Module title | E5999 Master's Thesis or E5899 Master's Thesis (Economic Research) |
Type | Written thesis |
Credits | 30 ECTS credits or 20 ECTS credits (Economic Research) |
Completion Period | Four months (Economics and Competition and Regulation Economics) or 11 weeks (Economic Research) |
Initial Requirements | The master’s thesis cannot be started before the fourth semester. In addition, the candidate must have completed at least one seminar and have obtained at least 45 ECTS credits during the specialization phase. |
Fields | Economics, Statistics and Econometrics, Economic History |
Topic | Student and supervisor discuss potential topics. The student may suggest a topic. The final topic must be registered (see “Registration”). |
Supervision | Only professors, junior professors, and affiliated professors can serve as supervisors. They may issue a topic, or accept a topic suggested by a student, and must limit the topic, assignment, and scope of the thesis so that its completion is possible within the given completion period. Supervisors are responsible for supervising the student during the writing process and asessing the thesis after its submission. They can also require the candidate to attend an accompanying master's colloquium. |
Registration | As soon as a topic has been agreed by the student and his/ |
Changing Topic | The topic may be returned once within the first four weeks of the completion period. A new topic then has to be assigned/ |
Extensions | In exceptional and justified cases, the examination committee may extend the deadline by up to four weeks. Written permission from the examination committee is required. To request an extension, the candidate needs to get written approval from his/ |
Declaration of Academic Integrity | The master’s thesis must include a list of references containing all sources and aids used. Additionally, you must also sign a written declaration confirming that:
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Submission | A paper copy of the completed master’s thesis is to be submitted to the supervisor. The date of submission must be recorded. The examination committee may also ask the student to submit a digital copy. |
Assessment | The master’s thesis is assessed by the thesis supervisor using the grading scheme given in the section of the Examination Regulations entitled “Assessment of Examinations”. If the thesis is graded as failed (5.0), an additional examiner, designated by the examination committee, shall be consulted. If the two assessments differ, the average of the grades determined is considered the final grade (and rounded to the nearest available grade). In cases of doubt, the better grade is to be awarded. If the thesis is submitted after the deadline has passed, it is automatically graded as failed (5.0), without consulting a second examiner. The candidate is to be informed of his/ |
Re-takes | A failed master’s thesis can be re-taken once. A new topic is issued for this second attempt. If the master’s thesis is passed, it cannot be re-taken. |
Software | Students writing a thesis in which data analysis plays a central role can request a STATA licence. Since these licences expire mid September independent of the starting date, they can only be requested from mid September to May. Please ask your supervisor to send a request to Dr. Thorsten Lindenbauer at the Dean's Office. |