Master's Thesis

• You must have passed your Bachelor’s degree.
• You must have successfully completed the D-MTEC internship.
  
• You must have passed the academic writing course.

• The student shall choose an appropriate topic in collaboration with the tutor.
• The tutor defines the tasks which have to be addressed and the evaluation criteria.
• You can find topics on the web pages of the respective chairs or contact them directly. The corresponding links are listed in the DownloadD-MTEC Chair Guide (PDF, 5.1 MB)vertical_align_bottom.
• A list of former Master's thesis topics is published in the protected pageintranetlock
  

• The Master’s thesis is supervised by a tutor (D-MTEC professor). In accordance with the tutor the student can be advised by a mentor (research assistant of the tutor) during the Master's thesis writing process.
  
• The  Master's thesis can be written abroad with the support of a research partner of the tutor. The grading is always provided by the D-MTEC tutor.

• The Academic Writing Course (363-1063-00) is compulsory for students who entered in spring semester 2015 onwards.
• The DownloadD-MTEC Chair Guide (PDF, 5.1 MB)vertical_align_bottom outlines the opportunities and prerequisites for writing a Master’s thesis at each of the MTEC chairs.  
  
• Students should take elective and supplementary courses in the research area of the chair at which they would like to write their Master's thesis (see DownloadRegulations Art. 23: (PDF, 264 KB)vertical_align_bottom Individual specialisation programme, tutor system).

• Please register via myStudies for your Master's thesis.
  
• Please state the title of the Master's thesis, the starting and submission date, and upload a task description.

• The Master's thesis is written on a full-time basis and lasts six months.
• The tutor defines the starting date and the submission deadline, which are shown in myStudies
  
• The signed DownloadDeclaration of Originality (PDF, 183 KB)vertical_align_bottom is a component of the Master's thesis.
• The submission form (bounded, PDF-file, etc.) is carried out in agreement with the tutor.

The Director of Studies may on request approve an extension if cogent reasons are given.

The Master's thesis can be published in the Research Collection if the supervisor supports their publication. Further information can be found here