Master's ThesisLaajuus (30 ECTS)

Objective

Objective and achieved competence: The objective of the master's thesis for the Master of Culture and Arts degree is to develop and apply knowledge and competence required in cultural provision and thus provide competence for independent and demanding expert work and expert communication as part of it. The form of the master's thesis is dictated by the subject of development and the operating environment. The student will be able to plan, implement and report on a graduate project related to research and development in the field of cultural provision. The student’s own research and development-oriented approach will be reinforced. The student will be able to assess the weaknesses and strengths of his or her own graduate project process and to argue for the choices made in this connection.

Content

The student prepares the master's thesis in close connection with his or her own work or working community, the research and development activities of the Metropolia or HUMAK University of Applied Sciences or some other organization in the field of cultural provision. The project submission will produce a solution or model of operation which can be applied to a problem of working life, and which has practical applicability. The process for producing the graduate project is launched on the basis of a development concept presented by the student in the application stage immediately at the beginning of his or her studies. The processual realization of the master's thesis is supported by the other modules and assignments of the curriculum and a separate graduate project seminar. The long-distance and contact modules of the training support the completion of the master's thesis in terms of content and method.