Program Overview

Course Overview

Course Details

The course is titled "Thesis in Exercise Physiology and Human Movement Science" with the course code TREN3900. It is a 60-credit course at the second degree level, taught in Norwegian, and located in Trondheim. The course starts in the autumn and lasts for 2 semesters.

About the Course

Course Content

The master's thesis is a scientific study on a topic within exercise physiology and human movement science. Students will train in resolving problems independently, undertaking critical assessment of scientific literature, formulating clear research questions, and planning, organizing, documenting, and executing a scientific project.

Learning Outcome

Knowledge

• The candidate has specialized research-based knowledge on the chosen topic for the thesis.
• The candidate has specialized knowledge of the research methodology chosen for the thesis.
• The candidate has knowledge on relevant aspects relating to research ethics and data protection.

Skills

• The candidate can retrieve and interpret relevant published scientific data.
• The candidate can formulate research questions based on current knowledge.
• The candidate can plan, organize, document, and execute an independent project under supervision in line with current research ethical norms.
• The candidate can retrieve data in order to answer the research question of the thesis.
• The candidate can apply relevant scientific methods to analyze data and interpret results.
• The candidate can report outcomes of research and justify interpretations and conclusions in a coherent way both orally and in writing.

General Competence

• The candidate can work both independently and in collaboration with others to find solutions to practical and theoretical problems.
• The candidate can plan and organize an extensive project.

Learning Methods and Activities

The master's thesis is an independent project, supervised by one or more academic experts, resulting in a thesis. The work can be organized in several ways:

• Independent Project: The candidate takes responsibility for a research project from start to finish, supported by supervision along the way.
• Collaboration with Individual Reporting: Multiple students work together on data collection on a larger scale, but each writes an individual thesis based on different aspects of the collected material.
• Participation in Larger Research Projects: Candidates participate in ongoing research projects involving multiple researchers, with the candidate's thesis focusing on a limited part of the larger project.

Evaluation

• Written thesis
• Oral thesis defense (Grading scale: A-F)

Compulsory Activities/Tasks

• Project description
• The candidate shall present the work in progress in a seminar

Thesis Structure

The Master's thesis shall be written in the form of a scientific article consisting of:

• Title page
• Infographic
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion (ending with a conclusion)
• References
• Appendices (if applicable)

Specific Conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required: Exercise Physiology and Movement Science (MTREN).

Credit Reductions

Course code | Reduction | From
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PAH3901 | 60 sp | Autumn 2025
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject Areas

• Health Science
• Sport Science
• Human Movement Science
• Public Health