COMPLETING STUDIES

The first reviewer must be a University professor or academic staff member with an Habilitation in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences(list). The second assessor does not have to belong to this group, but must be authorized to conduct exams in the MSc PUNO. As a rule, the examinations board appoints all lecturers in the program as examiners.

The first reviewer can often suggest someone suitable as a second assessor.

Topics are not assigned centrally. Get information from professors about the focus of their research and teaching. Some professors post topics on their homepages. As a rule, however, you are not bound by these suggestions; you can also suggest your own topics. However, make sure your topic fits in with the professor's research and teaching.

Even if they cannot generally serve as first reviewers, the professor's research associates are often good contacts as you develop a topic and they can smooth the path to supervision.

It makes sense to do this early on, as supervision capacities can be scarce. Contact your first assessor roughly 6 months before you plan to sign up. Ideally, you should already have a topic idea at this point.

If you are studying according to the old subject-specific regulations, you can sign up for the master's thesis at any time and without any further requirements. According to the new subject-specific regulations, you have to successfully completed the methods module to sign up for your master's thesis.

Sign up using the form from the academic office. The first and second assessors and you must sign it.

Some professors have their own supervision cycles and may ask you to sign up for a specific date. Inform yourself about this with your first assessor.

These depend on the respective subject-specific regulations. However, these provisions contain only rough guidelines. In most cases, professors specify their formal expectations, for example with regard to fonts or margins. It is best to talk to your first assessor about this.

A research proposal is not required by the examination regulations or the subject-specific provisions. However, some professors ask for a research proposal to coordinate the topic and as part of the supervision process. However, this is not relevant to the examination. There is no oral defense.

Yes, group work is possible. However, the scope of the work is then adapted to the size of the group. It also needs to be clear who wrote which part of the work. In the case of group work, early and precise consultation with the first assessor is particularly important.

That is possible. Cooperation offers are often also publicized via university institutions and channels, such as ROSI. When cooperating with practitioners, the challenge is ensure the master's suits both sides.

Please note, however, that even in this case at least the first assessor must be a university lecturer or staff member with an Habilitation and the second assessor must also be authorized to conduct examinations. Generally, the cooperation partners are not.

If you are thinking about a doctorate in the medium term, it makes sense to take this interest into account when writing your master's thesis. The master's thesis is often an important criterion in the selection of doctoral candidates. The quality of the writing and the kind and ambition of the methods chosen are important factors. If you are interested in a doctorate, we recommend taking part in the doctoral track.