Thesis and Project Work Abroad

 

 

If you are interested in doing a project or writing your thesis at one of the Faculty of Life Sciences' partner universities start by contacting a supervisor at LIFE. Your supervisor may be able to put you in touch with one of their collaboration partners. Together with your supervisor at LIFE and/or the contact at the host university, you can then plan your project.

 

If you are doing a project, the project must be eligible for credit transfer.

 

If you are working on your thesis, your main supervisor must be your supervisor at LIFE and you must submit your thesis for assessment at LIFE only. 

 

It is possible to apply for an Erasmus grant for thesis preparatory work at an Erasmus partner. The grant is typically for 15 ECTS. Your studies must be pre-approved by your thesis supervisor at LIFE. Read more about the rules on the University of Copenhagen's homepage (in Danish only). 

 

Read more about the Erasmus application procedure. 

 

 

Fieldwork abroad

 

For many students, fieldwork abroad is the best way of getting a sense of what it is like “on the ground”, of seeing how the methods learnt at the Faculty of Life Sciences are put into practice. 

 

Fieldwork is often part of BSc projects or thesis.

 

Fieldwork is perhaps often associated with students who take a particular interest in development issues. Thus, all agricultural development students must spent time working in the field in a developing country in connection with their thesis. This is part of the curriculum as development issues are best understood in the right context.

 

However, fieldwork in developing countries or in other countries is not only for students with an interest in traditional development issues. Working in the field is a wonderful opportunity for students to venture into the world, to have a closer look at problems which may be quite similar to problems seen in Denmark, but which add an extra dimension to the issues being studied.

 

Your lecturer can probably provide some input if you would like to do fieldwork in a developing country or any other country – Alternatively, you are welcome to contact Student Services or Secretariet for Internationalisation.