Student Guide

Master's Programme in Biological and Chemical Engineering for a Sustainable Bioeconomy

Thesis

Master's thesis project

The master's thesis is a project that all students undertake towards the end of their studies. The purpose of this project is to solve a problem related to the field of study on a topic related to the advanced studies of the degree programme.

This project is a 30-credit (ECTS) study attainment. It consists of the thesis report as well as a maturity test, and a seminar or presentation related to the project.

Master's Thesis checklist (more information below)

  1. Find a supervising professor and agree on the topic with them. 
  2. Apply for the supervisor, topic and advisor(s) by filling in the starting information in MyStudies "Thesis" -tab and submitting it. 
  3. Write the thesis following the instructions
  4. Agree on the presentation and the evaluation schedule of the thesis with your supervisor.
  5. After receiving the permission from your supervisor, submit your final version of the thesis in MyStudies. You can find the schedule for when thesis grades are approved by the Degree Programme Committee on the Graduation page of your programme. See the link at the top of this page.
  6. Make sure that you are enrolled as an attending student and that your personal study plan is valid and approved, and you have completed all required studies so that you can apply for graduation.

Master’s thesis guidelines

The Master’s thesis guidelines contain general information on what the thesis is, and describe the whole process from start to approval.

The Master's thesis evaluation guidelines and Characterization of Master's theses grades provide information about the evaluation. 

Getting started with your master's thesis

Working on your master's thesis

Practical instructions on writing the thesis

The Aalto University Language Centre offers a Writing Clinic service for students to help with academic English. 

Turnitin is an aid for skillful writing and preventing plagiarism.

Word template for master's thesis in English, Finnish and Swedish for all Aalto schools.

Evaluation and approval of the master's thesis

Graduation

You can apply for the approval and evaluation of the master's thesis and for the master's degree graduation at the same time if all the studies for your master's degree have been completed and registered. For more information, please see the graduation page. Please also make sure to fill out the TEK survey for New Graduates in Technology. 

2024 Survey link

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