Content

The master's thesis is a larger piece of written work that must be the result of an independent exploration of a relevant issue in digital culture. The assignment can combine theoretical, methodological and technology-developing perspectives. The assignment is a direct further development of the project sketch from DIKULT301.

There is an opportunity to deliver the master's thesis as part of a larger project, but the result linked to the project must be able to be evaluated individually. This means, for example, that one person can be responsible for programming, while another is responsible for development work in connection with content and design, but the individual student's results in the project must be able to be assessed. individually

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

The candidate has...

  • in-depth knowledge of a central theme within Digital culture
  • broad orientation within and in-depth insight into theories and methods that are relevant to the master's thesis

Skills

The candidate can...

  • find and handle relevant issues in an independent manner
  • master scientific work techniques, theories and methods, for example discourse analysis, fieldwork techniques, qualitative interviews, or content analysis
  • produce academic texts at a high level in Norwegian or English
  • master bibliography and documentation work

General competence

The candidate can...

  • plan and carry out a larger independent project
  • work independently, systematically and scientifically
  • write texts at a high technical linguistic level
  • document findings and professional visions
  • communicate their research to a broad audience

ECTS Credits

60

Level of Study

Master

Semester of Instruction

Fall and Spring.

Place of Instruction

Bergen
Required Previous Knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
4 passed courses on the 300-level.
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
-
Access to the Course
The course is open to all students with the right to study in the master's programme in Digital Culture at UiB
Teaching and learning methods

The work on the master's thesis takes place with individual guidance and in seminars with fellow students. The supervisor is appointed during the second semester of the master's degree study.

Guidance takes place partly in connection with the activities of the research group for Digital Culture or the research group for Electronic Literature (see under compulsory activities).

Compulsory Assignments and Attendance

All master's students must sign a supervision contract with the Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies at the latest during the second semester of the study. In the contract, the rights and obligations of the parties are specified. The right to have a supervisor is, for example, time-limited. Deadlines for submitting the master's thesis are set by The Faculty of Humanities, which also has the main responsibility for the content of the contract.

There are around five mandatory seminars per semester, where students are required to meet prepared with own texts to be presented and discussed. The class schedule will be available by the beginning of the semester.

Forms of Assessment
Master thesis. This can be a theoretical thesis, or a practical project with a report. If the assignment receives a standing grade (A-E), the student will be tested orally in the assignment. The oral test is corrective, i.e. the final grade may differ from the grade on the assignment by up to one letter. Both parts of the exam must receive a passing grade in order to get a passing grade in the course. The Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies also set formal requirements for the assignment.
Grading Scale
Grade scale A-F. An explanation of this scale can be found on Mitt UiB.
Assessment Semester
Spring and Fall
Reading List

The students must familiarize themselves with central research literature in the chosen subject for the master's thesis. The text and the bibliography shall reflect the amount of material the student has acquired.

The student must become familiar with bibliographic bases and services and, if necessary, archives and other resources that are important for the completion of the master's thesis.

Course Evaluation
Evaluation will be conducted in accordance with the University of Bergen's quality assurance system.