The students should document that they can think and work in a scientific manner. The aim of the thesis is for students to gain experience of scholarly work by planning, carrying out and presenting (in writing and orally) a scientific project.
The thesis should be on a nutrition-related problem / topic. It can be either an empirical study or a literature review. It is possible to start during the 5th semester. The thesis must be submitted at the end of the 6th semester. The programme committee will ensure that there is a list of relevant topics. All scientists involved in teaching the bachelor programme can submit a topic and can serve as supervisors. The thesis can be written in English or Norwegian.
At the end of the course, the students are expected to have:
Knowledge:
- familiar with and capable of putting the relevant scientific literature into context
- capable of using references in a scholarly way
- capable of carrying out a limited scientific project under supervision
- capable of evaluating and presenting scientific results (in writing and orally)