Master's Thesis

The Master's thesis is a written examination with a subsequent presentation (colloquium). It is intended to demonstrate that the candidate can independently solve a limited problem from his or her field of study using scientific methods within a specified time. It should have a different subject focus than the topic of the Bachelor's thesis. The topic of the Master's thesis is to be limited so that average students with a workload of 900 hours can prepare the thesis and prepare for the associated presentation. The six-month period begins with the admission to the Master's thesis, which is made a matter of record at the office of the examination board.

If the candidate has achieved at least 60 credit points, he or she applies for a topic for the Master's thesis. For this purpose, he or she may submit a proposal agreed upon with a supervisor.

A Master's thesis is expected to be approximately 80 pages in length. It is required that at least two research methods are used, unless other regulations are agreed upon with the supervisors of the thesis. If one of the two methods is a qualitative interview study, we generally expect 15-17 interviews to be conducted with an average duration of 30 minutes per interview