Recommended structure
- Title page. See UiO’s guidelines and recommendations.
- Summary/abstract - max. 200 words, briefly describing the project, background, aim, methods, and conclusion. It should be written as plain text and in one paragraph and be placed on a separate page after the title page and before the table of contents.
- Foreword/acknowledgements.
- Table of contents
- Main text
- End notes (if relevant)
- List of sources/references.
- Appendices (if relevant)
The thesis should include the URL of a related MCT blog post which integrates the accompanying material such as video, audio, source code, data, high-resolution images, etc.
Formatting guidelines and other useful resources are available on the Master’s thesis page.
The title page should include the following:
- Thesis title
- The UiO logo - the Apollo seal
- Student's full name
- Master's thesis in [course code + title]
- Programme/programme option
- No. of credits (30)
- Semester and year
- Department of Musicology (IMV), University of Oslo
Suggested length of thesis
The length of the thesis should be approximately 18 000 words (+/- 10%), including tables, figure captions and footnotes, but excluding the table of contents, acknowledgements, references, and appendices.
Font
Use the same font throughout your document. The font must be easily legible.
Recommended font: 12 point Times New Roman with line spacing between 1 and 1.15 points.
Margins
2.5 cm on each side.
Justified on both margins.
Referencing system
You are free to decide whether to provide references in parentheses within the main text or as footnotes. Whichever system you choose, it is very important that you use it consistently.
All students should familiarise themselves with the university library's webpage on the correct use of citations and referencing of source materials.
Footnotes
Should appear at the bottom of the same page as the numeric reference in the text. This is more reader-friendly than putting all the footnotes either at the end of each chapter or at the end of the main text..
List of sources/references
Should appear at the end of the thesis (but before any appendices).
The list of sources/references should only include texts that are referred to in the thesis.
See also UiO's Graphic Centre for further information about styles and layout.