Thesis and papers
When writing a thesis or paper you must make good use of the insights you have gained during your lectures and studies so far. You should also refer to relevant literature and carry out your own research on the topic.
One of the most important things you will learn during an academic study programme is how to write an interesting piece of work that meets the criteria of scientific quality, whilst also being accesible to the broader public.
Refer to our Study skills pages for more information on academic writing skills.
Bachelor Project
In your third year you carry out a research project and write your bachelor thesis on that project. Your research project is connected to a research group from LIACS and supervised by a researcher from that group. The thesis is an individual product. For more information, check the Bachelorproject course page in the e-prospectus.
Admission requirements
To participate in the Bachelor thesis project class, the following conditions must be met:
on Febr 1st students must:
1) have completed all courses from their first year
2) have completed at least 66 ECs from second and third year courses.
3) miss at most 27 ECs from second and third year spring courses (apart from the Bachelor Thesis Project).
4) have completed the course "Research Methods in AI".
Requirement 1 must always be met, in exceptional cases the study advisor can give permission to start when rule 2 or 3 is not met. In case of any questions, please contact the study advisor.
For the most complete details, see the study guide page of the Bachelor Thesis Project.
Orientation and choosing a subject
You will write a thesis on a topic of your choosing. For orientation, it can be helpful to read about topics that have been written about in previous years. Take a look at the LIACS thesis repository here.
Writing your thesis
Writing a thesis seems like a very big task. In the Bachelorproject course, you will learn how to divide it into parts and go through the process step by step. If you need some help honing your writing skills in particular, support is available.See this page on writing skills for more information.