Master's thesis
Writing and submitting your master's thesis
For students
What is a master's thesis?
The master's thesis is independent work undertaken by the student under the guidance of academic staff as a finalization of a master's degree.
From preparation to submission
- Prepare - Agreements such as a master agreement must be completed and valid before you start writing. See also "Information for your area of study" on this page.
- Write - See "Help with academic writing" further down the page.
- Finalize - Before the thesis is delivered, you should validate the pdf-file, and generate both a cover and a title page. This is also where you can order a printed version of your thesis. See "Finalizing the bachelor's and master's thesis" for details.
- Submit – At last, your completed thesis is to be submitted. See "Information for your area of study" on this page. If you are going to submit using the exam system Inspera Assessment, see "Submitting bachelor and master thesis - for students" for guidance.
See also information on archiving and publishing.
Information for your area of study
Starting up
Submitting your thesis
Extention deadline for the thesis
Also check the course in Blackboard for any information.
Starting up
- Master's agreement (web page in Norwegian only, documents in English) - agreement on rights and duties regarding supervision of the Master's thesis
Submitting your thesis
- The thesis is submitted digitally in Inspera Assessment where the submission works as for other digital exams at NTNU
Also check the course in Blackboard for any information.
Starting up
- Prerequisites for starting your master's thesis
- Starting your master's thesis - deadline for starting up and submitting
- Fill out the master agreement via SharePoint.
- Formalities: Rules for the master's degree (pdf) (Norwegian only)
- Language requirements in master's theses
Submitting your thesis
- The thesis is submitted digitally in Inspera Assessment where the submission works as for other digital exams at NTNU
- Submit your master's thesis (graduate engineer programmes)
- Extended deadline
Also check the course in Blackboard for any information.
Starting up
- Master's thesis in natural sciences and informatics
- Master's thesis in natural science with teacher education (LUR) (Norwegian only)
- Master's thesis in informatics at the Faculty of information technology and electrical engineering (IE)
- Master's thesis in mathematical sciences (IMF)
- Master's thesis in science at the Faculty of engineering (IV) (Norwegian only)
Submitting your thesis
- The thesis is submitted digitally in Inspera Assessment where the submission works as for other digital exams at NTNU
Also check the course in Blackboard for any information.
Starting up
Submitting your thesis
- The thesis is submitted digitally in Inspera Assessment where the submission works as for other digital exams at NTNU
Also check the course in Blackboard for any information.
Writing guidelines
- Guidelines for writing your thesis at NTNU Business school are available in the course description in Blackboard.
- Guidelines for writing your thesis at the Department of economics (Norwegian only, some agreement forms are in English). Applies to 2-year Master of science in economics, 2-year Master in financial economics, and 5-year Master of science in economics.
Submitting your thesis
- The thesis is submitted digitally in Inspera Assessment where the submission works as for other digital exams at NTNU
Also check the course in Blackboard for any information.
Help with academic writing
The assignment is written under the guidance of a supervisor, who is an important resource in this work. The resource you have available will be stated in the Master's agreement.
Writing for a company/external organization?
- Get in touch with businesses via NTNU Bridge
- Fill out the standard agreement if writing your thesis for a company/external organization
Ethics and privacy
- Collection of personal data for research projects (currently only updated version in Norwegian)
Grades and grading
If the master's thesis is considered not passed or F, a new or revised thesis with significant changes can be submitted for grading one more time.
The grading deadline for master's theses is 3 months. Read more on the Exam-page under the "after exam" tab for information on grading deadlines.
Plagiarism and cheating
Financial support and field work
There are various support schemes for those writing a thesis, and those doing field work (HSE, field card, insurance, visa etc.).