Regl. 2016: Bachelor's thesis

Please take note of the instruction sheet Download Merkblatt zur Durchführung der Bachelor-Arbeit (PDF, 72 KB) (in German only).

The Bachelor's thesis has to be registered in advance with the Study Secretariat who will submit it for approval to the Department Conference according to the Regulations of the Bachelor study programme.

For the registration, the Download registration form (PDF, 131 KB) (in German) has to be filled out, signed, and handed in by e-​mail (PDF format) at the Study Secretariat.

Bachelor thesis part-​time:

If the Bachelor's thesis is carried out part-​time, a corresponding project plan must be submitted with the application. A template for the project plan is published under Documents

Students register the thesis electronically on myStudies once the form has been submitted. If a bachelor’s thesis is carried out across two semesters, the registration must be made in the semester in which the major part of the work is completed. The thesis has to be registered only once. The study administration office will confirm the registration after the DK has approved the master’s thesis.

Also see information on the student portal (tab "Registering for Bachelor's or Master's thesis, project and semester papers")

• The duration of the Bachelor's thesis is 450 hours. The thesis can be completed part-​time or full-​time. If the work is done part-​time, a project plan must be submitted in addition to the application form. A template can be downloaded under Documents.
• The Director of Studies can grant an extension of the planned duration of the project upon request if there are important reasons for doing so. The application must be submitted using the form provided. It can be found under Documents.
• 15 CP are acquired after successful completion of the thesis.

The Bachelor's thesis is an independently written work. It is compulsory for each student to sign a Declaration of Originality and to include it with the Bachelor's thesis. The Declaration of Originality must be bound into the work.

The form and further information can be found in the Student Portal.

The student administration's office submits a copy to the supervisor and co-​supervisor for grading. The grades are passed on to the Study Administration office who subsequently decrees the final grade.

The theses are not archived in the Study Secretariat.