Preparation for the master's exam
Before you can register for the master's exam the following must be done:
- You have to pay the semester fee and be registered for the current semester
- You must have a submitted and approved master's plan agreement
- Theoretical curriculum should by general rule be completed and passed in the semester prior to submitting your master's thesis. If you have not done so, contact studieinfo@ifi.uio.no.
Submitting the thesis
Your must submit your thesis in Inspera.
- Deadlines at the department of informatics
- Templates for Latex and front page templates for Word
- Information about submission, access restrictions, citation, writing and other tips
If you are registered correctly in Studentweb, you will receive a description by email before your deadline. It is your responsibility to make sure your registrations are in order, and to let us know if you notice a mistake.
Have you used AI in your thesis?
Then we strongly recommend that you declare that you have used AI. Ahead this will be mandatory. See UiO's proposal for declaration of AI usage in assignments.
Master presentations
The time and place for the presentation is set by the supervisor, the examiners and the administration. It is public, which means it is open to an audience. The master presentations are held in person and is normally minimum 30 minutes for long thesis (60 ECTS) and 20 minutes for short thesis (30 ECTS). After the presentation there will be an oral examination with candidate, the examiners and the supervisor.
In the presentation, the student presents the thesis. The following subjects should be mentioned:
- The topic in question
- The subject of the thesis
- Method and theory
- Results/conclusions
- A discussion of the subject compared to prior research
The supervisor will participate at the public hearing, and the examiners will either participate in person or digitally.
The presentation could, combined with the following examination, adjust the final grade of the thesis. The grade is not announced until the presentation is completed.
Optional to print thesis
You shall not hand in printed copies to the administration, but you may print your thesis at Graphic Centre for your own usage. The Department of Informatics can cover up to four copies of the thesis. If you send in your thesis for printing, you must include the following codes:
Budget code (tiltakskode): 102423098 Location code (stedskode): 15150000
Additional costs
- If you order more than four copies, you have to pay the additional costs when collecting the prints.
- If you order more than 20 color pages (including illustrations etc.) you have to pay the extra cost.
Format and coverpage
- Templates for Master's theses (Word)
- Cover page using Linux
- You can use the program `masterforside´ to create your cover
- Norwegian cover: masterforside -t "Tittelen på oppgaven"
- English cover: masterforside -e -t "My thesis title"
- The cover page must include your name, the title of your thesis, and the name of the department.
- Tips regarding how to format large documents for printing
Assessment
Read more about assessment, examination and requirements in regards to your master's thesis.