Doctoral thesis
Detailed information about writing the thesis - including information on copyright and cumulative theses - is available on the student portal. Information about the registration for the doctoral examination is available on the same pages.
Important:
The doctoral thesis must be written in a consistent style. A succession of already-published articles in the various layouts of the respective publishers is not permitted.
Each thesis chapter must include a standard statement of permission to reproduce and a clear statement of author(s) individual contributions.
Handing in the Thesis
The examiner and all co-examiners evaluate the thesis and hand in a report about the thesis at least 5 working days before the examination. They each need to receive a copy of the thesis. An electronic version is normally sufficient, a printed version is to be provided on request only. The thesis must be submitted to the examination committee no later than 15 working days (not counting Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays) before the date of the doctoral examination.
An electronic copy of the thesis has to be sent to the chair of the examination for information, 2-3 days before the examination at the latest. A printed version is to be provided on request only.
Information and formal requirements about the registration for the doctoral examination is available on the student portal.
After the Doctoral Examination
After the doctoral examination, the doctoral thesis has to be approved by the Department Conference. The date of this conference is mentioned on the invitation to the examination.
If the examination committee decided at the doctoral examination that corrections to the thesis are required, these changes have to be completed one week before the Department Conference at the latest.
Once the thesis has been approved by the Department Conference, the title and content may no longer be changed.
After the Department Conference
After approval of the thesis by the Department Conference, Academic Services will issue and send a provisional confirmation of the graduation to the candidate who will be exmatriculated on the date of the confirmation letter.
After receiving this confirmation, the deposit copies of the thesis can be handed in. The deadline for submission of the deposit copies to Academic Services is 3 months after the Department Conference.