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Tampere University Student’s Guide

Course unit, curriculum year 2026–2027
POL.KV.399

Master's Seminar and Thesis, 40 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2026–18.10.2026)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2026–31.12.2026)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2027–7.3.2027)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2027–31.5.2027)
Course code
POL.KV.399
Language of learning
Finnish
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Pami Aalto, Kansainvälisen politiikan professori
Responsible teacher:
Tuomas Forsberg, Kansainvälisen politiikan professori
Responsible teacher:
Hiski Haukkala until 21.10.2024, Kansainvälisen politiikan professori
Responsible teacher:
Hanna Ojanen 21.10.2024 - 31.12.2025
Responsible teacher:
Emilian Kavalski starting from 1.1.2026
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Management and Business 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Politics Studies 100 %
Common learning outcomes
Ethics
Content
A thesis produced under the supervision of the assigned professor. The seminar lasts one academic year. In the first seminar the student produces a research plan (10 pages). In the second seminar the student presents a paper based on their thesis (20 pages). The students are expected to attend the seminars and to participate actively in discussions in the class.
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Compulsory prerequisites
Further information
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Opiskelijan tulee ilmoittautua sekä seminaariin (ylin kohta, osallistuminen opetukseen) että tiedonhankintataitoihin erikseen. Itsenäisen työskentelyn toteutukset ovat vain opintohallinnolle osasuoritusten kirjaamista varten, joten niille ei erikseen ilmoittauduta.
All parts of the completion option are compulsory.

Participation in teaching

16.09.2026 – 30.04.2027
Active in period 1 (1.8.2026–18.10.2026)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2026–31.12.2026)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2027–7.3.2027)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2027–31.5.2027)
25.08.2026 – 27.04.2027
Active in period 1 (1.8.2026–18.10.2026)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2026–31.12.2026)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2027–7.3.2027)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2027–31.5.2027)
16.09.2026 – 29.04.2027
Active in period 1 (1.8.2026–18.10.2026)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2026–31.12.2026)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2027–7.3.2027)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2027–31.5.2027)
Contact teaching
31.08.2026 – 30.04.2027
Active in period 1 (1.8.2026–18.10.2026)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2026–31.12.2026)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2027–7.3.2027)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2027–31.5.2027)
Contact teaching
11.01.2027 – 31.05.2027
Active in period 3 (1.1.2027–7.3.2027)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2027–31.5.2027)

Participation in teaching

Online or distance self learning
01.09.2026 – 07.12.2026
Active in period 1 (1.8.2026–18.10.2026)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2026–31.12.2026)
05.01.2027 – 16.05.2027
Active in period 3 (1.1.2027–7.3.2027)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2027–31.5.2027)

Independent study

No scheduled teaching