| Learning objectives |
The topic of the Master’s thesis must fall within
the academic profile of the MSc in Economics and Finance, Advanced
Economics and Finance and must be written in English.
Students are required in their written thesis to:
- Describe, analyze, and reflect on a complex problem going
beyond the level of the compulsory and elective courses by either
dealing with new theoretical issues or by applying state-of-the-art
methods to new problems.
- Apply, present, and elaborate on specialized knowledge within
the area of the MSc in Economics and Finance.
- Reflect critically on the foundation, relevance, and validity
of methods, theories, and empirics used.
- Identify key issues and relevant solutions and to present these
with linguistic clarity.
- Balance the problems addressed with the methods applied, and in
the business project, balance scientific rigor and
applicability.
- Be responsible for the planning, timing, and execution of the
thesis work and, as part of this, develop a problem statement that
facilitates control and structure of the work on the thesis and its
content.
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| Examination |
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Master's
Thesis defence:
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| Exam
ECTS |
30 |
| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance, see also the rules about
examination forms in the programme regulations. |
| Individual or group exam |
Oral group exam based on written group
product |
| Number of people in the group |
2 |
| Size of written product |
Max. 120 pages |
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The Master’s thesis can be written individually
or by two students together. |
| Assignment type |
Master's thesis |
| Release of assignment |
Subject chosen by students themselves, see
guidelines if any |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
75 min. per group, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Grading scale |
7-point grading scale
The student’s spelling and writing skills are taken into
consideration in the overall assessment of the examination
performance, but the academic content is given the highest
weight. |
| Regulations regarding the summary |
An abstract (max. one page) written in English must be part of
the Master’s thesis. The abstract is included in the overall
assessment of the thesis.
For rules regarding individual exams, see your programme
regulations and my.cbs.dk.
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| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Autumn and Spring |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the student has submitted their
thesis, but is ill at the oral defense, a new defense will be
arranged as soon as possible based on the thesis already submitted.
If the student receives a non-passing grade at the regular exam,
they have used an exam attempt. It is then a requirement that the
Master’s Thesis contract is renewed, i.e. the student must further
clarify their original topic delimitation, which must then be
approved by the thesis coordinator.
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Description of the exam
procedure
The grade given must express an overall assessment of the
written thesis (including the executive summary), the oral
examination, and the student’s spelling and style, although the
academic content will carry most weight.
The Master’s thesis may not be more than 120 standard pages
for a joint thesis submitted by two students.
If written by one student the Master's thesis may not be
more than 80 standard pages.
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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The master’s thesis serves as a test of the student’s ability to
engage in in-depth study and independently describe, analyze, and
process a complex issue within economics and finance at the
master’s level. The thesis is supervised by a faculty member.
The master’s thesis has focus on analyzing an academic
question within economics and finance (i.e., to get a deeper
understanding of a phenomenon/problem/object studied – or to get an
answer to the `why’ question, i.e., it is more governed by
`curiosity’) .
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| Description of the teaching methods |
| Supervision |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
During supervision. Please note that the
supervisor is not allowed to read the thesis in its entirety before
you submit it.
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| Student workload |
| Thesis writing |
814 hours |
| Exam |
10 hours |
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