Only available for the degree students of Bachelor's programme in Social Sciences.

Objectives: After the course students are able to use and apply scientific information and report information related to their research question. They also learn to discuss their own and others work scientifically.

Content: During the seminar (periods I-III) students write a Bachelor's thesis. During the first part of the seminar a student prepares a research plan, where she/he discusses research question and previous research done on the topic, and determine what materials/data she/he will use. During the second part of the seminar the student produce the thesis. The work done in the seminar groups consists of writing, discussing, reading, commenting and oral reporting of scientific texts and research. During period IV the final version of the thesis will be submitted and maturity test will be taken.

Major subject supervisors:

Journalism and Mass Communication: Taisto Hujanen and Iiris Ruoho

International Relations and Political Science: Corinna Wolff

Social Policy: Katja Repo