Theses
Master thesis / Diploma theses
- Topic assignment
Students can choose from the list of available topics or propose a similar topic.
Currently available topics: OpenOlat.
Request by email to the supervisor.
- Proposal
Write and submit a thesis proposal (5-10 pages) to the supervisor (incl. motivation, research question, main literature, research method, expected results, and outline).
- Application for the thesis
Prerequisite: all modules of the Master's programme completed and a thesis proposal that the supervisor agreed upon (see point 2).
- Writing of the thesis
- Length of the thesis: at least 50 pages of content
- Format recommendations: Word format template | Latex format template.
- Plagiarism check: Before submission, students can get an upload code for a plagiarism check of their thesis from their supervisor (https://plagscan.uibk.ac.at/)
- Submission of the thesis
- Submit two hard-cover print versions of your thesis to the examination office. If, after consultation with the supervisor, electronic submission is sufficient, one printed version to the examination office will be sufficient.
- Digital version (e.g. Word, PDF, Latex) by e-mail to the supervisor and the Department’s office (Simone.Kirchner@uibk.ac.at).
- Master theses are stamped in the examination office and the student receives a form for the assessment of the master thesis. The form has to be passed on to the supervisor.
- Public defense
- Prerequisite: Submission of the thesis, earlier presentation possible in consultation with the supervisor.
- Presentation in the Master AG: Request a presentation date (in consultation with the supervisor) via email to the Department’s office Simone.Kirchner@uibk.ac.at (carbon copy (cc) to the supervisor).
- Assessment
For the completion of the Master's programme in the 4th semester: The timeline for the submission of the thesis and the public defense has to be coordinated with the supervisor in such a way that the assessment of the thesis can be completed by the end of October.