Information about final theses

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1. Bachelor’s thesis

From the winter semester of 2025/26 onwards, all placements for Bachelor's theses in the Business Administration, Information Systems and Business and Economics Education programmes will be allocated via a central procedure. Direct applications to individual departments will no longer be possible, and registration will only be possible via the central allocation process.
Further information can be found at: Central allocation of Bachelor’s theses


2. Master’s thesis

2.1 Application and registration procedure

Master's theses can only be registered three times a year. The general requirements for registration, acceptance, submission and possible extension of a Master's thesis can be found in the examination regulations. Basic information on the procedure can be found on the website of the examination office for economics.

The Chair of Organization and Corporate Development is independently responsible for the assignment procedure of Master's theses. At the professorship a qualitative selection of all applicants takes place. To ensure an objective process, all applicants are required to submit the institute's internal application form online by the designated deadline.

In order for all students to be treated equally, everyone must have submitted their application form online by a specific deadline. Later applications can only be considered if the semester capacity of the professorship has not yet been reached (but this is usually not the case).

In addition to the topics offered here, you can also propose topics for a Master's thesis yourself. The topic proposals should be independently developed and contributed and have a thematic relation to the research areas of the professorship. For this purpose, you can orientate yourself on the listed topics.

After a first information and discussion meeting with your supervisor, you should write an exposé of one to two pages. Make this available to your supervisor at least three working days before the next joint appointment in order to ensure appropriate preparation for the interview. The exposé is a prerequisite for the registration of your thesis. Therefore, it is recommended to start working on it as soon as possible after receiving the acceptance (see registration period).

The exposé should present the chosen topic, in particular the initial situation and problem, as well as the aim, methodology and structure of the thesis. The exposé will be discussed with the supervisor and serves to narrow down and define the topic. It has the sole purpose of assisting you in finding and narrowing down the topic and does not constitute an additional service.

We have compiled the recommendations for scientific work to provide you with the most important information on the topic of bachelor's and master's theses. You will also find answers to formal questions (citation instructions, etc.) and on the design of cover sheets for theses.

Master's theses can be either pure literature papers (purely analytical) or empirical papers. In any case, however, it is about the theoretically substantial scientific penetration of practically significant management problems. In this sense, on the one hand, the literature work should not be distant from practice. On the other hand, empirical work should not be purely descriptive case stories, but rather intensively researched case studies.