Module LS5995-KP30

Master Thesis Infection Biology (MScThesis)


Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each semester

Credit points

30

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

  • Master Infection Biology 2023, compulsory, Infection Biology
  • Master Infection Biology 2018, compulsory, Infection Biology
  • Master Infection Biology 2012, compulsory, Infection Biology

Classes and lectures:

  • Practical work (autonomous practical studies , 39 SWS)
  • Colloquium (presentation (incl. preparation), 1 SWS)
  • Authoring of the Master Thesis (supervised self studies, 5 SWS)

Workload:

  • 900 hours research for and write up of a thesis

Contents of teaching:

  • Scientific project in the field of infection biology

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

  • Competence and ability to solve a preformulated more complex scientific problem in a defined period of time and to document with respect to good scientific practice and present and critically defend the experimental results.

Grading through:

  • written exam, oral presentation, and defence of the experiment´s results

Responsible for this module:

  • Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schaible

Teacher:

Literature:

  • Topical literature about the subject :

Language:

  • offered only in English

Notes:

Prerequisites for the module:
- Minimum of 70 ECTS
- At least one out of the three courses, block internship 1, block internship 2 and the master's thesis, must be carried out at the University of Lübeck, The University Clinic (UKSH), the Research Center Borstel, or the Frauenhofer IMTE.

Prerequisites for admission to the written examination:
- succesful work on the subject

Module exam:
- LS5995-L1: Master Thesis in IB, written thesis, 66,66 % module grade
- LS5995-L2: Colloquium about the thesis in IB, oral defend, 60 min (20 min oral presentation), 33,33 % module grade (the arithmetic
mean of the two examinators)

If the master thesis is conducted outside the University of Lübeck (UzL), a lecturer of the UzL must be appointed as supervisor before the work is commensed (see PVO), and who is also the first examiner of the thesis.

Last Updated:

14.02.2022