Teaching

 We teach a broad spectrum of primarily quantitative methods for data collection and analysis.

We welcome theses that deal with a research topic by means of quantitative analysis of empirical data. As a rule, these are theory-based secondary analyses of representative survey data that take into account the current state of research. If the research question requires it, in exceptional cases a separate survey can be carried out as part of a thesis. We are open with regard to the topics of theses.

The prerequisite for taking on the first or second supervision of final theses is that you have successfully completed a specialization seminar (BA) or a basic or profile module (MA) in the methods area with a term paper. In these seminars, you will receive suggestions for topics as well as detailed instructions on how to carry out empirical analyses and how to present and discuss the results. 

For the preliminary discussion of the topic, please come to the office hours with a two-page exposé containing the provisional title of the paper (and your name!), the most important questions, ideas on the data basis and the methods of analysis, and the most important literature. The synopsis serves as a basis for discussion; it does not have to be complete and may change significantly during the work process.
 
Information sheet on empirical work