Master's thesis at IMK

Submission deadlines

60 ECTS thesis:

• Spring semester: June 1st, 14:00
• Autumn semester: December 1st, 14:00

30 ECTS thesis: 

• Spring semester: June 15th, 14:00
• Autumn semester: December 15th, 14:00

If the deadline is on an official holiday, Saturday or Sunday, the deadline is extended to the next working day (usually monday).

Cant make the deadline?

• Information about how to apply for extra and final semester, and application form 

For students at IMK, the deadline to apply is the same day as the application deadline for your thesis. 

Oral examination

We are unable to arrange an exams for all students within the same semester. Many do not have their oral exam until August if they submit in the spring semester, and in January if they submit in the fall semester.

If you submit your master's thesis in the spring semester and it is important for you to have your oral exam by the end of the semester, you must submit by May 10. In this case, the student administration at IMK must be informed of this in advance. If you submit early, we will do our utmost to ensure that you have your oral presentation and exam by the end of June.

Supervision

• How do you get a supervisor?
• Guidelines for master's thesis supervision at IMK
• Supervision agreement
• Grade guidelines for Master's theses at IMK

Writing the thesis

• Thesis format
• Privacy Protection and Research Paper
• Correct use of sources, citations and cheating
• Previous master theses from IMK (link to Norwegian Research Information Repository)
• Extraordinary costs of writing a master's thesis

Submission of your thesis

• Submission
• Thesis format
• Printing of the master's thesis is no longer mandatory and will not be paid for by IMK. If you still want to print your thesis, please contact the Graphic Centre
• Publishing and restricting acces to the master's thesis

Grading and oral exam

Once you have submitted your master's thesis, IMK will put together an examiners commission for you, and you will be invited to an oral examination.

• Grade guidelines for Master's theses at IMK
• Information about oral exam and diploma

Master's thesis courses at IMK

• MEVIT4091 – Master's Thesis in Media Studies (For de som går på programmet Medier og kommunikasjon)
• MEVIT4991 – Praktisk masteroppgave i medier og kommunikasjon (For de som går på programmet Medier og kommunikasjon)
• MEVIT4099 – Masteroppgave i medier og kommunikasjon (30 studiepoeng - For de som går på programmet Medier og kommunikasjon)
• MEVIT4390 – Masteroppgave i politisk kommunikasjon (for de som går på programmet Politisk kommunikasjon 2022-)
• MEVIT4399 – Masteroppgave i politisk kommunikasjon (for de som går på programmet Politisk kommunikasjon 2022-)
• MEVIT4790 – Master's Thesis in Screen Cultures, with presentation (discontinued) (for de som startet på Screen Cultures 2019-2021)
• MEVIT4791 – Master’s Thesis in Screen Cultures (for de som startet på Screen Cultures i 2022-)
• MEVIT4792 – Practical Masters's Thesis in Screen Culture (for de som startet på Screen Cultures i 2022-)
• MEVIT4799 – Master’s Thesis in Screen Cultures (for de som startet på Screen Cultures i 2022-)