1. Who is who? Elisabeth Almgren, course coordinator Master thesis project course master.thesis-sd@geo.uu.se Amanda Johnson Study Counsellor Patrik Rönnbäck, program director

2. The thesis is: 30 hp = One semester or 20 weeks Approximate time table: 10 weeks for data gathering (Jan 15 – March 15) 7 weeks for writing (March 15 – May 5) 2 weeks for corrections, additions 10 days for presentation, opposition, printing, uploading Presentation first week in June What about the thesis?

3. How many credits do you need to start the thesis course? ? You need 60 hp advanced courses in order to start the thesis course.

4. The Manual You will find the pdf ”Master thesis instruction booklet” at the program page and open course page at Studentportalen.

5. What to do this autumn Find your project Find a supervisor Find an evaluator (together with your supervisor) Write a reseach proposal Attend research proposal writing course in October or January

7. How to find a supervisor Google Scholar – articles, keywords UU and SLU search key words Ask older students Who was your favorite teacher? Ph.D. and employed by Swedish university (+ some exceptions) Google Scholar – articles, keywords UU and SLU search key words Ask older students Who was your favorite teacher? Ph.D. and employed by Swedish university (+ some exceptions)

8. January 15, 2016 Registration for thesis project course closes

9. DEADLINE! January 15, 2016

10. Registration Application form on the program page – fill in completely, signed by supervisor Project plan 1 – 2 pages outlining the research and send to course coordinator Master.thesis-sd@geo.uu.se

11. Registration page 1 Fill in electronically, print, sign and send to course coordinator

12. Registration page 2 Fill in electronically, print, sign and send in to course coordinator

13. Studentportalen News posted at Studentportalen – check regularily All mail will go through Studentportalen Check your student e-mail account or have a forwarding address. You register for presentation here

14. Final report Scientific report Scientific abstract Popular summary Thesis template on program page Automatic check for plagiarism through Urkund All presentations in person at Geocentrum

15. ThesisThesis Thesis should be print-ready at presentation Get the approval of supervisor and evaluator Make all corrections suggested by them before presentation

16. Last two weeks Presentation and opposition at Geocentrum Corrections (opposition) Printing DIVA upload (publishing)

17. You are now done! Congratulations!!!

18. master.thesis-sd@geo.uu.se