Master's Thesis

About the course

Subjects

Entrepreneurship Strategy Innovation

Course content

The master's thesis consists of a written report based on the analytical challenges examined during the internship.

The master's thesis addresses selected analytical issues relevant to the challenges examined during the internship. The internship is concerned with practical problems in the conduct and commercializing bio-innovations, and results are presented in terms of practical implications and conclusions.

The main idea of the thesis is to revisit one or several such analytical challenges so as to examine and reflect upon them in depth, from an academic perspective. That means situating the problem in the academic literature, applying advanced theoretical and methodological tools, critically considering the strength of conclusions.

The bio-science behind the innovations considered in the internship project are relevant for their commercialization and other related business decisions. For instance, based on the scientific origins of an innovation, alternative commercialization routes or knowledge protection strategies are available. The thesis must highlight these relationships between the science, the innovation, and implications for commercialization, demonstrating the student's ability to span and connect issues in bio-science with business implications.

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What you will learn

The subject of the thesis must be within the programme profile’s particular academic identity and theoretical field(s).

Address a complex problem in Biobusiness that goes beyond the level and content of the compulsory courses
Develop and address research questions that effectively link a relevant and timely challenge in Biobusiness to scholarly literature and available data
Select, combine and apply relevant concepts, theories, and literature
Make appropriate methodological choices, including the collection of relevant data and information, and evaluate the strength and limitations of the applied methodology and research design
Provide consistency and coherence in the relationships between problem statement, theoretical perspectives, analysis and conclusion
Articulate and discuss the research results, and their implications for managers, scholarly literature, and potentially policy makers

Course prerequisites

Students or the Study Director may choose that the student writes an academic, case-orientated, master´s thesis without an internship. To be allowed to defend the Master´s Thesis, those students who conduct an internship must have finished the 16 weeks' Internship, as it is part of the Master's Thesis. It is very important that all 3rd-semester courses are passed before the internship starts as it may have an influence on the performance of the tasks in the company. If one student has not passed the 3rd-semester courses before the start of the internship, the study program may reserve the right to cancel the internship.

Facts

Level

Master

Type

Mandatory course

ECTS

Code

CBIOO2000U

Teaching periods

Spring – semester

Academic year

2025/2026

Status

Available places

Teaching language

English

Teaching Format

On campus

Exams

Written assignment and oral exam on campus
Group exam, spring

Assessment type

7 point grading scale