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Psykologian graduryhmät, -aiheet ja hakeminen

Aiheen valinta ja opintojen kevätpäivä

Tulevan lukuvuoden pro gradu -tutkielmaryhmiä koskeva informaatio päivitetään näille nettisivuille. Nettisivuilla listataan tulevien pro gradu -tutkielmaryhmien ohjaajat, tarjolla olevien tutkielmien aiheet ja/tai seminaarien yleiset teemat sekä ryhmiin toivottavien opiskelijoiden määrä ja mahdolliset erityistoivomukset (aiemmat opinnot) ja aikataulut.

Lukuvuoden 2024-2025 aiheet julkaistaan keväällä 2024.

Psykologian kandi- ja gradupäivä: 25.4.2023 klo 9-12.30, Martti Ahtisaari -sali (Agora auditorio 1)

Henkilökunnan edustajat ovat valmiita kertomaan tulevista aiheista ja jo tehdyistä töistä. Toiveena on aktiivinen osallistuminen puolin ja toisin!

Mikäli et pääse opintojen kevätpäivään ja  haluat lisätietoja pro gradu -tutkielmien aiheista tai sinulla on erityisiä aikataulullisia kysymyksiä, ota yhteyttä ilmoitettuihin ohjaajiin. Graduohjaajat ovat ilmoittaneet aiheidensa yhteydessä, mikäli ovat tavattavissa Kevätpäivässä tai johonkin vaihtoehtoiseen aikaan.

Gradu tehdään ensisijaisesti parityönä

Pyydämme huomioimaan, että psykologian laitos suosittelee pro gradu -tutkielman tekemistä ensisijaisesti parityönä.

Jos sinulla on valmis paritoive, mainitse se hakemuksessasi. Paria ei tarvitse kuitenkaan olla hakuvaiheessa vielä tiedossa, riittää kun ilmaiset halukkuutesi parityön tekemiseen hakemuksessa. Ohjaaja voi tarvittaessa auttaa omassa ryhmässään parien muodostamisessa ennen prosessin alkua.

Hakeminen graduryhmiin

Graduryhmiin haetaan sähköisellä hakulomakkeella: Graduhakulomake (hakemus suljettu)

Hakuaika päättyy 9.5.2023

Opiskelijan tulee hakea neljään eri ryhmään (ensisijainen, toissijainen, kolmas ja neljäs toive). 

Tieto valinnoista toukokuussa

Graduryhmäjaosta tiedotetaan sähköpostitse toukokuun loppuun mennessä.

Katso mallipohjat, ohjaussopimus ja muut ohjeet syventävän tutkielman ohjeista.

Matematiikassa pro gradu -tutkielma on kandidaatintutkielmaa laajempi työ ja se vaatii useiden tietolähteiden käyttämistä. Sen aihe liittyy yleensä jonkin syventävien opintojen kurssiin tai seminaariin. Aineenopettajaksi opiskelevat voivat tehdä pro gradu -tutkielman myös koulumatematiikkaa sivuavista aihepiireistä. Jos tieteelliset jatko-opinnot kiinnostavat, niin pro gradu -tutkielmassa on mahdollisuus tutustua aihealueeseen, josta voi sitten jatkaa tohtoriopintoja.

Kun haluat aloittaa matematiikan pro gradu -tutkielman teon, ota yhteys koordinoijaan Tero Kilpeläiseen, tero.kilpelainen@jyu.fi, MaD307. Jos sinulla on jo aihealue tai ohjaaja mielessä, niin voit toki ottaa suoraan yhteyttä ko. henkilöön. Esimerkiksi Stokastiikkaan ja todennäköisyysteoriaan liittyvissä aiheissa voit ottaa suoraan yhteyttä Stefan Geissiin, stefan.geiss@jyu.fi, MaD339.

Tilastotieteessä ja datatieteessä pro gradu -tutkielman tavoitteena on perehdyttää tutkielman tekijä johonkin tilastotieteen tai datatieteen erikoisalaan tai menetelmään. Tutkielman voi tehdä esimerkiksi jostakin syventävään opintojaksoon liittyvästä aihepiiristä. Usein pro gradu -tutkielma tehdään yhteistyössä tutkimuslaitosten, yritysten tai yliopiston muiden laitosten kanssa. Tutkielma voi siis liittyä vaikkapa jonkin sovellusalan tutkimusongelmaa koskevan aineiston tilastolliseen analyysiin.

Kun haluat aloittaa tilastotieteen ja datatieteen pro gradu -tutkielman teon, ota yhteyttä tilastotieteen opetushenkilökuntaan.

The  Master's thesis is required for the completion of the degree. It is worth of 30 ECTS. The aim of the thesis work is to deeply understand a specific research topic within your major and practice the scientific process under close supervision. This is why it is very important to use good scientific practices in the study design, data collection and reporting. Like all scientific work, the thesis will be evaluated by external experts.

When to start the thesis work and how long does it take?

• 30 ECTS is equal to five months of full-time work. In practice it is good to reserve a full year for the process, starting from the selection of the topic and ending with grading of the final work. This is because in addition to full time work during the data collection and analysis, you can do other studies during planning.
• The best time to start thinking about the possible master's thesis topic is the first Autumn of your Master's studies. At this point you need to enroll in the course “BENS4039 Master's seminar 1 and project management". The course  starts with a common introductory lecture in September, and other parts of the course can be done either during the Autumn or starting from January. The purpose of the course is to help you in the selection of the study topic, planning the project and in writing your research plan.
• When the student and supervisor agree on starting the master's thesis project planning, they fill an advising .
• The research plan is presented in the bi-annual Departmental seminar week either in November or April. It is recommended that you finalize and present your thesis research plan during the first year of the MSc program. Especially those whose project includes field work during the summer season, should take care that the plan is ready before the summer.
• The student should study background information related to the thesis topic before the actual work and demonstrate learning either in a written exam or learning report. The course WETS5036 Exam related to the master's thesis is included in the MSc programmes specialisation in Aquatic Science. If necessary, the exam could also relate to topics in cell and molecular biology, or environmental science.
• If the study requires field work, this is usually done during the summer after the first year of master's studies.
• Experimental laboratory work related to the master's thesis is recommended between the Spring of first year and early Autumn of the second year.
• You should participate in the courses BENS5039 Scientific writing during the first spring of your MSc studies. If you plan to start your MSc thesis writing during the second Spring of your MSc studies, you can postpone the Scientific writing course to that time as well.
• You should present the experimental results of your thesis in the departmental seminar week during the second year of the master's studies either in November or April. This is part of the course BENS5039 Master’s seminar 2 and scientific communication. 

Here is the list of the courses that you need to enroll for completing your MSc Thesis. If you have registered to the courses, you can get to the Moodle-environment of each course.

• BENS4039 Master’s Seminar 1 and Project Management
• BENS5039 Master’s Seminar 2 and Scientific communication
• BENS5037 Master’s Thesis
• BENS5035 Scientific Writing
• WETS5036 Exam Related to the MSc thesis.

Instructions for the MSc thesis plan (in Finnish), (in English).

Here is a link to the technical writing instructions of the thesis (in Finnish), (in English) - (WORD template file)

Here is a link to the evaluation criteria used for Master's thesis (in Finnish), (in English) - (PDF).

Summary of the steps in the Master's thesis project:

• Selection of the topic (the student will contact potential supervisors, student can get help in seminar 1 course and from the teachers responsible for the master's programme)
• Formulation of the research questions (supervisors will help, this will be filled in the Master's thesis advising agreement form, and in the research plan required for seminar 1)
• Detailed planning of experiments, schedule, statistical hypotheses and data analysis (supervisors will help, this is included in the research plan)
• Presentation of the research plan and feedback from peers (seminar 1, student opponent will be selected, supervisors will also give feedback)
• Experimental work, sample collection, measurements (supervisors and collaborators will help)
• Analysis of the data (should be done in parallel with the experimental part, supervisors and collaborators will help)
• Reporting of the results (writing the thesis, Scientific Writing course provide guidance, possible other courses organized by the Center for Multilingual Academic Communication (Movi) are also available, there are ususally several rounds of feedback on writing with the supervisor)
• Public presentation (seminar 2)
• Submission for evaluation in the Moodle environment (this can also be done before seminar 2, if the student is ready; the Department will decide the reviewers, who give written feedback and a numerical grade, all submitted theses are automatically checked for plagiarism). Please note that the thesis submitted for grading should be the final, complete thesis, ready for publication.
• Publication (the student will submit the electronic version to the library).

The  Master's thesis is required for the completion of the degree. It is worth of 30 ECTS. The aim of the thesis work is to deeply understand a specific research topic within your major and practice the scientific process under close supervision. This is why it is very important to use good scientific practices in the study design, data collection and reporting. Like all scientific work, the thesis will be evaluated by external experts.

When to start the thesis work and how long does it take?

• 30 ECTS is equal to five months of full-time work. In practice it is good to reserve a full year for the process, starting from the selection of the topic and ending with grading of the final work. This is because in addition to full time work during the data collection and analysis, you can do other studies during planning.
• The best time to start thinking about the possible master's thesis topic is the first Autumn of your Master's studies. At this point you need to enroll in the course “BENS4039 Master's seminar 1 and project management". The course  starts with a common introductory lecture in September, and other parts of the course can be done either during the Autumn or starting from January. The purpose of the course is to help you in the selection of the study topic, planning the project and in writing your research plan.
• When the student and supervisor agree on starting the master's thesis project planning, they fill an advising .
• The research plan is presented in the bi-annual Departmental seminar week either in November or April. It is recommended that you finalize and present your thesis research plan during the first year of the MSc program. Especially those whose project includes field work during the summer season, should take care that the plan is ready before the summer.
• The student should study background information related to the thesis topic before the actual work and demonstrate learning either in a written exam or learning report. In the MSc programme specialisation in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, either course ECOS1070 Ecology or course ECOS1072 Evolution should be completed. 
• If the study requires field work, this is usually done during the summer after the first year of master's studies.
• Experimental laboratory work related to the master's thesis is recommended between the Spring of first year and early Autumn of the second year.
• You should participate in the courses BENS5039 Scientific writing during the first spring of your MSc studies. If you plan to start your MSc thesis writing during the second Spring of your MSc studies, you can postpone the Scientific writing course to that time as well.
• You should present the experimental results of your thesis in the departmental seminar week during the second year of the master's studies either in November or April. This is part of the course BENS5039 Master’s seminar 2 and scientific communication. 

Here is the list of the courses that you need to enroll for completing your MSc Thesis. If you have registered to the courses, you can get to the Moodle-environment of each course.

• BENS4039 Master’s Seminar 1 and Project Management
• BENS5039 Master’s Seminar 2 and Scientific communication
• BENS5037 Master’s Thesis
• BENS5035 Scientific Writing
• ECOS1070 or ECOS1072 Ecology or Evolution

Instructions for the MSc thesis plan (in Finnish), (in English).

Here is a link to the technical writing instructions of the thesis (in Finnish), (in English) - (WORD template file)

Here is a link to the evaluation criteria used for Master's thesis (in Finnish), (in English) - (PDF).

Summary of the steps in the Master's thesis project:

• Selection of the topic (the student will contact potential supervisors, student can get help in seminar 1 course and from the teachers responsible for the master's programme)
• Formulation of the research questions (supervisors will help, this will be filled in the Master's thesis advising agreement form, and in the research plan required for seminar 1)
• Detailed planning of experiments, schedule, statistical hypotheses and data analysis (supervisors will help, this is included in the research plan)
• Presentation of the research plan and feedback from peers (seminar 1, student opponent will be selected, supervisors will also give feedback)
• Experimental work, sample collection, measurements (supervisors and collaborators will help)
• Analysis of the data (should be done in parallel with the experimental part, supervisors and collaborators will help)
• Reporting of the results (writing the thesis, Scientific Writing course provide guidance, possible other courses organized by the Center for Multilingual Academic Communication (Movi) are also available, there are ususally several rounds of feedback on writing with the supervisor)
• Public presentation (seminar 2)
• Submission for evaluation in the Moodle environment (this can also be done before seminar 2, if the student is ready; the Department will decide the reviewers, who give written feedback and a numerical grade, all submitted theses are automatically checked for plagiarism). Please note that the thesis submitted for grading should be the final, complete thesis, ready for publication.
• Publication (the student will submit the electronic version to the library).

The Master's thesis is the thesis of the master's degree and it is done as part of the advanced studies of the degree programme. The scope of the Master's thesis is 30 ECTS. 

In the Master's thesis, you will learn extensively and deeply about the given set of problems. The thesis is divided into a written part (theory, literature review) and an experimental part. Depending on the research topic, the experimental part can be working in a laboratory or computer modeling or simulation. You do the thesis independently, but usually as part of a research group. The thesis has a supervisor with whom you can discuss the choice and suitability of the topic and get advice as the work progresses. In the Master's thesis, you learn to apply a research method to a specific problem, report and critically evaluate research results, and connect the results to the theoretical background. 

You start writing your Master's thesis by finding a supervisor that suits you and having an appointment with him. A thesis can have several supervisors, but the responsible supervisor must be employed by the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ and must have a doctoral degree. In the meeting, you agree on the topic of the work, schedule plan and guidance practices, and you review the assessment criteria for the Master's thesis. The discussion is confirmed by a supervision agreement signed by the student and the responsible supervisor.

A master's thesis is an extensive written thesis based on a research assignment, which is done on a topic related to one's own subject. A thesis is an independent study course belonging to advanced studies, but not a final thesis or exam representing the entire master's degree. The grade given for the Master's thesis is taken into account when assigning the grade for the advanced studies. The student prepares the thesis independently with the support of the supervisor. The scope of the Master's thesis is 30 ECTS in the degree programs of the Department of Physics. 

Check out the Guidelines and Agreement on Master's Thesis Project at the Department of Physics (PDF)

Drawing up a supervision contract supports the degree process

The goal of drawing up a supervision agreement is that the student and supervisor have already discussed relevant issues before starting the thesis process. In the evaluation, progress in the work schedule is based on the estimate recorded in the supervision agreement, unless the schedule has been updated during the progress of the work.

A short list of things to go through:

• naming the responsible instructor and any other instructors,
• preliminary assessment of the difficulty of the subject of the master's thesis,
• a justified estimate of the work completion schedule,
• a common vision of guidance practices and meetings,
• thesis progress checkpoints and schedule update,
• going through the evaluation criteria, especially in the case of exceptional degree types (couple or article degrees).  

By signing the supervision contract, the student and the supervisor commit to the goals of the work. Supervision Agreement (PDF)

A master's thesis is an extensive written thesis based on a research assignment, which is done on a topic related to one's own subject. A thesis is an independent study course belonging to advanced studies, but not a final thesis or exam representing the entire master's degree. The grade given for the Master's thesis is taken into account when assigning the grade for the advanced studies. The student prepares the thesis independently with the support of the supervisor. The scope of the Master's thesis is 30 ECTS in the degree programs of the Department of Physics. 

Check out the Guidelines and Agreement on Master's Thesis Project at the Department of Physics (PDF)

Drawing up a supervision contract supports the degree process

The goal of drawing up a supervision agreement is that the student and supervisor have already discussed relevant issues before starting the thesis process. In the evaluation, progress in the work schedule is based on the estimate recorded in the supervision agreement, unless the schedule has been updated during the progress of the work.

A short list of things to go through:

• naming the responsible instructor and any other instructors,
• preliminary assessment of the difficulty of the subject of the master's thesis,
• a justified estimate of the work completion schedule,
• a common vision of guidance practices and meetings,
• thesis progress checkpoints and schedule update,
• going through the evaluation criteria, especially in the case of exceptional degree types (couple or article degrees).  

By signing the supervision contract, the student and the supervisor commit to the goals of the work. Supervision Agreement (PDF)

A master's thesis is an extensive written thesis based on a research assignment, which is done on a topic related to one's own subject. A thesis is an independent study course belonging to advanced studies, but not a final thesis or exam representing the entire master's degree. The grade given for the Master's thesis is taken into account when assigning the grade for the advanced studies. The student prepares the thesis independently with the support of the supervisor. The scope of the Master's thesis is 30 ECTS in the degree programs of the Department of Physics. 

Check out the Guidelines and Agreement on Master's Thesis Project at the Department of Physics (PDF)

Drawing up a supervision contract supports the degree process

The goal of drawing up a supervision agreement is that the student and supervisor have already discussed relevant issues before starting the thesis process. In the evaluation, progress in the work schedule is based on the estimate recorded in the supervision agreement, unless the schedule has been updated during the progress of the work.

A short list of things to go through:

• naming the responsible instructor and any other instructors,
• preliminary assessment of the difficulty of the subject of the master's thesis,
• a justified estimate of the work completion schedule,
• a common vision of guidance practices and meetings,
• thesis progress checkpoints and schedule update,
• going through the evaluation criteria, especially in the case of exceptional degree types (couple or article degrees).  

By signing the supervision contract, the student and the supervisor commit to the goals of the work. Supervision Agreement (PDF)

You should start thinking about the topic for your Master's thesis right from the beginning of your master studies. You should approach the research perspectives and course assignments presented in the advanced courses of musicology studies during the first autumn with curiosity, and actively develop possible topic ideas based on them. When planning your studies, you should choose courses that best support your own interests and take into account your own possible research orientation. The actual course work on the topic is started at the beginning of the spring semester of the first year in the study unit Master Seminar 1 . During the seminar, the final topic will be selected and narrowed down through a review of the research literature and a literature review. A personal thesis supervisor, who will be appointed at the beginning of the seminar, will support your work in addition to the seminar meetings.

You start your Master's Thesis by attending the Thesis Seminar (code LACS1000). The Thesis Seminar starts in the spring (in the 4th period) of your first study year and continues in the autumn (in the 1st period) of your second study year. 

The  Master's thesis is required for the completion of the degree. It is worth of 30 ECTS. The aim of the thesis work is to deeply understand a specific research topic within your major and practice the scientific process under close supervision. This is why it is very important to use good scientific practices in the study design, data collection and reporting. Like all scientific work, the thesis will be evaluated by external experts.

When to start the thesis work and how long does it take?

• 30 ECTS is equal to five months of full-time work. In practice it is good to reserve a full year for the process, starting from the selection of the topic and ending with grading of the final work. This is because in addition to full time work during the data collection and analysis, you can do other studies during planning.
• The best time to start thinking about the possible master's thesis topic is the first Autumn of your Master's studies.
• When the student and supervisor agree on starting the master's thesis project planning, they fill an advising .
• Experimental laboratory work related to the master's thesis is recommended between the Spring of first year and early Autumn of the second year.

Here is the list of the courses that you need to enroll for completing your MSc Thesis. If you have registered to the courses, you can get to the Moodle-environment of each course.

• BENS5037 Master’s Thesis
• CMBS5036 Literature examination related to Master's thesis

Instructions for the MSc thesis plan (in Finnish), (in English).

Here is a link to the technical writing instructions of the thesis (in Finnish), (in English) - (WORD template file)

Here is a link to the evaluation criteria used for Master's thesis (in Finnish), (in English) - (PDF).

Summary of the steps in the Master's thesis project:

• Selection of the topic (the student will contact potential supervisors, student can get help in seminar 1 course and from the teachers responsible for the master's programme)
• Formulation of the research questions (supervisors will help, this will be filled in the Master's thesis advising agreement form, and in the research plan required for seminar 1)
• Detailed planning of experiments, schedule, statistical hypotheses and data analysis (supervisors will help, this is included in the research plan)
• Presentation of the research plan and feedback from peers (seminar 1, student opponent will be selected, supervisors will also give feedback)
• Experimental work, sample collection, measurements (supervisors and collaborators will help)
• Analysis of the data (should be done in parallel with the experimental part, supervisors and collaborators will help)
• Reporting of the results (writing the thesis, Scientific Writing course provide guidance, possible other courses organized by the Center for Multilingual Academic Communication (Movi) are also available, there are usually several rounds of feedback on writing with the supervisor)
• Public presentation 
• Publication (the student will submit the electronic version to the library).

The Master's thesis is the thesis of the master's degree and it is done as part of the advanced studies of the degree programme. The scope of the Master's thesis is 30 ECTS. 

In the Master's thesis, you will learn extensively and deeply about the given set of problems. The thesis is divided into a written part (theory, literature review) and an experimental part. Depending on the research topic, the experimental part can be working in a laboratory or computer modeling or simulation. You do the thesis independently, but usually as part of a research group. The thesis has a supervisor with whom you can discuss the choice and suitability of the topic and get advice as the work progresses. In the Master's thesis, you learn to apply a research method to a specific problem, report and critically evaluate research results, and connect the results to the theoretical background. 

You start writing your Master's thesis by finding a supervisor that suits you and having an appointment with him. A thesis can have several supervisors, but the responsible supervisor must be employed by the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ and must have a doctoral degree. In the meeting, you agree on the topic of the work, schedule plan and guidance practices, and you review the assessment criteria for the Master's thesis. The discussion is confirmed by a supervision agreement signed by the student and the responsible supervisor.