The master thesis is the final, vital part of the Master of Science programme, and is intended to give a deeper knowledge of the subject at hand, and to give an insight of the working processes used within a company, other institutions or within the department.

The work is done as an independent project, in most cases in groups of two students.

There are two levels of master thesis, 30 hec and 60 hec:

1. The 30 hec master thesis is the normal one. In  most cases it is conducted  at a company, and in groups of two students. The work is scheduled to last for 20 weeks.
2. The 60 hec master thesis is more of an exception. It is not only supposed to last longer and take 40 weeks instead of 20, but it should also contain a higher degree of research related work. This kind of master thesis should be conducted in close contact with one of the research groups at the department and should in most cases take place within one of these groups although an external company might also be involved.

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