Political Science: Master's (Two Years) Thesis in European Affairs
Congratulations and welcome to the course STVM23!
We are happy to welcome you to the Department of Political Science at Lund University. In order to accept and secure our offer please read the information below carefully.
Compulsory introductory meeting
The semester starts with a compulsory introductory meeting and thesis course introduction on January 16, at 13-15 in room Eden 222A.
If you fail to attend without notifying the academic advisors you will loose your spot on the course which will be offered to a student on the waiting list.
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Eligibility and Conditional offer
Specific Entry Requirements: To be eligible for the course the student must have passed at least 60 higher education credits of courses in the programme Master of Science (Two Years) in European Affairs, including 15 higher education credits in Methodology in Social Sciences.
Web registration
It is important that you do the web registration on time or else you will lose your place and it will be offered to another applicant.
Dates and instructions regarding web registration
Thesis idea
We would like to ask you to please send your preliminary thoughts about a possible topic, puzzle, and research question(s), to Rikard Bengtsson before 5 p.m. on January 16. Should you want to change your topic after the hand-in, it will not be a problem. Please hand in a preliminary topic even if you still feel undecided. Or, feel free to hand in two topics!
Schedule and classes
You can expect to have compulsory seminars on topics such as thesis plan, and three other seminars during the autumn, plus one-on-one supervision throughout the semester. However, the seminar topics and the extent of seminars can be subject of change but please note that, under normal circumstances, it is not a distance learning course and require your presence in Lund for supervision and seminar activities.
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If you have any questions regarding the course please do not hesitate to contact the Academic advisors.
Syllabus
Course content and links to syllabus
Welcome!
Rikard Bengtsson
Director of Studies
Lidija Lindoff, Mats Janér and Daniel Alfons
Academic Advisors
Information about thesis and studies (in Canvas)
Contact Your Academic Advisor
Lidija Lindoff, room 231 B
Telephone hours: Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10–12
Telephone: 046-222 89 38
Mats Janér, room 233
Telephone hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 10–12
Telephone: 046-222 80 48
Daniel Alfons, room 232
Telephone hours: Thursdays 10–12
Telephone: 046-222 89 50
Feel free to book an appointment with us!
E-mail: studievagledare [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se
Students with disabilities
Having a disability, such as visual impairment, dyslexia, or ADHD, should not be a barrier for your studies with us! You can be eligible for various forms of learning support.
Find out more about what kind of support you can receive on Lund University's central website and apply.
Canvas
Canvas (https://canvas.education.lu.se) is Lund University’s learning management platform. Here you can find information about your course, messages from your teachers as well as files and other things relevant to your course. For more information about the various functions in Canvas as well as how you can navigate in it please visit our Student Guide.