1. Ending the master thesis work

2. Requirements (1-year master) Completed master thesis Presented at seminar Discussant at 2 other seminars Publication of thesis

3. Requirements (2-year master) Completed master thesis Defend thesis at seminar Opponent at 1 seminar Discussant at 1 seminar Publication of thesis

4. Being a discussant Begin the question part of the seminar by preparing a few questions Keep your focus on central parts of the thesis work, it is not so much the text you should discuss but the claims made by the authors Ambiguities, interpretations, assumptions, conclusion, relevance, trustworthiness Hand over your comments to the text to the author

5. Being an opponent Prepare a presentation of the thesis (15min) Conduct a critical examination of the thesis in discussion with the author(s) (30 min)

6. Important dates (1-year master) 27/5 Message from supervisor 30/5 Submission of conference version 1/6 Student conference 8/6 Submission of grading version 17/6 Grading work done 22/6 Submission of publication version 23/6 Grades registered

7. Important dates (2-year master) 26/5 Message from supervisor 27/5 Submission of thesis 1/6 Student conference 14/6 Grading work done 22/6 Submission of publication version 23/6 Grades registered

8. Thesis grading Review committee with other supervisors Grade + written evaluation Judged by the same criteria as scientific papers (with necessary adjustments)

9. Publication in DIVA Access through University library home page You need your CAS-login You upload the thesis yourself It will be approved for publication by the department