15 ECTS credits
400 h study time
Offer 2 with catalog number 6021473FNW for working students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
The master thesis is an important final piece of the education program of master of science in manual therapy. Succeeding in the master thesis is an important condition to obtain the diplom of master of science in manual therapy and to gain the competence of scientific researcher in manual therapy.
In case the master in manual therapy was already preceded by a master thesis of rehabilitation science and physiotherapy, graduation option manual therapy, the present master thesis can be a further elaboration of the foregoing scientific project.
The master thesis in manual therapy requires an original contribution to the scientific underpinning of manual therapy.
The master thesis should be submitted as a scientific article, ready for submission to an international scientific journal.
The master thesis is finally submitted at the secretary office of the manual therapy program (at least five copies) accompanied by a digital copy with the text of the master thesis in a PDF and in a Word version.
A list with possible topics of a master thesis in manual therapy, regulations with respect of the master thesis and a model of the title page of the thesis are avaiblable online on the student learning platform.
Succeeding in the master thesis is an important condition to gain the competence of scientific researcher in manual therapy.
In succeeding the master thesis of manual therapy, the student has proven to be able to analyse and to treat a particular scientific problem, related to manual therapy or related disciplines, and thus to contribute to the scientific underpinning of the manual therapy.The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Master Thesis determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Master Thesis category, the following assignments need to be completed:
The exam related to the master thesis properly, exist of an oral presentaion of the master thesis using a powerpoint presentation (10 minutes) followed by questions from the board of examiners.
Place and date of the defence of the master thesis are communicated at least ten days before the defense session.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Manual Therapy: SOMT-traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Manual Therapy: werd niet aangeleverd in het Engels (only offered in Dutch)