Author: Sune Fischer
Date: 14:07:19 08/20/02
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On August 20, 2002 at 15:45:29, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On August 20, 2002 at 15:11:32, Sune Fischer wrote: > >>He quoted: >>"A thesis for the Master's degree must show familiarity with previous work in >>the field and must demonstrate ability to carry out research and to organize >>results." >> >>To carry out research can mean different things in english, but since it also >>mentions "familiarity with previous work" I assume doing research here means to >>do _original_ science. You need to be able to do both of course, stand on the >>shoulders of those before you _and_ take the next step. > >Not necessarily. The quotation resembles the general requirements to a masters >degree in Denmark as well. There's no requirement of original work beyond >demonstrating that you're familiar with topic and material with something >resembling an independant thought process. You could say that the uniqueness of >the presentation is, or can be, the actual research. Without reading the thesis >in question, I suspect that it'll result in a master at any Danish university >judging by the approach alone. That is simply not true, the typical master here in Copenhagen takes 1 year. It is a very big project, not something you do in two weeks. You are expected to do experimental or theoretical work, write a thesis and most need to defend the work in a master qolloqium. A master is a mini Ph.D., except you do not have to publish and you have a supervisor to help you. You will always get to do something unique (I've never talked to someone that didn't), one year is simply too long for a copy/paste job. You can find the rules here (danish only, couldn't find them in english): http://www.sis.ku.dk/SHB/VisTekstAfsnit.asp?TekstAfsnit=4498&InFrame=0&Sprog=DK&vis=1&TopAfsnit=4426&4410#4426 -S. >Regards, >Mogens
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