Master’s Thesis in Outdoor and Sustainability Education

Aim

After completing the course, the student should be able to

• independently, critically and creatively formulate a scientific problem, a purpose and research questions relevant to the subject area
• densely describe and compare what international research has concluded with relevance to the research problem
• describe and compare some relevant theories used in previous research
• account for and use theoretical perspectives appropriate for the purpose
• accurately describe and argue for the chosen research method
• account for and reflect on the steps the implementation of the research process
• consider and apply research ethics principles in relation to their own study carefully and in a nuanced manner
• discuss and problematize the results of the inquiry and knowledge contributions in relation to previous research
• critically review and discuss the study regarding its quality
• write a scientific text of high linguistic quality
• clearly defend their scientific work
• critically review and constructively discuss a scientific work
• complete the scientific work within established time constraints.

Content

The content of the course consists of knowledge deepening and knowledge production within the chosen subject area for the thesis work. Courses include qualified knowledge of positions in theory of science and perspectives in outdoor education research. The chosen topic of the thesis must be relevant in relation to the degree subject, where and the concept of relevance is given a broad interpretation. The course includes independently planning, carrying out and presenting a longer scientific work where all the necessary parts are included and form a consistent whole. The scientific writing process as well as critical review and analysis of scientific texts are studied and practiced. The course includes reading, critically reviewing and constructively discussing other students' work.