Master’s Degree Thesis in Finance
A master’s degree thesis is an academic work based on scientific studies of a selected research field.
The overall purpose of a master’s thesis is that the student independently investigates a social science problem in the main field of study, with the intention of trying to make a theoretically oriented and empirically based contribution to current research in the field studied.
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Course structure
Teaching format
The teaching consists of lectures, seminars, tutorials, field work, and the writing of a thesis. requires a significant portion of self-study on the part of students.
The course workload is 800 hours, equivalent to 30 credits.
As a rule, the thesis is written in a group of two. If specific and valid reasons exist, the course director decides whether an exception should be made to allow the thesis to be written individually.
Assessment
The course contains two weighted assessment tasks:
1. Two individually written peer reviews and seminar oppositions: assess intended learning outcomes 1–7; constitutes 20% of total course points. The assessment task is evaluated by the supervisor.
2. A degree thesis written in groups: assesses intended learning outcomes 1–7; constitutes 80% of the total course points. The degree thesis is assessed by the examiner.
The examination is conducted in English.
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Course reports
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Contact
Head of course: Jens Josephson
Course Coordinator: coursecoordinator@sbs.su.se
