With submission in sights for your candidate, it's time for you to have an extra focus on whether all academic and formal requirements are met.

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The thesis must:

- represent an independent and comprehensive piece of scientific work of high academic standard

- be of high academic standard with regard to the formulation of the research topic, conceptual clarity, formal presentation, ethical considerations, and the use of methods, theories and empirical material

- have material and methods applied that are relevant to the questions raised

- have arguments and conclusions posited that are tenable

- contribute to new knowledge in the discipline and hold an academic standard appropriate for publication in the scientific literature of the field

Check out earlier course pages for in-depth information on the thesis requirements :

SUPERVISING THE THESIS

THESIS - MAIN REQUIREMENTS

THESIS - MONOGRAPH

THESIS - ARTICLE-BASED

SOURCES AND MORE INFORMATION

PhD Regulations (UiB level)	Programme description (faculty level)	Webpages and guidelines
Part III. Implementation, Section 10. The PhD thesis,	Structure and content of the programme, Thesis	Guidelines for evaluation for the PhD degree at the faculty