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Master's Programme in Geoengineering
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Master's thesis in Geoengineering
This page supplements the general guidelines of Master's thesis process at School of Engineering with Geoengineering specific details.
Master's thesis in Geoengineering
You can check the advertised thesis topics at Aalto wiki-page (login as Aalto user).
In addition to listed thesis topics you can suggest your own topic to one of the supervisors.
Presentations of the Master’s thesis will be arranged in every GeoCorner. The presentation need to be done before the student can leave the thesis for approval (see Thesis deadlines). The length of presentation is 15 minutes and additional 5 minutes is reserved for discussion. The abstract of the master's thesis will serve as maturity essay. Please inform your supervisor at least two weeks before the date you are planning to present your thesis.
GeoCorners 2024:
Friday 26.1.2024 14-16 Room K1/Rakentajanaukio 4
Friday 16.2.2024 14-16 Room K1/Rakentajanaukio 4
Friday 22.3.2024 14-16 Room K1/Rakentajanaukio 4
Friday 26.4.2024 14-16 Room K1/Rakentajanaukio 4
Friday 24.5.2024 14-16 Room K1/Rakentajanaukio 4
Friday 14.6.2024 14-16 Room K1/Rakentajanaukio 4
Friday 23.8.2024 14-16 Room K1/Rakentajanaukio 4
Friday 27.9.2024 14-16 Room K1/Rakentajanaukio 4
Friday 25.10.2024 14-16 Room K1/Rakentajanaukio 4
Friday 15.11.2024 14-16 Room K1/Rakentajanaukio 4
Friday 13.12.2024 14-16 Room K1/Rakentajanaukio 4
When the presentations are confirmed, the programme will be available in Geocorner event.
Example of recommended timeline
| Month (2nd year) | Step |
| August | Read the general thesis instructions and guidelines (see top of page) and check the advertised thesis topics of the Programme. |
| September-October |
Contact supervisor to apply for advertised topic or to suggest your own topic. November Supervisors choose and announce students for each topic. If more than one student is interested in the same topic, supervisors will make their decision based on the students' study success (= grades in the relevant courses). |
| December | You and supervisor together with the thesis advisor will have a kick-off meeting. |
| December-January | Apply for the topic officially. To apply for the MSc thesis topic, see the general thesis instructions and guidelines. Note the deadlines. |
| January-May | Writing the thesis |
| May-June | Finalizing and presentation of the thesis, applying for approval |
In case you are not able to follow the suggested process, you must hand over a time plan for an individual thesis process and motivate the deviation for the common plan. You need to present your plan for the Programme Director by the end of the year during the second year of master studies.
Aalto University Language Centre arranges a course titled “LC-1322 Thesis Writing for Engineers (MSc), 3 credits”. This course is highly recommended. Participation in this course is useful when starting to write your Master’s thesis.
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