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Information for MINA's master's students

Information from the faculty to you who are a master's student in ecology or nuclear and environmental science.

  • Program structure

    Overview of mandatory courses for the program:

  • Computer and reading rooms

    In addition there are several computer labs and study rooms available to all students at NMBU in the Towerbuilding and Biotechnology Building.

    Computer labs:

    The computer labs in Jordfag and Sørhellinga are open to anyone outside of scheduled teaching activities. For printing and copying you will need your student card.

    Study areas:

    Jordfagbygningen: Permanent desks for master's students in environmental science and nuclear and environmental science.

    Sørhellinga: Reading rooms on the ground and 1st floor.

    The desks on the 1st floor are resered for MINA- and NORAGRIC-students (contact their study advisors for any questions). All other students are directed to the reading room next to the library on the ground floor.

    Desks 1-120 and the corresponding lockers are managed by the Student Council. Schematic of study desks.

    Distribution and management of this building's study desks are done by the faculty's Student Council. Send an e-mail to masterplass-mina@nmbu.no if you are a 2nd year student, and want a permanent desk and a locker to store your books/computer. 

    Application periods: 

    August 15 - September 15 and January 15 - February 15. Your study advisor will send you an application form via e-mail. Desks are assigned on a first-come-first-served basis. You will receive an e-mail with a contract which must be signed and fastened to your desk within TWO WEEKS. If this is not done, you will automatically lose it. 

    NB! To be assigned a desk, you must showcase your master's thesis contract with a main supervisor from MINA.There are too few study rooms and desks in relation to the number of students at NMBU. Therefore, we want a practice where other students can utilize your desk when you are not using it. Mark your desk with name and your timetable. Also mark your locker door with name and class. Lockers can be locked with a padlock.

    The remaining desks are allocated to LUR- and Noragric students .

  • Thesis: Supervisor and topic suggestions
  • Thesis: Guidelines for master's thesis supervision

    Vedtatt av fakultetets studieutvalg den 18.01.2017. Revidert den 08.12.2021.

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  • Thesis: Timeline and deadlines

    It is important to start finding a thesis topic well before the deadline. The earlier you start looking, the greater the chances that you will find a topic you will enjoy!

    1st year:

    Registration 

    February 1st: Notification of thesis topic. Fill out this web form (link). 

    This is a message to the faculty about the supervisor and provisional title of the master's thesis. Even if you will have a supervisor at another faculty, you must send information about the supervisor and topic to the MINA faculty.

    The messages are registered at the faculty, but not answered.

    Contract 

    May 15th: "Contract - degree thesis". Submit the following web form (link). 

    NB! You have to attatch a signed contract in the web form. You can find the thesis contract here (link).

    Approved contracts are returned with the dean of education's signature.

    2nd year:

    Registering for 60 or 45 ECTS thesis 

    September 15th: registering for the thesis in StudentWeb. The faculty checks whether you have a valdid contract before the registration is approved.

    Course codes for 60 ECTS MSc theses:

    • M60-ECOL
    • M60-MILJØ
    • M45-MILJØ
    • M60-NF 
    • M45-NF
    • M60-RAMI
    • M45-RAMI

    Registering for 30 ECTS theses

    1 February: registering for the thesis in StudWeb. The faculty checks whether you have a valdid contract before the registration is approved.

    Course codes for 30 ECTS these: 

    • M30-ECOL
    • M30-FORNY
    • M30-MILJØ
    • M30-NF
    • M30-RAMI
    • M30-REIS
    • M30-SF

    Postponement

    April 15th: The form "Application for extended submission deadline - master/bachelor thesis" has to be delivered. It is only illness, events beyond the student's and supervisor's control, or other weighty reasons that give rise to postponements.

    Approved contracts are returned with the dean of education's signature.

    Submission

    May 15th: Deadline for thesis delivery.

    What should you remember when submitting your thesis? (link).

    Defense

    The thesis must be defended and graded within 6 weeks after submission.

    What happens if you do not deliver the thesis?

    From NMBU's regulations, chapter 44 (§44-7): "A degree thesis that has not been submitted by the deadline cannot be submitted later in a revised or supplemented form. In such cases, the student may forfeit the right to study, cf. Section 17-6 (3). If the student is readmitted to NMBU at a later date, he/she must write a new thesis on a new topic".

  • Thesis: Retningslinjer for muntlig diskusjon av masteroppgaven