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Course information

Title: Bachelor thesis in Political Science
Course number: 2668.24
Academic year: 2024-2025
ECTS: 20.00
Level: Bachelor
Faculties: History and Social Sciences
Educations: BSSc in Political Science
Prerequisites: Students must pass all other mandatory BA degree programme assignments, before submitting their Bachelor Thesis for assessment.
Language of instruction: Faroese
Registration: Students in a program are automatically enrolled. Students of a single subject, apply through the student affairs office lss@setur.fo
Beginning date: Sunday, December 1, 2024
End date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Academic content

Purpose: Final assignment (project) on the Bachelor Degree Programme.
Learning outcomes: The Bachelor Thesis demonstrates the student’s ability to: • argue a subject area, problem statement and thesis framework clearly and convincingly. • argue their choices of theories and methods for the project, as well as set out a clear plan for organizing and completing the assignment. • use the chosen concepts, theories and methods to prepare their own project, which means demonstrating the ability to make qualified and critical choices of theory and method(s) in relation to the problem statement and thesis. • gather and critically approach academic literature and empirical material relevant to the problem statement. • structure their own work and results in a coherent and systematic thesis, and to, on this basis, engage in discussion and formulate relevant research-based conclusions.
Content: A topic chosen by the student within the framework of the subject area: Political Science. The topic must be approved by the supervisor and programme director.
Learning and teaching approaches: Supervision.

Assessment

Assessment method: Oral examination based on the Bachelor Thesis.
Examination (internal/external): External
Grading scale: 7-scale
Exam date/dates: The submission date for the assignment is set at the 2nd of June. The oral defense will be held in week 24 and 25.
Deadline for withdrawal from exam: Monday, December 1, 2025

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