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All topics of Geotechnical Engineering are research interest to our division, but current research is on the following topics:

• Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (Soil Liquefaction, Engineering Seismology, Seismic Hazard Analysis, Ground motion models, Seismic source characterization)
• Collapsing soils, Dispersive soils,
• Expansive soils (Swell amount and swell pressures, Lateral swell behavior)
• Stabilization of soils by waste materials, Use of fly ash for soil stabilization
• Soil stabilization by bacterial cementation
• 2D and 3D Numerical Modeling,
• Unsaturated Soils (Triaxial testing of unsaturated soils for modeling unsaturated soil strength and deformation, Soil-water retention curve prediction and hysteresis, Hydraulic conductivity function and flow modeling
• Geotechnical testing system and methodology development,
• Slopes and Landslides, Rainfall triggered landslides, Stabilization of slopes by passive piles
• Embankment dams, Behavior of earth and rock fill dams under earthquake motions
• Ground Improvement, Stone columns
• Geosynthetics,
• Offshore Geotechnical Engineering, Offshore foundations
• Retaining walls and Deep Excavations,
• Buried pipelines,
• Uncertainty and risk calculations in geotechnical engineering
• Transportation Soils and Pavement Design,
• Software Engineering for geotechnical engineering,
• Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for geotechnical problems,
• Site survey and damage assessment with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• Tunnel Design

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Geotechnical Research Projects

“Cold Weather Subgrade Stabilization”

“Geochemical Characterization of a Fly Ash Monofill at Various Depths”

“Feasibility Study for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in North Carolina Geologic Formations”

“A Study on the Biodegradation of Municipal Solid Waste”

“Development of an Earth Pressure Model for Design of Retaining Structures in Piedmont Residual Soils”

“SPT Test Energy Dissipation Research”

“Shake Table and Laminar Box Design”

“Experimental Study to Determine the Strength of Compacted Fly Ash”

“Effects of Geosynthetic Fibers on Unconfined Soil Strength as a Function of Saturation and Soil Type”

“Strain Measurement in Geosynthetic Materials”

“Organo-Silane Treatment of Fly Ash”

“Determining the Role of Insolation in the Mechanical Breakdown on Rock”

“Strength Characteristics of Cement and Lime Stabilized Soil”

“Energy Analysis of the Standard Penetration Test (SPT)”

“Comparison of Standard Penetration and Shelby Tube Torque Tests”

“Experimental Study of Lateral Spreading of Waste Pile Under Seismic Loading and Leaching of Recycled Materials”

“Engineering properties of Residual Soils and Fly Ash”

“Developing Direct Shear Test Methods for Determining Soil-Sampler Interface Shear Strength in Residual Soils”

“Rainfall thresholds for Warning Systems for Rainfall induced landslides”

“Preliminary Instrumentation Study of Rates and Mechanisms of Crack Initiation and Mechanical Weathering”

“Research in Soil Stabilization Using Lime, Cement, and Calcium Chloride”

“Comparison of Non-Invasive Geophysical Testing with Conventional Soil Testing”

“Numerical Optimization Applied to Pavement Design”

“Performance Improvement From Deep Layers of Subgrade Stabilization”

“Liquefaction of calcareous sands”

“Data Collection and Analysis of a GRS Bridge over Tiffin River in Defiance County, Ohio”

“NSF CCLI: Development, Implementation, and Assessment of Geotechnical Concept Tools”

“NSF STEP: Increasing Enrollment and Retention in the College of Engineering Using a Multi-Disciplinary Theme”

Rainfall Induced landslides

Field Testing of Ash Monofills

Sub-grade Stabilization and Optimization

Groundwater Modeling

GRS Integrated Bridge Systems

Post Grouted Drilled Shafts

Liquefaction of sands

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This Topic Collection entitled “Advances in Geotechnical Engineering” is devoted to the publication of the latest research, field works, and laboratory investigations in the area of geotechnical engineering. Authors are encouraged to submit original research articles, case studies, reviews, position papers, and theoretical and numerical papers including, but not limited to the following topics: problematic (collapsing, dispersive, expansive, soft) soils; slopes and landslides; laboratory testing and field application methods; mining engineering; ground improvement and geosynthetics; rock mechanics and rock blasting excavation; tunneling and underground space technologies; piles and foundations; unsaturated soils; geoenvironmental engineering, applied geology for construction; novel geotechnical construction methods; numerical modelling; machine learning and artificial intelligence for geotechnical problems; and geotechnical earthquake engineering (soil liquefaction, engineering seismology, seismic hazard analysis).

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Geotechnical Topics in Civil Engineering

Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering

Geotechnical engineering is often the starting point for studies for every practicing civil engineer. Thus it’s important to understand how geotechnical aspects affect the development of civil engineering projects and construction works. Here, in this list of articles on the topic, we start with the basics, introducing geotechnical engineering and how it relates to the other branches of civil engineering. Questions that can be asked and answered include how geoenvironmental engineering and geotechnical engineering differ, and what place soil mechanics and rock mechanics hold in the field.

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Natural soil preservation methods that help to maintain ecological balance and achieve optimum geotechnical properties also talked about in the articles in this section. Because foundations come in direct contact with the soil, we include articles related to pile foundations and best foundation construction methods. The articles in this section also provide detailed information about engineering sciences related to geotechnology like geosynthetic and geology and other modern age technologies, which are relatively new but closely related to geotechnical engineering studies.

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Geotechnical and materials engineering research.

Geotechnical and materials engineers are interrelated with other civil engineering disciplines such as structural engineering, construction engineering, and architectural engineering to plan, design, build, and maintain critical infrastructure systems such as bridges, buildings, roadways, rails, dams, foundations, retaining walls, slopes, and tunnels. Geotechnical engineering investigates various geomaterials (e.g., soils and rocks) and determines the most effective way to support the desired structure. Geotechnical engineers plan and design foundation systems and other structures such as dams, levees, tunnels, and landfills. Moreover, they mitigate the influences of naturally occurring phenomena such as floods, landslides, and earthquakes; and develop safe and environmentally sustainable sources of energy and minerals. Materials engineering involves the design and development of construction materials to meet specific properties and performance criteria. In addition to mechanical properties, durability, sustainability, and economical efficiency of materials are of importance and must be optimized.

Materials engineers select and design construction materials and mixtures such as cementitious materials and concrete mixes, asphaltic materials and mixtures, soils-aggregates with stabilization, fiber-reinforced composites, metals, woods, and polymeric materials (plastics). They also characterize properties of materials, monitor the quality of materials used for construction, develop materials specifications for better design, repair, and maintenance of key civil infrastructure systems.

The Geotechnical and Materials faculty in the UNL Department of Civil Engineering conduct research on both fundamental and applied aspects, and cover a wide variety of technical topics of research. Specific research areas of interests include:

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Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.

Advancing Depth-Storage-Discharge Modeling in Regional Hydrology , Fahad Alshehri

An Analysis of Driven Pile Relaxation in Florida Soils , Dalton E. Knowles

Nutrient Removal of Biochar Amended Modified Bioretention Systems Treating Nursery Runoff , Nicholas Richardson

Dissolved Nitrogen Removal in Biochar Amended, High Permeability Media for Urban Stormwater Treatment , Mark Vicciardo

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

The Influence of Corrosion Mitigating Fluids on Post Tensioned Tendon Grout Properties and Steel to Grout Bond Strength , Sarita Ale Magar

Exploring Alternative Electron Donors for Heterotrophic Denitrification at a Water Reclamation Facility in Tampa Bay , Tejas Athavale

Mechanisms Contributing to Hydrogen-Influenced Early Failure of Bridge Tendons , David Dukeman

The Influence of Bipolar Electrochemical Cell Geometry on the Studies of Pitting Corrosion , Amin Kazem Ghamsari

Peak and Differential Temperature Determination of Drilled Shafts , Amanda A. Lewis

Field-Base Exploratory Study of Microbial Activity in Eight Potable Water Storage Tanks in Barbados , Katelyn M. Long

Land Use/Land Cover Uncertainty Analysis Using Hydrological Modeling in the Northern Watershed of Lake Okeechobee , Andres Lora Santos

Modeling Leachate Treatment Processes in Adsorbent-amended Hybrid Constructed Wetland , Ishfaqun Nisa

Effects of Downdrag on Pile Performance , Ruthvik Pendyala

Anaerobic Digestion of Brewery Waste Including Spent Yeast and Hops , Dhanashree Rawalgaonkar

Characteristics and Hydraulic Behavior of Adsorptive Media for Use in Permeable Reactive Barriers , Shelby Rocha

Exploratory Data-Driven Models for Water Quality: A Case Study for Tampa Bay Water , Sandra Sekyere

Interdependency between Water and Road Infrastructures: Cases and Impacts , Shihab Uddin

Hurricanes and Tropical Storms’ Impact on Water Quality in Lake Okeechobee, Florida , Daniela Vasquez Diaz

Exploration of Shared Passenger Urban Air Mobility – Integrated Network Design, Operation Scheduling and System Configuration , Zhiqiang Wu

Rehabilitation Technologies to Abate Infiltration in Sanitary Sewers , Steve Youssef

Adsorption of Long and Short Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) onto Granular Activated Carbon and Porous Organic Polymers , Yan Zhang

Adiabatic Temperature Rise and Durability Performance of Slag Blended Concrete , Hai Zhu

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Statistical Models of Traffic Injury Severities: The Effects of Driver Nationality and the Time-of-Day on Pedestrian Injuries , Asim Alogaili

Effects of Downdrag on Pile Performance , Malaak Omelia Araujo

Quantifying a 21-year Surface Water and Groundwater Interaction in a Ridge and Valley Lake Environment Using a Highly Constrained Modeling Approach , Richard T. Bowers Jr.

A Convergent Approach to Aqueous Lead (Pb) Mitigation of a Supplemental Self-Supply Shallow Groundwater Source Accessed by Handpumps in Madagascar , Adaline Marie Buerck

Identifying Significant Factors Affecting the Likelihood and Severity Level of Shared E-scooter Crashes , Recep Can Cakici

Evaluation of Aluminum Dissolution, Current Density, and Pitting Patterns During Electrocoagulation , Monica Castro Carias

Carbon Diversion, Partial Nitritation/Anammox Enrichment, and Ammonium Capture as Initial Stages for Mainstream Ion Exchange-Deammonification Process , Sheyla Chero-Osorio

Elemental Sulfur and Metal Sulfide Minerals for Autotrophic Denitrification: Applications to Aquaculture, Groundwater Treatment, and Domestic Wastewater Treatment , Erica Amah Dasi

A Physically Constrained Wavelet-Aided Statistical Model (PCWASM) for Multidecadal Groundwater Dynamics Predictions and Climate Change Evaluation , Fatih Gordu

Data Driven Approaches for Understanding and Improving Urban Mobility , Yujie Guo

Onsite Water Reuse: Fate of Indicator Bacteria, Antibiotic Resistant Genes, Environmental Impacts, and User Perceptions , Michelle B. Henderson

Assessment of Scoured Bridges Subjected to Vessel Impact Using Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis , Amir S. Irhayyim

Assessment and Prevention of Bacterial Regrowth in Stored Household Water in Eastern Coastal Madagascar , Lauren Judah

Development of Membrane Assisted Recovery of Solids (MARS) Technology for Nutrient Management in Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems , Itzé Alejandra Kenney

Evaluation of Hydrodynamic Effects of Waterway Restoration on an Estuarine Ecosystem , Megan Kramer

The Impact of Land Use Change on Hydrology Using Hydrologic Modelling and Geographical Information System (GIS) , Nattachan Luesaksiriwattana

Simulating Flood Control in Progress Village, Florida Using Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) , Azize Minaz

Chlorine Taste Threshold and Acceptability as a Water Disinfectant Among Indigenous Ngäbe and Non-Indigenous in Rural Panama , Ashley Osler

Coral Reef Restoration Monitoring Through an Environmental Engineering and Social-Ecological Lens , Michelle C. Platz

Effects of Slurry Type on Drilled Shaft Strength , Cesar Quesada Garcia

Designing Control Strategies for Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) at Transportation Conflict Areas , Saeid Soleimaniamiri

Comparison Study of Consumer’s Perception toward Urban Air Mobility in the United States and Rest of the World Using Social Media Information , S M Toki Tahmid

Airspace Design and Strategic Deconfliction for Urban Air Mobility , Hualong Tang

Optimizing Lake Okeechobee Watershed Management and Reservoir Operations for Water Quality Improvement , Osama Mahrous Mossad Tarabih

Advanced Methods for Railroad Station Operation Decisions: Data Analytics, Optimization, Automation , Yuan Wang

High-Risk Traffic Crash Pattern Recognition and Identification Using Econometric Models and Machine Learning Models , Runan Yang

Biochar Amended Biological Systems for Enhanced Landfill Leachate and Lignocellulosic Banana Waste Treatment , Xia Yang

Passive Radiative Cooling by Spectrally Selective Nanoparticles in Thick Film Nanocomposites , David Allen Young

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

A System Architecture for Water Distribution Networks , Noha Abdel-Mottaleb

Sustainability Assessment of a Pressure Retarded Osmosis System , Samar Al Mashrafi

Health Risk Assessment of Local Populations Ingesting Water with Naturally Occurring Arsenic and Fecal Related Contaminants in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala , Marisol Alvarez

Influence of Coating Defects Within the Lock Seams on the Corrosion Performance of Aluminized Steel Drainage Pipes , Mohammed Al Yaarubi

Longitudinal Trajectory Tracking Analysis for Autonomous Electric Vehicles Based on PID Control , Hossein Amiri

An Assessment and Exploration of Recent Methodological Advances in Safety Data Analysis , Suryaprasanna Kumar Balusu

Pressure Retarded Osmosis: A Potential Technology for Seawater Desalination Energy Recovery and Concentrate Management , Joshua Benjamin

Assessing the Feasibility of Microbially Managed Biological Filtration in U.S. Drinking Water Systems for Removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern , Andrew J. Black

The Effect of Cement and Blast Furnace Slag Characteristics on Expansion of Heat-Cured Mortar Specimens , Jair G. Burgos

A Systems Approach for Improving the Performance of Rural Community-Managed Water Systems Using SIASAR: Case Studies in Bolivia and Colombia , Rachel A. Cannon

Passive Nitrifying Biofilters for Onsite Treatment of Saline Domestic Wastewater , Daniel Arnulfo Delgado

Plastic Pollution in Urban Rivers: Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Plastic Release and Transport , Charlotte Juliane Haberstroh

Effects of Nitrate on Arsenic Mobilization during Aquifer Storage and Recovery , Hania Hawasli

Prediction of the Effects of Turbulence on Vehicle Hydroplaning using a Numerical Model , Thathsarani Dilini Herath Herath Mudiyanselage

Shortcut Nitrogen Removal in Photo-sequencing Batch Reactor, Experiments, Dynamic Model and Full-scale Design , Sahand Iman Shayan

Chorine Conversion: Biological and Water Quality Impact on Activated Carbon Block Point of Use Filters , Horace S. Jakpa

Efficient Management of Nitrogen and Phosphorus at Centralized Water Reclamation Facilities , Helene Kassouf

Building and Characterizing a Lab-Scaled Aquifer Storage and Recovery System , Murat Can Kayabas

Corrosion Rate Prediction in FRP-Concrete Repair , Mohammad A. Khawaja

Use of Biochar and Zeolite for Landfill Leachate Treatment: Experimental Studies and Reuse Potential Assessment , Thanh Thieu Lam

Feasibility of Epoxy Bond Enhancement on High-Strength Concrete , Amanda A. Lewis

Trajectory Optimization for Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Platooning and Split Operations: Modeling and Experiments , Qianwen Li

Leaf Cutter Ant Nest Soil Cement Stabilized Earthen Bricks: Materials and Methods for Engineering Field Applications , Faith Malay

Minimum Cut-Sets for the Identification of Critical Water Distribution Network Segments , Xiliang Mao

An Assessment of Nutrient Improvement in Surface Water Due to the Conversion of Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems to Sewerage , Jenelle A. Mohammed

Development of a Numerical Process Model for Adsorbent-amended Constructed Wetlands , Lillian Mulligan

Corrosion Propagation of Stainless Steel Reinforced Concrete , Nelly Sofía Orozco Martínez

Corrosion Durability Service Life of Calcium Silicate-Based Reinforced Concrete , Carolina Páez Jiménez

Assessment of the Environmental Sustainability of a Small Water Production Facility in Madagascar , Jesal Patel

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis of the Hydraulic Performance and Bio-kinetics in a Full-Scale Oxidation Ditch , Kiesha C. Pierre

Biochar Amended Bioretention Systems for Nutrient and Fecal Indicator Bacteria Removal from Urban and Agricultural Runoffs , Md Yeasir Arif Rahman

Understanding the Leaching Mechanism for Lead (Pb) Found in Components of Locally Manufactured Handpumps in Eastern Madagascar , Nidhi Shah

Impacts of Automated Vehicle Technologies on Future Traffic , Xiaowei Shi

Community Assessment of Water Perceptions and Household Point-of-Use Treatment Methods in Madagascar , Isabella Rose Silverman

Laboratory Examination of Lead Weights Harvested from Pitcher Pumps in Eastern Madagascar , Madelyn Wilson

Impact of grain morphology on the temporal evolution of interfacial area during multi-phase flow in porous media , Fizza Zahid

EAV Fleet Management in Transportation and Power Systems , Dongfang Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

A Framework for Assessing the Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety (RAMS) of Decentralized Sanitation , Adefunké Adeosun

Development of an Organic Processor Assembly (OPA) for Sustainable Resource Recovery to Enable Long-Duration, Deep-Space Human Exploration (LoDDSHE) , Talon James Bullard

Black Lives Matter in Engineering, Too! An Environmental Justice Approach towards Equitable Decision-Making for Stormwater Management in African American Communities , Maya Elizabeth Carrasquillo

Coral Reef Restoration in the Tropical West Atlantic Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic , Linden Cheek

Designing Next-generation Transportation Systems with Emerging Vehicle Technologies , Zhiwei Chen

Strength Restoration of Corrosion Damaged Piles Repaired with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Systems , Jethro Clarke

Water Quality and Sustainability Assessment of Rural Water Systems in the Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama , Corbyn Cools

Rapid Cross-Section Imaging with Magnetic and Impedance Sensors for Grout Anomaly Detection in External Post-Tensioned Tendons , Hani Freij

Enhanced Nitrogen, Organic Matter and Color Removal from Landfill Leachate by Biological Treatment Processes with Biochar and Zeolite , Bisheng Gao

Bond Life of Structural Epoxy-Concrete Systems Under Accelerated Hygrothermal Aging , Philip W. Hopkins

Socio-Technical Transitions in the Water Sector: Emerging Boundaries for Utility Resilience in Barbados , Wainella N. Isaacs

Structural and Agricultural Value at Risk in Florida from Flooding during Hurricane Irma , Alexander J. Miller

An Inferential Study of the Potential Consumer Value of Free Charging for Users of Public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure , Divyamitra Mishra

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Centre for Geotechnical Science and Engineering

Research Strengths

Leading research in geomechanics.

The Centre for Geotechnical Science and Engineering focuses on the development of innovative test procedures, field monitoring techniques, mathematical models, and computational methods to predict the behaviour of soils, rock and other materials. By linking two of Australia’s leading research teams, namely the Geotechnical Research Group and Diffusion in Solids Group, the Centre is uniquely equipped to study a range of problems with length scales that vary over several orders of magnitude. The outcomes of this research are delivering improvements in the safety, efficiency and reliability of civil infrastructure and mechanical technology.

The Centre is currently conducting research in five key areas:

Geoinfrastructure

Key research areas include:

• Unsaturated soil mechanics
• Rock mechanics
• Soft soil engineering
• Pipelines crossing geographically challenging environments
• Ground improvement for infrastructure on soft or problematic soils
• Hazard assessment and risk mitigation for landslides, rockfalls and debris flow
• Utilisation of underground rock face stability
• Stochastic optimisation of construction and performance of built infrastructure
• Infrastructure on problematic soils and rocks
• Renewal and remediation of ageing infrastructure
• Recycling of construction waste for geotechnical purposes

Geoenvironment

• Futureproofing infrastructure against climate change
• Mine subsidence and groundwater (including waste dumps)
• Particle characterisation of granular materials
• Environmental geotechnics of coal mine spoil
• Mechanics of hard and soft soils
• Landslides and rockfall

• Rockfall hazard and risk mitigation
• New technologies for remote and continuous monitoring of slope movements
• Efficient numerical and probabilistic methods for risk assessment in geotechnical engineering
• Probabilistic geotechnical site investigation using geotechnical, geophysical and geological information
• Reliability analysis of geoinfrastructures based on site investigation data
• Risk assessments and early warning systems of rainfall induced landslides
• Landslide susceptibility prediction of regional landslides
• Data-driven predictive maintenance for rail track
• Bayesian back analysis for settlement of prediction of embankments built on soft soils
• Reliability updating of single piles and pile groups based on load tests
• Novel probabilistic characterisation of complex joint structures for the optimisation of mine operations

Computational Geomechanics

• Limit analysis methods
• Particle Finite Element analysis methods
• Phase-Field Finite Element analysis methods
• Discrete element and discontinuous deformation analysis methods
• Adaptive coupling of continuum and dis-continuum methods for dynamic analysis
• Discrete modelling (DEM) of bonded and unbonded granular materials
• Discontinuum Deformation Analysis (DDA)
• Adaptive coupling of continuum and discontinuum methods for dynamic problems
• Dynamic impact problems and fragmentation
• Soil-machine interaction problems
• Soil-inclusion and soil-structure interaction problems
• Dynamic coupled finite element analysis for soil structure interaction problems

• Thermal transport in Composites and Porous Media
• Investigation of Mass Transport in High Entropy Alloys
• High Energy Density - High Delivery Rate Thermal Energy Storage
• Increasing Solar Power Efficiency
• Maximising Metallic Foams

Professor Anna Giacomini

• Phone: (02) 4921 6254
• [email protected]
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Course - master's thesis in general psychology - psy3915, course-details-portlet, psy3915 - master's thesis in general psychology, examination arrangement.

Examination arrangement: Master thesis and oral examination Grade: Letter grades

Course content

The Master's thesis is an academic in-depth work within general psychology, where the student writes a scientific document in line with relevant guidelines in regards to structure and theory. The subject of the master's thesis, which can be either experimental or purely theoretical, should be decided in consultation with a competent supervisor.

Students apply to have their thesis topic approved and a supervisor appointed by filling in a master's thesis agreement. Here the student must include a project description in which the research purpose, theoretical grounding, methodological approach and practical implementation are explained. Check with the department regarding the deadline for submitting this master's thesis agreement. The institute is responsible to assess and approve both topic and supervisor.

Learning outcome

The student:

• has advanced knowledge within general psychology and specialized insight into a limited area

• has in-depth knowledge of theory and method in psychological research and of how a scientific project is carried out

• has in-depth knowledge of what is required of a scientific text in psychology, including advanced knowledge of APA style

• has in-depth knowledge of conducting professional argumentation with the use of theory, research, method and method choice and own data and analysis

• has advanced knowledge of quality requirements for research, including adherence to research ethical guidelines and principles

• can analyze and relate critically to various sources of information and use these to structure and formulate professional reasoning

• can analyze existing theories, methods and interpretations within the subject area and work independently with practical and theoretical problem solving

• can use relevant methods for research and professional development independently

• can design and carry out an independent, limited research project under supervision and in line with applicable research ethics norms

• can analyze professional issues and understand complex research data

• can communicate scientific findings - both in writing and orally.

• can find out and relate critically to various sources of information

• can familiarize themselves with literature that is relevant for carrying out research within a limited area of ​​psychology

• can communicate the research work

• The student can formulate a precise and clear problem with relevance for psychological theory or practice and present a well-considered rationale for the choice and use of method and literature

• The student can think critically and draw scientific conclusions based on research

• The student can use the APA standard for scientific publishing

General competence:

• can analyze relevant professional, professional and research ethical issues

• can apply their knowledge and skills in new areas to carry out advanced tasks and projects

• can convey extensive independent work and masters the subject's forms of expression

• can communicate about professional issues, analyzes and conclusions within psychology

• can apply their knowledge to find answers to relevant issues in psychology

• can convey extensive independent research work within psychology's forms of expression

• can communicate psychological research

Learning methods and activities

Own work with compulsory guidance.

The work on the master's thesis will be a combination of independent activity and work under supervision. The academic guidance must ensure that the student is provided with the necessary knowledge, that all parts of the work have a satisfactory quality (e.g. when collecting and processing data) and that the project as a whole takes place in line with current research ethical guidelines.

The master's thesis seminar in the second semester consists of information on how to find a topic, a presentation of potential supervisors and the design of a project description. The master's thesis seminar in the third semester consists of a lecture that gives tips and advice on the process of writing a master's thesis and a seminar where the student presents his topics and receives constructive feedback from other students and staff. Participation in the master's thesis seminars must be approved before submission of the master's thesis can take place.

Compulsory assignments

• Mandatory participation in the thesis seminar

Further on evaluation

The master's thesis is assessed with letter grades (A-F). The assignment is delivered individually or as a joint work. If the thesis is delivered as joint work, a document describing the individual candidate's contribution must be attached. This will normally involve an individual assessment of the candidates.

The students give a final oral presentation and are examined on the assignment. The oral examination consists of an explanation from the student of approx. 10 minutes and a subsequent questioning. Oral examination is used to adjust the grade. The student can choose an open or closed exam. If it is an open examination, the audience may be present during the examination, if it is a closed examination, only the committee and the student are present.

Check with the institute for the deadline for submitting the project description and master's thesis.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required: Psychology (MPSY)

Required previous knowledge

All examinations in the Masters in General Psychology should be passed before the thesis can be submitted.

Version: 1 Credits:  45.0 SP Study level: Second degree level

Term no.: 1 Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2024

Term no.: 2 Teaching semester:  SPRING 2025

Language of instruction: English, Norwegian

Location: Trondheim

• Audrey Lucia Hendrika van der Meer
• Roxanna Morote Rios

Department with academic responsibility Department of Psychology

Examination

Examination arrangement: master thesis and oral examination.

• * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.

For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"

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