thesis process
The thesis topic should be in the field of urban studies, and will ideally make use of a student’s previous disciplinary expertise while exploring new grounds. In selecting a topic, students should consider their personal interests, professional expectations, disciplinary background, and the existing expertise of MSc in Urban Studies staff. In the first semester, the involved teachers in the MSc in Urban Studies as well as related researchers will provide a list of thesis topics from which students are strongly encouraged to select a topic.
The thesis development process begins in the very first semester with the selection of a topic and supervisor. During the second semester students will develop their research idea into a research design, supported by the coursework for Research Design in Urban Studies. Various presentation moments are scheduled throughout the two-year process, culminating in the public thesis defence at the end of the fourth semester.
