MN-GM-MASTR
| Study course: | M.Sc. Physics of Earth and Atmosphere | |||
| Module: | MN-GM-MASTR | |||
| Title | Master's Thesis (Masterarbeit) | |||
| Module Number | Workload | CP | Duration | Semester |
| MN-GM-MASTR | 900 h | 30 | 1 Semester | Continuous |
| Person in Charge | The chairman/-woman of the examination board |
| Offering Department | Institute of Geophysics and Meteorology, Cologne University |
| Applicability | Course of Study | Category | Semester | ||
| M.Sc. Physics of Earth and Atmosphere | Compulsory | 4 | |||
| Aims | Self-reliant processing of a limited problem of geophysics and meteorology. Application of modern methods as well as the funded written presentation of scientific results. | |||
| Skills | • Time management • Scientific argumentation • Ability of argumentation and documentation • Deepening of English as a natural scientific foreign language • Reading skills • Writing skills | |||
| Content | The master thesis deals with a limited topic of geophysics and meteorology, worked on independently, that is documented in a maximal 70 page elaboration. The seminar before the beginning of the master thesis is supposed to serve as a thematic preparation and to give the opportunity for a scientific feedback. | |||
| Prerequisites | Acquisition of at least 84 credit points of the modules of the master course. The examination board can allow exceptions ins reasonable cases. | |||
| Lectures | Form, Theme | Max. of Participants | h/week | workload | CP |
| Masterthesis | 2 | 900 | 30 |
| Miscellaneous | Obligatory literature: Depends on topic. |