Degree Project

The degree project work has to be a direct application of the knowledge and skills assimilated by the student during his/her engineering studies and to be oriented towards the area defined by the specialisation area chosen by the student.

Credits, time and grade
The final degree project/thesis work is 30 credits (one semester of full time studies). You should complete your 60 technical credits at advanced level before you begin with your degree project. However, there is no specific deadline when to start or when to apply, even if it is advisable to start at the beginning of a semester, some students begin later, in the middle of the semester, as long as the supervisor and examiner agree on the starting date.

KTH has decided that from the 1 July 2015, the grades pass (P) and fail (F) will be used for all master thesis. Students who started their studies during the period 2007-07-01 - 2015-06-30 can inform us if they still want to perform their master thesis on A-F grading system. This written notification should be made before the registration to the master thesis and before the work begins.

Guidelines for degree projects: https://www.kth.se/en/student/program/examensarbete/exjobb-1.311682

Finding a degree project
If you don´t have your degree project ready or planned out, you can find more information below, or contact the relevant department, teachers, professors etc.

KTH Degree Project Portal: https://www.kth.se/en/samverkan/exjobb/kth-exjobbportal-1.292786  

Application
When you have found a degree project you need to fill in a document called Examensarbetesansökan 180124.pdf together with a KTH supervisor and examiner, who will provide a course code for your degree project. If you are planning to do the degree project at a different school than the School of Engineering Sciences (SCI) please talk to the responsible for your specialisation to make sure that there is no problem in changing the field for the degree project. If you plan to do your degree project at another school and within another subject than your specialisation it is also important that the programme director for the degree programme in either Engineering Physics or Vehicle Engineering approves. It is up to you to find both your degree project and your supervisor and examiner (sometimes it is the same person).

Make sure that all fields in the application are filled in, that you sign the application at the bottom of the page and that your KTH examiner signs the application. The application should be handed to your examiner and the examiner will notify the department. It is very important that the form has been signed before you begin with your project work. Also make sure that you are registered to the degree project course before you start the project, check your Personal Menu for this. Please also check with your home university what is required.

Please remember that your coordinator needs a copy of the application when you have all the signatures so that he/she can subscribe you to the degree project course. However, it is the department that is responsible for the registration.

Doing your degree project as an internship?
It is very common that double degree students do their degree project as an internship abroad or in Sweden.

Please remember that the degree project is a public document at KTH. In order to not have any sensitive information archived at KTH, you will have to write two reports. One for the company and one for KTH, both having the same academic standard but one with the sensitive information removed. Your examiner/supervisor should be able to guide you more when it comes to handling sensitive information in degree projects.

Please note, In light of the current global situation with the coronavirus and the current situation in Stockholm, KTH's management has decided to suspend exchange studies and other forms of studies abroad, like internships and degree projects abroad, during the spring semester 2021.

Students who have the opportunity to do a degree project in the country for their citizenship, if other than Sweden, or at their home university (applies to double diploma students) can do so provided that the degree project meets KTH's requirements.

Internship agreements  
The company/host establishment sometimes needs an internship agreement. KTH does not require an internship agreement and the Student Office do not manage these. If your host company/ host establishment requires that a KTH representative signs the agreement, please speak to your supervisor about the details.

Insurance 
If you are planning to do your degree project abroad you can be covered by the insurance “Student UT” during your stay abroad. For more information about the insurance, please see:

https://www.kammarkollegiet.se/engelska/start/all-services/insurance-for-foreign-visitors/student-insurance

In order for the insurance to be valid, your examiner/supervisor at KTH and someone at the company need to fill out the document Agreement_final degree project-placement_student UT.pdf. Please contact your coordinator for more information.

Funding 
Funding for internship abroad: https://www.kth.se/en/student/program/utlandsstudier/praktik/finansiering-av-praktik-utomlands-1.559675 

Travel grant for degree project abroad (outside of EU): https://www.kth.se/en/student/program/utlandsstudier/utbyte/finansiering-for-utbytesstudier-1.993 

Transfer credits
When you are done with your degree project and are ready to graduate you can apply for your degree certificate online in your Personal menu. In order for you to apply online, we need to transfer the credits from your home university so that you can reach 300 credits (Master of Science in Engineering 300 credits). We will transfer 180 at bachelor’s level and 30 credits at master’s level from your home university. If you did not include a complete transcript covering this in your application, including a bachelor certificate, you need to ask your coordinator at your home university to send us these documents. Preferably it is good if you ask your coordinator to send us these documents before you begin with your degree project. In that way you will be able to apply for your degree as soon as you are done with your degree project.